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Opinion: If President Trump can use his questionable new war doctrine to blow alleged Venezuelan narco-boats out of international waters, then Caribbean and Latin American nations could also put their military firepower to work. So, American gun traffickers and drug consumers, beware – you’re now missile targets, too.On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, WLRN’s Americas editor Tim Padgett argues that Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago and other Caribbean nations could now label U.S. traffickers – who bring weapons that help drive crime in their territories – as enemy combatants engaged in warfare.And what if Colombia decided U.S. drug users are fair game for summary execution – since the rising demand for cocaine from their “incorrigible snorting” helps drive Colombia’s brutal cartel violence?

Tired of the same old pumpkin pie or squash side dish? Morning Edition challenged Chris Kimball of America's Test Kitchen to shake up Thanksgiving with recipes that put a new spin on the humble gourd. His chosen recipes include barley risotto with butternut squash and maple-pumpkin stack cake.

This week, The Weeknd's new album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, debuts atop the Billboard 200 albums chart, and the biggest winners and performers from the Grammys experience big chart bumps.

BAHAMIAN STYLE CONCH FRITTERSNorman Van Aken © All Rights ReservedThese were some of the first flavors of Key West we came to know and love.Yield: 3 dozen…

The debate in Congress over raising the debt ceiling was focused on the $16.7 trillion borrowing limit. That's a huge number that has been increasing…

SPANISH CAVA FONDUENorman Van Aken ©2012Yields: 4 Cups1 1/2 Spanish onions, peeled and cut into medium slices4 ounces of butter2 jalapenos, stems and…

GNOCCHINorman Van Aken © Copyright, All Rights Reserved1 pound Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and boiled in salted waterKosher salt and freshly cracked black…

01/22/14 - Wednesday's Topical Currents is with one of America’s most beloved TV anchors, Jane Pauley. She hosted NBC’s Today Show for 13 years, and then…

Chef Norman Van Aken discusses chiles, their origins and uses

10/11/12 - Thursday’s Topical Currents begins with news about an ambitious Miami-Dade collaboration studying the holocaust and human rights. It’s called…

SAUCE CREOLENorman Van Aken, © 2001The Brazilian influences of cuisine have invigorated several others. Here we have a sauce that is indelibly linked with…

KEY LIME AND CANDIED KUMQUAT PEEL PIE©1996 All Rights Reserved by Norman Van AkenYield: 1) 10” pieFor the candied fruit:30 kumquats1 ¾ Cup sugar1 ¼ Cup…

“Lazarus! Come quickly! I need you!”SALSA OF LIFE©2007, All Rights Reserved by Norman Van Aken“Vuelve de la Vida” .. or as we call it, ’Salsa of Life’…

CREAMED CHIPPED BEEF ON TOAST a,k.a. S.O.S.© 2016 All Rights Reserved by Norman & Janet Van AkenServes 44 Tablespoons unsalted butter4 Tablespoons…

The U.S. and Cuba may have embassies in each other’s countries, but relations are far from normal. Human rights, basic freedoms and an open economy…

This week on the Florida Roundup:The trial over how Florida re-drew its congressional districts wraps up. Was it a secret plan to carve out political…

10/23/13 - Wednesday’s Topical Currents is with South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. She chairs the Democratic National Committee. She’s…

Florida’s suicide rate increased 10.6 percent from 1999 to 2016, though most states saw larger increases, according to a new report from the federal...

The news is sure to be a hot topic on the campaign trail as President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney push to the Nov. 6 election.

The soundtrack to Disney's Frozen has been the biggest-selling album of 2014, topping the Billboard album chart for 13 weeks.