The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a listeria outbreak that's killed four people and sickened others across six states including Texas and New Mexico.
The websites of several Mexican government ministries, including Defense and Public Security, went offline on Thursday, and a hacker group claimed responsibility.
A Mexican drug gang this week issued a threat to websites that cover the drug war in a message placed near two mutilated bodies suspended from an overpass near the U.S. border.
The number of Mexicans seeking asylum in the United States has steadily increased since 2006, when Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched an aggressive war on drug cartels.
A multi-state outbreak of listeriosis, or Listeria bacteria, reportedly found in cantaloupe grown in southern Colorado, has infected 22 and killed two in seven states since Monday.
A roof collapsed at the San Ysidro border crossing between Mexico and the United States on Wednesday, piling debris on lines of cars, injuring at least 17 travelers and construction workers and closing lanes to northbound traffic.
Accidental sea turtle deaths in the United States dropped 90 percent since 1990 as a result of improvements in fishing equipment, a new study shows.
The Chicago Bears' seven-time Pro Bowler Brian Urlacher has been excused from the team to mourn the passing of his mother. Whether or not Urlacher will play Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints is still undetermined.
The New Mexico Environment Department on Wednesday issued the first recall notice to state produce retailers, requesting that all Listeria-tainted cantaloupes fruit be pulled from shelves after an outbreak warning was issued Monday.
Two people were murdered in Mexico for what they said on Twitter. It is a shocking crime, but not the first time such an event has happened.
The European Union wants more clarity from Beijing on increased export quotas for rare earth minerals from dominant producer China in meetings next month and December, Europe's trade chief said.
In Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, a man and a woman were found hanging from a bridge by their hands and feet. An examination of the bodies showed signs of torture, and the pair is thought to have been beaten, killed by a powerful local drug gang, and then displayed to send a message to citizens who might want to publicly renounce the group.
A continued investigation into a listeriosis, or listeria, outbreak that has killed at least one person has expanded to include six states where possibly tainted cantaloupe were consumed, Colorado health officials said Wednesday.
The late, former first lady gave a series of candid interviews four month after John F. Kennedy's death
Canadian miner Timmins Gold Corp reported a first-quarter profit helped by a rise in gold sales and higher gold prices.
Peru's government has approved three new mining royalty or tax schemes to fund anti-poverty initiatives and infrastructure projects, Finance Minister Luis Castilla said.
The number of the poor in the U.S. has swelled to almost 1 in 6 people last year, attributed mostly to the soaring rate of unemployment, while the number of uninsured rose to 49.9 million, the highest in more than two decades.
Al Gore is renewing his campaign to convince sceptics of the link between climate change and extreme weather events by means of a global multimedia event.
The number of Americans living below the poverty line rose to a record 46 million last year, the government said on Tuesday, underscoring the challenges facing President Barack Obama and Congress as they try to tackle high unemployment and a moribund economy.
The number of Americans living below the poverty line rose to a record 46 million last year, the U.S. government said on Tuesday, underscoring the challenges facing President Barack Obama and Congress as they try to tackle high unemployment and a moribund economy.
Leila Lopes, Miss Angola 2011, beat 88 contestants Monday night to take home the Miss Universe crown.The 25-year-old beauty hopes to use her new role to help the people of Angola (which is situated in south-central Africa, on the Western coast).The pageant was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where the native language is Portugese. Since Angola is a former Portugese colony, Lopes was able to wow the crowd by speaking the local language.Lopes is a business student from the town of Benguela...
What Miss Universe 2011 considers as the key to her victory was, as a lesson for women across the globe, her inner beauty and principles.
