Cancun

Cleveland State beats Florida A&M 78-64

Cole scores 38 to lead Cleveland State past Florida A&M 78-64. Norris Cole scored 38 points to lead Cleveland State to a 78-64 win over Florida A&M on Thursday night.
 

Scott leads Virginia past surprising Rider 79-46

Scott scores 17 and defense improves as Virginia beats surprising Rider 79-46. Mike Scott had 17 points and nine rebounds Thursday night, leading Virginia to a 79-46 victory against Rider in the Cancun Challenge.
 

No. 4 Kentucky outlasts Sam Houston State 102-92

Cousins helps No. 4 Kentucky survive scare from Sam Houston State 102-92. DeMarcus Cousins had 27 points and 18 rebounds to help No. 4 Kentucky outlast Sam Houston State 102-92 on Thursday night in the Cancun Challenge.
 

Mexico plans big Gulf tourism center near Texas

Mexico announces plan for big Gulf tourism center near Texas border. Mexico is planning a big new tourism center near the U.S. border along the Gulf of Mexico.
 

'Bed in a Tree' guide to unusual hotels all over

'Bed in a Tree' guide: Sleep in a seashell, wine barrel or prison cell. How would you like to sleep in a giant seashell, wine barrel, prison cell or castle?
 

Preparing your iPhone for international travel

How to prepare your iPhone for international travel so you don't end up with a big bill. An inventory for a trip to a tropical beach could read like this:
 

Preparing your iPhone for international travel

How to prepare your iPhone for international travel so you don't end up with a big bill. An inventory for a trip to a tropical beach could read like this:
 

Preparing your iPhone for international travel

How to prepare your iPhone for international travel so you don't end up with a big bill. An inventory for a trip to a tropical beach could read like this:
 

13 Cuban migrants caught off Mexico's coast

13 US-bound Cuban migrants detained on Mexico's Caribbean coast after boat engine fails. Mexican authorities have detained 13 U.S.-bound Cuban migrants whose makeshift boat reached the country's Caribbean coast after an engine failed.
 

Mega-ship, mountain fort could boost Haiti tourism

LABADEE, Haiti (Reuters) - An ultramodern ocean liner and a 19th-century mountaintop fortress built by a slave rebellion leader figure prominently in Haiti's plans to revive tourism in the poorest nation in the Americas.
 

Fraud fugitive busted after unwise friend request

Facebook warning: If running from the law, avoid friending former Justice Dept. officials. Maxi Sopo was living the dream of a fugitive abroad, kicking back on the beaches of Cancun by day, partying in the clubs by night.
 

'Bed in a Tree' guide to unusual hotels all over

'Bed in a Tree' guide: Sleep in a seashell, wine barrel or prison cell. How would you like to sleep in a giant seashell, wine barrel, prison cell or castle?
 

Cocaine consumption doubles in Mexico in 6 years

Cocaine consumption doubles in Mexico over 6 years, while overall drug use up only slightly. The use of cocaine doubled in Mexico over the last six years, partly because the drug became more available in the country, a government report said Friday.
 

19spider

For years, scientists were confident the world's 40,000 spider species shared a common trait: All were meat-eaters. Now, Brandeis University senior lecturer Eric Olson and Villanova University researcher Christopher Meehan have found a vegetarian spider. The discovery of Bagheera kiplingi (named after the panther in Rudyard Kipling's ``The Jungle Book) is not simply a eureka discovery about a twist in the biological world. It is a lesson on the importance of keeping an open mind on long-held scientific assumptions about how that world works. Scientists had known for decades that a stinging species of ants and a type of acacia tree had a symbiotic relationship: One could not survive without the other. The ants feed primarily on small nutritious pellets, called Beltian bodies, that develop at the tree's leaf tips. The ants, in return, defend the tree from other plant eaters so successfully that researchers believed few other insects lived on - or even visited - the tree. In fact, experim
 

In Cuba, N.O. mayor talks disaster response, trade

AP Interview: New Orleans mayor says Cuba's all-powerful government an asset during hurricanes. Under Cuba's communist system, the government calls all the shots all the time ? but during monster hurricanes that may not be such a bad thing, New Orleans' mayor says.
 

In Cuba, N.O. mayor talks disaster response, trade

Under Cuba's communist system, the government calls all the shots all the time ? but during monster hurricanes that may not be such a bad thing, New Orleans' mayor says.
 

Delta, Southwest to add new routes out of Detroit

Delta, Southwest to add new routes out of Detroit Metro Airport; USA3000 resumes flights. Detroit Metropolitan Airport says Delta and Southwest airlines are adding new routes next year, while a third carrier will resume flights in November.
 

A trip to China reminds Gay how far he's come

After a breakthrough year, Brian Gay is going back to where his whirlwind journey started. Brian Gay was in a faraway land, knowing only where he wanted to go without any assurances he would get there.
 

Mexican official: Disband local police forces

Mexico's top cop proposes disbanding local police forces to combat corruption. Mexico's top security official on Friday proposed disbanding Mexico's 2,022 municipal police forces and combining them with state law enforcement agencies to better combat corruption and crime.
 

Mexican environmentalists denounce beach ruling

Mexican environmentalists outraged over ruling on Cancun beach restoration. Environmentalists expressed outrage Thursday after a Mexican judge upheld a requirement that they post a $1.1 million bond to pursue a suit against a project to rebuild Cancun beaches with tons of sand extracted from the Caribbean.