|
|
|
 News Around the Americas
US Supreme Court Backs Abortion Protesters
 Toni Locy
The Supreme Court dealt a setback Tuesday to abortion clinics in a two-decade-old legal fight over anti-abortion protests, ruling that federal extortion and racketeering laws cannot be used to ban demonstrations.more »»»
Seven Arrested at White House Protest against Iraq War
 Mike Ferner
Holding a banner that read "GOD FORGIVE AMERICA," seven peace activists were arrested yesterday in front of the White House, in a civil disobedience protest against the war in Iraq.more »»»
US Troops in Iraq: 72% Say End War in 2006
 Zogby International
An overwhelming majority of 72% of American troops serving in Iraq think the U.S. should exit the country within the next year, and nearly one in four say the troops should leave immediately, a new Le Moyne College/Zogby International survey shows.more »»»
Incomes Fall, Hunger Worsens as Bush Says 'We're Doing Fine'
 Abid Aslam
The average American family has taken a financial tumble and millions in the country go hungry despite President George W. Bush's sunny assessment of the U.S. economy, say federal data and economists.more »»»
Evolution Debate Continues
 CNN News
House lawmakers scuttled a bill that would have required public school students to be told that evolution is not empirically proven - the latest setback for critics of evolution.more »»»
Bush Job Rating Falls to All-Time Low: Poll
 Reuters
President George W. Bush's job rating has fallen to an all-time low of 34 percent, amid strong opposition to the Dubai Ports World deal and increasing pessimism over the war in Iraq, according to a CBS News poll released this week.more »»»
Venezuela Cautions US It May Curtail Oil Exports
 Juan Forero
Venezuela's oil minister, in blunt comments published in a Caracas newspaper, warned the United States that it could steer oil exports away from the United States and toward other markets.more »»»
US Rejects New UN Human Rights Council Proposal
 Evelyn Leopold
The United States on Monday called the proposal for a new U.N. Human Rights Council unacceptable and said it would vote against a draft resolution unless negotiations were reopened.more »»»
Venezuela Delays Airline Ban Until March
 USA Today
Venezuelan authorities have delayed a ban on flights by most U.S. airlines to the South American country until March 30 to allow talks with carriers on the restrictions.more »»»
Bush Appeal Wanes For Some Republican Faithful
 Stuart Grudgings
Robert Dukes, a Baptist preacher who calls New Orleans "sin city" and believes gay rights are the biggest threat to America, is questioning his faith in President George W. Bush.more »»»
Accusations of Misused Money Roil Orthodox Church
 Alan Cooperman
Allegations of financial misconduct are rocking the Orthodox Church in America, whose former treasurer says top officials misappropriated millions of dollars in donations from agribusiness titan Dwayne Andreas, U.S. military chaplains and ordinary parishioners.more »»»
Abortion Measure Could Mean Big Legal Battle
 Michael Conlon
Restrictions on abortion that would be the most severe since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized the practice 33 years ago are likely to turn South Dakota into an expensive legal battleground should they become law.more »»»
Ecuador Declares Local Emergency After Protests
 Alonso Soto
Ecuador declared a state of emergency in the Amazon province of Napo this week after soldiers fired on protesters occupying an oil pumping station and shut down one of the country's main private pipelines.more »»»
Tempers Fray in Bolivia Over Used Clothing Imports
 Helen Popper
That Gap pullover you gave to charity might have ended up on sale at El Alto's muddy, makeshift market where mountains of imported second-hand clothes help dress the people of the impoverished Bolivian city.more »»»
The Dirtiest River in America
 Tony Perry
If ever you doubted the dictum often attributed to Mark Twain that in the West whiskey is for drinking but water is for fighting over, the New River stands as proof. Long branded the dirtiest river in America, this aquatic nightmare slithers into the United States from Mexico through this border city in the Imperial Valley.more »»»
South Dakota Abortion Bill Takes Aim at 'Roe'
 Evelyn Nieves
South Dakota lawmakers yesterday approved the nation's most far-reaching ban on abortion, setting the stage for new legal challenges that its supporters say they hope lead to an overturning of Roe v. Wade.more »»»
Cloudy Sky Ahead: Venezuela Bars Two U.S. Airlines
ABC News
Venezuela has prohibited Continental and Delta Airlines from flying into this South American nation, Francisco Plaz, the president of the National Aviation Institute, said.more »»»
World Science Body Slams Tougher U.S. Visa Rules
 Tom Heneghan
A leading world science body denounced tougher U.S. visa policies on Thursday after its Indian-born president said he failed to get permission to enter the country on charges he was hiding information that could be used for chemical weapons.more »»»
California Will Help Shape Fate of Lethal Injection
 Henry Weinstein
