American Airlines-US Airways merger may be announced soon

FORT WORTH -- A merger between American Airlines and US Airways could be announced as early as next week as the two companies move closer to finalizing details of a deal, sources familiar with the negotiations say.Neither airline's board has met to formally approve a union, however. The AMR Corp. board is expected to meet early next week.US Airways Chief Executive Doug Parker...

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Miami Heat has scholarships for graduation high school seniors

The Miami Heat is offering South Florida high school seniors college scholarships for the 2013-2014 school year.Four scholarships of $2,500 each will go to seniors who excel in academics and community service.One of the four scholarships is reserved for a student who plays sports. Applicants must have at least a 3.2 grade point average by their final semester...

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Miley Cyrus Loves Her Drastic Haircut

Though Miley Cyrus' super-short 'do definitely has its fair share of haters, according to Miley herself, she has no intentions of growing it out -- ever."You will never see me with long hair again!," she tells E! News. "My fiancé [Liam Hemsworth] loves it…It's so easy and [I] don't need to wash it. It looks better grungy and not washing it."Pics: Love in Pics -- Miley Cyrus & Liam HemsworthAnd...

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Cops: Mom pulled gun at Conn. Chuck E. Cheese's

NEWINGTON, Conn. — A Connecticut mother has posted bail after being charged with pulling a gun and threatening another woman at a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant.Police say 30-year-old Tawana Bourne brandished a .380-caliber handgun and chambered a round during an argument at the children's game and pizza restaurant in Newington on Monday night. Police say...

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Sweetest Android Jelly Bean phones

After waiting for what seemed like an eternity for Android Jelly Bean phones to ship, we’re glad to see a flood of handsets with the coveted software. Some older phones, like the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Motorola Droid Razr HD Maxx, also have received this significant upgrade, but these smartphones rolled straight off the assembly line boasting Google’s most modern OS. From...

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International Noise Conference celebrates its 10th anniversary at Churchill’s Pub

Frank Falestra is standing at the backyard bar of Churchill’s Pub, tinkering with a lighting board that has a broken switch. It’s an urgent repair because the switch controls red light. “Red is important at a rock bar,” he says. Falestra, better known as Rat Bastard, is hailed as the godfather of Miami’s noise scene and the founder of International Noise...

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Al Pacino Wigs Out In Phil Spector Trailer

He took on the real-life role of Dr. Jack Kevorkian in 2010 for an HBO biopic, and now Al Pacino is taking on another controversial, headline-grabbing character, acclaimed music producer and convicted killer Phil Spector.Starring alongside Helen Mirren, the film centers around the drama between Phil Spector (Pacino) and his defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden (Mirren) during the music legend's first...

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WATCH: American dies after Mexican tiger act goes terribly wrong

An American tiger trainer was killed at a circus in northern Mexico Saturday when one of the tigers he was performing with mauled him.Alexander Crispin, 35, was circling two tigers as part his act for the Circo Suarez when one of the two tigers he was working with leaped off its perch and attacked him.The tiger pulled Crispin to the ground and attacked...

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Cutting edge tech from Swiss Army

The Victorinox Swiss Army Jetsetter looks like a traditional pocket knife the company is famous for, but instead of the knife you get a pocket full of storage. A foldout and detachable USB 2.0 flash drive is among the features in the mini tool kit, which includes a ball point pen, bottle opener, Phillips screwdriver, tweezers and scissors in the 16 GB model I tested out....

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Keys ‘Seahag’ gets 30 years for killing man who refused to give her a beer

Former Conch Key resident Carolyn Dukeshire has the next 30 years to think about the can of Busch Light beer she never got from neighbor Martin Mazur.That's the reason Dukeshire, 62, shot and killed Mazur, 64, last July 29 — she asked Mazur for a beer and he said no. That's when she shot him five times outside his Conch Key home. Dukeshire — known by her friends and co-workers...

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