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Fla students assist 'Obamacare' enrollment

MIAMI (AP) - As federal health officials are aggressively courting young adults to sign up for health insurance with celebrity endorsement and social media campaigns, they are also getting significant...

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Hijacked Cuban planes still caught in limbo

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) - At face value, they are three old planes not worth much more than their parts and scrap metal. Stolen from the Cuban government during a six-month period ending in April 2003 -...

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Beckham's architects recommend Port of Miami site

MIAMI (AP) - David Beckham's architects and advisers have recommended the Port of Miami as the stadium site for the Major League Soccer expansion team that will be owned by the former England captain....

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Beckham group eyes Port of Miami for MLS home

MIAMI (AP) - David Beckham's architects and advisers have recommended the Port of Miami as the stadium site for the Major League Soccer expansion team that will be owned by the former English national...

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Hijacked Cuban planes still caught in limbo

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) - At face value, they are three old planes not worth much more than their parts and scrap metal. Stolen from the Cuban government during a six-month period ending in April 2003 -...

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Will federal site hold up for insurance deadline?

MIAMI (AP) - With just days left to sign up for insurance under the president's new health law, people around Florida are continuing to have mixed results as they try to enroll. The website problems...

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FIU honors best-selling author Amy Tan

MIAMI (AP) - Best-selling author Amy Tan will be honored at Florida International University. The author of "The Joy Luck Club" will receive the Lawrence Sanders Award for Fiction on Thursday. Tan...

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Ex-CNN anchor Sanchez to do color for FIU football

MIAMI (AP) - Florida International University says former CNN anchor Rick Sanchez will be a radio announcer for the upcoming football season.FIU announced Wednesday that the Miami native will be the...

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FIU hurricane simulator on display in DC

WASHINGTON (AP) - Florida International University's 12-fan "Wall of Wind" hurricane simulator is on display at the National Building Museum in Washington. The "Designing for Disasters" exhibit...

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Will federal site hold up for insurance deadline?

MIAMI (AP) - With just days left to sign up for insurance under the president's new health law, people around Florida are continuing to have mixed results as they try to enroll. The website problems...

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FIU hurricane simulator on display in DC

WASHINGTON (AP) - Florida International University's 12-fan "Wall of Wind" hurricane simulator is on display at the National Building Museum in Washington. The "Designing for Disasters" exhibit...

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Hoosiers intend to keep using dual options at quarterback

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Right now, Indiana coach Tom Allen has the best of two worlds at quarterback.Richard Lagow is a tall, prototypical pocket passer who spent three quarters carving up Ohio...

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Collapse of bridge built with "innovative" system kills 4

MIAMI (AP) - A pedestrian bridge that was under construction collapsed onto a busy Miami highway Thursday afternoon, crushing vehicles beneath massive slabs of concrete and steel and killing at least...

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Fallen bridge: 'Stress test' preceded collapse that killed 6

MIAMI (AP) — An innovative pedestrian bridge being built at Florida International University had been put to a "stress test" and its cables were being tightened when it collapsed over traffic, killing...

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The Latest: University head laments fall of campus bridge

MIAMI (AP) - The Latest on the collapse of a pedestrian bridge at a Florida university (all times local):8:30 p.m.Florida International University President Mark Rosenberg says his university and a...

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The Latest: Caller reported cracks in bridge before collapse

MIAMI (AP) - The Latest on the deadly collapse of a pedestrian bridge at Florida International University (all times local):9:10 p.m.Florida's Department of Transportation says an engineer left a...

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The Latest: Police say all victims found in bridge collapse

MIAMI (AP) - The Latest on the deadly pedestrian bridge collapse in Miami (all times local):10:40 p.m.Police in Miami say they believe they have recovered all the bodies of victims in a catastrophic...

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The Latest: Officials identify 4 victims in bridge collapse

MIAMI (AP) - The Latest on the deadly pedestrian bridge collapse in Miami (all times local):4 p.m.Miami-Dade Police are releasing the names of three victims pulled from the rubble of a Miami bridge...

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The Latest: 1st lawsuit filed after Florida bridge collapse

MIAMI (AP) - The Latest on a Florida university campus reopening after a fatal bridge collapse (all times local):2:30 p.m.The first lawsuit has been filed against the companies involved in the design...

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Florida campus opens days after 6 die in bridge collapse

MIAMI (AP) - Students returning from spring break to Florida International University held a moment of silence Monday to honor the six people killed in the collapse of a pedestrian bridge that was...

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