World Food Programme WFP has allocated an immediate $2 million for Haiyan relief, with a greater appeal pending as needs become apparent. The UN organization is sending 40 metric tons of fortified biscuits in the immediate aftermath, as well...
9/11 changed me forever
On the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 hijackers took control of 4 commercial airliners en route to San Francisco and Los Angeles from Boston, Newark, and Washington, D.C. (Washington Dulles International Airport). At 8:46 a.m., American Airlines Flight...
What a blunder!
An anchor for KTVU-TV read the names on the air Friday and then apologized after a break. The report was accompanied by a graphic with the phony names listed alongside a photo of the burned-out plane that had crashed...
Devastation in Oklahoma – How you can help
Vast Oklahoma Tornado Kills at Least 91 MOORE, Okla. — A giant tornado, a mile wide or more, killed at least 91 people, 20 of them children, as it tore across parts of Oklahoma City and its suburbs Monday...
Chilean miners paper chess sets.
After Daring Rescue of Miners, Chile Must Dig Deep to Forge New IdentityPaula Escobar Chavarría October 17, 2010 Red pen on white paper, stuck in a plastic bag, the six words went round the world. “Estamos bien en el...
Never Forget! 9-11-01
On the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 hijackers took control of 4 commercial airliners en route to San Francisco and Los Angeles from Boston, Newark, and Washington, D.C. (Washington Dulles International Airport). At 8:46 a.m., American Airlines Flight...
An almost tragedy
Man Accused of Super Bowl ThreatPosted: 16 minutes agoFiled Under: NFL, Super Bowl XLII An angry businessman is accused of plotting to “shed the blood of the innocent” at the big game. Feds say he turned himself in after...
Tragedies Struck
At Least Six Killed in Atlanta Bus CrashBy DANIEL YEEAP ATLANTA (March 2) – A charter bus carrying a college baseball team from Ohio plunged off a highway ramp early Friday and slammed into the pavement below, killing at...