Hurricanes & Tropical Storms
Van plunges 150 feet near Bronx Zoo, killing 7
Submitted by staff on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 11:02
ShareThisA van flew off an elevated portion of New York's Bronx River Parkway Sunday afternoon, falling 150 feet before landing in a horrific crash that left seven people dead, multiple news outlets reported. The accident, near the Bronx Zoo, happened at about 12:30 p.m. local time, authorities said. It's not clear what caused the crash. [...]
Is US protecting Chinese activist? Obama aide won't say
Submitted by staff on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 10:36
ShareThisA top White House aide on Sunday said President Barack Obama wants to strike an "appropriate balance" between advancing human rights and maintaining U.S.
Captive British aid worker killed in Pakistan
Submitted by staff on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 09:39
ShareThisThe body of a British Red Cross worker held captive in Pakistan since January was found in an orchard Sunday, his throat slit and a note attached to his body saying he was killed because no ransom was paid, police said.
With shuttle's end, space firms seek new direction
Submitted by staff on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 09:09
ShareThisLess than a year after NASA ended its shuttle program, players in America's space business are casting around for new direction.United Technologies Corp. is the most recent company to announce it will ...
Russian activist detained for anti-Putin prayer
Submitted by staff on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 09:01
ShareThisAn opposition activist was detained and beaten Sunday after he tried to enter Moscow's landmark Christ the Savior Cathedral to pray to deliver Russia from Vladimir Putin.
John Edwards' fate hinges on ex-right-hand man and wife
Submitted by staff on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 08:53
ShareThisAndrew Young first saw John Edwards speak at an oceanfront hotel in 1998. He was captivated by the U.S. Senate candidate's speech and told his future wife Edwards was going to be president someday — and he was going to work for him.
Head of UN mission in Syria urges halt to violence
Submitted by staff on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 08:48
ShareThisThe head of the U.N. observer mission in Syria on Sunday called on President Bashar Assad and the country's opposition to stop fighting and allow a tenuous cease-fire to take hold.
Weaker al-Qaida still plots payback for raid
Submitted by staff on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 08:48
ShareThisA year after the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden, al-Qaida is hobbled and hunted, too busy surviving for the moment to carry out another Sept. 11-style attack on U.S. soil.
China activists lifted by blind lawyer's escape
Submitted by staff on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 08:43
ShareThisThe surprising escape of a blind legal activist from house arrest to the presumed custody of U.S. diplomats is buoying China's embattled dissident community even as the government lashes out, detaining those who helped him and squelching mention of his name on the Internet.
With asterisk, WTC back on top in NYC
Submitted by staff on Sun, 04/29/2012 - 08:33
ShareThisOne World Trade Center, the giant monolith being built to replace the twin towers destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks, will lay claim to the title of New York City's tallest skyscraper on Monday. Workers ...
