Nation & World
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PublishedApril 27, 2011
Mexico insists it’s in control of troubled border state
MEXICO CITY – Mexican officials insisted Tuesday that the northern state of Tamaulipas has not fallen under criminal control, but they provided few new details into horrific mass killings and abductions just across the U.S. border. Investigators increased to 183 the number of bodies recovered from 40 sites around San Fernando, a farming town 90 […]
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PublishedApril 27, 2011
Syrian troops continue bloody crackdown in Daraa
Unarmed protesters are reportedly holding out in a mosque, with tanks in the streets and snipers on roofs.
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PublishedApril 27, 2011
President-elect to tax phone calls to fund Haiti schools
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti’s president-elect announced Tuesday that he intends to impose taxes on money transfers and international cellphone calls to help finance schools across the chronically impoverished country. Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly, who last week was declared the official winner of a March 20 presidential runoff but will not take office until May 14, […]
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PublishedApril 27, 2011
In Focus: In Mexico’s drug war, a new level of barbarity
Police believe dozens in pits were killed by sledgehammer
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PublishedApril 26, 2011
Haley Barbour pulls hat out of ring for president
The muddy GOP field will soon become clearer as potential contenders say whether they'll run or not.
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PublishedApril 26, 2011
NTSB member says on-the-job naps needed for air controllers
WASHINGTON — On-the-job naps should be considered as part of a plan to address fatigue by air traffic controllers, airline pilots and others who work overnight shifts, a National Transportation Safety Board member said Monday. There is an abundance of scientific studies that show short naps of between 20 and 30 minutes refresh workers suffering […]
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PublishedApril 26, 2011
High court will wait to rule on health care
Virginia had asked for an immediate review of the constitutionality of the health-care overhaul.
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PublishedApril 26, 2011
NATO bomb strikes keep pressure on Gadhafi forces
Airstrikes have targeted Gadhafi's compound and the Libyan TV station as he clings to control.
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PublishedApril 26, 2011
Report questions truth of Guantanamo detainees’ stories
A newspaper finds many 'trying to save themselves' by pointing fingers at other detainees.
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PublishedApril 26, 2011
Betrayal at Chernobyl: ‘The Motherland will take care of you’
After Chernobyl 25 years ago today, there was no reversing the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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