Miami Airport new contract and new international arrivals area
Miami Airport Concession, LLC recently announced a new contract with Miami International Airport (MIA) that calls for a comprehensive overhaul of the airport’s advertising program. As part of the 10-year agreement, which is effective immediately, Miami Airport Concession will introduce…
Johnson signs on to lend his magic to Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Magic Johnson is about to learn $2 billion only buys you so much. Now he’ll need to bring the Los Angeles Dodgers the same success he brought the Lakers. News that Johnson and his partners agreed…
Canadiens fire general manager Pierre Gauthier
MONTREAL (AP) — The Canadiens fired general manager Pierre Gauthier after a dismal season and split with Montreal great Bob Gainey on Thursday, insisting such play will not be tolerated by a franchise long part of hockey history. “We need…
Analysis: Pope, Castros talked past each other
HAVANA (AP) — The spiritual leader of the world’s Roman Catholics and the brothers who have carried Cuba along an increasingly solitary Communist path mixed warm smiles with the hard language of their respective camps during Pope Benedict XVI’s three-day…
Bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs dies at age 88
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It may be impossible to overstate the importance of bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs to American music. A pioneering banjo player who helped create modern country music, his sound is instantly recognisable and as intrinsically wrapped in…
Aerosmith promises new album in three months
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aerosmith has reunited with Jack Douglas, who produced the band’s key 1970s albums, and quietly recorded a new studio album even as its lead singer traded jokes with Jennifer Lopez on “American Idol.” Steven Tyler said…
Philippine court halts grad ban over bikini photos
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine court on Thursday ordered a Catholic girls’ school to allow five students to attend graduation ceremonies after they were barred over photos on Facebook that showed them wearing bikinis. Judge Wilfredo Navarro of central…
Cameron: Assad regime not welcome at Olympics
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed Wednesday that dozens of members of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime will be stopped from attending the London Olympics, as he pledged to make the event “the greatest show on Earth.”…
Pope prays for freedom, ‘renewal’ in Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI prayed for freedom and renewal “for the greater good of all Cubans” before the nation’s patron saint Tuesday, but the island’s communist leaders quickly rejected the Roman Catholic leader’s appeal for political change after…
US oil spill plan prepares for Cuba
MIAMI (AP) — If a future oil spill in the Caribbean Sea threatens American shores, a new federal plan obtained by The Associated Press would hinge on cooperation from neighbouring foreign governments. Now that Cuba is the neighbour drilling for…
