A Brazilian woman who in May was declared the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records has died. Maria Gomes Valentim died Tuesday. Guiness World Records says she was 114 years, 347 days old. With her death, the titles now belongs to American Besse Cooper who is 114 years 299 days old, younger by 48 […]
US Defense Nominee Has Extensive Budget Background
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 9:35 am (UTC-5)
Leon Panetta is a U.S. government official and former Democratic congressman with extensive budget experience. The chief of the Central Intelligence Agency until he was named to run the Pentagon, Panetta headed the White House budget office under President Bill Clinton and also served as chairman of the House of Representatives Budget Committee for four […]
Hurricane Beatriz Threatens Mexican Coast
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
Tropical Storm Beatriz has turned into a hurricane just before making landfall on the southwest coast of Mexico. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the center of the storm is expected to move near the coast overnight before moving away late Tuesday. The hurricane has wind speeds of up to 130 kilometers per hour. Beatriz […]
New Graphic Images Warning of Dangers of Tobacco Use
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration unveiled a series of graphic images Tuesday that will appear on cigarette packages meant to warn of the dangers of smoking tobacco. The warnings feature pictures of rotting teeth, diseased lungs and dying cancer patients. The images must appear on the top half of the front and back labels […]
UN Study: Noncommunicable Diseases Cause Two-Thirds of Deaths Worldwide
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
A U.N. study says non-infectious diseases are responsible for nearly two-thirds of all deaths across the globe. The study says over 36 million people die each year from noncommunicable diseases, the deadliest of which are lung and heart disease, cancer and diabetes. The study cites lack of physical activity, abuse of tobacco and alcohol, and […]
McKeon, 80, Becomes Second Oldest MLB Manager
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
The Florida Marlins have named 80-year-old Jack McKeon to be their next manager, making him the second-oldest team manager in Major League Baseball history. The Marlins say McKeon will come out of retirement to lead the struggling team for the remainder of the year. Florida had lost 10 games in a row prior to McKeon […]
Hurricane Beatriz Threatens Mexican Coast
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 4:02 am (UTC-5)
Tropical Storm Beatriz has turned into a hurricane just before making landfall on the southwest coast of Mexico. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the center of the storm is expected to move near the coast overnight before moving away from the coast late Tuesday. The hurricane has win speeds of up to 130 kilometers […]
Mexican Journalist, Family Killed
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
Mexican authorities say a newspaper columnist and his family were killed in the eastern city of Veracruz. Officials say an unknown number of gunmen entered the home of Miguel Angel Lopez Velasco Monday morning, shooting him, his wife, and their 21-year-old son. No one has been arrested in the case. Lopez wrote a regular column […]
US Senator Defends Comments Linking Wildfires to Illegal Immigrants
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
As at least three major wildfires continue to force evacuations in the southwestern state of Arizona, a U.S. Senator is defending comments he made blaming illegal immigrants for some of the blazes. Senator John McCain said on Saturday there was substantial evidence that the fires were started by people who illegally crossed into Arizona from […]
Hurricane Beatriz Threatens Mexican Coast
Posted June 20th, 2011 at 11:30 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Beatriz has strengthened into a hurricane as it begins to hit the southwest coast of Mexico. The storm is within 140 kilometers of the Mexican port city of Manzanillo with wind speeds of up to 120 kilometers per hour. Beatriz is expected to threaten popular tourist destinations […]
