An elderly man watching a construction site from his car was killed when a crane fell putting a steeple on an Oklahoma City church earlier today."Ambulance officials say a 78-year-old woman who was also in the car was transported to a hospital in good condition.The accident...
" "Hidden in plain sight" is theme of displays in San Diego and six other U.S. cities SAN DIEGO - As part of it's ongoing effort to raise public awareness about the plight of human trafficking victims in the United...
UPDATE: 9:42PM ESTSeven people were injured in the collapse, but it is still not known what caused it." The owner of the crane, Deep South Crane & Rigging, says it's already investigating. It's hoped that...
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"HOUSTON: Scientists in the United States believe they have uncovered the Achilles heel in the armour of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), a development that may be useful in the treatment and prevention of the infection that continues to kill millions around the world. ...
Grieving relatives who arrived at a funeral home to view the body of 91-year-old Lillian Grogan found another woman's body in the casket instead wearing Grogan's dress and favorite bracelet. The Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Stickney had incorrectly tagged the bodies of...
In the late Sixies and early Seventies, news of heart transplants and artificial hearts was splashed over front pages around the world. Dr. Michael DeBakey was in the forefront of such research. He pioneered surgical treatments which are common now, but were...
After failure from Pakistani forces to contain Taliban in the border areas and disrupt terrorist training camps, American government is reinforcing more air power to Afghanistan. They have moved US Air carrier from...
Indonesia will soon execute a sorcerer who was found guilty a decade ago of killing 42 women.Ahmad Suradji reportedly carried out the murders to increase his magical powers.Suradji, 57, has been held at a prison in North Sumatra province since 1998, when an Indonesian court...
Pakistan is grappling with surging militant violence fuelled by groups in the border areas. After Monday’s deadly suicide bombing in Islamabad and alleged Pakistani involvement in another such attack in Kabul. US...
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If you live in the New Orleans area, you're no doubt aware that the Essence Music Festival was held this past weekend from July 4-6, 2008. The annual festival of black music and culture has been running since 1995...
"Two weeks ago in Houston, two Katrina evacuees hauled the final boxes out of their apartments. But even as their landlords prepared to change their locks, Gina Martin and Samantha Egana couldn't go home to New Orleans, because their Section 8 vouchers were stalled by the...
"DEAD BODYGUARDS Maj. Gen. William Robertson,Deputy Commanding General, V Corps, Europe Col William Densberger,V Corps Chief of Operations and Plans Col. Robert Kelly,V Corps Chief of Intelligence Spec. Gary Rhodes, Crew Chief died: 2/23/93 - All were killed when...
"The probability of a major terrorist event in Houston, Texas over the July 4th weekend is in the 60-70% range. And that means the whole southeast corner of Texas and possibly all of the Katrina-devastated Gulf coast states are also at risk.When a federal judge issues a...
Outsourcing has been getting more expensive as fuel prices have risen, so manufacturers are toying with the daring concept of domestic production..."The rise in transportation costs are fueling what some economists are calling "reverse globalization." For instance, DESA, a...