By halting the execution of convicted murderer Michael Morales this week, California finds itself at the forefront of a growing debate about whether being put to death by lethal injection is more humane than other methods or in reality masks a painful end.more »»»
Mexicans Abroad may have been Caught Unprepared
 USNewswire
Mexicans living in the United States lacked documents and information to register to vote in their native country and knew little about its presidential election this year, a study released Wednesday shows.more »»»
Cuban Woman Leads World Churches
 Prensa Latina
Reverend Ofelia Ortega is the first Cuban and the first woman ever to be elected president of the World Council of Churches (WCC) for Latin America and the Caribbean, at the 9th Assembly of that organization underway here.more »»»
AAAS Denounces 'Anti-Evolution' Legislation
 Clive Cookson
The American Association for the Advancement of Science, supported by 30 other scientific and educational organisations, adopted a declaration denouncing "anti-evolution" legislation that is pending in 14 states across the US.more »»»
US Church Alliance Denounces Iraq War
 Brian Murphy
A coalition of American churches sharply denounced the US-led war in Iraq on Saturday, accusing Washington of "raining down terror" and apologizing to other nations for "the violence, degradation and poverty our nation has sown."more »»»
White House Has Ties to Dubai Firm
 Michael McAuliff
The Dubai firm that won Bush administration backing to run six U.S. ports has at least two ties to the White House. The ties raised more concerns about the decision to give port control to a company owned by a nation linked to the 9/11 hijackers.more »»»
US Ruling Protects Sect's Use of Hallucinogenic Tea
 William Branigin
The US Supreme Court decided unanimously yesterday that the government cannot prohibit a small religious sect in New Mexico from using a hallucinogenic tea as part of its rites, ruling against the Bush administration in a case that pitted religious freedom against the nation's drug control laws.more »»»
Bush to Fight for Port Deal
 Richard Simon & Peter Wallsten
President Bush vowed to veto any legislation that would block a state-owned Arab company from managing the operations at six large U.S. seaports, setting up a major confrontation between the White House and its usually steadfast Republican allies in Congress.more »»»
Mexicans Bash US at Havana Office
 Mike Fuller
Right under the nose of their object, five outstanding Mexican academics put forth in front of the US Interests Section in Havana a solid platform of reasons to defend Cuba and their own dignity against United States meddling.more »»»
Major Abortion Case Goes to US Justices
 David G. Savage
The US Supreme Court set the stage Tuesday for a major ruling on abortion by agreeing to decide whether Congress can outlaw what critics call "partial-birth" abortions through the second trimester of a pregnancy.more »»»
Border Tunnelers Could Face 20 Years in Proposed Feinstein Bill
 Onell R. Soto
Surprisingly, it's not illegal to tunnel into the United States. There are other crimes associated with border tunnels. But the tunneling itself? That's not against the law, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein said she plans to introduce legislation to change that.more »»»
California Execution Postponed Indefinitely
Sylvie Rottman
The state of California last night indefinitely postponed the execution of Michael Morales, who was sentenced to death for the 1981 rape and murder of 17-year-old Terri Winchell, after ongoing questions about the ethics of lethal injection.more »»»
Global Spread of English Threatens US, UK
 Chris Johnson
The dominance of English as the world's top language - until recently an advantage to both Britain and the United States - is now beginning to undermine the competitiveness of both nations, according to a major research report.more »»»
European Diplomats Call for Guantanamo Closure
 Deutsche Welle
Three key European ambassadors stepped up pressure on US authorities over the weekend, after a report by UN human rights experts called for the camp at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba to be shut as soon as possible.more »»»
Bush, Fox Discuss Violence Along US-Mexican Border
 Reuters
President Bush named Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff as the U.S. point person to work with Mexican officials to clamp down on increasing violence along the U.S.-Mexican border.more »»»
Anesthesiologists Delay Calif. Execution
 Lisa Leff
The planned execution of a man convicted of raping and murdering a 17-year-old girl was delayed until Tuesday night after two anesthesiologists refused to participate because of ethical concerns.more »»»
Latinos Sought as Mining's Next Generation
 Jenny Jarvie
Kentucky law requires that miners be fluent in English for safety reasons, but Sidney Coal, a subsidiary of Massey Energy Inc., has claimed that it cannot find enough local workers.more »»»
Immigrants' Homeland Burials Shrouded With Costs
 Michelle Garcia
