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Another Air Controller Naps; FAA Revising Work Schedules

WASHINGTON -- Another case of an air traffic controller falling asleep on duty - this time in Miami - prompted the Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday to acknowledge it has a widespread problem with fatigue and to institute changes in controllers' work schedules. "We are taking important steps today that will make...

Home Price Declines Deepen in Major US Markets

NEW YORK -- Damage from the housing bust is spreading to areas once thought to be immune. In at least 14 major U.S. metro areas, prices have fallen to 2003 levels - when the housing bubble was just starting to inflate. Prices will likely drop further this year, making many people reluctant to buy or sell. That would push...

Mother of Twins Found in Toxic Fla. Truck Charged

MIAMI -- Police say the mother of a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in a toxic truck in Florida three weeks ago has been charged with murder. The Miami-Dade Police Department said Saturday that Carmen Barahona has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Nubia Barahona. The girl was found in the back of...

Human Bones Found in Florida Yard Date Back 2,400 Years

When a woman digging in her yard on the Florida Keys last fall turned up a jawbone and part of a human skull, detectives immediately could tell the bones had been there a while -- "possibly as long as 75 years," the sheriff's office said at the time. Now the Monroe County Medical Examiner's office said the results of...

111 Charged in Medicare Scams Worth $225 Million

MIAMI -- Federal authorities charged more than 100 doctors, nurses and physical therapists in nine cities with Medicare fraud Thursday, part of a massive nationwide bust that snared more suspects than any other in history. More than 700 law enforcement agents fanned out to arrest dozens of people accused of illegally...

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Gloria Allred Now Representing Girlfriend Of Rudy Eugene, Face-Eating 'Miami Cannibal' (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

High-profile California attorney Gloria Allred has joined the hubbub surrounding Miami's naked "cannibal" attack of last Saturday.

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ROCK THE BOAT

Tuck in for a rainy June weekend with the following best things to do over the next three days.

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Zombie Apocalypse: Federal Government Denies Existence Of Flesh-Eating Monsters

The horrific face-eating arrest in Miami and several other seemingly subhuman acts has many people wondering what's behind this flesh-munching wave of terror.

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IT'S HEEEEE-EEEERE!

H&M, the popular global retailer known for offering fashion-forward apparel and quality basics, is opening a fantastic new pop-up shop in South Beach.

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Bath Salts Blamed For Shocking 'Cannibal' Attack In Miami (PICTURES/VIDEO)

Rudy Eugene's cannibalistic attack on a homeless man in Miami is being blamed on a synthetic drug known as 'bath salts'.

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06/02/12 St. Marys Celebrates National Trails Day Source: NBC - WLIO - Lima OH Today is the American Hiking Society's National Trails Day across the country and in Auglaize county they were marking the day along the Miami and Erie canal.
06/02/12 Gloria Allred Now Representing Girlfriend Of Rudy... Source: The Huffington Post High-profile California attorney Gloria Allred has joined the hubbub surrounding Miami's naked "cannibal" attack of last Saturday.
06/02/12 Hummingbird Bay â ID: 5908620 Source: Nubricks Set on a sunset facing beach on the spectacular Caribbean island of Little Cayman, known worldwide for its natural beauty, Hummingbird Bay is in a truly breath taking location in one of the Cayman Islands most desirable areas.
06/02/12 Miami has to find way to get Dwyane Wade out of Boston... Source: The Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach FL Soon after the Celtics destroyed the Heat in a Game 3 that was much closer than the final score indicates, Dwyane Wade was asked about his inability to get to the free-throw line for just the second time in 101 career playoff games.
06/02/12 Armed Forces Source: Miami Herald - Miami FL Joseph D. Kernan, left, United States Navy Vice Admiral and Military Deputy Commander of U.S. Southern Command in Miami, leads the oath of enlistment at the Our Community Salutes High School Enlistee Recognition Ceremony, Saturday June 2, 2012 at Jungle Island in Miami.

Background on miami

Miami ( or ) is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625. The 42nd largest city proper in the United States, with a population of 408,568, it is the principal, central, and most populous city of the South Florida metropolitan area, and the most populous metropolis in the Southeastern United States.

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