BROWARD HEALTH

Broward Health commissioner’s lobbying gig raises some concerns

Twenty-nine days after he informed Broward Health’s governing board that he was resigning his commis...

UNEMPLOYMENT

Florida unemployment benefits still tied up as website problems persist

It’s been a month since Douglas Stribling was laid off from his welding job, but he has yet to rece...

south miami-dade

Motorcyclists donate toys, gifts to low-income families in south Miami-Dade

Nearly 1,000 Harley-Davidson riders brought toys and other gifts for low-income families.

ELECTRONICS

Oops! Florida ranks second in country for dropped, damaged cell phones

Second arrest made in North Miami motel murder

North Miami Police have arrested a second man they say is responsible for an execution-style murder outside...

Politics

Marc Caputo: After Obama’s ‘Lie of the Year’ more spin

President Obama lied. Millions of health-insurance policies will die.

Tamarac man critical after hit-and-run

A Tamarac man was left in critical condition after a hit-and-run accident early Sunday morning, according t...

LITTLE HAITI

Missing 4-year-old girl from Little Haiti found safe

Detroit awaits direction on options to art sale

Detroit may have to rely on the generosity of strangers to keep its impressive art collection that was amas...

Mega Millions jackpot climbs toward a new record

Lottery officials say the next Mega Millions prize could surpass last year's record $656 million jackpot.

AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Latin America

Uruguay's Senate last week approved the world's first national marketplace for legal marijuana as Pres...

Few public repercussions in deadly force cases

An examination by an Arizona newspaper has found that Border Patrol agents who use deadly force face few pu...

Utah gov. expresses concern over polygamy ruling

Gov. Gary Herbert has expressed concern over a federal judge's ruling that struck down key parts of Utah's ...

Apartment fire aftermath; 1 dead, 36 displaced

One person was found dead and 36 people have been displaced after an apartment fire in Washington state.

Authorities: Man shot during carjacking at NJ mall

Authorities say a man leaving a New Jersey mall after shopping with his wife has been shot and critically w...

Joan Fontaine, Oscar-winner for 'Suspicion,' dies

AP News Alert

CORRECTS: State media say attack on police officers in western China leaves 16 people dead. (Corrects APNew...

Lebanese sniper kills Israeli soldier along border

An Israeli soldier has been killed by a Lebanese army sniper as he drove along the border, the Israeli mili...

Bomb kills 3 explosive experts in NW Pakistan

Police say a roadside bomb has killed three members of a Pakistani bomb disposal team who were on their way...

China to launch moon rock-collecting probe in 2017

China said Monday its plan to launch its fifth lunar probe in 2017 with the aim of bringing lunar soil and ...

16 die in attack on police officers in west China

Assailants attacked police officers who were pursuing suspects in China's restive western region of Xinjian...

Bachelet has big win in Chile presidential vote

Michelle Bachelet's landslide presidential victory was the biggest in eight decades, yet turnout was the lo...

Last Australian combat troops leave Afghanistan

The last remaining Australian combat troops in Afghanistan were headed home on Monday, as Australia's milit...

China paper says US ship was harassing China fleet

A Chinese newspaper on Monday rejected the U.S. military's comments that a Chinese warship nearly collided ...

WISH BOOK

Wish Book: Blind Pembroke Pines man wants equipment, software to help him read

A Pembroke Pines man has endured many losses in life, including his eyesight, but he refuses to lose his pa...

Florida: Key West Dachshund Walk

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WISH BOOK

Wish Book: Family of paraplegic teen seek help with transportation, therapy

A year after a bullet severed his spine, teenager Aaron Willis, who yearns to play football again, is still...

Quick trips: Florida

Flagler County offers a taste of old Florida

A road trip along A1A in northeastern Florida takes a traveler more than just miles from Disney World and S...

Mama Sass

Hit the snooze: High school starts too early

In the 2003 remake of Freaky Friday, a mom (Jamie Lee Curtis) is shown struggling to wake her daughter (Lin...

Pets

Dogs not necessarily the source of daughter’s ringworm

Q: I had to take my daughter to the dermatologist after she developed a rash on her arms and chest. When th...

Condo Line

Treasurer’s wife does all the work

Q: Our HOA has the usual set of officers as required by the bylaws: president, vice president, secretary an...

Southern Cross Stargazer for Dec. 15-21, 2013

Venus, Evening Star, at its brightest the next two weeks, glows in Capricornus 40 degrees above the southwe...

In My Opinion | Greg Cote

Greg Cote: Miami Dolphins win over New England Patriots sends a message, loud and clear

This was an enormous leap in the process, both actually and symbolically. For a young quarterback trying to...

In My Opinion

Armando Salguero: Miami Dolphins finally end 7-game jinx to New England Patriots

If you don’t agree Sunday’s last-second victory for the Dolphins — this one against the dyna...

Dolphins 24, Patriots 20

Miami Dolphins survive comeback attempt, defeat New England Patriots

Ryan Tannehill directed the game-winning drive, Michael Thomas sealed the win with a timely interception an...

Home for the holidays comes with distractions for Miami Heat

The Heat’s players are enjoying extended time with their families around the holidays while trying t...

UM women 63, Coppin State 58

Miami Hurricanes women’s basketball back on winning track with Coppin State victory

The Hurricanes built a big lead, then regained their lost focus to get by a pesky Coppin State squad.

Spotlight on | Boxing

Marcos Maidana goes on the attack to derail Adrien Broner’s title bid

Panthers 2, Canadiens 1

Florida Panthers earn third win in a row, defeat Montreal Canadiens

Thanks to players like Mike Weaver, Dmitry Kulikov, Brian Campbell and Jesse Winchester getting in the way,...

