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
Woman wins $100 million in transvaginal mesh case
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) _ A Delaware jury has ordered a medical device manufacturer to pay $100 million to a woman who, despite two surgeries, still …
NW Ohio health agency: No sign water problem led to illness
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) _ The Toledo area’s local health department says no signs of illness were reported after a small amount of the northwest Ohio …
Business
IRS cuts taxpayer services as filing returns gets harder
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS is cutting taxpayer services to historically low levels just as President Barack Obama’s health law will make …
Lululemon boosts outlook after strong holiday season
NEW YORK — Lululemon, the seller of yoga gear, boosted its fourth-quarter outlook Monday following strong demand during holiday shopping season. The company’s shares rose more …
AmerisourceBergen expands into animal health with $2.5B deal
Pharmaceutical distributor AmerisourceBergen will stretch its reach into veterinary medicine by spending about $2.5 billion to acquire MWI Veterinary Supply. AmerisourceBergen Corp. said Monday that …
Education
Woman uses ‘GoFundMe’ site to pay for Harvard education
By LINDA MATCHAN The Boston Globe CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) _ Tonika Morgan has not had an easy life. Now 32, the Toronto woman says she …
NC lawmakers may change how schools are given A-to F-grades
By EMERY P. DALESIO RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ Legislators on Tuesday increased the push to change education laws with proposals giving learning growth more credit …
Corinthian Colleges closes all 28 remaining campuses
By KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Corinthian Colleges canceled classes Monday and shut down all of its remaining 28 ground campuses, displacing …
Sports
Word from the streets: Marlins Madness
The deal is done, and perhaps it was inevitable. City and county officials have committed hundreds of millions of public dollars to build a stadium …
The Marlins get their ballpark at our expense
Here’s an idea. Let’s say you and I buy a car together. I’ve found a great one online for $1,000. My thought is, you pay …
Moss takes charge at Marlins meeting
MIAMI – Viewers of Monday’s Miami-Dade County Commission meeting, in which a $644.5 million Marlins stadium was approved, had an opportunity to watch Chairman Dennis …