Balcony in fatal Berkeley collapse had severe dry rot, report finds
A residential balcony that collapsed and killed six students in Berkeley, California, had decayed to the point of severe dry rot, according to a… Read More ›
A residential balcony that collapsed and killed six students in Berkeley, California, had decayed to the point of severe dry rot, according to a… Read More ›
Cadyville, New York – For months before a pair of convicted murderers made their brazen escape from the Clinton Correctional Facility, prison tailor Joyce Mitchell used… Read More ›
Two of Australia’s most infamous terrorists who left Australia to fight for ISIS have been killed, a close relative said. Khaled Sharrouf and Mohamed Elomar… Read More ›
Legislation intensifies confrontation between parliament and President Rouhani, could stymie deal with West TEHRAN — IRAN’S PARLIAMENT APPROVED A BILL TUESDAY THAT LAWMAKERS SAID… Read More ›
BloombergView says US troops and Iran-backed Shiite militias are sharing the Taqqadum military base in Iraq; US officials reportedly concerned for their soldiers’ safety. The… Read More ›
Iran’s supreme leader specifically rejects limits on Tehran’s research and development into nuclear technology that would last a decade or more. WASHINGTON – Iran’s… Read More ›
First things first: Investor desperation for yield, any discernible yield no matter what the risks, and blind confidence that all this will work out somehow… Read More ›
This morning, Twitter sent a not-very-coded message to shareholders that it would not allow Jack Dorsey to be its permanent CEO unless he stepped down… Read More ›
The Oscar-winning composer behind Titanic hit “My Heart Will Go On”, James Horner, is missing, feared dead, after a plane registered in his name was found crashed… Read More ›
Washington – The Pentagon says an Islamic State operative suspected of involvement in the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya,… Read More ›
New York – The city is set to hire nearly 1,300 new police officers as part of its $78.5 billion budget agreement, honoring a… Read More ›
Islamabad, Pakistan – A record-breaking heat wave baked Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, over the weekend, killing as many as 140 people. Saturday’s temperature reached 44.8 degrees… Read More ›
Europe gave a cautious welcome Monday to new Greek proposals aimed at ending a damaging credit crisis that threatens the country’s future in the euro.… Read More ›
Mumbai – Toxic moonshine has killed 99 people and seriously sickened scores of others of drinkers from a Mumbai slum, Indian police say. Forty-six others have… Read More ›
Russia’s state-owned oil company may provide its Venezuelan counterpart a much needed loan of $5 billion. Venezuela’s oil company, PDVSA, is in desperate need… Read More ›
TOKYO (Reuters) – US stock futures jumped in early Asian trade on Monday after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras offered a new package of… Read More ›
New York – Confidence in police in the United States has dropped to the lowest level in more than two decades, with just 52… Read More ›
New York, NY – It has been nearly 14 years since the Sept. 11 attacks, but a lawsuit on behalf of Muslims rounded up… Read More ›
Charleston, SC – Thousands of people marched across Charleston’s main bridge in a show of unity after nine black church parishioners were gunned down… Read More ›
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell is pulling out of the rock band’s tour after his cancer returned. Campbell, 52, announced two years ago that… Read More ›