Immigrants may follow dreams, ambitions and love to the States, but death often summons them home. Their return can be no less difficult and expensive, as a majority of the new immigrant dead are young and working-class, and few carry life insurance.more »»»
Rising Waters, Landslides Wreak Havoc in Bolivia
 Reuters
Thousands of Bolivian villagers living on the fringes of Lake Titicaca have lost homes and crops following weeks of heavy rain that led the government to declare a state of emergency.more »»»
Cheney's Rough Week Winding Down
 ABC News
On Saturday, while hunting, he accidentally shot his friend Harry Whittington, who then suffered a silent heart attack a few days later while in the hospital. All week he has been blasted for everything, from the shooting to how he handled the press. But after he took full responsibility on Fox News on Wednesday, at least his boss was satisfied.more »»»
Baja California Governor Sees Dangers in U.S. Stance on Canal Dispute
 Erica Werner
Baja California Gov. Eugenio Elorduy accused the U.S. government Thursday of inaction on a controversial border canal project, warning of a political backlash in Mexico if this country fails to act.more »»»
US Pursues 'Inoculation' Strategy to Curb Chavez
 Reuters
Washington wants to curb Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's anti-American influence by lobbying allies to try to expose any anti-democratic policies, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday.more »»»
Cheney Says He Can Declassify Secrets
 Pete Yost
Vice President Dick Cheney says he has the power to declassify government secrets, raising the possibility that he authorized his former chief of staff to pass along sensitive prewar data on Iraq to reporters.more »»»
US Fraught with Scandals
 Prensa Latina
The revival of political scandals, such as US troops torturing Iraqi prisoners, are shaking the structures of US power, according to analysts. The release by the Australian TV station SBS of new photos of prisoners being tortured in Abu Ghraib made headlines in the US media on Wednesday.more »»»
Border Wall May be Boon for Smugglers
 Alfredo Corchado
A bill to erect a wall to help keep illegal immigrants out of the United States has not been approved by Congress, but it probably can count on support from an unlikely constituency - people smugglers.more »»»
US Administration Pledges Enforcement of Cuba Trade Embargo
 Martin Crutsinger
A diplomatic rift with Mexico will not result in any changes in how the United States enforces laws that prohibit U.S. companies from doing business with Cuba, the Bush administration said Monday.more »»»
UN Report Calls for Closure of Guantánamo
 Suzanne Goldenberg
A UN inquiry into conditions at Guantánamo Bay has called on Washington to shut down the prison, and says treatment of detainees in some cases amounts to torture, UN officials said yesterday.more »»»
US Defends Actions in Cuba Sanctions Row with Mexico
 AFP
The United States defended its actions in pressuring a US-owned hotel in Mexico earlier this month to expel Cuban officials, creating a diplomatic row. A US Treasury official said the US embargo on Cuba applies to American firms operating anywhere in the world, and that the "alert" it issued over the presence of Cuban officials at the hotel was a normal part of US law enforcement.more »»»
Death on the Mexican Border
 Bill Weinberg
Two Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents at the border crossing (port of entry) in Douglas, Arizona shot and killed a driver on the night of Feb. 9 after Douglas police officers attempted to stop the man.more »»»
A Latin American Pipeline Dream
 Monte Reel
South American leaders from Venezuela to Argentina are proposing to build the world's largest fuel pipeline across Latin America, and they hope it will deliver much more than natural gas.more »»»
Washington Slurring Venezuela
 Prensa Latina
US actions against Venezuela reached almost a virulent level this week with multiple attacks by officials from the former and British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez forewarned this year would be hard and predicted the current Washington-based international discrediting campaign.more »»»
US Army Focuses on Recruitment of Latinos
 Lizette Alvarez
In Denver and other cities where the Hispanic population is growing, recruiting Latinos has become one of the Army's top priorities. From 2001 to 2005, the number of Latino enlistments in the Army rose 26 percent, and in the military as a whole, the increase was 18 percent.more »»»
White House Gives Lawmakers More Details on NSA Work
 USA Today
Reversing course, the White House is briefing congressional intelligence committees on highly classified details of President Bush's controversial monitoring program as part of a newfound openness with lawmakers.more »»»
3 More Convicted in Deaths of Immigrants in a Trailer
 Ralph Blumenthal
Overcoming an initial deadlock, a federal jury here on Wednesday convicted three South Texans in a botched human-trafficking scheme that killed 19 illegal immigrants sealed in a trailer bound north from the Mexican border in 2003.more »»»
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Vallarta Weddings
Tell a Friend
Site Map
Print this Page
Email Us
