17 May 2008

A military commissions judge Friday postponed the scheduled trial of Osama bin Laden's driver until after the U.S. Supreme Court has decided another key detainee case.

17 May 2008

CANDACE BARBOT MIAMI HERALD FILE One pig-tailed girl, 35 feet tall, seeks new home. Requires loving care. Will throw in frisky pup, stretched-out swimsuit bottom.

16 May 2008

Shortly before 11 a.m. Friday, Genero Castro walked into a two-story house in a new subdivision on Homestead's east side, thinking he was going to be hired to install hurricane shutters.

16 May 2008

Encouraged by some better-than-expected economic numbers this week, some experts started to question whether the nation is going into a recession after all.

16 May 2008

Two friends who police say nearly killed two women in a drive-by shooting last week are back in jail after they were mistakenly released on bail.

16 May 2008

One pig-tailed girl, 35 feet tall, seeks new home. Requires loving care. Will throw in frisky pup, stretched-out swimsuit bottom. The famous Coppertone Girl sign that has hung in downtown Miami for nearly 50 years needs saving. Again.

16 May 2008

Theresa R. Sinclair thought her life was over when she was arrested at Miami Norland High School in 2001 for getting in a fight. ''I felt humiliated and embarrassed after the fight,'' said Sinclair, who went home after the dustup, which happened during her last class, rather than sticking around to face the consequences.

16 May 2008

An Everglades wildfire has burned through 18,691 acres of grassland and turned east toward populated areas, authorities said Friday night.

16 May 2008

(AP) -- For nearly an hour Friday morning, Dwyane Wade was in constant motion, shooting jumper after jumper. His red tank top was dripping with sweat, his chest was heaving and fatigue was clearly starting to set in.

16 May 2008

A fight over drug turf led to the murder of a young man in Model City. The dead teen was 16. His killer was 15, police say. Miami homicide detectives arrested Hayward Daywan Hilton Friday in connection with the death of Steven William Bell, found shot outside a suspected drug house Monday night.

16 May 2008

In February, Miami's legal community was shocked when one of its top lawyers, Ben Kuehne, was indicted on money laundering charges for having vouched for millions in a Colombian drug kingpin's defense fund for trial.

16 May 2008

In their first foray into national tournaments, the Edison Park Elementary Rooks have come up big winners. Last weekend, the team tied for first at the Burt Lerner National Elementary (K-6) Championship, held in Pittsburgh.

16 May 2008

In a blow to the South Beach nightlife industry, city commissioners took steps toward beefing up Miami Beach's noise ordinance in two big ways on Wednesday.

16 May 2008

dnews Funeral services for Chaumala Laurent, the 26-year-old Haitian teacher who died last week in Miami of facial cancer, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Monique and Loriston Community Funeral Chapel, 14990 W. Dixie Hwy., North Miami.

16 May 2008

Sparing Miami-Dade County a potentially vicious mayoral race, state House Speaker Marco Rubio said Thursday that he won't run against incumbent Mayor Carlos Alvarez.

16 May 2008

The wrong photographer was credited for a picture with a story about the rescue of people from home foreclosures. The photo of homeowners Nubia and David Agudelo, on Page 1B of Broward & State Wednesday, was by Miami Herald staff photographer J. Albert Diaz.

16 May 2008

(AP) -- John Phillip Law, the strikingly handsome 1960s movie actor who portrayed an angel in the futuristic Barbarella and a lovesick Russian seaman in The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming, has died. He was 70.

16 May 2008

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16 May 2008

A Miami-Dade judge on Thursday said the wife of a lottery winner cannot go forward with a lawsuit against her husband until she can provide a legal argument to support her claim for half of his jackpot.

16 May 2008

The Three Js were Joanne, Julia and Jim. ''It's only the Two Js now,'' said Joanne Lose. That's because Jim Bowerman, 27, was murdered in North Miami.

16 May 2008

Renters Julie Herning and her husband Oliver have been trying to buy a home near San Jose's Japantown since February. With a slow housing market, and with enough money for a healthy down payment, they figured they finally had a shot at owning a piece of property.

16 May 2008

Q. I am hoping you can give me an answer regarding the following questions I have regarding a proposed cell tower.

16 May 2008

Fannie Mae is doing away with higher minimum down-payment requirements for borrowers in parts of the country where home prices are dropping.

