Flamenco comes alive in South Dade cabaret series
MIAMI — The up-tempo mélange of dialogue, music and dance enliven the stage this weekend, as the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center and Siempre Flamenco …
Rihanna in queen’s garb shuts down Met Gala carpet
Staff Wire Report NEW YORK— Rihanna took the red carpet at the recent Met Gala in a fur-trimmed yellow cape with floral swirls of gold …
Folk singer behind popularity of ‘We Shall Overcome’ dies
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Guy Carawan, a folk singer and social-justice advocate credited with turning the African-American spiritual We Shall Overcome into a unifying anthem …
GM plans announcement about future of Warren tech center
DETROIT (AP) _ General Motors Co. is planning to announce details Thursday about the future of its technical center in the Detroit suburb of Warren. …
Music venue’s website hacked by possible IS supporters
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Authorities say a group said to support the Islamic State militant group hacked the website of a popular Nashville music venue. …
Grand Canyon park rangers talk suicidal man away from rim
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) _ Authorities say rangers at Grand Canyon National Park were able to talk an Ohio man believed to be …
Delta will boost share buybacks, quarterly dividend
ATLANTA (AP) _ Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. rose Wednesday after the carrier announced a plan to buy back $5 billion in its own …
Fund formed to aid Baltimore businesses hurt by riots
BALTIMORE (AP) _ Baltimore’s economic development arm is seeking to raise $15 million to help businesses recover from riots and looting sparked by the death …
Health department facing projected deficit of $6 million
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) _ The state health department is facing a project deficit of nearly $6 million. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (http://bit.ly/1RE65gp …
Black professor regrets comments critical of white students
By PHILIP MARCELO BOSTON (AP) _ An incoming Boston University professor who called “white college males” a “problem population” and was publicly criticized by the …