The southwestern U.S. state of Texas is fighting out-of-control wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and burnt more than 13,000 hectares of land. Sixty-three new wildfires have been reported as Texas suffers its worst drought in decades. The parched earth has fueled the fires, worsened by winds from Tropical Storm Lee which came ashore […]
Texas Fighting Out-of-Control Wildfires
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 7:31 pm (UTC-5)
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Obama Previews Jobs Plan Ahead of Speech to Congress
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 6:36 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has praised American workers on the country’s Labor Day holiday, while calling on his opponents to join him in supporting new spending to fix roads and bridges and extend a national payroll tax cut. The president made his comments Monday during a speech before a friendly audience in Michigan. The state […]
Texas Suffering from Out-of-control Wildfires
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 5:41 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of homes have been destroyed in Texas by out-of-control wildfires. More than 60 separate fires have been reported. Texas is suffering its worst drought in decades. The parched earth has fueled the fires, worsened by winds from Tropical Storm Lee which came ashore Sunday in the bordering state of Louisiana. Texas Governor Rick Perry, […]
Cuba Holds Day of Mourning Following Defense Minister’s Death
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Cuba has held an official day of mourning to mark the death of Defense Minister Julio Casas Reguerio, who passed away Saturday of heart failure at age 75. In Havana Monday, President Raul Castro took part in a private ceremony to remember Casas, who ran the Cuban military’s economic ventures for several years. Several Cuban […]
Hatian President Calls for Investigation of U.N. Troop Allegations
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Haiti’s President Michel Martelly has “vigorously condemned” an apparent sexual assault of a young man by United Nations troops. The Uruguay government has dismissed a naval officer and recalled five of its soldiers after a video taken on a cell phone showed several Uruguayans taking part in what appeared to be an attack on an […]
Airliner Skids Off Canadian Runway
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
A United Express regional passenger jet has skidded off a runway at Ottawa International Airport. Authorities said the 44 passengers and crew on the plane were not apparently injured, but the Sunday incident did result in a fuel spill. Ottawa fire services sprayed foam on the spilled fuel and around the disabled aircraft. Ottawa police […]
President Obama Inspects Irene Damage; Lee Downgraded to Tropical Depression
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 1:46 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is urging politicians in Washington not to play politics with federal aid for victims of last week’s Hurricane Irene. Mr. Obama on Sunday got a first-hand look at the storm’s devastation as he traveled to New Jersey, touring the state’s third largest city, Paterson, which was inundated by Irene’s torrential rains. […]
Obama Inspects Irene Damage; Lee Threatens the South
Posted September 4th, 2011 at 5:36 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is urging politicians in Washington not to play politics with federal aid for victims of last week’s Hurricane Irene. Mr. Obama on Sunday got a first-hand look at the storm’s devastation as he traveled to New Jersey, touring the state’s third largest city, Paterson, which was inundated by Irene’s torrential rains. […]
Tropical Storm Lee Lashes US Gulf Coast
Posted September 4th, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
The latest severe storm to cause problems for the eastern United States is dumping torrential rains on the Gulf coast states of Louisiana and Mississippi. Tropical Storm Lee made landfall near the city of New Orleans on Sunday, flooding the streets and recalling the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina six years ago. The Louisiana city […]
Tropical Storm Lee Lashes US Gulf Coast
Posted September 4th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
The latest severe storm causing problems for the eastern United States is dumping torrential rains on the Gulf coast states of Louisiana and Mississippi. Tropical Storm Lee made landfall near the city of New Orleans on Sunday, flooding streets and recalling the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina six years ago. The Louisiana city is under […]
