Latest Breaking News
3:59 PM ET
2-September
2010
Mexican Police Warn of Violent Power Struggle After Drug Kingpin's ArrestMexican police are warning of a possible violent power struggle among the country’s cartels after the arrest this week of Edgar Valdez Villarreal, a suspected drug kingpin.
Topics: politics, migration, defendant, crime, law and justice, prosecution, organized crime, World
3:55 PM ET
2-September
2010
Earl Downgraded To Category 3According to the latest report from the National hurricane Center Hurricane Earl has weakend slightly and has been downgraded to a category 3 storm.
Topics: forecast, report, weather, United States
3:29 PM ET
2-September
2010
India May Direct Google, Skype To Install ServersIn a bid to boost cyber and telecom security in the country, the India government is veering around the idea of asking Google and Skype to set up servers in New Delhi in addition to providing access to its broadband data.
Topics: computing and information technology, politics, telecommunication service, security measures, defense, business, economy, business and finance, World
3:22 PM ET
2-September
2010
NASA Advises No Booze, Cigarettes For Trapped Chilean MinersNASA doctors say the 33 miners trapped deep underground in a Chilean mine should not be given alcohol and cigarettes.
Topics: labor, health and safety at work, disaster and accident, industrial accident, World
3:19 PM ET
2-September
2010
Lauren Jackson Storm's To WNBA MVP Honor; Agler Coach Of YearLauren Jackson of the Seattle Storm was named MVP of the WNBA Thursday for the third time. Jackson averaged 20.5 points and 8.3 rebounds a game this season for the 28-6 Storm, guided by Coach of the Year Brian Agler.
Topics: sports, basketball, Womens National Basketball Association
3:15 PM ET
2-September
2010
Seventh Person Dies In Mozambique RiotingRioting and violence in Mozambique’s capital of Maputo has claimed seven lives and injured 248 others. Protestors holding demonstrations over the rising costs of food, fuel and power have erupted into marauding mobs, blocking streets into and out of the city.
Topics: civil unrest, human interest, people, unrest, conflicts and war, human mishap, political dissent, World
2:28 PM ET
2-September
2010
Gravity, Not God, Can Create Universe, Says HawkingRenowned British physicist Professor Stephen Hawking claims in a new book that gravity alone can create the universe, making unnecessary God’s role in Creation.
Topics: science and technology, human interest, science, offbeat, belief (faith), religion and belief, curiosity, World
1:31 PM ET
2-September
2010
U.S. Help Sought To Stop Afghanistan Bank RunIn a bid to stop a bank run, the brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday called on the U.S. government to assure panicking depositors of Kabul Bank that they will get their money.
Topics: banking, politics, financial and business service, diplomacy, business, alliances, economy, business and finance, World
1:28 PM ET
2-September
2010
Team USA Romps To Win Over Tunisia; Locks In Group B Top SpotTeam USA secured the first spot in Group B Thursday after breezing to a 92-57 victory over Tunisia at the 2010 World Championship in Turkey. Eric Gordon led all scorers with 22 points, while Oklahoma Thunder teammates Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook posted 14 each.
Topics: world championship, sports, National Basketball Association, basketball, nba, sports event
1:18 PM ET
2-September
2010
Rangers Pitcher Lee Suffering With Back WoesTexas Rangers pitcher Cliff Lee returned to Texas for treatment on an ailing back. Lee is expected to start again Tuesday in Toronto. The normally superb Lee was 1-4 with a 6.35 ERA in seven starts last month and may have been affected by the back injury.
Topics: sports
