As South Florida begins to reopen, downtown Miami is on the front of lines. Home to 100,000 residents, thousands of businesses, six million visitors each year, and more jobs than...
May 18, 2020
The future will be at the center of many conversations this week just as many Miami-Dade County and Broward businesses officially open. Webinars this week focus on companies planning their...
May 18, 2020
Haircuts. A trip to the museum. Lunch with your best friend. It seems like life will start returning to normal Monday, as businesses across Miami-Dade prepare to reopen their doors...
May 18, 2020
COVID-19 be damned. If the winners of the 2020 Miami Herald Startup Pitch Competition are any measure, our region is on track for a terrific future. For more than 20...
May 18, 2020
After an evening of drinks, it's always best to call for a ride and leave your car behind. But soon you might not have to. A new designated driver service...
May 18, 2020
In the best of times, America's rural communities have little access to ICU specialist doctors, called intensivists. The COVID-19 crisis has magnified these critical shortages around the country. Intercept TeleMed,...
May 18, 2020
Want to own a piece of the Empire State Building or any other commercial property? Ben Sharma is betting that a lot of people would — if they only had...
May 18, 2020
Small businesses in South Florida's minority neighborhoods often lack resources to market their services to tourists. Stephanie M. Jones plans to change that with a website and mobile application. Jones...
May 18, 2020
Thomas Aronica was running his own credit card processing company when he noticed his small and midsize business customers had a common issue: How do we get our accounting software...
May 18, 2020
Two University of Miami freshmen roommates, Anwar Khan and Connor Pohl, wanted to enter a Holt Prize competition just three weeks away. The concept they quickly came up with —...
May 18, 2020
What if your next visit to the mall or a park was a game? “That's what we want to do,” said Krystal Kunyue Zheng, co-founder and CEO of SAVR. “We...
May 18, 2020
The fashion industry is the world's second-largest polluter, after the oil sector. What's more, the fashion industry loses about $500 billion of value every year due to the clothes that...
May 18, 2020
Japan plunged into recession in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic battered manufacturing, exports and spending, and economists expect worse damage lies ahead. The world's third-largest economy contracted at...
May 18, 2020
Water officials in South Florida say the region's only nationally-recognized wild and scenic river is being poisoned by a lack of fresh water as dry conditions allow the ocean to...
May 18, 2020
The unprecedented scope of the coronavirus outbreak has led to an equal measure of uncertainty in the renewable energy sector. Will the depth of the pandemic slow down investment in...
May 18, 2020
A breathing machine at a Ukrainian hospital breaks down, leaving a coronavirus patient gasping helplessly for air. Dr. Olha Kobevko rushes from room to room to see if there is...
May 18, 2020
An aviation unit from Fort Campbell will deploy to South Korea this summer. The 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, will replace 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, from Fort Hood, Texas,...
May 18, 2020
NASCAR DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — This was a 400-mile drive unlike any other in modern day NASCAR. Kevin Harvick beat Alex Bowman to win NASCAR's first race back after a...
May 18, 2020
The Florida Keys will reopen to tourists on June 1, more than two months after the island chain closed to visitors to minimize the spread of the coronavirus. Checkpoints that...
May 18, 2020
Japan's economic growth plunged into recession in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic squelched production, exports and spending, and fears are growing that worse times may lie ahead. The...
May 18, 2020
China's commerce ministry says it will take “all necessary measures” in response to new U.S. restrictions on Chinese tech giant Huawei's ability to use American technology, calling the measures an...
May 18, 2020
Army Sgt. Antonio Gozikowski was planning to leave the military next month and head to college. After serving for six years, the dental assistant's goal was to become a dentist,...
May 18, 2020
To many companies, dealing with human resources issues can be a headache. Along with issues such as creating a fair workplace environment and heading off potential lawsuits come the unusual...
May 17, 2020
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell expressed optimism Sunday that the U.S. economy can begin to recover from a devastating recession in the second half of the year, assuming the coronavirus...
May 17, 2020
The Latest on NASCAR's return at Darlington Raceway (all times local): 7:22 p.m. Kevin Harvick has won NASCAR's return race, taking the checkered flag at Darlington Raceway 71 days after...
May 17, 2020
Texas' transportation agency has become the second part of the state government to be hit by a ransomware attack in recent days. On Thursday, someone hacked into the Texas Department...
May 17, 2020
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can...
May 17, 2020
Mississippi lawmakers and Gov. Tate Reeves still have to make big decisions about spending most of the $1.25 billion that the federal government is sending the state for coronavirus relief....
May 17, 2020
A judge rejected the request of convicted pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli to be let out of prison to research a coronavirus treatment, noting that probation officials viewed that claim as...
May 17, 2020
Tropical Storm Arthur inched closer to the U.S. Atlantic seaboard on Sunday, although its impact was expected to be limited to some minor flooding and rough seas along the North...
May 17, 2020
Elvis Presley's Graceland says it will reopen Thursday after it shut down tours and exhibits due to the new coronavirus outbreak. The tourist attraction in Memphis, Tennessee, said Sunday that...
May 17, 2020
The Latest on NASCAR's return at Darlington Raceway (all times local): ___ 3 p.m. Since only essential personnel are allowed to attend Sunday's race, drivers were on their own to...
May 17, 2020
As businesses start to reopen Monday in Miami-Dade County, indoor movie theaters are one place you won't be able to go for a while. But an old-fashioned movie-going option is...
May 17, 2020
The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline rose a nickel over the past three weeks, to $1.97 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that...
May 17, 2020
Eight firefighters remained hospitalized Sunday after being injured in an explosion at a hash oil manufacturer in downtown Los Angeles that sent crews running for their lives when a ball...
May 17, 2020
Five Iranian tankers likely carrying at least $45.5 million worth of gasoline and similar products are now sailing to Venezuela, part of a wider deal between the two U.S.-sanctioned nations...
May 17, 2020
Guests flocked to a theme park shopping district, a casino fired up its slot machines and businesses prepared for serving customers in Florida on Sunday, months after the coronavirus pandemic...
May 17, 2020
Christine Gale Reynolds worked at the public library in Yosemite National Park before it closed in March when California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued shutdown orders to slow the spread of...
May 17, 2020
While the Spottsville bridge may be that community's landmark, it's the Boucherie Vineyard & Winery that has been making its presence known since opening to the public in 2013, making...
May 17, 2020
Governors State University has named a new president with more than two decades of experience at Chicago State University. GSU's board of trustees voted Friday to name Cheryl Green as...