16 May 2008

Construction of new homes posted the biggest increase in more than two years in April, a rare bit of good news in what has been the worst downturn in housing in more than two decades.

15 May 2008

A key senator postponed action Thursday on a homeowner rescue package that could help half a million strapped borrowers get government-backed mortgages, as negotiators inched toward a bipartisan deal.

15 May 2008

Rates on 30-year mortgages edged down this week to their lowest point in a month, a spot of welcome news to would-be home buyers.

14 May 2008

More U.S. homeowners fell behind on mortgage payments last month, driving the number of homes facing foreclosure up 65 percent versus the same month last year and contributing to a deepening slide in home values, a research company said Tuesday.

13 May 2008

Median home prices fell in two-thirds of the cities surveyed during the first three months of this year while sales declined in 46 states compared to a year ago, according to the latest report highlighting the depth of the nation's housing woes.

12 May 2008

Broad damage in the mortgage industry was in full view Monday as a number of companies posted dismal first-quarter earnings, but there were also some hope that the worst of the housing crisis is over.

11 May 2008

Home interiors are lightening up. It has less to do with spare spaces than the hues of wood furnishings that these days often are left unstained.

17 May 2008

Kobe Bryant logged a game-high 34 points to go with eight rebounds and six assists, as the Los Angeles Lakers survived a furious rally in the final two minutes to advance into the Western Conference finals with a 108-105 victory over the Utah Jazz in Game 6 at Energy Solutions Arena.

17 May 2008

Brian Giles went 4-for-5, drove in two runs, scored once and is now 7-for-9 with three doubles in his last two games, as the San Diego Padres edged the Seattle Mariners, 6-4, in the opener of a three-game interleague set.

17 May 2008

Kobe Bryant scored 34 points and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night, putting the Lakers in the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years.

17 May 2008

Kobe Bryant scored 34 points and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night, putting the Lakers in the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years.

17 May 2008

Reminding everyone that her retirement was still months away, Annika Sorenstam fired a five-under 67 on Thursday to share the lead at the Sybase Classic.

17 May 2008

Alexei Ramirez hit his first major league homer, a two-run shot in the seventh inning that sent the Chicago White Sox to a 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.

17 May 2008

Joe Saunders bounced back from his lone loss of the year and Vladimir Guerrero drove in two runs without a hit to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Friday night.

17 May 2008

Brian Giles had his third four-hit game of the season, Tadahito Iguchi had a homer among his three hits and the San Diego Padres opened interleague play with a 6-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.

17 May 2008

Eric Byrnes lined out to left field in his first at-bat Friday night and finally felt good about his swing.

17 May 2008

Joe Saunders bounced back from his lone loss of the year and Vladimir Guerrero drove in two runs without a hit to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Friday night.

17 May 2008

Josh Hamilton went 5-for-5 with two long homers and five RBIs, and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 16-8 Friday night in a wild Lone Star Series opener.

17 May 2008

The Cleveland Cavaliers packed for a weekend stay in Beantown - not a few weeks on Cape Cod. They've got at least one more game left, and in the NBA, it's as big as they ever get. Game 7. On Sunday. In Boston.

17 May 2008

The Cleveland Cavaliers packed for a weekend stay in Beantown - not a few weeks on Cape Cod. They've got at least one more game left, and in the NBA, it's as big as they ever get. Game 7. On Sunday. In Boston.

17 May 2008

Cole Figueroa hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning to lift Florida to a 5-4 win over Vanderbilt on Friday night.

16 May 2008

Matt Crafton captured Friday night's North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Craftsman Truck Series race at the Lowe's Motor Speedway. It took Crafton a Craftsman Truck Series record 178 races to collect his first victory.

16 May 2008

A top USA Swimming official said Friday he hopes a lawsuit accusing the governing body of being in cahoots with Speedo will be resolved quickly so athletes can focus on the Beijing Olympics.

16 May 2008

Rookie driver E.J. Viso has crashed during practice for the Indianapolis 500.

16 May 2008

Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius has won an appeal to compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics.

16 May 2008

Veteran driver Ryan Briscoe, a front-row qualifier last week, crashed hard in the second turn but was uninjured during practice Friday for the Indianapolis 500.

16 May 2008

Natalie Coughlin broke her own American record in the women's 100 freestyle while finishing second at the Santa Clara Grand Prix on Friday.