BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK

Eagle Scout candidate organizes ocean clean up near Stiltsville

About 60 volunteers help an Eagle Scout candidate clean up the water near Stiltsville.

Two Cuban ballet defectors to make U.S. debut in Miami

Two principal dancers with Cuba’s Ballet de Camaguey have defected and will make their U.S. debut in...

Ryan in Florida: We need growth, not ‘sugar-high economics’

The Republican vice presidential nominee focuses mainly on economy at rally in Oldsmar along critical I-4 c...

Police say Bradenton woman ran prostitution business in her home while caring for infant

Police say a 32-year-old Bradenton woman ran a prostitution business at home while caring for her infant ch...

Judge imprisons Miami-Dade couple convicted in $45 million Medicare scam

A Miami federal judge sent a convicted drug trafficker and his wife to prison for lengthy sentences in a $4...

2 more jailed in day-care death

Authorities made two additional arrests Friday in the death of a Broward youngster who was left alone in a ...

Jury rules for fired Golden Beach police whistleblower

A jury this week awarded $233,000 to a Golden Beach police officer who said she was fired for blowing the w...

Woman to lead Air Force training after sex scandal

The Air Force has chosen a woman to lead its basic training unit where dozens of female recruits have alleg...

Wis. AG aims to enforce union law during appeals

Wisconsin's attorney general said Saturday he would seek court permission to keep enforcing a state law tha...

Authorities: pilot dies in NJ helicopter crash

The pilot of a small helicopter was killed when it crashed Saturday in a central New Jersey cornfield, auth...

3 found dead after small plane crashes in Ariz.

A small plane that belonged to an Arizona flight school was found crashed in a canyon in the mountains east...

Warren Buffett finishes cancer treatment

Warren Buffett says he's done with radiation treatments for cancer, and the Oracle of Omaha seems eager to ...

Teen charged with trying to blow up Chicago bar

Undercover FBI agents arrested an 18-year-old American man who tried to detonate what he believed was a car...

Crowd turns out for rally calling for Penn State board to resign

A crowd of Penn State alumni and fans stood on the steps and lawn of Old Main Saturday morning to send a me...

Typhoon brings blackouts, floods to southern Japan

A powerful typhoon passing over southwestern Japan has left tens of thousands of homes without power and br...

Venezuela, Bolivia rejects US drug report

The governments of Venezuela and Bolivia on Saturday rejected a report by President Barack Obama's administ...

AP PHOTOS: Runway looks at London Fashion Week

Anti-U.S. outrage over video began with Christian activist’s phone call to a reporter

A crude video about the Prophet Muhammad that triggered an unprecedented outbreak of anti-American protest ...

All-female bloc runs in Palestinian elections

A new group running for municipal elections in Hebron is offering residents an alternative to politics as u...

No Chavez running mate in Venezuela despite cancer

When he takes the stage at campaign rallies, Hugo Chavez stands alone.

Mexican deputy-elect shot to death

Law enforcement officials say assassins have shot to death a deputy-elect in the northern Mexican state of ...

Pets

For some owners, cat walks may not be a stretch

Karen Nichols wanted a life unchained to twice-daily dog walks, so she got herself three cats. But she stil...

Baggage check

Confronting malicious ‘friend’ is a fool’s errand

Confront her? Seriously? What are you, a pyromaniac?

Dr. Dolittler

What’s the deal with prescription pet foods?

You’re not alone in your annoyance at this practice. Perhaps it’ll make you feel better if I ...

Condo Line

Quorums are hard to find

Proper actions by boards to conduct meetings include the creation of a meeting package with the agenda. Th...

Mama Sass

Lies I’ve told my children

If you say you’ve never lied to your kids, you’re a liar.

Plant Clinic

Two ways to discourage mosquitoes

You can either add a few mosquito fish or goldfish to the pond, and/or add mosquito “dunks,”...

Quick trips: New York

Distilling the Hudson Valley’s revolutionary past

We climbed a creaky metal ladder, my mother and I following Gable Erenzo into an attic splotched with Octob...

FISHING

Swordfish secrets shared

Swordfish-catching expert doesn’t mind sharing his finely tuned techniques.

RAIDERS AT DOLPHINS, 1 P.M. SUNDAY, CBS

Miami Dolphins seek improvement on home field

The Dolphins approach their home opener trying to recapture the home-field advantage that so many of the fr...

uf

Running game will be key for Florida Gators in noisy Knoxville

Mike Gillislee and a strong Gators ground game could be UF’s path to a road victory against rival Te...

Um football | vs. Bethune-Cookman, noon (ESPN3)

Miami Hurricanes agree Bethune-Cookman is no pushover

The Hurricanes know far too much about gritty FCS program Bethune-Cookman to take the Wildcats for granted ...

Marlins 4, Reds 0

Jacob Turner’s solid outing helps Miami Marlins blank Reds

Dolphins

Miami Dolphins No. 1 cornerback Sean Smith to face test vs. Raiders

Sean Smith and the Dolphins’ secondary will have to stop the Raiders’ fast tandem of Darrius Heyw...

