The IRS has imposed hundreds of millions of dollars in tax liens against the Miccosukee Indian Tribe and its members for failing to pay taxes on shared profits from their West Miami-Dade casino.

Whether in the streets of Cuba, at international forums — or now in Miami before they return to the island — these brave women are a peaceful but powerful force to behold.

Aliya Moktadier, Kasia Williams, Jayson Plasencia, Ashley Sierra and Hunter Alvarez of Coral Reef Senior High School were selected to participate in the summer agroecology internship hosted by Florida International University.

Ronald Poppo, 66, is in good health and spirits despite being blind and having cut off contact with family members, his caregivers said.

The Hearing and Speech Center of Florida holds open house this week to offer free screenings.

In Florida City, Jason Leon captured the longest Burmese python recorded in Florida.

The largest oil drilling operation in South Florida is a stark contrast to the wild surroundings of the Big Cypress National Preserve.

Fueled by rising oil prices and new technology, the oil industry is planning to expand exploration and drilling across a huge swath of Southwest Florida.

Federal regulators are increasing scrutiny on the Turkey Point nuclear plant after some unplanned shutdowns, though the problems pose no threat to the public, officials say.

An 18-year-old lesbian faces 15 years in prison for having sex with a 14-year-old high school classmate.

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association has recognized Café Cultura, a student literary magazine at Miami Dade College’s Hialeah campus.

A water purification system created by students from Gulliver is now providing clean, bacteria-free water to a Nigerian health clinic.

When he signs the state budget Monday, the governor is also expected to approve an extra $65 million for safety-net hospitals like Jackson and Broward Health.

Florida and several other states are creating accountability systems so education schools will develop quantitative ways to measure their programs’ success.

Fedrick Ingram grew up in the inner city, became Miami-Dade’s teacher of the year and rose to become president of the United Teachers of Dade.

While Americans argue over background checks and the like, tech changes could render firearm laws — and firearm manufacturers — irrelevant.

How did my mother raise eight of us on $105 a week? Liver sausage sandwiches and unselfish love.

The kids have found a haven in Zanmi Beni Children’s Home (‘Blessed Friends’ in Creole).

From one trailblazer to another, a salute to the NBA’s Jason Collins.

All Gaby Pacheco wants is a chance to pursue the American Dream. On Monday, she implored lawmakers to pass a bill to legalize millions of undocumented immigrants — including herself.

Miami Herald Photographer Charlie Trainor was in his regular spot — right on the basketball court, in front of the most expensive seats in the house — lens trained on the first game of the inaugural “Three Kings” Miami Heat season.

A group of dads and traveled to Tallahassee to push for fatherhood issues.

South Florida’s large gay community is celebrating the fifth annual Miami Beach Gay Pride festival at what might be a pivot point in history.

A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.

Uniformed defense lawyers for alleged Guantánamo terrorists invoked the Vietnam War’s My Lai massacre in their bid to get Vietnam veteran Chuck Hagel to intervene in the prison camps.

The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantánamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close.