South Florida foreclosure sales up in third quarter

Miami-Dade County’s foreclosure-related sales rose 43.9 percent in the third quarter from the second quarter and jumped 21.8 percent from a year earlier, as banks sold off more properties, according to RealtyTrac.In Broward County, third-quarter foreclosure-related sales rose 38.9 percent from the prior quarter, but were down 24.5 percent from a year ago, the real estate...

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HOLIDAY LIGHTS

It’s that time of year to decorate your home and tell us how wonderful it looks!We’re seeking all entries for our annual Holiday Lights showcase. Tell us about your home, your decorations and where you live. Send this information to Lidia at ltzdinkova@gmail.com. by Monday, Dec. 10 or to Joan Chrissos, Holiday Lights, Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, Fl., 33132. Please...

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Austrian farmers dip into Internet “milking” craze

VIENNA (Reuters) – Dumping a bottle of milk over your head and filming it for a video post on the Internet has become a popular youth craze, but Austrian farmers say the spillage is a crying shame.“Milking”, as the trend is known, is among a variety of tongue-in-cheek stunts in which young people shoot pictures or videos of themselves posing as owls, planks of wood, or famous people and then share...

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Sneak Peek: Survivor's Loved Ones Reunion

It's the episode of Survivor every season that melts even the coldest heart -- the episode in which the contestants are reunited with dearly loved friends and family -- and ET has a sneak peek of tonight's reunion between Skupin and his son!Related: 'Survivor' Penner Reflects on Game Ouster On two seasons of the show, Michael Skupin has proven to be a nice guy, but he takes it to another level when...

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House would extend protection for past presidents

WASHINGTON — The House has voted to give former presidents and their wives lifetime Secret Service protection, arguing that terrorist threats and the comparative youth of recent presidents make such a change necessary.The legislation, which now goes to the Senate, reverses a 1994 law that terminated Secret Service protection 10 years after a president leaves...

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iPad’sdominance limits apps for other tablets

Q. When are companies going to start writing applications for tablet computers other than the iPad? I own a Pandigital tablet, and when I try to download apps, I’m told they’re either for the iPad or iPhone. LeRoy Hilton, Oro Valley, Ariz. You can expect more apps for non-Apple tablet computers when those devices gain more market share. How soon, or if,...

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State elections officials to investigate voting problems in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties

TALLAHASSEE -- Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner told a Senate committee Tuesday morning that he plans to dispatch a team of experts to Miami-Dade next week to investigate more fully the “problems” with the recent election, including long lines at the polls and an overwhelming surge of last-minute absentee ballots.Detzner, who is Gov. Rick Scott’s chief elections officer,...

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The Kennedys Honor Taylor Swift

Though Taylor Swift, 22, and Conor Kennedy, 18, reportedly ended their relationship in October, it looks like the singer hasn't seen the last of the Kennedy family yet. Swift was awarded with the Ripple of Hope Award from the RFK Center for Justice & Human Rights at a gala Monday night in New York City, by none other than Conor's dad Robert F. Kennedy Jr.The Ripple of Hope Awards goes to leaders...

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Mortar kills 29 Syrian students

BEIRUT — A mortar slammed into a ninth-grade classroom in the Damascus suburbs on Tuesday, killing 29 students and a teacher, according to state media, as the civil war closed in on President Bashar Assad's seat of power.The state-run news agency SANA blamed the attack on terrorists, the term the regime uses for rebels who are fighting to topple the government.The...

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Miami Commissioner Spence-Jones sues Fernandez Rundle, Regalado

Battle-scarred Miami City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones has launched a legal offensive against Mayor Tomas Regalado and Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, accusing them of plotting to destroy her political career when Rundle twice charged the commissioner with political corruption.In a federal lawsuit filed Monday, Spence-Jones’ lawyers accuse Fernandez...

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