The eight suspected cases were said to be mild, and there have been no deaths from swine flu in the U.S., but the outbreak has killed at least 81 people in Mexico.
A Queens family is struggling with the limited opportunities that illegal immigrants face and the burdens and possibilities of a son’s American citizenship.
AP - Sri Lanka's rebels declared a unilateral cease-fire on Sunday as a top U.N. official pressed Sri Lankan leaders to let aid into the northeastern war zone where tens of thousands of civilians are trapped.
AP - The Pakistani military launched an operation against militants Sunday in a district covered by a peace deal between the government and the insurgents, further casting doubt on that pact's survival.
AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reassured the Lebanese people Sunday that Washington supports "voices of moderation" and will never make a deal with Syria that undermines the country's interests.
Mexican officials are asking residents to refrain from kissing as a greeting and maintain a distance of at least 6 feet from each other amid concern over swine flu infection. Eighty-one deaths in Mexico are "likely linked" to the virus. In the U.S., 11 swine flu cases have been confirmed; and in New Zealand, 22 students and three teachers who traveled to Mexico may have been infected.
As introductions go, it has been a fast-paced, fascinating first 100 days: an ambitious domestic agenda aimed at reinvigorating the economy and the government's reach into its workings, and several provocative steps on the world stage that, like at home, signal a clear break from the previous administration.
Police are looking for a University of Georgia professor in the shooting deaths of three people on Saturday, authorities tell CNN. George Zinkhan is a professor in the department of marketing and distribution, according to the university Web site. CNN affiliat e WSB-TV said the victims were shot behind The Taylor-Grady House, a National Historic Landmark.