Rare talks proposed by both North and South Korea might calm tensions between the neighbors, but don’t expect Kim Jong Un to give up his nuclear arsenal any time soon, experts say. Kim used his annual New Year’s Day message to suggest that his officials could meet their Seoul-based counterparts to discuss sending athletes to participate in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics next month in South Korea.

MIAMI — He’s often called the Banana Man, because he exports produce. Now, he will be known by another title: president of Haiti. Jovenel Moïse, 48, rose from obscurity to win the country’s presidential elections this week, after a nearly two-year electoral process marred by allegations of fraud, delays, natural disasters and a staggeringly low voter turnout.

celebrate culture and unity with the North Miami Mardi Gras Festival that will be held this Sunday, January 29th in Downtown Miami at NE 125th Street between 6TH & 12th Ave., from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event, which has been in the works since 2013 and it’s organized by the City of North Miami,