Swine flu outbreak worsens
The global swine flu outbreak worsened Wednesday as authorities said hundreds of students at a New York school have fallen ill and federal officials said they expected to see U.S. deaths from the virus.
Cuba suspended flights to and from Mexico,
Wednesday April 29 2009
Today is our last ?sea day? so it?s pretty laid back. We are sailing from Gibraltar to Calgiari, Sardinia. It is now 2:30 PM our time and we have about 320 miles to go to Sardinia. We are about 5015 miles from Ft. Lauderdale, and have about 1500 to go
Mich. Swine Flu Case Confirmed
LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan health officials said the federal government has confirmed the state's first case of swine flu, also known as the H1N1 virus.
Test results Wednesday confirmed a 34-year-old Livingston County woman has been diagnosed with the
Four 'probable' swine flu cases in Delaware
Four "probable" swine flu cases have been identified at the University of Delaware, state health officials announced Tuesday evening.
The four UD students -- none recently traveled to Mexico -- have flu symptoms that meet the probable definitions for
House Passes Budget With No GOP Votes
WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the House have passed a $3.4 trillion budget outline that will help him pass health care reform later in the year.
Not a single Republican backed the plan, which passed by a 233-193 vote. It
UNDER THE SUN: Our parents really did know best
?With him for a sire and her for a dam, What should I be, but just what I am??
On Sunday morning, I had watched a TV program that serenely concluded with photos of a field of magnificent Texas bluebells in full bloom, with several deer wandering in the
Springboro Student Being Tested For Swine Flu
Springboro Schools Superintendent, Dr. David Baker, said the parent of a high school student came to the school Wednesday morning to inform the district he was having his daughter tested for swine flu.
Dr. Baker said the parent, who is a physician,
House speaker favors furloughs
House Speaker Mike O?Neal pressed Wednesday for consideration of state employee furloughs and significant agency budget cuts before attempts are made to resolve a $328 million state budget deficit with action raising taxes on business.
O?Neal, a
Four 'probable' swine flu cases in Delaware
Four "probable" swine flu cases have been identified at the University of Delaware, state health officials announced Tuesday evening.
The four UD students -- none recently traveled to Mexico -- have flu symptoms that meet the probable definitions for
Swine flu monitored worldwide
...started lining up last week at the nurse?s office. The outbreak came just days after a group of students returned from spring break in Cancun. At the 2,700-student school, the largest Roman Catholic high school in the nation, ?many hundreds of students were...