Largest US sting on drug cartel arrests 300-plus
OKLAHOMA CITY - In the largest single strike at Mexican drug operations in the U.S., authorities arrested more than 300 people in a sting that demonstrates an upstart cartel's vast reach north of the border.
Nations:Mexico U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-22
Cops searching for missing Fla. girl find a body
ORANGE PARK, Fla. - Authorities say they have not identified a child's body they found Wednesday in a landfill while searching for a missing 7-year-old girl. Family members were hopeful the girl is still alive, though neighbors in the girl's community feared the worst.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-21
Southeast floods block highways; toll rises to 8
AUSTELL, Ga. - Washed-out roads and flooded interstate highways around Atlanta added to the misery Tuesday after days of torrential rain in the Southeast that claimed at least eight lives, including a 15-year-old boy whose body was found in the Chattooga River.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-09-22
Delta Air Lines to slash flight capacity
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Delta Air Lines said Thursday it would slash flight capacity by 10 percent in 2009 and review staff needs in the face of the global recession and rising fuel prices.
Activities:2008 Airlines Downturn Source:(AFP)
2009-06-11
Americans struggle through a day in the recession
It's a rainy spring morning and Tamara Ogier plants herself at a table in a Spartan room in the Atlanta federal courthouse, computer and tape recorder at hand, ready to hear another day's stories of financial ruin.
Nations:U.S. Afghanistan Activities:2008 U.S. Recession
2009-05-03
World gov'ts race to contain swine flu outbreak
WASHINGTON - The world's governments raced to avoid both a pandemic and global hysteria Sunday as more possible swine flu cases surfaced from Canada to New Zealand and the United States declared a public health emergency. "It's not a time to panic," the White House said.
Nations:Canada New Zealand U.S. Mexico Bolivia U.K. People:Barack Obama Activities:2009 Swine Flu
2009-04-27
Ga. prof suspected in shootings leaves no trail
ATHENS, Ga. - A college professor suspected in the shooting deaths of his wife and two men outside a community theater hasn't used his cell phone or credit card, leaving few traces as authorities searched for him Sunday.
Nations:U.S. Italy Source:(AP)
2009-04-27
Winter strikes back in late eastern US storm
NEW YORK (AFP) - Late-season snow and high winds punched through the eastern United States Monday, killing at least five people as the freeze snapped power lines, closed schools and snarled air and road traffic.
Nations:U.S. Canada People:Michael Bloomberg Source:(AFP)
2009-03-02
Northeast pounded by snowy late-winter storm
NEW YORK - A massive late winter snowstorm pummeled the Northeast on Monday, grounding hundreds of flights, causing spinouts on highways, delaying trains and buses and closing school for over a million children from South Carolina to Maine.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-03-02
Americans relieved as Obama pledges Iraq winddown
DALLAS (Reuters) - Bring 'em home. Or send them to Afghanistan, where things are getting worse.
Nations:Afghanistan U.S. People:Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:Obama Admin. Second Gulf War Vietnam War Source:(Reuters)
2009-02-28
Assisted suicide ring members prep for court fight
ATLANTA - Members of an assisted suicide ring say they've done nothing wrong and seem eager for a court battle over criminal charges they helped a Georgia man kill himself, while their supporters are using the case as a rallying cry for more debate about end-of-life issues.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-02-28
Mexican drug violence spills over into the US
Just as government officials had feared, the drug violence raging in Mexico is spilling over into the United States.
Nations:U.S. Mexico
2009-02-09
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