The Christian Science Monitor - For two years, Mexican President Felipe Calderón has waged war on powerful and violent drug cartels, deploying 20,000 troops and the full might of the state. Nearly 6,000 lives have been lost – more than all US casualties in Iraq. With no end in sight, Mr. Calderón now says he can't win if the US doesn't do more to curb its drug addiction.
The Christian Science Monitor - The U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve may need more than $700 billion to shore up bank balance sheets and restart the economy. So far, the ideas from Congress are doing nothing to improve the current dismal economic outlook.
The Christian Science Monitor - We are concerned about the economy. We worry about the stock market, investments, and retirement. We hesitate to open bank statements. We are told: It will get better. It will get worse. It will rebound.
CHICAGO (AP) -- A prosecutor alleged Wednesday that Jennifer Hudson's brother-in-law killed three of her relatives - with a gun stolen from one of the victims - because he was angry his estranged wife, the singer's sister, was dating another man....
CHICAGO (AP) -- The man charged with murdering Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew was a high-school dropout and street gang member with a long rap sheet for drug offenses and stealing cars....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Since Proposition 8 passed in California, much of Hollywood has been up in arms. Now, they are singing and dancing, too, in a new Web video called "Prop 8: The Musical."...