GALVESTON: 300 Missing - Bodies Found at Goat Island

A FIFTH victim has been discovered after an animal control officer stumbled over the body on Goat Island, where several bodies have been found washed up.  It brings the death toll overall to 72. - Updated 7th...

Violent remnants of Ike bring deaths, blackouts in Midwest

Now residents of the Midwest are suffering from the effects of Ike. They are facing blackouts and flooded homes, and more than 2 million people could be affected.The death toll has now risen to at least 39 in 10...

House of Representatives' Web site Overwhelmed by Millions of E-mails

The proposed $700 billion bailout has brought immense media attention as well as that of ordinary Americans, and the surest test of that came from the House of Representatives' own website, which was deluged with...

Special Video Report: Eight Days of Ike

"For Eight Days Hurricane Ike churned through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico carving out a path of destruction along the way and claiming the life's of those who crossed it's path. The AP's Mark Carlson takes a...

Meet Anonymous

"Meet Anonymous photo credit: Sklathill After Sarah Palin’s email was hacked, the world was introduced to Anonymous. Who or what is Anonymous? It’s a group that formed on IR channels - and starting to get recognition for it’s practice of “Griefing” or...

House explodes in flooded neighborhood in Munster, Indiana

UPDATE: 5:37PM EST - September 18The whole story can be found here:" A house exploded unleashing a fireball of debris on a Munster neighborhood under mandatory flood evacuation on Wednesday night. The explosion and the resulting fire damaged eight other houses in the area....

Houston Update: JP Morgan Windows Blown Out; 4 Million Without Power

"'>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/newspid=20601087&sid=aK8N3EGythvQ&refer=home"] Houston's 75-story JPMorgan Chase Tower had windows on its west side smashed out, according to the local CBS affiliate, KHOU-TV....

Texans endure sleepless night as Ike roars ashore

"A massive Hurricane Ike menaced the darkened Texas coast early Saturday, ensuring a sleepless night for thousands who huddled and waited to find out if a gamble to face the storm head-on could cost them their lives.Before the eye even crossed land, the first bands were...

Officials May Evacuate New Orleans As Gustav Nears

Residents of New Orleans are starting to get nervous as they watch Hurricane Gustav make its way towards the Gulf Of Mexico. The predicted path of the hurricane has it hitting the United States somewhere between the...

Flooding and Dengue in Mexico

La Paz enjoyed its first rain of the season, nice and fresh once it starts raining, terribly humid and hot before it rains.Some parts of the city and surrounding areas did have electric blackouts.  No...

Inmates have banned phones

" A SHOCK new report has revealed that Britain’s prisons have been flooded with illegally held mobile phones. The report by HM Prisons Service claimed that one in every 23 inmates had access to mobiles, which...

Heavy rains hit China

About half of China has been hit by torrential rains - killing one person, injuring four and affecting nearly 400,000 people. Experts said the rainfall in several cities exceeded 100 millimetres, while Macheng City,...

Five tornadoes strike southern Manitoba

One wonders if Tornadoes from Iowa jumped our borders to make Manitoba their home.  Thank God no deaths as of this date have been reported. Below is the news video of the...

Convienent Excuse: Will Refugees Now Use Climate Change Excuse?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA "Convenient Excuse" as a side dish to Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth"?   granted immigration is  beneficial to the "Buffet of  Cultures" served equally...

Nine Dead After Midwest US Flooding

At least nine people are dead after heavy weekend rainfall caused flooding in Indiana, Wisonsin and Iowa. Streams and rivers were overrun with torrential waters and President Bush declared 29 Indiana counties as...

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