‘Psychic’ US share tipster Sean David Morton charged with fraud

Mar. 4 | Sean David Morton, who was on Thursday charged on a number of counts of securities fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), raised the funds by telling potential investors he could accurately predict stock market movements using psychic...

Fear grows as drug war rages on South Texas border

Mar. 4 | NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — Border residents fear more violence as rival drug cartels battle for lucrative smuggling routes to Texas. The fight pits former allies — the Zetas against the Gulf Cartel, according to U.S. law enforcement and Mexican officials. The...

Iran making new smart bombs

Mar. 4 | With defense and acrimony building in the Persian Gulf, Iran announced plans to test a new laser-guided bomb. Iran’s Fars News Agency reported that a prototype of the 2,000-pound smart bomb would be tested “in the near future,” the...

U.S., EU urge Syria to drop nuclear secrecy

Mar. 4 | The U.S. and the European Union are urging Syria to stop stonewalling attempts by the International Atomic Energy Agency to investigate its nuclear activities. A U.S. statement to the IAEA’s 35-nation board on Thursday said Syrian nuclear sites...

US lifts lid on top secret plan for internet security

Mar. 4 | The White House has declassified parts of a top secret plan outlining how government will protect the nation’s computer networks from cyber warfare. The announcement by cybersecurity tsar Howard Schmidt was made at the world’s biggest security...

Texas lost an extra 50,000 jobs, Dallas Fed finds

Mar. 4 | It might turn out that Texas lost some 50,000 more jobs last year than current data indicate. And according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, most of the extra job losses appear to have been in the Dallas area. The Texas Workforce Commission is...