Chief prosecution witness in case of missing Fla. girl released
Source: United Press International
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 13:18:51 -0700 | allnews
A convicted armed robber who testified that Rilya Wilson's foster mother had admitted killing the child has been released from a Florida prison, officials say. Robin Lunceford, 50, was the star witness for the prosecution at Geralyn Graham's trial in...
Pirates beat Cubs 5-4 behind Snider's grand slam
Source: Miami Herald
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 20:31:43 -0700 | sports-news
Travis Snider's grand slam in the sixth inning lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Chicago Cubs, 5-4, in the opener of a three-game set at PNC Park. Travis Snider hit a pinch-hit grand slam during a five-run sixth and the...
Bob Ford: USGA thinks anchoring putter is wrong, changes the rule
Source: Miami Herald
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 19:34:41 -0700 | sports-news
Golf Association pulled the long-handled hammer from its bag on Tuesday and swung it freely, announcing that the Rules of Golf would be altered as of Jan. 1, 2016, to prohibit anchoring the butt end of a club against any...
Prosecutors seek retrial in Bell corruption case
Source: Miami Herald
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 19:39:39 -0700 | political-news
Los Angeles County prosecutors say they want to retry five former officials in the city of Bell who were accused of corruption and overpaying themselves with public funds. A look at the 867-page immigration overhaul bill approved Tuesday by the...
The tricky business of collaboration
Source: Miami Herald
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 19:07:55 -0700 | business-news
Her team member had blown a deadline and she would have to stay late, once again, to finish the project her boss was expecting in the morning. It's so frustrating that one person on a team can create havoc in...
DE Ricardo Williams officially off Miami Hurricanes football team
Source: Miami Herald
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 18:36:14 -0700 | sports-news
Chris Yandle , director of communications for UM athletics, confirmed that 6-5, 251-pound defensive end Ricardo Williams is no longer on the team. A redshirt sophomore, Williams is out of Homestead Senior High. Williams played in one game last year...
Canseco player-coach in indy league _ for a series
Source: Miami Herald
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 18:36:26 -0700 | sports-news
His team has failed to win more than three games in a row this season. Two-thirds of the season-opening starting rotation is on the disabled list, as are the starting catcher and setup man. The power-hitting first baseman has not...
The time is right for Miami Hurricanes to improve NCAA standing
Source: Miami Herald
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 18:36:13 -0700 | sports-news
The confident Hurricanes intend to seize the opportunity to go on a late-season run, beginning with the ACC tournament. The second season begins Thursday for the University of Miami baseball team...All eight of the teams that qualified for the ACC...
Miami Dolphins’ Reshad Jones returns, Randy Starks still out
Source: Miami Herald
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 18:36:11 -0700 | sports-news
A day after sitting out the Dolphins' organized team activities in protest of his contract, Jones was back in his familiar spot Tuesday: with Miami's first-team defense. Jones, a safety in the final year of his rookie deal, declined to...
Chargers release Haslam
Source: Miami Herald
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 18:36:09 -0700 | sports-news
Tony Romo pointed here and there, showing receiver Dez Bryant the best way to use a block on the first day of offseason practice. At this time last year, Fletcher Cox and Mychal Kendricks were promising rookies brought in to...
Transgender MMA fighter Fallon Fox set for historic bout at BankUnited Center
Source: Miami Herald
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 16:47:23 -0700 | sports-news
Special to The Herald Friday night's mixed-martial arts event at BankUnited Center on the University of Miami campus will be the first Championship Fighting Alliance card to be televised nationally...The co-main event will feature a female bout in the featherweight...
As farm bill debate looms, Tarheel lawmakers gird for fight over tobacco
Source: Miami Herald
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 16:35:21 -0700 | political-news
Even though governors and lawmakers in five Deep South states oppose a plan to cover more people through Medicaid under the health care overhaul, 62 percent of the people in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina support expanding the...
Nielsen's top programs for May 13-19
Source: Miami Herald
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 20:19:39 -0700 | entertainment-news
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for May 13-19...App Store Official Charts for the week ending May 20, 2013: For the past decade, the "American Idol" season finale has been one of television's biggest events of the year.
IRS official to take the 5th at House hearing
Source: Miami Herald
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 15:19:14 -0700 | political-news
The key witness in the trial of the man convicted of killing former intern Chandra Levy had a previously undisclosed history as a government snitch, a court hearing revealed Tuesday. Summoned by Republicans, a key figure in the Internal Revenue...
How a spark of an idea for a sneaker turned Crystal4U into a sparkling business
Source: Miami Herald
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 14:42:41 -0700 | business-news
Her signature style of shoes would not change, even when it came to her quinceanera celebration. Rodriguez had a 15th birthday party that included a glamorous dress, choreographed dance routines and countless friends and family members. Every detail was traditional,...
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