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
'Dirty Dancing' star Patrick Swayze dies at 57
LOS ANGELES - Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers' hearts with "Dirty Dancing" and then broke them with "Ghost," died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
Nations:U.S. People:Patrick Swayze Tom Cruise Emilio Estevez Forest Whitaker Rob Lowe Matt Dillon
2009-09-14
Colonial BancGroup shut down by federal officials
WASHINGTON - Real estate lender Colonial BancGroup Inc. has been shut down by federal officials in the biggest U.S. bank failure this year.
Nations:U.S. Activities:Global Financial Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-08-15
Police shoot, kill armed man near Capitol complex
WASHINGTON - A man police fatally shot in a chaotic scene near the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday fired at them and did not obey commands to put down his weapon, authorities said.
Nations:U.S. People:Sonia Sotomayor Source:(AP)
2009-07-15
Space companies eye HI as potential new frontier
HONOLULU - Tourists coming to Hawaii for high-end getaways could someday be launched from the sand the stars, taking island-hopping to new heights.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-07-11
Unhappy ending in Cannes, best film hard to call
CANNES, France (Reuters) - The Cannes film festival opened 12 days ago with the crowd-pleasing Disney animation "Up", but a string of critical duds toward the close means its ending has been decidedly downbeat.
Nations:New Zealand Spain People:Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt Ken Loach Pedro Almodovar Penelope Cruz Quentin Tarantino Activities:2009 Cannes Film Festival Source:(Reuters)
2009-05-24
Clinton returns to Oklahoma bombing site for tour
OKLAHOMA CITY - Bill Clinton recalled the profound impact of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing on the nation and his presidency during a private tour of a memorial and museum honoring the 168 people killed.
Nations:U.S. People:Bob Woodruff Bill Clinton Activities:Oklahoma City Bombing Source:(AP)
2009-05-03
US troops in Iraq on their way to Afghanistan
BAGHDAD - American soldiers who specialize in clearing bombs from roads boarded a plane Thursday from Iraq to the Taliban heartland in southern Afghanistan, part of the largest movement of personnel and equipment between the two war fronts.
Nations:Afghanistan Iraq U.S. People:Barack Obama Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2009-04-23
Workers feel the brunt of health insurance woes
WASHINGTON - American workers -- whose taxes pay for massive government health programs -- are getting squeezed like no other group by private health insurance premiums that are rising much faster than their wages.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Source:(AP)
2009-03-23
3 tornadoes cause injuries, damage in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY - At least three tornadoes struck Oklahoma on Tuesday, leaving trails of damage and knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-02-10
Oscars chiefs promise 'bold, risky' show
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AFP) - Oscars organizers promised a bold new approach to this month's Academy Awards, at a star-studded luncheon here Monday to salute this year's crop of nominees.
Nations:U.S. People:Hugh Jackman Meryl Streep Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt Activities:2009 Oscar Awards Source:(AFP)
2009-02-02
Ky. struggles with outages in ice storm aftermath
FRANKFORT, Ky. - As hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians lingered in the dark nearly a week after an ice storm wrecked the state's power grid, National Guard troops prepared to go door-to-door to check on residents.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-02-01
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