| Obama Seeks To Ease Fears On Swine Flu Obama administration dispatches high-level officials from several agencies to allay concerns about swine flu and to demonstrate its preparedness to confront outbreak; Pres Obama says there is no cause for alarm, even as Janet Napolitano, homeland security secretary, and Dr Richard E Besser, acting director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, say they expect outbreak to spread and are proceeding as if preparatory to full pandemic level; administration responds to first domestic emerge... query.nytimes.com |
The Lede: News Quiz, Revolutionary Golf Edition From time to time The Lede likes to challenge you the reader to demonstrate your mastery of the day's news by inviting you to help us write a blog post that explains and puts into context particularly surprising images that we come across. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | Americas: Honduras: U.S. Urges Support of Neighbors for New Leader The United States urged the Organization of American States to put the coup in Honduras behind them and support the efforts of the newly elected president. feeds.nytimes.com |
No Damage From 6.3 Quake in Far Southern Atlantic BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Earthquake monitors say a 6.3 magnitude temblor has shaken the ocean floor between South America and Antarctica, too deep and far from land to cause any damage. feeds.nytimes.com |
Radical Muslim Cleric Returns to Native Jamaica KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- A radical Muslim cleric who served time in a British jail for inciting murder and stirring racial hatred has arrived in Jamaica, the second time he was deported to his native country. feeds.nytimes.com |