A federal jury on Monday convicted a man of murder for pushing his wife to her death off a cliff as they hiked in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park to celebrate their wedding anniversary, rejecting his claim that her fall was a tragic accident. It took the jury about 10 hours to find Harold Henthorn, […] More
Pope Francis is just hours away from arriving to the USA and he is topping off his visit to Cuba celebrating another mass in Santiagao de Cuba attended by thousands. He will be greeted by President Barack Obama as he arrives in Washington DC, this afternoon on his first leg of a 3 city tour […] More
Boats working to rescue 9 fisherman from life raft after boat starts taking on water in Frobisher Bay off Nanuvut, Canada. The 9 crew members of Atlantic Charger are alive, in raft, awaiting vessel. Atlantic Charger owner, Brad Watkins confirmed that all 9 crew members will be transported to the province once rescued but no […] More
Authorities say the pilot of a plane that crashed near a Central California military base ejected in midair and safely parachuted to the ground. Kings County Fire Chief Bill Lynch tells The Sentinel newspaper in Hanford that the pilot walked to emergency responders after reaching the ground Monday afternoon. The newspaper reports that the plane […] More
Creating awareness for prostate cancer is always important, but each September it is especially important, as the eyes of the nation turn to focus on prostate cancer during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Below is the Presidential Proclamation from 2014 The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release August 29, 2014 Presidential Proclamation […] More
Police officers in Dallas were involved in a shooting early Monday that left one suspect dead. It happened at the Avondale Parc Apartments, located in the 10800 block of Stone Canyon Road, near Royal Lane. The officers were actually responding to an earlier disturbance involving a car crash at the apartment complex at around 11:45 p.m. […] More
South Korea and six Central American countries, including El Salvador and Panama, launched their first round of negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA). The start of negotiations for the seven-way FTA is the result of the countries’ trade ministers agreeing to sign a high-level, comprehensive FTA three months ago. The six Central American countries […] More
Preliminary-magnitude 4.5 earthquake reported 33km (20.5 miles) northeast of Roshtqal’a, Tajikistan – Source:USGS Nearby Cities 33km (21mi) NE of Roshtqal’a, Tajikistan 48km (30mi) E of Khorugh, Tajikistan 92km (57mi) NNE of Ishkashim, Tajikistan 100km (62mi) NNE of Ashkasham, Afghanistan 315km (196mi) ESE of Dushanbe, Tajikistan More
Tropical Depression Sixteen-E forms off Baja California peninsula in Mexico; forecast as heavy rain threat – Source: Weather Channel More
The death of the matriarch of the Awolowo family, Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo has created a vacuum which cannot easily be filled. HID, as she was popularly known, did not only head the family left behind by her husband, the late premier of the old Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, she was also matriarch to […] More