Shoe-repair shop threatened by transit plans
Florida International University For nearly half a century, Tyrone and Paulette Greene have repaired shoes and sold T-shirts out of their Liberty City store, Greene …
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FIU students blog about Liberty City
What started as an experiment has become a passion. For the last 10 weeks, 17 journalism students at Florida International University have spent hours each …
Airlines to buy Air Jamaica, keep routes
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Trinidad's Caribbean Airlines will take over operations of cash-strapped Air Jamaica and its seven routes, retaining 1,000 employees, according to aviation …
Mild tremor shakes Haiti but no damage reported
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — People ran screaming from buildings Monday, May 3 as a mild tremor rattled a Haitian capital still traumatized by the deadly …
Health coverage extensions for young not universal
The most valuable college graduation gift your child receives this spring might come from a health insurer. The health care overhaul calls on insurers to …
AROUND SOUTH FLORIDA with ELGIN JONES 05-07-10
AIRLINES’ WINDFALL U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood has not commented, but information released by his agency reveals that airlines made mega-billions off baggage …
Amazon adding Twitter, Facebook to Kindle e-reader
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle e-reader is getting access to Facebook and Twitter, along with several other enhancements, as part of a software …
Apple sells 1 million iPads, outdoing first iPhone
CUPERTINO, Calif., (AP) — Apple Inc. said Monday, May 3 that it has sold 1 million of its new iPad tablet computers in the month …
Florida Grand Opera presents: Carmen
My first experience with the opera Carmen was the MTV-produced Carmen: A Hip Hopera. It starred Beyonce Knowles as Carmen around the time the former …
Music legends shine at SunFest!
Music fans came from all over to experience the sheer joy of a live performance by two R & B greats – the legendary Patti …