Authorities have increased security in New York City and Washington, as U.S. officials investigate a possible terrorist threat timed to coincide with the September 11 anniversary. In New York, police have set up checkpoints at bridges, tunnels and subway stations. Bomb-sniffing dogs have been deployed across the city, while surveillance cameras are scanning key areas, […]
Tropical Storm Nate Weakens in Mexico
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Nate has lost strength as it moves toward landfall in Mexico. Forecasters say Nate’s winds have dropped to 95 kilometers-per-hour, with little change in strength expected before hitting land Sunday. A hurricane warning has been replaced by a tropical storm warning along part of the Mexican gulf […]
Forecast Says Nate May not Become a Hurricane
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 4:31 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Nate’s chances of becoming a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico are declining Sunday. Forecasters say Nate is not gaining strength and will likely not be a hurricane when it comes ashore. However, a hurricane warning remains is in effect in Mexico from Tuxpan to the port […]
Guatemalans Vote in Presidential Election
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 3:16 am (UTC-5)
Guatemalans head to the polls Sunday to select a new president. Candidates have been running on promises to cut the country’s rampant crime rate. Recent public opinion polls in Guatemala indicate retired general Otto Perez has a sizable lead, but may not get the majority of votes needed to avoid a runoff in November. His […]
Nate to Become Hurricane Sunday Approaching Mexico
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 12:45 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Nate is expected become a hurricane Sunday before making landfall in Mexico’s gulf coast region. A hurricane warning is in effect from Tuxpan to the port of Veracruz. The warning means people in the area should be finishing up preparations to protect themselves and property. By late […]
President Obama to Attend All Three 9/11 Memorials Sunday
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 11:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will attend memorials Sunday at all three sites of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Obamas will travel to New York Sunday to attend the 10th anniversary ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial, located at the World Trade Center site. The Obamas will then head […]
Tropical Storm Nate Heads for Mexico
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Search teams from Mexico’s navy and the state oil company continue to search for 10 missing oil workers, as Tropical Storm Nate gains strength in its approach toward Mexico’s Gulf coast. The government of Mexico issued a hurricane warning from Tuxpan to Veracruz. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm is expected […]
Obama, Bush, Clinton Remember Sept. 11
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 2:36 pm (UTC-5)
Former U.S. presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, for a ceremony dedicating a memorial to the victims of United Flight 93, which crashed into a field during the September 11th, 2001 attacks. The memorial is made of white stone and commemorates the efforts by passengers and crew of Flight 93 […]
Obama, Bush, Clinton Remember Sept. 11
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 1:51 pm (UTC-5)
Former U.S. presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, and Vice President Joe Biden, are in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, for a ceremony dedicating a memorial to the victims of United Flight 93, which crashed into a field during the September 11th, 2001 attacks. The memorial being dedicated is made of white stone and commemorates the efforts […]
Obama, Bush Remember Sept. 11
Posted September 10th, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has marked the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with tributes to the first responders, the military and the thousands of people who lost their lives. During his weekly address Saturday, Mr. Obama spoke of the acts of heroism a decade ago in New York at the World Trade Center, […]
