The U.S. Coast Guard says it's searching for a woman who fell from a cruise ship off the coast of Cuba.
Coast Guard officials said in a news release that the unidentified passenger fell from a deck of the Norwegian Pearl.
Officials say a Coast Guard (...)
Two Cuban amateur actors — cast members of an award-winning film — disappeared en route to New York for a film festival and have emerged in Miami, saying they will apply for political asylum in the United States.
“In Cuba, we were talking about it, (...)
The sellout crowd in the Miami Marlins' new ballpark cheered the introduction of their starters. There was another roar for Muhammad Ali, who delivered the ceremonial first pitch.
Then Kyle Lohse and the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals (...)
winner Gene Hackman was briefly hospitalized with bumps and bruises Friday after a pickup truck bumped him from behind while he was riding a bicycle in the Florida Keys, his publicist said. The 81-year-old Hackman was airlifted to a Miami hospital (...)
West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith tied the record for any college football bowl game with six touchdown passes as the Mountaineers routed Clemson 70-33 in the Orange Bowl Wednesday.
Smith's effort was just one of several records to fall on a (...)
Decision day for NBA players may have arrived.
The players' association will meet in New York Monday morning, a session that could lead to the end of the lockout or send it into a bigger tailspin. Representatives from all 30 teams are expected, as (...)
Rapper Rick Ross was reportedly hospitalized in Alabama Friday evening after suffering two medical scares in six hours that required planes to be diverted.
The first scare came Friday afternoon as Ross was on a Delta Air Lines flight from Fort (...)
Shakira is the 2011 Latin Recording Academy person of the year.
The Colombian singer and seven-time Latin Grammy winner will be honored Nov. 9 at the 12th annual Tribute Gala in Las Vegas for her artistic and philanthropic contributions. Friends (...)
Miami is the new city of angels — at least the city of “Charlie's Angels.”
ABC is jumping into the reboot game this autumn with an updated version of the classic series that kicks off the network's Thursday night prime-time lineup. Moving its (...)
New England quarterback Tom Brady threw a rare intercepted pass but was otherwise in command, guiding the Patriots to a 38-24 win over the Miami Dolphins in their NFL season opener Monday.
Brady threw for a team-record 517 yards and four (...)
John Mayberry drove in three runs with a homer and a sacrifice fly Friday night, and the Philadelphia Phillies climbed 42 games above .500 for the first time in the franchise's 129-year history by beating the Florida Marlins 5-3.
The Phillies, (...)
Noting that “progress has been made,” NFL owners and players wrapped up a round of intensive talks Friday without a full agreement to end the league's four-month lockout, but determined to keep pushing over the weekend.
NFL Players Association head (...)
Mike Stanton hit a homer in the 10th inning to complete Florida's comeback from an early four-run deficit, giving the Marlins a 7-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Wednesday and averting a series sweep.
With one out in the (...)
Philadelphia's Ryan Howard had four hits and four RBIs as the Phillies crushed the Florida Marlins 14-2 in the National League Tuesday.
The Marlins opted to walk Howard with a runner on first and the game tied 0-0 in the third inning. The Phillies (...)
Carlos Ruiz matched a career high with four RBIs, Joe Blanton allowed one run in six innings and the Philadelphia Phillies extended their September surge by beating the Florida Marlins 11-4 Monday.
Ruiz, Jayson Werth, Chase Utley and Greg Dobbs all (...)
A scientist detained at Miami International Airport because of a suspicious item in his luggage had once been charged with illegally transporting bubonic plague, a senior law enforcement official said.
No dangerous material was found on 70-year-old (...)
Adam Wainwright pitched two-hitter for his 16th victory and Albert Pujols homered as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the reeling Florida Marlins 7-0 Friday.
Wainwright (16-6) struck out seven and walked three in his fifth complete game and second (...)
Carlos Ruiz homered leading off the 10th inning as the Philadelphia Phillies benefited from an umpire's bad call to complete a three-game series sweep of the Florida Marlins with a 5-4 victory Thursday.
A ruling by third base umpire Bob Davidson (...)
Roy Halladay made a triumphant return to the scene of his perfect game, allowing one run in seven innings as Philadelphia beat Florida 6-1 Tuesday.
Halladay (13-8) threw the second perfect game in Phillies history on his last visit to Miami on May (...)
loaded RBI single with none out in the 11th inning Sunday, helping the Florida Marlins earn their fourth walkoff win of the week with an 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
The Marlins won seven of 10 on their homestand, with six wins by one (...)
hit grand slam to put the Atlanta Braves ahead in an eight-run eighth inning, as they rallied past the Florida Marlins 10-5 in the National League on Saturday.
Six of the runs were unearned because of two errors by third baseman Jorge Cantu.
Nine (...)
Donnie Murphy delivered his second game-ending hit of the week for Florida, giving the Marlins a 7-6 win over the Atlanta Braves in the National League Friday.
Atlanta closer Billy Wagner (5-1) loaded the bases in the ninth with one out. He struck (...)
A day after allowing a deadline for striking a deal on a superfight with Manny Pacquiao to pass without saying anything, Floyd Mayweather Jr. indicated Sunday that his stance wouldn't be changing anytime soon.
“I'm not interested in rushing to do (...)
LeBron James has taken center stage in Miami dressed in his new uniform as the Heat welcomes the NBA's newest trio of superstars.
With 13,000 fans chanting “Yes We Did!” Friday amid an atmosphere more suited to an awards show or rock concert than a (...)
Paul Shultz was walking along the pier of a Key West marina when he saw what looked like a rotting tomato pounding against the rocks.
The Coast Guard investigator waded ankle-deep into the water to fish out the ocean rubbish: a bright red Nikon (...)