Monday, August 23, 2010

Miners shared limited food for 17 days, face long wait ahead

Miners shared limited food for 17 days, face long wait ahead


Miners shared limited food for 17 days, face long wait ahead

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 04:53 PM PDT

The 33 miners trapped in a Chile mine survived more than 17 days by sharing small amounts of fish, peaches and water in a shelter. It could take months to rescue them.

Illnesses worsen Pakistan flood misery

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 02:04 AM PDT

The misery of Pakistan's flooding, which has already displaced millions, is showing up in the form of communicable illnesses, the United Nations said Monday.

Jury: Marine killed pregnant colleague

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 06:35 PM PDT

Former U.S. Marine Cesar Laurean was convicted in North Carolina on Monday of first degree murder in the 2007 death of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach.

Judge: No federal $ for stem-cell study

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 05:21 PM PDT

A U.S. district judge granted a preliminary injunction Monday to stop federal funding of embryonic stem cell research that he said destroys embryos.

Tiger Woods' divorce finalized

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 01:28 PM PDT

The divorce of Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren has been finalized. The split comes less than a year after allegations of his extramarital affairs surfaced.

Danielle becomes hurricane in Atlantic

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 05:41 PM PDT

Tropical Storm Danielle was strengthening in the Atlantic on Monday, and could become a hurricane by Monday night, the National Hurricane Center said.

Nurse charged in hospital baby deaths

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:13 PM PDT

A nurse at a Romanian hospital has been charged with murder in the deaths of five newborns killed in a fire in an intensive care unit, prosecutors said Monday.

Settlement in Minnesota bridge collapse

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 07:27 PM PDT

A $52.4 million settlement has been reached between victims of a 2007 bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the engineering firm responsible for the bridge's inspection, the victims' attorneys said Monday. Thirteen people were killed in the collapse, which occurred at rush hour.

SeaWorld fined in whale trainer's death

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 07:52 PM PDT

SeaWorld has been fined $75,000 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for three safety violations, including one classified as willful, after the death of one of its animal trainers in February.

8 hostages die in Philippine bus drama

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 07:17 PM PDT

A gunman who hijacked a Philippines bus has been shot dead, police say. At least seven hostages on the bus during the shootout survived.

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