Chemical Fire Explodes in Missouri

I have seen the photographs from this fire and it looked like an incredible scene in Kansas City yesterday. Does anyone have photographs of the event.  The good news is that no one was hurt in the...

31 Miners buried in Bogota Mine

"Rescue official said that an explosion through a coal mine in a remote northeast Colombia,San Roque 255 miles northeast of Bogota,burying at least 31 miners in tunnels filled with deadly gases.Source"

Iraq: Girls' school attacked - 250 insurgents die as battle rages

"U.S.-backed Iraqi troops on Sunday attacked insurgents allegedly plotting to kill pilgrims at a major Shiite Muslim religious festival, and Iraqi officials estimated some 250 militants died in the daylong battle...

Five Questions with Professional Mountain Climber Jake Norton

"Tuesday, January 23, 2007 FQ's with Professional Mountain Climber Jake Norton Welcome to another installment of Five Questions where interesting people are asked, well, FQ's. Today's guest Jake Norton is not only...

U.S. says killed 93 Qaeda-linked fighters in Iraq

"The U.S. military said on Monday 93 rebels were killed and 57 captured in a 10-day operation against al Qaeda-linked insurgents northeast of Baghdad. ADVERTISEMENT In an unusually detailed video news conference broadcast to journalists in Baghdad from Diyala province,...

Ice storm slams N.E. after leaving Oklahoma, Missouri in dark

"Rochester, also known as both The Flour City and The Flower City, is a city in Monroe County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, Rochester had a population of 219,773. As of 2004, the population given by the U.S. Census Bureau was 212,481, making this the third...

Climbing Everest

"March 7, 2007 Climbing Everest Speaker: Jake Norton - www.jakenorton.com At age 31, Jake Norton is one of only a few people to reach the summit of Everest twice – via the Northeast and Southeast Ridges – in...

New home sales climb 3.4 percent in Nov.

"By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer 1 hour, 49 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Sales of new homes bounced back in November and have now posted increases in three of the past four months, a hopeful sign that this year's severe drop in housing may finally be coming to an end....

Don't Dial 999 Needlessly - Even If Mouse Eats Medicine

A man who rang 999 because he wanted an ambulance crew to help him change his TV channel will not be welcome this, or any other, Christmas, according to ambulance bosses. Real examples of bizarre, time-wasting calls to Northeast ambulance control were revealed yesterday in...

Police Find Apartment Filled With Dead Bodies In Northeast Missouri

(AP) A 911 call reporting a "strange odor" from a duplex apartment in this northeast Missouri city led police to the bodies of seven people. The victims were all thought to be residents of Kirksville,...

Yum Finds E. Coli A Hard Sell

It would seem hard to recover from a E. coli outbreak in the food service industry. But Taco Bell is not only ready for you to return to those plastic bench chairs, they are assuring people that it is safe...

Taco Bell pulls onions as E. coli outbreak grows

Taco Bell pulls onions, next? Taco Bell pulls Taco Bell (we should be so lucky!)

Downpours Flood Kenya as Delegates Meet to Discuss Deadly Drought-Flood Cycles

"Since then, at least 60 000 Kenyans - 50 000 on the coast and 10 000 in the northeast - have been forced from their homes by flood waters that have washed away crop fields, bridges and roads and destroyed numerous buildings. "All these people are directly affected or...

Today in history - Nov. 9

"Today is Thursday, Nov. 9, the 313th day of 2006. There are 52 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 9, 1965, the great Northeast blackout occurred as a series of power failures lasting up to 13.5 hours left 30 million people in seven states and two...

Traffickers turn to northeast India for sex trade

"Human traffickers are increasingly turning to India's poor and insurgency-wracked northeastern states in their search for young girls to work in big city brothels, police and activists say. Over the past five years there has been a rise in reports of missing girls from the...

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