U.S.-based United Airlines says its computers are back up, but the carrier is still trying to resume normal operations after a glitch that disrupted many flights across the United States. The airline said early Saturday on Twitter that the computer system is running again, several hours after the major disruption that began Friday. United says […]
United ‘Tweets’ Computers Back Up, Flights Still Delayed
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
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Obama Offers Advise to Dads on Fatherhood
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is celebrating Father’s Day weekend in the U.S. with a reminder for dads that children want their time and unconditional love above all else. In his weekly address Saturday, Mr. Obama said growing up without a father has encouraged him to work extra hard in doing his best to raise his […]
US Revise Deportation Program
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. authorities say they are modifying how they enforce a key immigration program to concentrate on the most serious criminals. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton says authorities are listening to concerns from local and state governments about the Secure Communities program in which law enforcement agencies share fingerprint information with U.S. immigration […]
Computer Malfunction Leaves U.S Airline Passengers Stranded
Posted June 18th, 2011 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. based United Airlines says it is working to fix a computer problem that has grounded flights and stranded passengers across the United States. United said the problem that started Friday is disrupting departures, booking reservations and maintenance of its website. United has not confirmed how many planes and passengers are impacted by the computer […]
US Lawmaker Giffords Returns Home
Posted June 17th, 2011 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords has arrived back in her hometown Tucson, Arizona, for the first time since being shot there in January. Aides to Giffords say she plans to spend time with her family on Saturday and Sunday . They say she will make no public appearances and give no interviews. Giffords’ husband, U.S. astronaut […]
US Lawmaker Giffords Returns Home for First Time Since Shooting
Posted June 17th, 2011 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is returning to the southwestern U.S. city of Tucson, Arizona for the first time since she was shot in the head during a political event there in January. Aides to Giffords say she plans to spend time with her family on Saturday and Sunday at her home in Tucson. They say […]
Venezuelan Troops Try to Retake Control of Prison
Posted June 17th, 2011 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
Venezuelan national guard troops have launched an operation to retake control of a prison where 22 people died in rioting by inmates earlier this week. The troops stormed the prison Friday, igniting a gunfight with armed inmates. A Venezuelan deputy minister, Nestor Reverol, says at least six of the troops suffered gunshot wounds. Officials say […]
IMF: World Economic Outlook ‘Not Reassuring’
Posted June 17th, 2011 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
The International Monetary Fund says recent trends in the world’s major economies are “not reassuring,” and it warns there is a growing chance the global economy could stumble. The IMF’s World Economic Outlook, released Friday, says the global economy expanded at a rate of 4.3 percent for the first three months of the year. But […]
Mazda to Build $500 Million Factory in Mexico
Posted June 17th, 2011 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
Mazda Motor Corporation says it will build a $500 million factory in Mexico with the help of trading company Sumito Corporation. The Japanese automaker said Friday construction on the plant will begin later this year in the central Mexican state of Gunajuato. Mazda says the first vehicles are expected to roll off the assembly line […]
Mexico Arrest Alleged Drug Cartel Boss
Posted June 17th, 2011 at 12:40 am (UTC-5)
Mexican federal police have arrested the man accused of leading the enforcement unit of the Juarez drug cartel. They say Marco Guzman, nicknamed “El Brad Pitt”, was taken into custody on Wednesday in Chihuahua state. Police say he was involved in a 2010 car bomb attack that killed a police official and two of his […]
