Monday, April 11, 2011

Crisis rates in most severe category

Crisis rates in most severe category


Crisis rates in most severe category

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 08:06 PM PDT

Japanese authorities "provisionally" declared the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident a level 7 event, putting the crisis on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.

Air France jet clips smaller plane at JFK

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 07:19 PM PDT

An Airbus 380 clipped a smaller plane while taxiing to the runway for takeoff from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to CNN's Jim Bittermann, who was on the Air France flight headed to Paris.

U.S. official: Libya stalemate possible

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 05:51 PM PDT

After weeks of U.S. and NATO bombardment, about one-third of Moammar Gadhafi's ground armor has been destroyed, as well as most of the fixed air defense sites and aircraft, but a stalemate is emerging that could last for some time between government and rebel forces, according to a senior U.S. official with direct knowledge of the latest military assessments.

Police: 9th set of remains likely found

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 03:13 PM PDT

Police found what appears to be a human skull by a Long Island, New York, bird sanctuary, an officer said, potentially the area's ninth set of remains found in recent months.

Ivory Coast strongman Gbagbo captured

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 04:55 PM PDT

Laurent Gbagbo, the self-declared president of Ivory Coast, was arrested today, sources say, possibly ending a civil war that has claimed hundreds of lives.

Blast hits Belarus subway, kills 11

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 01:15 PM PDT

An explosion struck a subway station in the Belarus capital of Minsk on Monday, Russian state media reported.

Opinion: Mexico violence is U.S. problem

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 09:07 AM PDT

In the Coen brothers' movie thriller "No Country for Old Men," a grisly scene plays out in El Paso, Texas. Having discovered a bag of cash from a drug deal gone bad, a veteran recently returned from Vietnam ends up crossing the border into Mexico and fleeing a psychotic hit man before ultimately getting shot-up in a motel room.

Female reporter denied Masters access

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 05:33 PM PDT

A female sports reporter blasted the all-male Augusta National Golf Club on Monday, a day after a security guard wouldn't let her in to interview one of the stars of the recent Masters tournament.

Toddler served alcohol at Applebee's

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 10:55 AM PDT

A 15-month-old was hospitalized after a behind-the-bar mix-up at a Michigan Applebee's restaurant that left the toddler sipping alcohol instead of apple juice.

Say goodbye to 1-year Verizon contracts

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 05:57 AM PDT

Verizon customers interested in signing a one-year contract (as opposed to the standard two) should lock in their selections now; the company has confirmed that it is eliminating the one-year contract option as of April 17.

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