Oil was spotted off the coast of Queensland, Australia on Friday, sparking fears that a spill might threaten the Great Barrier Reef. A fisherman reported a sheen of about 1 kilometer (about .6 miles) Friday afternoon (Australia time), the Guardian reported. … [Read more...]
One Injured in Mission District Shooting
One man was injured in a shooting on Harrison Street near Cesar Chavez on Thursday evening. One man was injured in a shooting on Harrison Street near Cesar... … [Read more...]
Buster the Bomb-Sniffer Mourned After 5 Tours of Duty
Buster, a 13-year-old springer spaniel, not only steered his owner through war, but braved bombs and bullets to help save the lives of thousands of troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and Bosnia. With a heavy heart, Flight Sgt. Will Barrow of the British Royal Air Force announced Thursday the death of his beloved military dog. … [Read more...]
How the Chattanooga Shooting Unfolded
The proximity of two different military offices and the mystery surrounding a lone gunman caused confusion as local and federal authorities tried to respond to a fatal attack in Chattanooga. Now investigators have been able to outline how the attack on Thursday unfolded, leaving four Marines dead, three others injured, not including the shooter, who also died. … [Read more...]
DEA Confident Escaped Drug Lord Will Be Found Again
The Drug Enforcement Administration's top agent hasn't really slept since he got word Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman had sneaked out of maximum-security prison in Mexico though a mile-long tunnel that opened beneath his cell's shower nearly a week ago. … [Read more...]
Canadian Pipeline Spills 1.3 Million Gallons Of Bitumen, Produced Water and Sand
An pipeline spill in Alberta, Canada has leaked some 1,320,000 gallons, or 31,000 barrels, of emulsion — a mixture of bitumen, produced water, and sand — south of Fort McMurray, a hub for Canada’s tar sands mining and refining industry. The leak, which was discovered Wednesday afternoon, is the largest pipeline spill in the province in 35 years, when a 54,000 barrel oil spill … [Read more...]
Critical Injuries as Woman in S.F. Falls from Hood of Moving Car
A 22-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries early Thursday in San Francisco after falling off a car whose hood she had jumped on with four others, police said. … [Read more...]
‘Putin’s Tiger’ Devours a Bear
A big cat known popularly here as “Putin’s tiger” has killed and eaten a bear in Russia’s far east, according to state news agency Interfax. The tiger, called Boris, was released into the wild personally by Vladimir Putin in May last year, during another of the famously animal-loving president’s televised stunts. … [Read more...]