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AP via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Dec 9, 10:12 am ET
All Times EST Saturday TOP 25 BASKETBALL Men No. 1 Kansas vs. La Salle at the Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo., 2 p.m. No. 2 Texas vs. Texas State, 4 p.m. No. 4 Kentucky at Indiana, Noon No. 5 Purdue at Alabama, 9 p.m. No. 6 West Virginia vs. Coppin State, 7 p.m. No. 11 North Carolina vs. Presbyterian, 7:30 p.m. No. 13 Ohio State at No. 22 Butler, Noon No. 15 Georgetown vs. No. 17 Washington at ...
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Bloomberg - Mon Dec 7, 1:25 pm ET
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- RBC Capital Markets estimates there’s a 30 percent chance that Mexico central bank Governor Guillermo Ortiz is re-appointed by President Felipe Calderon.
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The Wenatchee World - Tue Dec 8, 5:48 pm ET
PETATLAN, Mexico — As a two-term mayor and protege of the governor, Rogaciano Alva ruled this region with a pistol shoved into his belt. He exported truckloads of marijuana, opium poppies and illegal timber from the rugged Sierra Madre, and assembled a paramilitary army to enforce his will, according to law enforcement officials and residents. Alva is now in hiding, pursued as an enemy of the ...
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Rivals.com via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Dec 9, 9:12 am ET
Defensive tackle Ainsley Miller out of Concord (N.C.) First Assembly Christian School continues to wait for his...
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Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Dec 9, 3:45 am ET
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Tobacco in Mexico" report to their offering.
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Bloomberg - Tue Dec 8, 9:44 pm ET
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Latin American local bonds and currencies today. Bond yields and exchange rates are from yesterday’s session.
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Tiger Weekly - 1 hour 53 minutes ago
On Saturday, Dec. 12, at approximately 5:30 p.m., students will be done with fall 2009 final exams. This occasion is a time for glory, fun and excitement. The holidays are here, and vacations have arrived.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 7:32 am ET
A fierce winter storm was leaving dangerous ice, heavy snow and vicious winds in its wake as it slogged eastward Wednesday, threatening to wreak havoc on commuters in the Upper Midwest and closing schools across New England.
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The Huffington Post - Tue Dec 8, 4:28 pm ET
What's Your Reaction? The DEA has implemented a bold new initiative against Mexico drug trafficking and it comes in the form of Lil Wayne. According to this report from The Onion, the strategy has been a rousing success.
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CBS 5 Bay Area - Tue Dec 8, 4:07 pm ET
A 33-year-old man is in custody in San Francisco after being extradited from Mexico last week in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a young girl in 2008.
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NPR - Wed Dec 9, 6:19 am ET
The National Transportation Safety Board warned that illegally imported passenger buses from Mexico pose a threat on U.S. Highways. One such bus was involved in an accident in Southeast Texas that killed one person and injured 46 others.
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Nasdaq - 2 hours 6 minutes ago
HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- The existing balance between Devon Energy Corp.'s (DVN) oil and gas reserves won't change radically even after it sells international and deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico assets, President John Richels said Wednesday.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 3:11 pm ET
Hollywood actor and director Mel Gibson will clear out a prison to shoot scenes for his second movie in Mexico, to take place next year, according to the governor of Veracruz.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 6:37 pm ET
Silver Wheaton Corp., which buys and sells silver and gold from mines in Mexico, Canada and the U.S., said Tuesday it has named co-founder Randy V.J. Smallwood as president, effective Jan. 1.
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Bloomberg - 24 minutes ago
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil fell to a two-month low after a government report showed that U.S. fuel inventories climbed as refineries bolstered operating rates.
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Bloomberg - 29 minutes ago
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian stocks fell for a second day on concern defaults will spread through the global economy after Standard & Poor’s lowered Spain’s credit-rating outlook.
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Los Angeles Times - 30 minutes ago
After losing 20 straight games, Western Kentucky captures the title. It isn't easy to lose to a team with a 3-8 record. But Western Kentucky pulled off that feat in dramatic fashion, blowing a 20-3 third-quarter lead to fall, 20-24, to Arkansas State. The Hilltoppers (0-12) thus chalked up their 20th straight defeat, the longest losing streak in the Football Bowl Subdivision, whatever that is.
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UPI - 30 minutes ago
HOUSTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A Mexican teenager was brought illegally to Houston and forced into sexual slavery, federal investigators say.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 5:14 am ET
The mountain of oranges, tangerines, lemons and more exotic fruits piled in the customs office at the Hidalgo international bridge in Texas on Thanksgiving Day would have made any grocer proud.
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Boulder Weekly - Wed Dec 9, 11:53 am ET
"The DEA says Lil Wayne is an indispensable weapon against Mexican drug cartels having eradicated 40 tons of marijuana alone by smoking it himself." Via The Onion on YouTube.