Metropolia Orange Bowl Tennis Championships

Teen star Francis Tiafoe takes title, makes Orange Bowl Tennis Championships history

'Lawrence of Arabia' star Peter O'Toole dead at 81

Celebrity birthdays on Dec 14

Singer Joyce Vincent-Wilson of Tony Orlando and Dawn is 67. Actress Patty Duke is 67. Actress Dee Wallace i...

Celebrity spotlight

Ian Ziering talks Chippendales, ‘Sharknado’ and being a dad

Celebrity roundup

Beyonce’s bold move

La vida local

Yvette Gonzalez Nacer: I’ll be home for Christmas; Christina Milian in town

Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer travels a lot with her job in The Fresh Beat Band, but there are few places she loves...

La vida local

Better gig? Miley Cyrus cancels New Year’s Eve at Fontainebleau

Scene in the Tropics

Are the Beckhams eyeing a downtown residence?

Celebrity birthdays on Dec 13

WAR COURT

Monday’s 9/11 case hearing is closed session at Guantánamo

The judge in the 9/11 trial begins a week of hearings by holding a closed session to determine which sensit...

Chile

Bachelet returns to the Chilean presidency in major election victory

President-elect Michelle Bachelet, who takes office March 1, said voters have given her a mandate to move a...

Michelle Bachelet easily regains Chile presidency

Chile's once and future leader Michelle Bachelet easily won Sunday's presidential runoff, returning center-...

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Edwidge Danticat: Haitian ‘Dreamers’ in Dominican Republic shut out of citizenship

Ana María Belique Delba and Noemi Mendez were both born and raised on bateyes, or sugarcane workers&#x...

Americas

U.S. tries to repair relationship with Brazil

President Obama’s handshake with Raúl Castro got the attention, but his greeting of Brazilian P...

CUBA

Cuban police free the last of the dissidents detained on Human Rights Day

Five American students from Semester at Sea spent time with dissidents as they marked International Human R...

CUBA

Cuban pastor says he was denied permission to travel abroad

The Evangelical pastor from Camagüey said State Security told his neighbors that he was banned because...

Colombia

How Bogota’s trash trouble became a national crisis

Bogota’s mayor got sacked this week. But as thousands rally to his defense, analysts say what starte...

Politics

Marc Caputo: After Obama’s ‘Lie of the Year’ more spin

President Obama lied. Millions of health-insurance policies will die.

UNEMPLOYMENT

Florida unemployment benefits still tied up as website problems persist

It’s been a month since Douglas Stribling was laid off from his welding job, but he has yet to rece...

FEDERAL INVESTIGATION

Despite federal probe, patients of Palm Beach County eye doctor see him as ‘godsend’

Elections

Police, prosecutors investigate Homestead absentee-ballot fraud case

One of the former campaign workers embroiled in the investigation is running for office in Florida City.

REDISTRICTING

Florida Supreme Court rules lawmakers must testify in redistricting case

The 5-2 decision means that the League of Women Voters, Common Cause and others can force Republican senato...

INSURANCE

Citizens Property Insurance to consider $1 million legal coordinator

The Citizens Property Insurance board will consider paying an attorney more than $1 million for each of the...

POLITICS

Senate tries again on local pensions

The legislation (SB 246), which won unanimous approval from the Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountab...

POLITICS

PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: President Obama’s 'If you like your health care plan, you can keep it'

President Barack Obama’s catchy political pitch about people being able to keep their health plan if...

Tom Laughlin, star of 'Billy Jack' movies, dies at 82

LOS ANGELES _ Tom Laughlin, a filmmaker who drew a huge following for his movies about the ill-tempered, ka...

Joan Fontaine, Oscar-winner for 'Suspicion,' dies

Joan Fontaine, Oscar-winner for 'Suspicion,' dies

AP PHOTOS: Peter O'Toole dies at 81

Peter O'Toole's big break came in David Lean's blockbuster epic "Lawrence of Arabia" which launched his ris...

'Billy Jack' creator Tom Laughlin dead at age 82

Actor-writer-director Tom Laughlin, whose production and marketing of "Billy Jack" set a standard for break...

'Lawrence of Arabia' star Peter O'Toole dead at 81

Cajun artist George Rodrigue dies at 69

George Rodridgue, an artist who chronicled Cajun life and later found fame with his enigmatic "Blue Dog" im...

Cajun artist George Rodrigue dies at 69

George Rodridgue, an artist who chronicled Cajun life and later found fame with his enigmatic "Blue Dog" im...

ELECTRONICS

Oops! Florida ranks second in country for dropped, damaged cell phones

Downtown Doral, a Codina Partners development, brings city flair to the suburbs

Codina Partners’ development brings city flair to the suburbs.

Star Jones headlines Tuesday meeting in Miami

Investing

Andrew Menachem: Investment ideas for the winter season

As we move into the winter holidays, it’s important to remember that investments have “season...

Coral Gables

Coral Gables opens new Epicure Gourmet Market at the base of the Gables Ponce residential tower on Le Jeune

The Epicure Gourmet Market chain grew to three with the Friday opening of a Coral Gables branch near the Vi...

REAL ESTATE

Ana-Marie Codina Barlick named CEO of Codina Partners

Affordable Care Act

Sebelius to visit Miami Friday to promote ACA

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited Miami Friday for the third time since September to tout the federal...

CULTURE

Wolfsonian director stepping down after nearly 20 years

The long-time director says it’s time for a new leader for a museum devoted to the souvenirs of life.