Think local, former U.N. leader Kofi Annan tells Miami forum

In the Ritz-Carlton ballroom in Coconut Grove on Monday, Kofi Annan, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, addressed a crowd of well-dressed world savers to open the Continuity Forum of the Americas Business Council (abc*). In a speech that touched on the environment, the Arab awakening, democracy in Latin America, the spiraling conflict in Syria, nuclear war...

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Broward recount for two city commission seats to resume Tuesday

With hundreds of uncounted ballots rousted up over the weekend from within the Broward Elections Department building, automatic recounts will resume Tuesday in razor-thin city commission races for Hallandale Beach and Dania Beach.The Broward Supervisor of Elections’ canvassing board convened Monday afternoon, nearly a week after long voter lines and delays in counting votes...

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STREAMING: Soundgarden Live on Letterman

Soundgarden is the latest band to headline the Live on Letterman concert series, streaming now!RELATED: New Music Tuesday!The Grammy Award-winning rockers are performing at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City preceding the release of King Animal, their first album in 16 years. Former acts to appear on the live concert series include Adele, Coldplay, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood...

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Judge orders hearing to determine if cop killer competent enough for death penalty

They say he’s too dumb to die for his heinous crimes.A federal judge has scheduled a series of special hearings later this month to hear testimony about whether a man convicted of the execution-style murder of two undercover NYPD officers is mentally competent to face the death penalty — again.Ronell Wilson has already been convicted of the point-blank...

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Noven’s niche: The Miami company is key producer of transdermal patches

At the Noven Pharmaceuticals plant in southwest Miami, scientists and technicians use highly specialized machinery to blend prescription medications and adhesives to make layered transdermal patches that release precise quantities of drugs over time after being applied to a patient’s skin.Noven, a subsidiary of Japan’s Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical, has about 700 employees nationwide...

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Two more Cuban dissidents allege abuses by former prisons official now living in Miami

Two more Cuban dissidents have alleged that they were abused personally or on the orders of a former Villa Clara provincial prison chief Crescencio Marino Rivero, who now lives in Miami. Rivero, 71, and his wife Juana Ferrer, both former officers in Cuba’s Interior Ministry and members of the ruling Communist Party, appear to have obtained their U.S. visas and residency...

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Malaysian charged with Facebook insult of sultan; sister says he’ll file police complaint

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The sister of a Malaysian man who has been charged with insulting a state sultan on Facebook says he is innocent and plans to lodge a complaint over his detention.Anisa Abdul Jalil, sister of Ahmad Abdul Jalil, says her brother was charged Thursday with making offensive postings on Facebook last month. She...

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2-year-old boy drowns in pond on Long Island

HUNTINGTON — A 2-year-old boy has drowned in a pond on Long Island.Suffolk County police say the child fell into the pond in Hecksher Park at around 11:30 a.m. Sunday.When police arrived at the scene, a good Samaritan was administering CPR. But the boy was later pronounced dead at Huntington Hospital.The boy was at the park with his father. Their names...

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Gov. Rick Scott may shift stance on health reform law

With the reelection of President Barack Obama, Florida’s Republican leaders are reconsidering their fervent opposition to federal healthcare reform, triggering a discussion that could have huge repercussions for South Florida.At stake is more than $6 billion in federal funding for Miami-Dade and Broward over the next decade and the possibility of health insurance for a large...

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A child’s sad death in a Florida nursing home

For 14 years, Doris Freyre cared for her profoundly disabled daughter in her modest Tampa home, pureeing fresh fruit, yams and vegetables and surrounding the girl with family photos and pictures of angels.Marie Freyre died in the care of a $506-per-day nursing home — sobbing, shaking and screaming for her real home.She never saw her Minnie Mouse plush toy, her Winnie the...

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