SoFlo Live
KAREN STEPHENS IN ‘POTUS’: The award-winning South Florida favorite returns Jan. 9 – 26 to the Carnival Studio Theater of Miami’s Arsht Center for the …
New Orleans mourns victims of truck attack with tearful vigil and celebration of life
New Orleans (AP) — New Orleans mourned, wept and danced at a vigil Saturday evening along the famous thoroughfare where a man rammed a pickup …
Health and Wellness
Diver on gator attack: ‘I started punching … he let go’
Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. – A Florida man who was attacked by an alligator while diving for golf balls in a lake says the …
When and how to help older people during and after disasters
Older adults are more susceptible to disaster situations, just when emergency responders are being inundated with calls for help. STOCK PHOTO By CHERYL A. LEVINE …
Business
Amazon plans to hire 2,100 workers at Indiana facilities
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Amazon says it plans to add 2,100 workers at its locations in Indiana as it looks to hire more employees across the …
Art Basel names a director of the Americas
MIAMI (AP) _ Art Basel has a new director who will concentrate solely on the art world in the Americas. The global organization which operates …
Wal-Mart opens counter offensive against Amazon this week
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ The online price fight as well as the bickering is heating up between Wal-Mart and …
Education
Rhode Island community college to receive federal funding
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ The Community College of Rhode Island has been awarded more than $500,000 in federal funding for its outreach and student services …
Computer pros volunteer to teach girls how to program
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ When organizers of a summer camp that includes a number of disadvantaged high-school girls asked about career plans, …
Parents with kids in private schools want education grants
RENO, Nev. (AP) _ Nevada parents with children already attending private school are demanding to be part of a new state program that will pay …
Sports
NBA Finals Game 4 draws best rating since 2004
NEW YORK (AP) _ The NBA Finals’ Game 4 has drawn its highest television rating in more than a decade. The Golden State Warriors’ 103-82 …
Lions cut QB Anthony Boone
DETROIT (AP) _ The Detroit Lions say they have released quarterback Anthony Boone. Boone was an undrafted free agent out of Duke. He threw for …
After 40 years, Warriors fans believe title wait almost over
By ANTONIO GONZALEZ AP Basketball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ Gary Liss still has the ticket from Game 2 of the 1975 NBA Finals in …
