Miami Beach voters handed Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Commissioner Jerry Libbin second terms, while two commission races appeared poised for runoffs on Nov. 17.
After a decade, Latin music's most important awards show still falls short of its original goals -- bringing greater visibility to Latin artists and musical styles.
A summit of University of Miami and Jackson Health System officials raised questions over the quality of doctors and treatment.
Do-gooders are stepping up to help Guatemala as it struggles to recover from a drought that has pushed many to the brink of starvation.
As Miami voters hit the polls Tuesday, the two candidates running for mayor offer starkly different choices -- and could trigger different kinds of City Hall shake-ups once in office.
Acquitted of bribery charges in 1993, former Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Phillip Davis is again on trial, accused of betraying the public.
Federal officials stepped up their probe into lawyer Scott Rothstein's business dealings as candidates who received contributions weighed returning the money.
Pro-government demonstrators rocked the U.S. Embassy as opposition leaders complained the president is undermining Nicaragua's democracy in his effort to remain in power.
On Tuesday, board members will unravel how the district ended up with so much extra space that the state has told it to stop building. The issue could prompt controversial boundary changes down the road.
260 Irish volunteers are pouring their sweat and money into building homes for hundreds of impoverished Haitian families.
Recently demoted wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. answered his critics in a big way Sunday, returning a pair of kickoffs for touchdowns and Miami's defense held the Jets out of the end zone when it mattered most as the Dolphins improved to 3-0 in the AFC East.
The remains of a horse were found scattered along a roadside, the 21st such killing in South Florida this year.
A McClatchy investigation found that investment bank giant Goldman Sachs made secret bets on an imminent housing crash -- while selling off billions in soon-to-be worthless securities.
Gov. Charlie Crist's political troubles are reflected in new poll numbers that show even most fellow Republicans don't like the job he's doing in Florida.
At a celebration of the bicentennial of the 16th president's birth, a group of panelists wondered how Abraham Lincoln would handle current national issues.
Shoppers at Publix will soon know which produce comes from Miami-Dade County's farmers.
If you think Key West's annual 10-day drunken party where fantasies come to life and body paint passes for clothing is just for the young, think again.
In a marathon session, Haitian senators voted to oust Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis.
The centerpiece of a healthcare plan rolled out by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is a government-run insurance program, or public option, that would compete with private insurance.
A Broward man pleaded not guilty in Fort Lauderdale federal court Thursday to charges of traveling to the Philippines to have sex with underage girls.
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