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- 14,000-acre Southern California 'Crown Fire' at 82% containment, evacuation orders lifted
- Prosecutors drop assault case against former US VP Gore
- Bus crash kills six, injures Iraqi minister in Jordan
- US President Barack Obama test drives Chevy Volt in Michigan
- Afghans riot after civilians die in crash
- Deadly flooding in Pakistan kills hundreds
- US Q2 economic growth slows to 2.4%
| 14,000-acre Southern California 'Crown Fire' at 82% containment, evacuation orders lifted Posted:
Sunday, August 1, 2010 Antelope Valley, California – The Crown Fire that has burned through 13,980 acres in the High Desert of Southern California since 2:32 pm (2232 UTC) Thursday was at 82% containment Saturday evening, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. More... |
| Prosecutors drop assault case against former US VP Gore Posted: Sunday, August 1, 2010
Former United States vice president Al Gore will not be facing assault charges due to allegations made by a masseuse in 2006, according to the Portland, Oregon district attorney's office. More... |
| Bus crash kills six, injures Iraqi minister in Jordan Posted: Saturday, July 31, 2010
Officials say the bus was returning from the Dead Sea to the Jordanian capital of Amman, when it overturned on a steep turn near the Dead Sea. The two women killed were employees of the United Nations Development Program. More... |
| US President Barack Obama test drives Chevy Volt in Michigan Posted: Saturday, July 31, 2010 US President Barack Obama test drove a Chevrolet Volt Friday during a visit to a General Motors plant in Michigan. The visit was part of a larger trip to the Detroit area to discuss the progress of Obama's bailout of the auto industry earlier in his administration. As the president toured the factory, managers invited him to test drive the Volt, which will soon be manufactured there. After consulting reluctant top aides and Secret Service personnel, Obama accepted. "I hope it has an air bag," said press secretary Robert Gibbs. Obama hopped into the car with assembly manager Teri Quigley, buckled his seat belt, and crept forward about ten feet (three meters). As he got out he remarked that the ride was "pretty smooth". More... |
| Afghans riot after civilians die in crash Posted: Saturday, July 31, 2010
Riots were ignited in Afghanistan yesterday, after a deadly crash involving a U.S. sports utility vehicle claimed the lives of several Afghan civilians. More... |
| Deadly flooding in Pakistan kills hundreds Posted:
Saturday, July 31, 2010 The worst flooding in 80 years in Pakistan has left at least 800 people dead, and affected over a million more. The floods were caused by heavy monsoon rains and have destroyed homes in the country, especially in the northern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. More... |
| US Q2 economic growth slows to 2.4% Posted: |
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