At University of Miami, Justice Sonia Sotomayor gets real

From her days as a young girl in the Bronx being raised by her mother after the death of her father to becoming the first Hispanic on the highest judicial body in the country, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor told the story of her journey before a captivated audience at the University of Miami on Friday night.Sotomayor spoke with University of Miami President Donna...

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Netflix CEO fights for the right to post company milestones on Facebook

It may not seem like the most pressing matter in an era of massive financial scandals, but the Securities and Exchange Commission has decided to go after Netflix (NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings for posting information about Netflix company milestones on his Facebook (FB) page. According to Bloomberg, the SEC believes that Hastings’ Facebook post, which announced that Netflix users had watched more than...

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Elderly SI man fatally struck while crossing the street near his home

An elderly man was struck and killed crossing the street near his home in Staten Island, police said.Bujar Hasimja, 72, and a woman, 64, were walking across Jefferson Avenue near Mason Avenue in Dongan Hills when a gray Nissan Armada making a left turn hit them about 7:30 p.m. yesterday, cops said.EMS rushed the two pedestrians to Staten Island University...

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Healthcare experts see bumpy road ahead: “Shift happens”

The healthcare industry in South Florida, like the rest of the country, faces huge challenges in the year ahead as major federal reforms kick in, experts told about 700 people at a University of Miami conference on Friday.“We are at a critical time in health policy,” said Mark McClellan, former head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. “There are going to be...

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Feral cats to be trapped at federal wildlife refuges in Florida Keys

Efforts to protect native animals in Florida Keys wildlife refuges will trap feral cats and other unwanted "pests," say federal managers.The "Final Integrated Pest Management Plan" for the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges, released this week, says U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff "will begin actively controlling and removing certain exotic animals from public lands...

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Grammys Flashback: Maroon 5 2005

Maroon 5 dropped into the music industry with a splash. The band's debut album, Songs About Jane, peaked in the Top 10 on the charts and earned multiplatinum certifications around the world. It became so popular that it won an award over Grammy powerhouse Kanye West.In the span of eight years, Kanye West has become one of the most nominated artists in Grammys history, which began at his very first...

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3 Things That Still Worry Me About BlackBerry

BlackBerry put on a pretty good show on Wednesday when it revealed the Z10 and the Q10, its first new smartphones in a year and a half. The demos were crisp, and the new BlackBerry 10 software looked clever. At the very least, it seems that BlackBerry has finally joined the modern smartphone era.But despite my interest in BlackBerry’s new phones, I’m still worried about the future of the platform,...

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British prosecutors won't press charges against royal hoax DJs

LONDON — British prosecutors said Friday they will not press charges against two Australian DJs over the royal hoax call that preceded a nurse's suicide.Two Australian DJs impersonated Queen Elizabeth II and her son, Prince Charles, as they phoned London's King Edward VII hospital in December to ask about the condition of the Duchess of Cambridge, formerly...

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Mompreneur jumps into the ‘Shark Tank’

It all started with a 4 a.m. email nearly a year ago: “Do you think a baby bib could change the world? I do...”Then Susie Taylor included a link to her website, bibbitec.com, and off it went to Shark Tank, the popular ABC television show where entrepreneurs pitch their companies to investors on the show — and by extension, 7 million viewers.Four months later, as the “mompreneur”...

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Judge to sentence man in South Beach rape and murder

An Orlando man convicted of kidnapping, raping and executing a South Miami High teen will learn Thursday if he is to be sent to Death Row.Joel Lebron, 34, was convicted in October of the April 2002 killing of Ana Maria Angel, a case that shocked South Florida.By a 9-3 vote, a jury recommended that Lebron be executed. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge William Thomas will read his sentence...

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