Officer trapped in blazing cruiser rescued
At about 5:40 a.m. Thursday, Miami and Coral Gables police officers heard a chilling dispatch - car accident, officer involved, possibly trapped, car on fire. BY SUSANNAH A. NESMITH AND TRENTON DANIEL / snesmith@herald.com
Fins' fans defy sun to see stars Thousands endure scorching heat just to watch idols practice - or not
Locked gates greeted fans. But they didn't turn around and go home. They waited. The Miami Dolphins had canceled practice at its training camp at Nova Southeastern University in Davie. The fans didn't get the word. So in the searing heat they waited. BY MICHAEL A.W. OTTEY / mottey@herald.com
Cubans' return 'just not right,' Gov. Bush says Rebuke of brother's administration adds to tension over U.S. policy
With political tension building over the U.S. government's decision to ship 12 boat hijacking suspects back to face prison in Cuba, Gov. Jeb Bush took the unusual step Thursday of criticizing his own brother's administration for the negotiations that led to the repatriation. BY PETER WALLSTEN / pwallsten@herald.com
Abortion a peril for poor Brazilians Risks include jail, unsafe procedures
Viviane Borges Coutinho checked into a Brazilian state hospital in unbearable pain from a self-induced abortion. She had taken the ulcer medication Cytotec without a prescription, believing it would terminate her unwanted pregnancy. BY KEVIN G. HALL / Knight Ridder News Service
Overtown's glitter a few blocks and a world away
Development pressure is increasing on Overtown, with promises of new housing and retail projects that will bring middle-class residents to downtown's historically black neighborhood (story on Page 1A). But even as developers maneuver to remake the area, Overtown remains the city of Miami's poorest neighborhood. BY WILLIAM YARDLEY / wyardley@herald.com
Alaska warming may be preview of world future
"If you want to see what will be happening in the rest of the world 25 years from now, just look at what's happening in the Arctic," says a top scientist. In Alaska, glaciers are receding. Roads are collapsing. Forests are dying. By SETH BORENSTEIN / Knight Ridder/Tribune
Gators' media guide has crocodile on cover
What a croc! A large crocodile - and not the school's namesake Alligator mascot - is featured on the cover of the University of Florida's 2003 football media guide. Associated Press
