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
Drug overdoses in Pima County surpass 300 per year
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) _ The number of drug overdose deaths in Pima County continues to exceed 300 per year. The Arizona Daily Star reports (http://bit.ly/1d9XVw0 …
Financing plan for Medicaid expansion receives final passage
By MELINDA DESLATTE BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ If Louisiana’s next governor wants to expand the state Medicaid program to tap into billions of available …
Business
Nebraska bill would close campaign disclosure loophole
By GRANT SCHULTE LINCOLN, Neb. — Politicians who use campaign money illegally could have a harder time hiding their violations under a bill that will go …
Chile: Bachelet’s son resigns from charity amid loan scandal
SANTIAGO, Chile — The son of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has resigned as head of her charitable foundation following criticism that he and his wife profited …
Scandal-hit HSBC issues public apology for tax dodge scandal
By DANICA KIRKA LONDON — HSBC, Britain’s largest bank, issued a public apology Sunday, describing the media firestorm that followed allegations it helped rich clients …
Education
Surfing for college credit? Florida Tech now offering
By MICHELLE MULAK Florida Today MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) _ The Florida Institute of Technology would like to encourage Ocean Engineering students to surf for college …
Duke: Student disciplined for hanging noose, not expelled
By JONATHAN DREW RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ A student who left a noose hanging from a tree at Duke University has been disciplined but can …
Catholic high school students show support for gay teacher
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Students from an Omaha Catholic high school have used an annual fundraiser to show support for a gay teacher whose contract …
Sports
Diddy to perform at Marlins game
In an effort to get the young, hip crowd into seats at Sun Life Stadium, the Florida Marlins have invited Sean “Diddy’’ Combs to perform …
Mourning says Heat wins will aid charity as well
MIAMI (AP) — In Alonzo Mourning’s view, the impact of having LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh together on the Miami Heat will go …
Heat fans gear up for the “Dream Team”
While Miami Heat fans and community leaders see the tremendous benefit of anchoring a super team with a player that the nation – if not …