Weather alert: Weekend will be cool and breezy

Cool weather will continue Saturday in South Florida with breezy conditions and low temperatures dipping below 70. Highs will be in the mid-70s. On Sunday, forecasters expect the start of a warming trend, with highs near 80 and a low of about 70.Monday will bring more breezes and partly sunny skies, with a high of 79 degrees and a 20 percent chance of rain after 8 a.m. ...

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Buzzmakers: Brooke's Cancer Fight & World War Z

What had ET readers buzzing this week?1. It's Brad vs. Zombies in World War ZZombie attack!!! Brad Pitt plays a family man and United Nations employee who faces a deadly zombie pandemic in World War Z -- we gave you an exclusive first look and now we've got the intense trailer!Just when you thought that the zombie genre may be starting to generate less screams and more Zzzz's, World War Z arrives...

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Suicide blasts in Syria kill at least 20 troops

BEIRUT — Suicide car bombings ripped through a Syrian government base in a southern city on Saturday, killing at least 20 soldiers, an opposition group said, the latest in a series of explosions targeting regime forces and symbols of state security across the country.The explosions in Daraa were followed by clashes between regime forces and rebels fighting...

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Terra Group plans single-family development in Doral with modern architecture

Terra Group expects to break ground soon on a major mixed-use development in Doral, including 300 single-family homes and a grocery-anchored shopping center.Separately, the Miami developer said it recently acquired four parcels on the edge of Miami’s Midtown/Design District near 36th Street and Biscayne Boulevard through Terra Skylar Investments, a new venture formed with...

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What’s open and closed Monday for Veterans Day

Veterans Day is actually on Sunday, but is observed on Monday. Here is a list of what’s open and closed for the holiday. • Federal offices: Closed• State offices: Closed • Miami-Dade and Broward county offices: Closed• Miami-Dade and Broward courts: Closed• Public schools: Closed• Post offices: Closed • Stock markets:...

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SEAL Team Six Members Reprimanded in Video Game Consulting Deal

Seven members of the Navy’s now-famous SEAL Team Six have been issued letters of reprimand and docked pay after divulging classified information to video-game maker Electronic Arts, CBS News reports.The SEAL’s revealed the secret information in the course of their work as consultants for EA’s “Medal of Honor: Warfighter” game, which boasts of its high...

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Firefly 10th Anniversary Exclusive Clip Science Channel

On July 13, 2012, the cast and creators of Firefly reunited for a 10th Anniversary Comic Con celebration and, by the end of the panel, there was not a dry eye in the house. As fans approached the microphone, with tear-stained faces, and the cast was reduced to puddles of emotions recalling favorite memories from shooting the cult classic, the discussion evolved into a cathartic experience for the...

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Work from Monet's 'Water Lilies' fetches over $43M, benefits Tarrytown school

ReutersClaude Monet's famed "Water Lilies" paintings fetched more than $43 million at auction.A work from Claude Monet's "Water Lilies" series has been sold for more than $43 million at a New York City auction.The money will benefit the Hackley School in Tarrytown.The work dates from 1905. That's the year Monet began a feverish phase of paintings depicting...

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Zillow: Foreclosure discounts shrinking

Buying a foreclosed home is no longer the big bargain it used to be. In South Florida, the discount for foreclosures narrowed to 2.9 percent below a comparable non-distressed home in September from 6.8 percent a year earlier, according to Zillow. The foreclosure discount for the tri-county area of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties peaked in August 2008, when bank-owned...

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