Man in poop after loo prank

Id be a bit cranky about that too"A man had to be taken to hospital still attached to a steel toilet after super-glue was deliberately smeared on the seat.  Firefighters were unable to free the man and were forced to remove the entire toilet with the man attached....

Grain Elevator Blast Rocks Destrehan, Near New Orleans

"Friday, October 31, 2008By Matt Scallan, New Orleans Times-Picayune A fire and explosion at the ADM Growmark grain elevator in Destrehan caused "considerable structural damage" to the facility, according to an initial report from the state Department of Environmental...

Hurricane Ike Storm Surge

Wunderground graphic. See my NP story to see the storm surge graphic. Sending pictures or graphics to NP doesn't work quite right.

Ike brings Cuba fresh bout of storm fury

Hurricane Ike's waves crash over five-story building in Cuba Monday.

A Sri Lanka Rice Cargo Ship Sinks Near Chittagong Harbor – 16 Crew Men Resc...

"A Sri Lankan cargo vessel carrying 3609 tons of rice was sunk off Banglades’s Chiitagong harbor after colliding with a Panamanian empty tanker , the harbor authorities said. Radio Controller of Chittagong Port Authoritiy,Wahidur Rahman said, “After receiving an SOS from...

Sask. evacuees start heading home

I'm glad to hear the intensity of the fires did not reach the "pyro" levels anticipated. It will be interesting to read the reports that are filed by some of the scientists who went to Saskatchewan to observe.   ...

Gov Jindal: National Guard to Stay in New Orleans till end of Year

Did you know the Louisiana National Guard still patrols in New Orleans three years after Katrina? "by The Times-Picayune Thursday June 19, 2008, 8:11 AM Gov. Bobby Jindal is expected to make an announcement today about whether or not the National Guard will remain in New...

Tele-Nurses Tackle 911 Calls by Phone

" Most people know that their best bet for emergency medical attention is to call 911. (ABC News Photo Illustration)But what about refilling your prescriptions or diagnosing that peculiar rash on your arm? They are hardly emergencies, but that doesn't stop many residents in...

plane shot down before take-off

In an accident somewhat similar to shooting yourself in the foot comesthe tale of the fumbling security guard who downed his own plane. Luckyit was not in the air at the time…"Top UN ambassadors were forced to hitch a bus ride from Democratic Republic of Congo to Rwanda...

Street protests vs rice prices start

And then it has happened.  The stiff cost of food has brought people, especially the poor, out in the streets to vent out their dismay.  " Children of street vendors joined their parents in a noise barrage here Wednesday to express their dismay over not being able...

Katrina Housing Grant Looted: from the Poor to the Rich

Am I the only one who can see that the figures just don't add up? Why do they need $600 million to fix $50 million worth of damage?Besides the total unethicalness in the first place. "Last week, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson approved a plan that...