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Greenberg to get 1-day chance with Marlins
Adam Greenberg has faced one pitch in the major leagues, a 92 mph fastball that struck him in the head and changed his life. More than seven years ...
Folk's FG helps Jets beat Miami 23-20 in OT
First, the Miami Dolphins missed a potential game-winning field-goal attempt in overtime, and then the New York Jets had a kick blocked with a chance ...
Obama: 'top-down' economics never works
President Barack Obama worked to squash GOP hopes for a resurgence in pivotal Wisconsin on Saturday, pushing back against his GOP rival's complaints ...
GOP's Ryan courts Miami's Cuban-American voters
Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is courting Cuban-American voters with promises to be tougher on the Castro government than President ...
Romney says he supports '100 percent in America'
Facing tough questions about his commitment to all Americans, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney declared Wednesday that his campaign ...
Ex-NFL star Chad Johnson, Evelyn Lozada divorced
Six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Chad Johnson's divorce from reality TV star Evelyn Lozada was finalized Wednesday, a little more than a month after ...
Orangutan's cancer treatment similar to humans
Peanut is an 8-year-old orangutan and a star attraction at Miami's Jungle Island. These days she's also got a team of cancer doctors huddling around ...
Police: Fla. boy, 13, killed 2-year-old brother
A decade before he was charged with murder, a 2-year-old Cristian Fernandez was found naked and dirty, wandering a South Florida street.
Notre Dame to ACC, stay independent in football
Notre Dame got everything it wanted and the Atlantic Coast Conference got Notre Dame. The school announced Wednesday that it would join the ACC in all ...
Notre Dame to ACC in all sports but football
Notre Dame got everything it wanted and the Atlantic Coast Conference got Notre Dame. The school announced Wednesday that it would join the ACC in all ...
Partisan jibes on hold for 9/11 _ but not politics
President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney declared a fleeting truce for partisan digs Tuesday as the nation remembered the 9/11 terrorist ...
US lawsuits target Carnival in Italy cruise crash
Despite legal obstacles that might force them to sue in Italy, hundreds of Costa Concordia passengers and up to 1,000 businesses on the island where ...
Zimmerman wants Trayvon Martin's school records
Former neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman wants to use Trayvon Martin's school records as part of his defense. Zimmerman's attorney said ...
Olive Garden, LongHorn workers sue company
Darden Restaurants Inc. violated federal labor laws by underpaying thousands of servers across the country at Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Red ...
Political conventions highlight Hispanic split
The Hispanics with the highest profiles in this year's political conventions, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Mayor Julian Castro of San Antonio, ...
Villella leaves Miami ballet sooner than expected
Edward Villella, the artistic director of the Miami City Ballet, has abruptly left the company after nearly a year of financial struggles and ...
Nearly 900 districts to apply for Race to the Top
Nearly 900 school districts across the nation intend to apply for a slice of close to $400 million in grants that the U.S. Education Department will ...
Harper's homers leads Nationals past Marlins 8-4
Bryce Harper's first two-homer game ended with his latest tantrum. The quick-tempered rookie was ejected for spiking his helmet in the ninth inning ...
Isaac nears New Orleans, floods rural La. levee
Hurricane Isaac pushed water over a rural levee to flood some homes, knocked out power and immersed beach-front roads in Louisiana and Mississippi ...
Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in La.
Hurricane Isaac raked the Louisiana coast and headed for a shuttered New Orleans late Tuesday, with brutal timing that made up for much of what it ...
Strasburg, Nationals lose to Marlins 9-0
Pitching in air conditioning, Stephen Strasburg nonetheless soaked his jersey with perspiration after only a couple of innings. The first-place ...
Isaac nearly a hurricane, packs coast flood threat
Isaac was on the verge Tuesday of ballooning into a hurricane that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way ...
Isaac threat to Gulf Coast well beyond New Orleans
With its massive size and ponderous movement, Tropical Storm Isaac was gaining strength Monday as it headed toward the Gulf Coast. The next 24 hours ...
Isaac leads airlines to cancel New Orleans flights
Airlines are cancelling New Orleans flights in anticipation of hurricane winds and rain from Isaac. All airlines were to stop flying at the end of ...
Despite Isaac's soaking, Keys residents laid back
Tropical Storm Isaac barely stirred Florida Keys residents from their fabled nonchalance Sunday, while the Gulf Coast braced for the possibility that ...