USA
Flight attendants - first line of defense against human trafficking
April 06, 2010By Elizabeth Lee Flight attendants at a large U.S. airline are training other flight attendants to recognize signs of human trafficking on international and domestic flights. The flight attendant leading the program says it's possible to catch traffickers...
West Virginia coal mine explosion kills 25, 4 still missing
April 06, 2010Officials in the eastern U.S. state of West Virginia say 25 coal miners are dead and four others are missing after an explosion at a coal mine. Federal mine safety official Kevin Stricklin said early Tuesday rescue workers had halted operations temporarily...
West Virginia: Six miners were killed in an explosion, 21 missing (video)
April 06, 2010CNN reports that six miners were killed Monday in an explosion in an underground mine in West Virginia in the United States, citing an official. Twenty-one other miners were unaccounted for and 21 others were hurt in the blast, which occurred in Raleigh...
7.2 earthquake kills 2 in Mexico near US border, damages in Mexicali, Calexico
April 05, 2010A strong 7.2-magnitude earthquake that has killed at least two people sent jolts hundreds of kilometers from the quake's center in the western Mexico-U.S. border region. Reports said most of the damage from Sunday's earthquake happened in Mexicali, the...
7.2 earthquake in California, Mexico on Easter Sunday (video)
April 05, 2010CNN reports that a several earthquakes and aftershocks rattled the Pacific Coast of the United States and Mexico on Sunday, including a magnitude 7.2 quake that could be felt across Baja California, Arizona and southern California, the U.S....
Cherry Blossom Festival begins in Washington, DC
March 27, 2010One of the sure signs that spring has arrived in Washington, DC - the National Cherry Blossom Festival - begins Saturday in the U.S. capital. The two-week festival commemorates the 98th anniversary of the first cherry trees' arrival from Japan, and it...
Mystery of butterfly migration unlocked
March 22, 2010By Shelley Schlender US Scientists Unlock Clues to Researchers find circadian clock in Monarch's antenna plays a major role in navigation Deep in the forests of Michoacán, several hours drive north of Mexico City, tourists watch millions of...
Video: Long-term use of osteoporosis drug may cause bone fracture
March 15, 2010By Melinda Smith Around the world, millions of older women and a smaller number of older men have been taking a drug to prevent hip fractures and fight osteoporosis, a disease caused by low bone mass and bone deterioration. Now some doctors are concerned...
What time is it in US? It was switched to Daylight savings time 2010
March 14, 2010People in the United States woke up Sunday morning asking what time is it. Thanks to computers and cell phones, the time was automatically switched. The official switch in the Daylight saving time 2010 or DST 2010 took place on Sunday at 2:00 AM, meaning...
President Barack Obama marked International Women's Day
March 10, 2010Dan Robinson In an event at the White House on Monday, President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle marked International Women's Day. The president and first lady were joined by Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State...