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Swine flu hits 11 states; fear of full global pandemic rises

The swine flu outbreak began hitting home across the U.S. Wednesday, spreading to 11 states and closing schools amid confirmation of the first U.S. death — a Mexican toddler who visited Texas with his family — and the confinement of dozens of Marines after one came down with the disease in California.

4/30/2009 - 12:50 AM    Post your comment
McKinley urges students to be careful, swine flu scare increases clinic visits

McKinley Health Center has issued a press release urging people to be careful and avoid the spread of germs, as cases of the swine flu have been reported throughout the world.

4/27/2009 - 1:11 PM    Post your comment
Iran says journalist tried behind closed doors

Iran said Tuesday its national security court put an American journalist on trial behind closed doors on allegations she spied for the U.S. — a charge Washington calls baseless.

4/15/2009 - 1:30 AM    Post your comment
Obama allows more money sent, travel to Cuba

In a measured break with a half-century of U.S. policy toward communist Cuba, the Obama administration lifted restrictions Monday on Cuban-Americans who want to travel and send money to their island homeland.

4/14/2009 - 1:30 AM    Post your comment
Obama pledges to fight piracy; pirates vow revenge

President Barack Obama promised Monday to work with other nations "to halt the rise of piracy," while Somali pirates vowed revenge for the deaths of three colleagues shot by snipers during the daring high-seas rescue of an American sea captain.

4/13/2009 - 2:19 PM    Post your comment
After trip, Obama still faces tough road on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON - Let's make a deal. President Barack Obama honed his dealmaking skills on his maiden international trip to Europe and the Middle East. The trip helped burnish his image abroad. But can he translate that into getting his legislative priorities through Congress, where partisan lines continue to harden?

4/13/2009 - 1:30 AM    Post your comment
Pirates capture U.S. cargo ship, hold captain hostage

An American crew regained control of its cargo ship from Somali pirates Wednesday and took the pirate captain as a hostage.

4/9/2009 - 1:30 AM    Post your comment
Earthquake hits central Italy, University students abroad accounted for

UI students studying in Rome 60 miles from the central Italian city of L'Aquila have all been accounted for, according to Study Abroad Office officials.

4/7/2009 - 1:30 AM    Post your comment
President Obama arrives in Europe

aplivevideobutton.pngPresident Barack Obama arrived in Europe, with a hefty economic and political agenda for his first journey across the Atlantic.

3/31/2009 - 1:50 PM    Post your comment
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