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 Performing Arts in 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
Change!
Time may change me, but I can’t change time. That lyric from the classic David Bowie song echoes through my head frequently these days as …
$140M in conservation work proposed for Gulf of Mexico
By CAIN BURDEAU NEW ORLEANS — Ten watersheds around the rim of the Gulf of Mexico – from Florida to Texas – are being looked …
Business
Tips to help businesses make the transition to chip cards
Hey small business owners: If you haven’t prepared for the transition to chip-embedded credit and debit cards, you don’t have long. Here are some tips …
Shell buys former zinc smelter site for $13.5 million
MONACA, Pa. (AP) _ Shell Chemicals has bought the western Pennsylvania site of a former zinc smelter although it hasn’t announced a decision on building …
Judge denies Toyota new trial in fatal Minnesota crash
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ A federal judge has denied a new trial for Toyota Motor Corp. in a lawsuit resulting from a fatal crash in Minnesota. …
Education
Thousands attend Congress of Christian Education in Detroit
DETROIT (AP) _ Thousands of people are in Detroit for the National Baptist Convention’s 110th session of its Congress of Christian Education. Events are taking …
Deep sea sharks appear to be buoyant, surprising researchers
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) _ Researchers say they are a step closer to understanding the biology and habits of elusive deep sea sharks after new studies …
7 students who survived balcony collapse remain hospitalized
By JANIE HAR SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ The seven Irish students who survived a deadly balcony collapse in the college town of Berkeley remain hospitalized …
Sports
Boston Olympics foes meet with governor, cabinet members
BOSTON (AP) _ Gov. Charlie Baker and members of his cabinet met privately Friday with opponents of Boston’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. …
Competitors to round up for annual rodeo in Abbyville
ABBYVILLE, Kan. (AP) _ Competitors will round up once again to participate in a rodeo held since the 1960s in a small central Kansas town. …
Florida adds Vanderbilt graduate transfer Josh Grady
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) _ Former Vanderbilt quarterback/receiver Josh Grady has landed at Florida. The Gators announced Friday that Grady has enrolled in classes and will …
