Honking horns, stopping traffic and shouting ``Liars, Liars, Liars!,'' hundreds of laborers and construction workers picketed the new Florida Marlins stadium under construction in Little Havana Tuesday morning, claiming that they have been denied promised jobs.
Sparring between Chile and Peru intensified Tuesday over spying allegations, which experts say could be attributed to an escalating arms race.
After a Salvadoran man was mistakenly deported, immigration rights activists have complained about toughened enforcement by authorities.
Gov. Charlie Crist hopes lawmakers are close to agreeing on a special session for rail projects, but concerns over new taxes could scuttle the deal.
Miami-Dade taxpayers have paid $217,000 since 2007 for commissioners' travel abroad to drum up trade -- trips that have not resulted in a single contract.
Some experts dismissed new guidelines by a government task force that urged women to wait for age 50 to get a regular mammogram and downplayed the importance of self-exams.
The legal journey is over for a controversial children's book about life in Cuba, which was pulled from Miami-Dade school libraries three years ago.
Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado on Tuesday announced a special election in January for Overtown's vacant District 5 seat, opening a potential political drama -- a bid by Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones to return to the dais.
As they hit the campaign trail, state Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and Attorney General Bill McCollum curtail their state-plane use.
What can stay? What can go? And what can be destroyed? Undaunted, Guantánamo is preparing for the day when the detainees are gone.
Divisions over Honduras' political future are evident not only in the Central American country but also in South Florida as legal issues arise over elections.
Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink headlined an Equality Florida reception in Fort Lauderdale that raised about $175,000 for the gay rights group.
A new report suggests a connection between campaign contributions and votes on sanctions against Cuba.
The University of Miami's Global Entrepreneurship Week starts Monday with speeches, panels and networking for people who want to start businesses.
Facing another shortfall of more than $2 billion, Florida lawmakers may crack down on corporate fees.
Miami City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones stole $50,000 in county grant money in a scheme to benefit her family business, prosecutors charged Thursday -- plunging City Hall closer to chaos just hours after she was sworn into office for her second term.
With Miami's political world suddenly upside down amid two criminal cases, the question now becomes: Will the city be able to have a quorum?
Congress is considering healthcare reform proposals that may reduce benefits that South Florida seniors receive through Medicare HMOs.
The new chairman of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party was a major fundraiser for Manny Diaz when he ran for mayor of Miami in 2001.
Veteran Miami High educator Joe Underwood, who had small roles in the 1980s hit `Miami Vice,' was honored by the state teacher's union.
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