International Business News - americans http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Crystl Bustos rocked slowly from side to side, kicked away some dirt, then started rocking again. As she and her U.S. softball teammates waited to receive their silver medals--yes, silver--the slugger clearly wanted to get this over with. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/113527-beijing-olympics-soccer-women.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/bad-day-for-us-at-softball-track-_-and-much-more.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/bad-day-for-us-at-softball-track-_-and-much-more.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:31:58 EDT Xue Chen and Zhang Xi of China have knocked Elaine Youngs and Nicole Branagh out of the Olympic beach volleyball quarterfinals, improving to 5-0 against the U.S. pair and eliminating the chances of an all-American final. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080817/branagh-youngs-lose-to-china-in-beach-volleyball.htm Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:47:56 EDT Katie Hoff won't be going home with an Olympic gold medal. The 19-year-old American failed to advance out of the 800-meter freestyle preliminaries Thursday night, ending her second trip to the games without a gold. Teammate and current world champion Kate Ziegler also missed out, a stunning result for the United States, which has won the event seven times since it was first contested at the 1968 games, including five straight from 1984-2000. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/108704-beijing-olympics-swimming-womens-medleys.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/hoff-ziegler-too-slow-to-make-800-free-final.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/hoff-ziegler-too-slow-to-make-800-free-final.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:38:32 EDT Guyana police have issued arrest warrants for two Brazilians accused of killing a U.S. missionary couple in 2005, authorities said Wednesday, the first charges brought in the case. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/guyana-issues-warrants-in-us-missionaries-deaths.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:39:02 EDT Americans over the age of 55 are paying about $4.5 billion in fees per year for overdraft loans they did not ask for, a new study by an advocacy group shows. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/study-us-seniors-pay-4-5b-a-year-for-overdrafts.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:17:23 EDT With their high visibility on elite college campuses, Asian-Americans have picked up a nickname that makes many uncomfortable: the "model minority." But a new report argues that Asian-Americans' reputation for academic success has obscured important variations within the group--and created a false sense that all their education needs are being met. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/report-asian-americans-academic-success-hides-problems.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:28:13 EDT As frustrated foreign aid workers plead to enter Myanmar, one American couple is already ferrying supplies to cyclone victims. Curt and Cathy Bradner, who have been working on a water treatment project in Myanmar for two years, have secured the military regime's trust _ and that has paid off with visas allowing them to come and go as they please. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45952-myanmar-helping-americans.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/us-couple-helps-myanmar-cyclone-victims.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/us-couple-helps-myanmar-cyclone-victims.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 16:21:37 EDT Serious mental illnesses became not only a national problem, but costs the United States an estimated $193 billion yearly in lost earnings, according to a recent study examining the consequences of mental disorders. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080510/mental-illness-study-americans-billions.htm Sat, 10 May 2008 10:33:12 EDT Remains of meals that included seaweed are helping confirm the date of a settlement in southern Chile that may offer the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/seaweed-provides-clues-to-earliest-inhabitants-of-americas.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 14:00:38 EDT A new poll shows that more than 80 percent of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. The CBS News-New York Times poll released Thursday says 81 percent of respondents said t... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080404/poll-81-percent-think-us-on-wrong-track.htm Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:03:13 EDT For more than two decades, the Diaz-Balart brothers have represented South Florida, first in the Legislature and then in Congress, fighting to maintain the nation's hard-line stance toward Cuba. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080321/gop-lock-on-cuban-exile-vote-challenged.htm Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:22:36 EDT