ARTS SCENE

In Miami’s Wynwood district, the party has overtaken the art

The downtown warehouse district known as Wynwood has become recognized internationally for its art scene. B...

BROWARD COUNTY

Lamberti praises agency’s work to reduce hate crimes in last news conference as Broward sheriff

Miami cops testify against one of their own in federal corruption trial

Two Miami detectives told a federal jury that their boss sought drugs to plant on an innocent suspect ...

GAY MARRIAGE

Supreme Court DOMA ruling could allow married gay binational couples to stay together in U.S.

A Supreme Court decision this spring could allow gay men and women to sponsor their foreign-born same-sex h...

Friends and Neighbors

Beth Am kids learn about organic gardening

The students in Vicky Koller’s fourth grade class at Temple Beth Am Day School recently learned valu...

Pinecrest

Miami foodies eagerly await Trader Joe’s in Pinecrest

The California-based chain has a site picked out in Pinecrest, and local fans can’t wait for the compa...

Miami police announce drug arrests, gun buybacks

The arrests, which police said led to the dismantling of three criminal drug-dealing organizations, are the...

Wounded ex-Rep. Giffords meets with Conn. families

Just days before the second anniversary of a mass shooting that critically injured Gabrielle Giffords, the ...

Crews prep for recovery of grounded drilling rig

The assessment of a Shell drilling rig grounded off a remote Alaska island continued Friday, with officials...

Budget agency: Sandy cost NYC $154M in overtime

A new tally shows New York City has been working overtime on Superstorm Sandy recovery - more than $150 mil...

Breakthrough in Illinois' $96B pension crisis?

The prospects for solving Illinois' worst-in-the-nation pension crisis may have grown brighter Friday when ...

FBI: Man uses fake explosives to rob Ariz. banks

Federal authorities said Friday that they're searching for a man who robbed one bank in the Phoenix metropo...

2 die after outbreak at California senior center

Officials say two residents at a California senior care center have died following an outbreak of a gastroi...

Official saw no immediate danger for Detroit girl

A court official who was asked to remove a Detroit child from her home just weeks before she was fatally st...

Italy: 6 Russian tourists die in snowmobile crash

Italian news reports say six Russian tourists were killed and two others were injured after their snowmobil...

Venezuela VP: Chavez can be sworn in by Court

Plane with 4 Italian tourists missing in Venezuela

Venezuela's Interior Minister says rescuers are looking for a small plane with six people on board, includi...

Myanmar refugees fearful after fighting escalates

Ethnic Kachins living in makeshift camps in Myanmar described their terror at the army's use of air power d...

Hugo Chavez mentor says he doubts ailing president will rule Venezuela again

A former mentor to Hugo Chavez who maintains close contacts with officials in Venezuela said Friday that he...

Mexico City destroys toy guns to fight crime

Mexico City authorities say they have destroyed thousands of toy guns in an effort to fight real crimes com...

Key source for Syrian death toll questions accuracy of recent UN-sponsored report

A new United Nations-sponsored report that estimates more than 60,000 people have died in Syria’s p...

Mama Sass

What’s out and in: a mom’s list

You think the past year flew by? As I looked at the 2012 holiday cards and photos, I realized as a mom that...

Dr. Dolittler

Insurance coverage a quandary for owners of certain breeds

It’s true. Dog owners are at greater risk of serious liability should their pet injure someone, rega...

Carolyn Hax

Carolyn Hax: Bride’s wedding colors horrify

Dear Carolyn: My son is getting married to a lovely woman. She has kindly included me in a lot of the weddi...

Dear Abby

Dear Abby: Sounds like Dad’s having an affair

Dear Abby: I’m the youngest of three children and I’ll be graduating from high school in the ...

Quick trips

Searching for Montreal’s best local specialties

For a certain kind of traveler, no visit to a new city is complete without a bellyful of local culinary de...

Southern Cross Stargazer for Jan. 6-12

In evening twilight, the delicate Seven Sisters (Pleiades star cluster) dance overhead. In the east, bright...

Condo Line

Delving into how 55+ rule works

The age restriction is based on residency and not ownership. Yes, the board can approve an underage purcha...

BCS national championship

South Florida Notre Dame fans stake their claim to school pride

Local fans with deep Notre Dame ties show their pride while rooting for a team historically hated in this c...

Gulfstream Park

Heavenly Landing seeks another Gulfstream Park victory, this time in Marshua’s River Stakes

The winner of last year’s Marshua’s River Stakes, Heavenly Landing, is among the favorites in...

Chicago Bulls 96, Miami Heat 89

Chicago Bulls bully Miami Heat on the boards

Chicago outrebounded Miami by 20 and played tenacious defense throughout in handing the Heat only its third...

Spotlight on | Boxing

Rances Barthelemy wins hard-fought match over Arash Usmanee at Magic City Casino

Miami resident Rances Barthelemy moved closer to a world title fight but at a very physical toll.

