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Bloomberg.com - Sun Sep 7, 9:05 pm EDT
Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Ike weakened to a Category 3 hurricane as it approached Cuba and charted a course toward the Gulf of Mexico, bringing the region its second major storm in as many weeks.
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Bloomberg.com - Sun Sep 7, 4:25 pm EDT
Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Ike, an ``extremely dangerous'' hurricane, pounded the Bahamas today and charted a course toward Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico, bringing the region its second major storm in as many weeks.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Sep 7, 2:40 am EDT
The United States and Mexico reeled off wins in CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers on Saturday on a day that mixed soccer with politics.
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Washington Post - 9 minutes ago
KEY WEST, Fla. -- With powerful Hurricane Ike on an uncertain course toward the Gulf of Mexico, many on these low-lying islands took a wait-and-see approach to evacuating Sunday, perhaps a harbinger of attitudes to come from Gulf Coast residents returning from an arduous evacuation and already...
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
Hurricane Ike pounded northeastern Cuba with 120 mile per hour (195 kph) winds, torrential rains and massive waves that rolled through coastal towns on Sunday on a path toward the Gulf of Mexico oil fields and possibly New Orleans.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Sep 7, 10:09 pm EDT
Hurricane Ike roared ashore in northeastern Cuba on Sunday with 120 mph (195 kph) winds, torrential rains and massive waves that rolled through coastal towns as the storm headed on a path toward the Gulf of Mexico oil fields and possibly New Orleans.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Sep 7, 9:36 pm EDT
Oil jumped than $2 to near $109 a barrel on Monday, rebounding from a five-month low on worries that Hurricane Ike would tear through the Gulf of Mexico, and on hopes that a U.S. bailout of its top mortgage lenders would help temper an economic downturn.
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AP via Yahoo! News - 43 minutes ago
Hurricane Ike roared onto Cuba Sunday after destroying houses and crops on low-lying islands and worsening floods in Haiti that have already killed more than 300 people.
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Canadian Press via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
ALBANY, N.Y. - Australia's Sarah-Jane Kenyon completed a wire-to-wire victory Sunday in the Duramed Futures Tour's season-ending ILOVENY Championship and finished third on the money list to earn one of 10 2009 LPGA Tour cards.
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New York Times - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
The Treasury?s schedule of financing this week included Monday?s regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills on Tuesday.
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Fox Sports - Sat Sep 6, 10:50 pm EDT
Mexico sailed to an easy 3-0 victory over Jamaica on Saturday to take the lead in Group B of CONCACAF regional qualifying play for the 2010 World Cup. Andres Guardado, who plays for Spain's Deportivo La Coruna, scored two minutes into the match, converting a free kick on a penalty outside the area. Twenty minutes later, Fernando Arce tipped in a rebound off a shot by Carlos Vela. Johny Magallon ...
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Bloomberg.com - Sun Sep 7, 9:44 pm EDT
Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil climbed from a five-month low in New York as the approach of Hurricane Ike delayed the restoration of output in the Gulf of Mexico and the dollar's rally stalled. Gold and wheat advanced.
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Detroit News - 4 minutes ago
KEY WEST, Fla. -- With powerful Hurricane Ike on an uncertain course toward the Gulf of Mexico, many on these low-lying islands took a wait-and-see approach to evacuation orders Sunday, perhaps a harbinger of the attitudes from Louisiana and Texas residents returning from an arduous evacuation and already showing signs of "hurricane fatigue."
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Forbes - Sun Sep 7, 6:22 pm EDT
Affluent elderly Indians are seeking care outside the family.
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The Washington Times - Sat Sep 6, 4:17 pm EDT
Mexico is in the midst of a legal revolution, and Cristal Gonzalez is on the front lines.
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The Grand Rapids Press - Sun Sep 7, 2:18 am EDT
GRAND RAPIDS -- Enrique Ayala fought back tears as he watched the claw of an excavator tear away the remains of his restaurant Little Mexico Cafe. "I know a lot of people feel the same like me," said Ayala, who bought the popular Mexican restaurant nearly a decade ago with his wife, Consuelo.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Sep 7, 5:35 am EDT
Hurricane Ike barreled toward Cuba as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm on Sunday and was forecast to sweep into the central Gulf of Mexico as a large and powerful storm echoing Hurricane Gustav.
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NPR - Sun Sep 7, 4:34 pm EDT
Hurricane Ike has passed over Haiti and is now steaming toward the Gulf of Mexico, leaving devastation in its wake. Flooding has hampered relief efforts in the port city of Gonaives, Haiti, which is still suffering from the effects of Tropical Storm Hanna.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Sun Sep 7, 3:38 pm EDT
Ike roared across low-lying islands Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane, destroying homes, sweeping away boats and bringing more rain and misery to already waterlogged communities.
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The State - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
As storm fatigue sets in, many in Keys take wait-and-see approach despite orders to leave KEY WEST, Fla. — With powerful Hurricane Ike on an uncertain course toward the Gulf of Mexico, many on these low-lying islands took a wait-and-see approach to evacuating Sunday, perhaps a harbinger of attitudes to come from Gulf Coast residents returning from an arduous evacuation and already showing ...