WikiLeaks: Israel, Chile Spied on Iranian Activity in Latin America

A leaked U.S. diplomatic cable indicates that Israel was working with Chile to spy on Iranian activities in South America. According to the cable obtained by the website WikiLeaks, U.S. officials reported that Israel worked with the Chilean government to monitor what it called “unusual activity” by Iran’s envoy to Santiago. The 2008 cable from [...]

Brazil Cutting Budget to Curb Inflation

The Brazilian government says it is implementing $30 billion in budget cuts to curb rising inflation. Officials made the announcement Wednesday, but said the decision will not impact spending on social programs or infrastructure. Finance Minister Guido Mantega said the government will remove all remaining stimulus packages that were put in place two years ago [...]

App to Offer Audio Tour of Ground Zero Site

The memorial won’t open until the fall and the museum isn’t expected to be ready until next year, yet every day visitors come to the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan, peering over the construction fence into a space that’s now crowded with cranes and partially-completed buildings. They ask locals to point out where [...]

Western Ky. girl found dead after reported missing

TRENTON, Ky. – Police say a 9-year-old girl who was found dead in western Kentucky a few hours after she was reported missing was killed by multiple blows. A Kentucky State Police news release says an autopsy ruled that the cause of death was blunt force trauma and the investigation is continuing. Authorities identified the [...]

Undercover investigators buy guns without background checks

New York (CNN) — Undercover investigators purchased semiautomatic weapons at an Arizona gun show, despite telling vendors that they probably could not pass background checks, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters Monday. “We have demonstrated how easy it is for anyone to buy a semiautomatic handgun and a high capacity magazine, no questions asked,” [...]

Judge guilty of DUI takes breath tests before work

HAGERSTOWN, Md. – A Maryland judge who was convicted of drunken driving is taking daily blood-alcohol tests before and during his courtroom work. Washington County Circuit Judge W. Kennedy Boone III said Tuesday he agreed to the unusual punishment. “I’m glad it’s gotten to this point,” said Boone, 68, who has acknowledged a long struggle [...]