As the Detroit Red Wings prepare for a new home just north of downtown, some social services agencies that for years looked after the city’s poorest and most vulnerable people now need new homes as they make room for what may be the largest commercial development in Detroit in decades. … [Read more...]
Cabin Pressure Issue Forces Plane into Emergency Landing
An United Express flight from Charlotte to Chicago made an emergency landing in Indianapolis on Sunday after a problem with cabin pressure that caused the pilot to descend to 10,000 feet, an ExpressJet spokesman said. The emergency landing was the second by a U.S. commercial jet in less than two days. … [Read more...]
Dozens Killed in Suicide Attacks in Kabul
A barrage of deadly suicide attacks killed at least 40 people and wounded hundreds more in Kabul on Friday, ending a two-month-long lull in major terrorist strikes in the capital, according to Afghan officials. It was the deadliest day in Kabul so far this year. … [Read more...]
NYC Legionnaires’ Outbreak: up to 10 Dead, 100 Diagnosed
New York City officials say 10 people have died in the outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease centered in the South Bronx, and a total of 100 cases have been diagnosed. The disease is caused by breathing in mist contaminated by a certain bacteria. … [Read more...]
Isabelle Prime Returns to France After Abduction in Yemen
A French woman who was abducted in Yemen in February along with her translator has been freed and was on her way home on Friday. Isabelle Prime, 31, had been working in Yemen for the World Bank for about a year when she was kidnapped. … [Read more...]
Jeb Bush’s Support Bought by Coal Industry for $1 Million, Weeks After Attending Closed-Door Industry Meeting
Coal billionaire Chris Cline claims to control “more than three billion tons of coal reserves in Illinois and Central Appalachia.” On Thursday, his lawyer told Bloomberg News that he also controls Jasper Reserves LLC, a shell company that gave at least $1 million to Right to Rise USA, the super PAC working to elect former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL) president in 2016. … [Read more...]
Blogger Hacked to Death in Bangladesh
A gang armed with machetes has hacked a secular blogger to death at his home in Dhaka in the fourth such murder in Bangladesh since the start of the year, an activist group and police have said. … [Read more...]
One Million Gallon Mine Waste Spill in Colorado Travels Down River to New Mexico
A plume of orange-ish muck from million-gallon mine waste spill in Colorado was headed down river to New Mexico, prompting communities along the water route to take precautions until the sludge passes. … [Read more...]