The Georgia Aquarium is locked in a legal battle with a federal agency over the denial of its request to bring 18 beluga whales from Russia for display in aquariums in the United States. The aquarium argues introducing new belugas into the captive population in the U.S. would diversify the gene pool, make the population more stable and broaden the database of research on … [Read more...]
Thai Man Gets 30 years in Prison for Making Insult on Facebook – Wow
The frequency with which we've already seen Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton insulted across various social media platforms in the United States makes it difficult to believe that in some countries, this disrespect is met with severe consequences. … [Read more...]
Second Firefighter Dies Battling California Fires
A 21 year-old U.S. Forest Service firefighter became the second first responder to die since California's scorching wildfire season got underway, officials said Sunday. Michael Hallenbeck, of Shingle Springs, Calif., was struck by a tree Saturday afternoon during the initial assault on a wildfire that broke out south of the Echo Summit mountain pass. … [Read more...]
Fort Lauderdale Is Under a Boil-Water Warning After Officials Find E. Coli in Wells
The City of Fort Lauderdale, as well as Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Oakland Park, Port Everglades Authority, Village of Sea Ranch Lakes, Wilton Manors and sections of Davie and Tamarac (east of State Road 7/441) has upgraded a boil-water advisory to a boil-water warning. … [Read more...]
Railroads Not Likely to Meet PTC Safety Requirements by Deadline
Only a handful of railroads are close to meeting a deadline this year to install safety technology that can prevent many crashes, including derailments due to excessive speed like the deadly Amtrak crash in Philadelphia in May, according to a government report released Friday. … [Read more...]
One Year Later in Ferguson, No Lessons Learned
A day of peaceful protest commemorating the killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18 year-old, by a white police officer one year ago ended in gunfire late Sunday as multiple shots rang out on West Florissant Avenue, the commercial district hit by rioting last summer. … [Read more...]
Family of Eight Killed, Shot in Head, Including 6 Children
A family of six children and two parents were fatally shot in the head at a Houston home by a man with a violent criminal history who had previously been in a contentious relationship with the mother, authorities said Sunday. … [Read more...]
Michael Brown’s Death Marked by Crowd in Ferguson, Missouri
A march to mark the anniversary of the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown has begun in Ferguson, Missouri. The march Sunday afternoon started at the site where Brown, who was black and unarmed, was fatally shot by Ferguson officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9, 2014. … [Read more...]