What Happened on Apr 27

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Issues Travel Health Warning

CDC Recommendations At this time, CDC recommends that U.S. travelers avoid all nonessential travel to Mexico. Changes to this recommendation... Read more

First Swine Flu Death in the United States

The United States confirmed the first death from swine flu outside of Mexico on Tuesday, adding urgency in the race to contain the influenza that... Read more

Milwaukee Brewers defeat Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-5

The Milwaukee Brewers haven't forgotten how to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates. And if the Pirates want to go down fighting, a none-too-happy Ryan... Read more

New York City High School Closed Due to Swine Flu

Tests show that eight students at a Queens high school are likely to have contracted the human swine flu virus that has struck Mexico and a small... Read more

President Obama Says Swine Flu is Cause for Concern, Not Panic

U.S. President Barack Obama says the threat of a swine flu epidemic is cause for concern, but not alarm. There have been 149 suspected swine flu... Read more

Tampa Bay Rays defeat Minnesota Twins, 7-1

Fans of baseball and -- not to get too far off track -- the seven deadly sins will surely want to know that tonight's Twins game against Tampa Bay... Read more

Texas Rangers defeat Baltimore Orioles, 6-4

There are certain responsibilities that come with being a staff ace, and Jeremy Guthrie, though still relatively new to the role, has not shied... Read more

White House Apologizes for Air Force One's Low Flight Over Lower Manhattan

"Last week, I approved a mission over New York. I take responsibility for that decision. While federal authorities took the proper steps to notify... Read more

World Health Organization - Swine Influenza - Update 3

The current situation regarding the outbreak of swine influenza A(H1N1) is evolving rapidly. As of 27 April 2009, the United States Government has... Read more

Boston Celtics defeat Miami Heat, 96-86

There may be no more opportune time for the Celtics to face the Cavaliers than right now. We wouldn’t have said that a month ago. At that time, the... Read more

Coast Guard Officials Announce Possible 'Controlled Burn' to Contain Gulf Coast Oil Spill

"We fully understand that there are benefits and trade-offs" in torching the slick, the admiral co-ordinating federal operations told the New York... Read more

Gulf Oil Spill Reaches the Size of Rhode Island

(NEWSER) – The oil spilling from a sunken rig in the Gulf of Mexico has grown to more than 1,800 square miles—an area larger than Rhode Island—but... Read more

North Korea's DailyNK Newspaper Reports that Party Official Bragging about North's Responsibility for Sinking South Korean Warship

Changchun, China -- A North Korean Party cadre has announced that his country was responsible for the sinking of an unnamed South Korean vessel... Read more

Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 7-3

MILWAUKEE (AP) The Pittsburgh Pirates finally found a way to win in Milwaukee. Ryan Doumit hit a grand slam and Ronny Cedeno had a solo homer... Read more

Rod Blagojevich's Book Publisher folds

Not everything ex-governor Rod Blagojevich touches turns bleepin' golden. The publisher of his tell-all book "The Governor" closed last... Read more

St. Louis Cardinals defeat Atlanta Braves, 5-4

The Cardinals' second comeback in as many nights against Atlanta hinged on a kink in their lineup and a five-man relay of relievers. But through... Read more

Texas Rangers defeat Chicago White Sox, 4-2

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The bad thing about late-inning heroics is that reality eventually kicks in. For the White Sox, that meant it was back to... Read more

Washington Nationals defeat Chicago Cubs, 3-1

During batting practice before the game Tuesday at Wrigley Field, the newly installed heating units in the dugouts were operating at full... Read more

Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng Escapes House Arrest

The dramatic nighttime escape of a blind rights lawyer from extralegal house arrest in his village dealt a major embarrassment to the Chinese... Read more