PUERTO RICO

Indoor smoking bans lower the risk of heart attack, even among nonsmokers, by reducing exposure to secondhand smoke, a panel of U.S. health experts confirmed in a report on Thursday.

Luis Armando Pena Soltren, a man wanted for the hijack of flight 281 of Pan American in the 1960's was arrested on Sunday in a New York City airport.

Liz Claiborne Inc said on Thursday that its namesake apparel line would be sold exclusively at J.C. Penney Co Inc department stores, and it expects a profit from its Liz Claiborne wholesale brands in 2010, sending its shares up more than 12 percent.

More unemployed workers filed for temporary government insurance protection last week, with the total initial claims rising by 17,000 to 551,000, according to the U.S. Labor Department.

The worst U.S. economic recession in 70 years is forcing senior citizens out of retirement, leaving them fighting for jobs in a weak labor market or risk homelessness, according to a private study.

Hundreds of thousands of people filled Havana's Revolution Square for a peace concert on Sunday in which Colombian singer Juanes and other musicians sought to bridge the political divide that has separated Cubans for 50 years.

Cubans were expected to fill Havana's massive Revolution Square on Sunday for a concert by Colombian singer Juanes and a lineup of top Spanish-language musicians who hope art can do what politics has not -- bring together Cubans here and in the United States.

Half a million people are expected to fill Havana's Revolution Square Sunday for a concert that is supposed to be about peace, but has become another front in the war of words between Havana and the Cuban exile community in Miami.

An international lineup of Latin acts will join Colombian rocker Juanes at his controversial Paz Sin Fronteras (Peace Without Borders) concert, scheduled for Havana, Cuba, on September 20.

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The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Monday a broad area of low pressure about 500 miles east of the Lesser Antilles in the Atlantic Ocean had a high chance of becoming the season's next tropical depression during the next 48 hours.

Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez, an 18-year-old brunette, won the Miss Universe 2009 title on Sunday, giving her South American country its second consecutive win and its sixth title in the beauty pageant.

Hurricane Bill gained speed and is expected to become the first hurricane of the season as it makes its way toward Bermuda later this week. Ana may dissipate today in the Caribbean according to reports from the National Hurricane Center.

MetroPCS Communications Inc on Wednesday unveiled a discounted international calling service, its latest effort to appeal to cost conscious U.S. consumers.

Microsoft's Virtual Earth has released the Virtual Earth Silverlight Map Control community technology preview (CTP) which supports video, animation, and vector graphics.

Both Spanish and English are the official languages, the local currency is the U.S. dollar, and no visas or passports are required to enter Puerto Rico from the United States. Mail is sent through the US Postal Service at the same rates as on the mainland.

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The boxing legend Jose Torres, the former world light-heavyweight champion, passed away earlier today from a heart attack.

American Airlines parent AMR Corp. said Tuesday it will start with discontinuing some long-haul service, including Chicago flights to Honolulu and Buenos Aires in response to skyrocketing fuel prices and softening economy.

Toyota Motor Corp said Wednesday it will recall about 539,500 Corolla and Matrix vehicles sold in the U.S. from defects in window glass, while nearly 630,000 minivans will be recalled in Japan.

Puerto Rico was hit with heavy rains, flash flooding and mudslides triggered by subtropical Storm Olga on Tuesday, as forecasters predict further rains in Hispaniola.