Calder

Rose to Gold breezes in Brave Raj Stakes

After winning her first career race by 13 lengths, Rose to Gold topped her debut to win the $100,000 race b...

The television scene

Seth MacFarlane on hosting ‘SNL’: It’s a nice break

You might think Seth MacFarlane has a show-biz bucket list.

Celebrity birthdays on Sept. 15

Comedian Norm Crosby is 85. Actor Henry Darrow is 79. Writer-director Ron Shelton is 67. Actor Tommy Lee Jo...

The calendar

Party for a cause at the National Voices for Equality, Education and Enlightenment’s second annual &...

Royals file lawsuit over topless photos

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge — William and Kate to you — have filed a lawsuit against Fr...

Scene in the Tropics

Prime nights for Flo Rida, Trey Songz

Is Dianna Agron leaving ‘Glee’?

Celebrity birthdays on Sept. 14

Venezuela

Hugo Chávez’s challenger and why he’s so confident

Venezuelan candidate Henrique Capriles talked to The Miami Herald recently about his role models and what h...

CUBA

Cuban artist has image of Oswaldo Paya tattooed on his back to honor the late dissident

Says he did it to honor Oswaldo Paya

Protests against economic policies in Argentina

Cities across Argentina filled with thousands of protestors chanting against restrictions on dollar purchas...

GUANTANAMO

Canada blames U.S. for delay in Khadr transfer

Venezuela

Chávez’s supporters attack Capriles’ campaign

With the Venezuelan presidential election less than a month away, threats are intensifying against Presiden...

War court

Judge rejects Guantánamo defense lawyers’ bid to televise USS Cole trial

CUBA

Treasury tightens trips to Cuba amid complaints

The Treasury Department is tightening controls on Americans traveling to Cuba after complaints of too much ...

Venezuela

Hugo Chávez’s challenger and why he’s so confident

Venezuelan candidate Henrique Capriles talked to The Miami Herald recently about his role models and what h...

Ryan in Florida: We need growth, not ‘sugar-high economics’

The Republican vice presidential nominee focuses mainly on economy at rally in Oldsmar along critical I-4 c...

STAND YOUR GROUND LAW

Local activists and families urge state task force to repeal Stand Your Ground

A statewide task force reviewing the controversial Stand Your Ground law held its first Miami-Dade meeting ...

prisons

Panel okays privatizing inmate health care

A panel voted to allow the state’s Department of Corrections plug its $60 million deficit by turning...

FLORIDA PASTOR

Florida pastor says he did not promote anti-Islam video because church website was hacked

POLITICS

Jeb Bush to publish book about immigration in 2013

The former Florida governor’s book — formally called Immigration Wars: Forging an American So...

VOTER PURGE

Gov. Rick Scott removes more than 200 non-citizen voters from rolls

Prominent South Florida lawyer dies

Lia Lee, subject of 'The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down', dies

Foua Yang crumpled in tears on the staircase in her south Sacramento home, just feet from the empty hospita...

Photographer who captured images of Wright dies

Photographer Pedro Guerrero, whose 20-year association with architect Frank Lloyd Wright launched a long fi...

UK sex comedy director Stanley Long dies at 78

British filmmaker Stanley Long, whose cheap and cheerful soft-core romps saw him dubbed the "king of sexplo...

DEATHS

South Beach, Wynwood developer Tony Goldman dies at 68

The real estate pioneer transformed South Beach, Wynwood and SoHo into tourist and hipster hot spots

Kennedy assassination investigator Gaeton Fonzi dies in Manalapan at 76

Gaeton Fonzi, one of the most relentless investigators on the House Select Committee on Assassinations in t...

Bill Moggridge, developer of laptop design, dies at 69

Bill Moggridge, a British-born industrial designer and educator who set the standard for laptop design thre...

The Home Economist

Preventing a debt or diet chain reaction

The ‘What-the-Hell Effect’ holds that for even the most disciplined, whether trying to stick ...

SHOPPING

Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Dior and more adorn Miami’s Design District

Luxury brands Cartier and Celine are open for business in the Design District; Louis Vuitton, Dior and more...

Consumer issues

Watchdog agency gets off to an aggressive start

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau already has many banks, payday lenders and credit card companies ...

Casinos

Gambling boom aims to lure Asia’s new rich

Inspired by the success of Macau and Singapore, glitzy Las Vegas-style resorts are going up all over the re...

Stock markets

NYSE settles trading data action

The New York Stock Exchange will adopt a battery of internal controls.

Investing

Andrew Menachem: What lies ahead for investors this fall

If you’re wondering what investment strategy to follow this fall, the first step is to look at the g...

The week ahead

Tom Hudson: Something to chew on — Earnings

On Wednesday and Thursday, the dry hot summer across the Midwest may begin to show up in the food chain. Al...