The USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, a retired U.S. Navy warship, embarked on a sedentary new career Wednesday on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico near Key West.
Warship sunk off Florida to create artificial reef
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Secret raids ensnare 10 mayors in Mexico
More than two dozen Mexican public servants, including 10 mayors and several police chiefs, allegedly linked to illicit drugs and organized crime were arrested in simultaneous raids in Michoacan state, its governor said. The secrecy leading up to the arrests was so extensive, Gov
Mexico’s battered image yields travel deals
Mexico’s tourism industry has endured some brutal punches this year. First, the global financial crisis hampered vacation spending.
U.S., Canada gear up for new border ID requirements
Americans and Canadians heading to the United States from Canada on vehicles or cruise ships will face new entry requirements beginning next week, the Homeland Security Department said. Next Monday, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative will begin requiring U.S
Hearing Tuesday for 13-year-old cancer patient
A review hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday afternoon in the case of a 13-year-old cancer patient who fled from Minnesota with his mother in an attempt to avoid chemotherapy.
NASA looks to Sunday shuttle landing
All Saturday landing attempts for space shuttle Atlantis have been scrubbed because of weather conditions, NASA said. The next landing opportunity at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center will be at 10:11 a.m
Weather expected to scuttle space shuttle landing
The space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to land at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, but the weather is likely to delay its arrival.
Moonshine to Mexican marijuana: Family gets busted
The Dodge Neon sped down Interstate 40 in eastern Oklahoma, its occupants heading to Phoenix, Arizona, to buy a load of dope. It was May 2005
Arrest made in death of boy buried in playground sand
A 23-year-old woman was arrested early Thursday in connection with the death of a young boy found buried beneath the sand of a playground, according to police in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Major Mexican drug cartel suspects arrested, officials say
A top Mexican drug cartel suspect has been arrested along with 12 accomplices, including five women, federal authorities said. Rodolfo Lopez Ibarra, known as El Nito and believed to be a top lieutenant in the Beltran Leyva cartel, was arrested Monday at an airport in Nuevo Leon state, said the Mexican National Defense secretary. Along with the suspects, officials said they also confiscated a Cessna 550 airplane, two cars, a large quantity of drugs and cash, firearms and a hand grenade