NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2009 (Reuters) Oil prices slid 12 percent on Wednesday, the largest percentage drop in seven years, after a U.S. government report showed crude inventories rose much more than expected in the world's top energy consumer. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2009 (Reuters) An outbreak of salmonella food poisoning has made 388 people sick across 42 states, sending 18 percent of them to the hospital, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday. ... > full story
MONTERREY, Mexico, Jan. 5, 2009 (Reuters) The abduction of a U.S. anti-kidnap expert in northern Mexico last month remains a mystery with no clues to the man's whereabouts and no ransom demanded by his captors, police said on Monday. ... > full story
CHICAGO, Dec. 26, 2008 (Reuters) Mexico suspended purchases from 30 U.S. meat plants due to sanitary issues, which sent U.S. cattle and hog prices sharply lower on Friday and prompted speculation the ban was retaliation against a U.S. labeling law. ... > full story
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 26, 2008 (Reuters) Mexico's agriculture ministry said on Friday it could soon resume imports from 30 U.S. meat plants temporarily suspended because they did not meet joint sanitary regulations. ... > full story
PHOENIX, Dec. 23, 2008 (Reuters) U.S. authorities have arrested dozens of suspects and broken up a smuggling network that hauled up to 200 tons of marijuana to Arizona each year from Mexico, authorities said on Tuesday. ... > full story
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 22, 2008 (Reuters) Mexican President Felipe Calderon vowed on Monday not to back down from the fight against powerful drug cartels who decapitated eight soldiers in the most serious blow to the army in a 2-year-old offensive. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2008 (Reuters) President George W. Bush bailed out U.S. automakers on Friday with $17.4 billion in emergency loans as he sought to stave off a collapse that would have cost hundreds of thousands of jobs. ... > full story
ORAN, Algeria, Dec. 18, 2008 (Reuters) OPEC oil ministers agreed their deepest output cut ever on Wednesday, cutting 2.2 million barrels per day from oil markets in a race to balance supply with rapidly crumbling demand for fuel. ... > full story
DETROIT, Dec. 17, 2008 (Reuters) Citing a credit crisis and dwindling sales, Chrysler LLC on Wednesday said it would shut down all of its manufacturing operations from the end of this week for at least a month. ... > full story
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Stay Safe While Preparing the Holiday Meals Jan. 7, 2009 (Franklin County Times, Alabama) The holiday season will be here before we know it, which means preparing for yummy feasting, the gathering of friends and family and shopping for ...
Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Dry Dog Food Continues Jan. 7, 2009 (CBS 3 Memphis (WREG)) Eight more cases of people becoming infected with salmonella traced to dry dog food have been identified, U.S. health officials said Thursday.. ...
Ohio second in nation in Salmonella cases Jan. 7, 2009 (NBC 24 Toledo (WNWO)) Ohio has joined a multistate investigation to find the source of salmonella bacteria that has sickened at least 50 people in 18 counties since ...
WMBD Exclusive - Alleged Shooter and Kidnapper from Peoria July 8, 2008 (Central Illinois) In a story you'll only see on WMBD TV, A 1980 graduate of Woodruff High School is in the national spotlight after being one of the most wanted men ...