Los Angeles Times: Reporting from Washington — A shipment of radioactive rods that went missing Thanksgiving Day was found Friday in Tennessee by the shipping company FedEx. Though the materials, used for medical equipment, posed little threat to the public, the misplaced shipment underscores the need to track low-hazard materials that could be used in [...]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s violent northeastern corner near the U.S. border will get a boost in troops and federal police as the government tries to wrest back control of an area that has become a battleground for two rival drug cartels. The new mission, “Coordinated Operation Northeast,” aims to reinforce government authority in Tamaulipas [...]
“He told them he would not give them his property.” They didn’t get it… Borderland Beat: When Mexican Marines arrived at the San Jose Ranch, 15 kilometers from Victoria, Tamaulipas, the scene was bleak: The austere main house was practically destroyed by grenades and heavy gunfire. Outside of the home, they found four bodies. Cautiously, [...]
INCHEON, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s government held an emergency meeting Thursday on repercussions from a North Korean artillery attack as Washington and Seoul prepared for joint drills involving a U.S. nuclear-powered supercarrier. North Korea, meanwhile, lashed out at the United States and South Korea, warning of more “retaliation” if Seoul carries out any [...]
Wahsington Times: General Motors Co.’s recent stock offering was staged to start paying back the government for its $50 billion bailout, but one group made out much better than the taxpayers or other investors: the company’s union. Thanks to a generous share of GM stock obtained in the company’s 2009 bankruptcy settlement, the United Auto [...]
Eliana Sutherland Just who thought through the consequences of this new TSA policy? Click Orlando: ORLANDO, Fla. — The head of the Transportation Security Administration said the agency will look further into allegations that two male TSA workers picked a woman for additional screening because of her breasts. Eliana Sutherland recently flew from Orlando International [...]
The New York Times: SEOUL, South Korea — Responding to growing public criticism after Tuesday’s deadly attack, President Lee Myung-bak accepted the resignation Thursday of his defense minister and announced changes in the military’s rules of engagement to make it easier for the South Korean military to strike back with greater force, especially if civilians [...]
Fox News: With Tom DeLay vowing to fight his conviction Wednesday on conspiracy and money laundering charges, a broad array of lawyers, professional political operatives, and analysts has begun assessing the grounds that DeLay might have for an appeal and, too, the implications the verdict could raise for political fundraising operations across the country. A [...]
Fox News: A new study estimates that Arizona lost more than $140 million in canceled meeting and convention business from a boycott of the state in the wake of its controversial immigration law — but Arizona officials dismiss the report, saying their losses are related to the economy and they expect revenues to improve slightly [...]
