The lionfish has invaded the Gulf Coast, making a cozy home in the seas of South Florida. Since the lionfish is not native to the area, in the Gulf Coast waters of South Florida, the lionfish has no natural predators. Hence, its population has skyrocketed. That is why the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has launched the Eat Sustainable, Eat Lionfish campaign to help curb this growth.
Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a beautifully elaborate holiday celebrated in Mexico and other countries throughout the world to remember deceased loved ones. Family and friends gather each year on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 to pray for and remember those who have died. It is a Mexican National Holiday and is the country's largest celebration of the year.
El Paso Electric reported its third quarter revenue grew year over year but fell below market expectations.
An international drug trafficking ring that sent narcotics through Mexico into the United States was busted by authorities in Arizona.
Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drug maker, reported third-quarter profit that topped analysts' expectations based on U.S. growth of their cholesterol block-buster drug Lipitor, favorable foreign exchange rates and increases in overseas sales.
Former Olympic champions Maurice Greene, Gail Devers and Vince Matthews have been named to the National Track & Field Hall of Fame, USA Track & Field (USATF) said on Tuesday.
The NCAA has already seen multiple coaches fired mid-way through the season, but there are still plenty of coaches on the hot seat. IBTimes takes a look at the coaches on the verge of losing their jobs, including Ole Miss' Houston Nutt, UCLA's Rick Neuheisel, and NC State's Tom O'Brien.
When the lights go dark on the Halloween pumpkins in the U.S., a different holiday starts south of the border. Here's a look at Dia de los Muertos or The Day of the Dead.
The secretive hacking collective Anonymous is threatening to expose Mexican drug cartel Zeta.
The 2011 Pan American games ended Sunday in a dazzling closing ceremony as the flag was passed to the 2015 host nation, Canada.
Anadarko Petroleum Corp reported a wider quarterly loss on Monday, as the U.S. oil and gas company spent $4 billion to reach a settlement with BP Plc over that company's Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster last year.
The world's population reaches seven billion and urbanization increases.
Hacker collective Anonymous has focused its Web-based ire on Los Zetas, one of Mexico's most powerful and most dangerous drug cartels.
Owners of the iPhone 4S have been complaining that the phone's battery life is even worse than that of its predecessors. Luckily, there appears to be an easy fix.
Americans are enormously proud of their country, and frequently boast that the country is better than all of the rest. But two new studies offer a counter-argument to the aforementioned, at least regarding the ease of doing business and the goal of social justice.
Nick Aaronson, a U.S. Airways flight attendant, was found dead in a Hilton hotel room while on layover in Mexico City, killed in what authorities strongly suspect was a homicide. Aaronson, 33, was found naked with his hands tied and a belt around his neck in an apparent strangulation, though no motive or suspect have been found for the murder.
Japan's Sony Corp., struggling with a loss-making television business, is considering dissolving its liquid-crystal-display joint venture with South Korea's Samsung Electronics in a bid to cut costs, sources familiar with the matter said Sunday.
Sony Corp, struggling with a loss-making television business, is in negotiations to pull out of its LCD joint venture with South Korea's Samsung Electronics in a bid to cut costs.
Bank of America will keep the $5-a-month fee for debit card use that's scheduled to start early next year, while other banks, like J.P. Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo, announced Friday that they are shying away from the fees.
Global development groups on Friday called on G20 leaders to step up to their commitments to tackle global food security and come up with new ways to boost world growth that also benefit the poorest.
A major early-season snowstorm is expected Saturday as an area of low pressure tracks up the U.S. East Coast, bringing with it the possibility of significant snowfall in a broad band.
Apple sales in China and Japan reached $14.3 billion in 2011, an increase of 174 percent from a year ago. The region accounts for nearly a quarter of revenue.