U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet with his Honduran counterpart, Porfirio Lobo, next month for bilateral talks at the White House. Regional economic and security issues also will be discussed when the two leaders meet October 5, according to a White House statement issued Friday. Honduras’s efforts to restore democratic and constitutional order […]
Obama to Meet Honduran Leader at White House
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 4:44 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S. Lawmakers Question Solyndra Executives
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Two top executives of a bankrupt solar panel company appeared before a U.S. congressional hearing Friday, but invoked their right not to answer questions. Members of House Energy and Commerce Committee questioned Solyndra chief executive Brian Harrison and chief financial officer W.G. Stover about the federal loan guarantee the company received before going bankrupt. But […]
Nyad to Attempt Cuba-Florida Swim Again
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad is preparing for a second attempt Friday to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage after falling short of her goal recently. Nyad, who will set out from Havana’s Hemingway Marina, says weather forecasts call for calm seas through Sunday. Last month, Nyad spent nearly 30 hours in […]
Partisan Battle Moves US Closer to Government Shutdown
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Senate Democrats have blocked a bill that would have provided aid for U.S. flood victims and avoided a partial government shutdown, setting up another round of bitter partisan bickering. The Democratic-led Senate voted 59-to-36 Friday to kill an emergency spending bill from the Republican-led House of Representatives. The House passed the measure in the […]
Partisan Battle Moves US Closer to Government Shutdown
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 1:56 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Senate Democrats have blocked a bill that would have provided aid for U.S. flood victims and avoided a partial government shutdown, setting up another round of bitter partisan bickering. The Democratic-led Senate voted 59-to-36 Friday to kill an emergency spending bill from the Republican-led House of Representatives. The House passed the measure in the […]
NASA Satellite to Fall to Earth Late Friday, Early Saturday
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 12:11 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. space agency NASA says debris from a decommissioned satellite, the size of a city bus, is moving slower than expected and will make its fiery re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere late Friday or early Saturday. Officials said there now is a slim chance that debris from the 5.4-ton satellite might land in the […]
Obama Targets ‘Flaws’ in Education Law
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 11:33 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says it is time to make the country’s education system “the envy of the world.” Mr. Obama announced plans Friday to give states more control over how they teach students as long as they promise to meet higher standards. States would get greater flexibility along with the higher standards they set. […]
NASA Satellite to Fall to Earth Friday
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 10:09 am (UTC-5)
NASA says debris from a decommissioned satellite is expected to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere sometime Friday, but it is unclear where the expected debris will land. The space agency said Thursday it has ruled out North America as a crash site for the 5.4 ton satellite, which is about the size of a city bus. […]
Obama to Revamp Federal School Education Law
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 8:22 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce plans Friday to exempt states from some provisions of the federal education law passed under his predecessor. The administration will grant waivers to a requirement that every student has to be completely knowledgeable in math and reading by 2014. In exchange for the waiver, states would have […]
Republican Presidential Hopefuls Debate Health Care,Retirement
Posted September 23rd, 2011 at 2:37 am (UTC-5)
The top two contenders for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination fended off accusations of changing their positions on everything from health care to Social Security during a nationally televised debate Thursday in Florida. While nine candidate took part in the debate, the focus was on Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Texas Governor Rick […]