FIU Football

Ron Turner joins FIU Panthers as football coach

After getting several references from NFL personnel, FIU sports director Pete Garcia was convinced Ron Turn...

High School Football | All-State Teams

Miami Central places four on Class 6A All-State football team

Miami Central had four members of its state championship squad named to the Class 6A All-State football tea...

Alabama | Defense

Time for Alabama defense to regroup after shaky outings

Despite shaky performances against LSU, Texas A&M and Georgia, Alabama’s defense will continue to re...

Celebrity birthdays on Jan 5

At the movies

Andy Garcia goes deep in ‘A dark Truth’

Andy Garcia had to battle the elements in his latest movie, A Dark Truth.

The movie scene

‘Texas Chainsaw 3D’ star wants to scare you

Scene in the Tropics

Back to normal for Sofia, Nick

As seen on screen

James Gandolfini: back in a big way

Celebrity roundup

‘Star’ wedding: George Lucas engaged

George Lucas has stars in his eyes for his fiancée.

Celebrity birthdays on Jan 4

In My Opinion

Super-rich pay lower taxes in Latin America

French movie star Gerard Depardieu made the wrong choice by seeking Belgian and Russian citizenship to avoi...

GAY MARRIAGE

Supreme Court DOMA ruling could allow married gay binational couples to stay together in U.S.

A Supreme Court decision this spring could allow gay men and women to sponsor their foreign-born same-sex h...

CUBA

Human rights activist says dissident arrests in Cuba up in 2012

Human rights activist says that the number of dissident arrests was well above the 4,120 in 2011 and 2,070 ...

GUANTANAMO

Obama: Guantánamo camps a waste of U.S. resources

President Obama signed into law a $633 billion defense bill that included restrictions on his ability to cl...

Venezuela

Venezuela government: Hugo Chavez fighting ‘severe pulmonary infection’

GUANTANAMO

Cuba helps U.S. Navy find a way to pay Guantánamo retirees

The Navy will be able to keep paying the pensions of Cubans who retired after decades of working on the the...

CUBA

Madrid politician calls for inquiry into accident that killed Cuban dissident Oswaldo Payá

A Madrid politician who made prison visit to Angel Carromero, convicted in the death of Cuban dissident Osw...

POLITICS

South Florida’s newest congressional leaders are sworn into office

TAXES

Fiscal cliff compromise will cost Florida billions

Florida taxpayers of all income levels will face tax increases this year as a result of the expiration of t...

Obama signs cliff deal to boost taxes on wealthy

President Barack Obama has signed a bill that boosts taxes on the wealthiest Americans, while preserving ta...

Miami-Dade County

For Rebeca Sosa, Miami-Dade chairwoman post represents pinnacle of political career

As chairwoman, Rebeca Sosa faces the challenge of expanding from a comfortable district post to being the f...

House gives final passage to fiscal cliff bill

Legislation to block the "fiscal cliff" is headed to the White House for President Barack Obama's signature...

Cliff averted, it's on to the next fiscal crisis

Onward to the next fiscal crisis. Actually, several of them, potentially. The New Year's Day deal averting ...

TOURISM

As 500th anniversary nears, cities vie for title of Ponce de Leon’s landing spot

Cities all over Florida have streets, schools and springs named after Juan Ponce de Leon, but which one can...

DEATHS

Catholic priest Joseph Carney, church teacher Mariangela Buch each die during holidays

Correction: Obit-Schwarzkopf story

In a story Dec. 28 about the death of U.S. Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, The Associated Press reported erroneous...

Women's history pioneer Gerda Lerner dies at 92

Romanian film director Sergiu Nicolaescu dies

Sergiu Nicolaescu, a prolific and popular Romanian director known for his historical epics who also served ...

Correction: Obit-Jack Hanlon story

In a story Dec. 16 about the death of former actor Jack Hanlon of Las Vegas, The Associated Press reported ...

'Tennessee Waltz' singer Patti Page dies at 85

'Rings' trilogy sound editor Hopkins dies in NZ

Oscar-winning sound editor Mike Hopkins, who worked on the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and other Peter Jack...

Music

Needle reaches the inner groove for Spec’s

Spec’s, a fixture in Coral Gables for 60 years, closes for good in January. Memories come flooding i...

ECONOMY

College championship won’t be easy money again

The planets of college athletics may not again align so neatly for South Florida tourism.

LUXURY REAL ESTATE

Former Marlins player Edgar Renteria sells Miami Beach home for $8.3 million

The sale of ex-Marlin Edgar Renteria’s Mediterranean-style home on Biscayne Bay set a new record for...

Franchise show comes to Miami Beach

Entrepreneurs looking to start off a new business in 2013 might find some ideas at Franchise Expo South.

FORECLOSURES

New Florida bill would speed up the foreclosure process

AutoNation stock soars on sales spike

Sales are up 20 percent for 2012 at the dealership chain based in Fort Lauderdale.

American Airlines, US Air merger threatened by lack of accord, says pilots union

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