San Bernardino County, California – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency for San Bernardino County as it’s water supply (and that of the city of Barstow) was found to be contaminated with a toxic chemical used to make explosives and rocket fuel. Testing by the Golden State Water Co revealed that high [...]
The picture you’re looking at is not an asphalt road or a parking lot but a section of the Mississippi River that has been clogged with thousands of dead fish (known as a fish kill) in Louisiana. According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the fish were found and photographed in a bayou on the west [...]
NASA‘s shuttle Discovery is preparing for it’s 39th and final mission to the International Space Station on November 1 (hey, at least it’s not Friday the 13th). The final mission for the Discovery has been put off as an internal nut on the left side of the shuttle slipped out of position and fell into [...]
Mark David Chapman earned his fame (or in this case infamy) with the murder of one of the world’s most celebrated musicians, John Lennon. This Tuesday, he was was denied parole for the sixth time by a three-member panel of board commissioners via a video conference from their offices in Rochester. This latest request for [...]
70 year old prisoner committed suicide week after his death penalty has been overturned.
White House, Washington D.C. – In a rare address in the Oval Office, U.S. President Barack Obama gave a few words, indicating the end of U.S. military activities in Iraq. “Operation Iraqi Freedom is over, and the Iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country,” he said. Obama added that America’s [...]
Electricity burns and it hurts like hell. This is typical common sense right? Well a student from New Hampshire didn’t seem to get the memo as he is suing his teacher in shop class for not warning him and other students of the dangers of electrical cords in their trade class in… where else, electronics. [...]
The last year highest paid athlete Tiger Woods in 2009 was officially divorced to her former Swedish model wife Elin Nordegren. After nine months after the car- accident then infidelity scandal, happened outside their home in Orlando and revelations about his cheating with his mistresses,of Tiger Woods. The divorce was granted in Bay County Circuit Court [...]
Portland, Oregon — Former Vice President Al Gore was cleared of sexual abuse charges filed back in 2006 by Molly Hagerty a massage therapist, accusing him of “unwanted sexual contact” . The Portland district attorney determined he did not commit acts of sexual harassment “appropriate for criminal prosecution.” Senior Deputy District Attorney Don Rees questioned [...]
Battle Creek,Michigan — More than 800,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Kalamazoo River, a major waterway that flows into Lake Michigan, this Monday. The leak is said to have come from a 30-inch pipeline that carries millions of gallons of oil each day from Griffith, Ind., to Sarnia. A pipeline owned by Enbridge. Gov. [...]
