Twister strikes western Puerto Rico

Jul. 17 | (CNN) — A tornado touched down in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, on Saturday afternoon, injuring at least four people and leaving the area without electricity, according to emergency officials. The twister struck Mayaguez, on Puerto Rico’s western...

Large Wildfires Burn Near Athens, Greece

Jul. 17 | ATHENS — Two large forest fires, the first of the summer season, were burning near Athens on Saturday, aided by gale force winds up to 40 miles per hour.

New Information on Juarez Car Bomb

Jul. 17 | EL PASO, TX — According to KTSM Newschannel 9, Mexican authorities now know that a cell phone was was used remotely to set off a deadly car bomb in Juarez. Three people were killed in the blast as it tore through an intersection. It was not immediately...

Changing Stance, Obama Now Defends Insurance Mandate as a Tax

Jul. 17 | WASHINGTON — When Congress required most Americans to obtain health insurance or pay a penalty, Democrats denied that they were creating a new tax. But in court, the Obama administration and its allies now defend the requirement as an exercise of the...

Paris Hilton Reportedly Detained for Marijuana

Jul. 17 | French Newspaper Reports Hilton Questioned (AP) Paris Hilton was briefly detained in Corsica after sniffer dogs detected a “quite small” quantity of marijuana in her bag, a French newspaper reported Saturday. Corse Matin newspaper said...

Israeli Envoy: U.S. Ties in ‘Crisis of Historic Proportions’

Mar. 15 | U.S.-Israeli relations have hit a 35-year low over a contentious east Jerusalem building project that threatens to derail peacemaking efforts with the Palestinians, Israel’s envoy to Washington was quoted as saying Monday. Ambassador Michael Oren’s...