Johnny Palermo, Alessandra Giangrande die in car accident

Photo of Johnny Palermo Actor Johnny Palermo from 'Everybody Hates Chris' has died in a car accident with his girlfriend Alessandra Giangrande in the early hours of the morning on June 8. He was only 27 years old....

Child's neighbour helped arrest hit-and-run suspect

This is follow up of the news item titled "Car struck three-year-old boy, driver arrested". Lebert St. Bernard, a neibour of the child, saw the car strike the child and leave the scene. " A Mississauga,...

Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns, Holocaust Museum guard, dies

Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns, the security guard who was shot at the Holocaust Memorial Museum this morning has died of his injuries in hospital.  He was 39 years old. It is believed he was shot by James...

Chad McDaniel dies from his injuries during USAC/SMRS race

Chad McDaniel, 34, has died from injuries sustained during the USAC/SMRS midget race last night in Knoxville, Iowa. He suffered head and neck injuries and was transported to Knoxville Hospital and then airlifted to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, but died in the early hours of...

4.1 Magnitude earthquake felt in downtown LA May 19th

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake was felt in downtown La today, May 19 2009, just two days after a 4.7 magnitue earthquake hit the city. There were no reports of damage or injuries, and geologists said this is a typical...

Boat explodes off Beer Can Island in Tampa: 7 injured

A boat exploded off Beer Can Island in Tampa this morning, near Apollo Beach, injuring seven people, six adults and one child. All were flown by helicopters to Tampa General Hospital for treatment, and five other...

Nation's First Face Transplant Done in Cleveland

Reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow of Cleveland Clinic has just finished the nation's first near-total face transplant - 80% of the patient's face - with that of a dead female donor. The first partial face...

Southwest Flight 195 returns to NY airport due to engine problem

Southwest Airlines Flight 195 heading to Florida had to return to its departure Long Island MacArthur Airport in New York due to engine problems a half-hour after departure at 9:50 am on Monday, April 6, landing safely with 127 (to 132 according to other reports) passengers...

Got A Bowflex Gym?

Nautilus Inc. of Vancouver, Washington is sending out repair kits to owners of the Bowflex Ultimate 2 Home Gyms.  These exercise machines are designed to be folded for storage.  The latch holding the seat rail may fail unexpectedly, causing injury. "The home gym's...

86,000 injuries annually from dogs and cats

Every year, more than 86,000 injuries are caused by pets with dogs causing 88 percent of the injuries and cats at 11.7 percent. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collected the datas from 66 emergency...

Gardening an extreme sport? Be body aware as you dig

While gardening may not be an extreme sport, as the sun warms the earth and coaxes the season's first flowers, horticulturists of all ages need to be body aware. Get those muscles ready by warming up first - maybe...

Girls trampled at ANTM audition: several taken to hospital

Several people have been taken to hospital after attending the America's Next Top Model auditions in Manhattan.Two people have been taken to hospital and four others have refused treatment after the incident. The...

Mall fire in Bangladesh kills 1: thousands flee

A huge fire broke out in a shopping mall in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh earlier today and thousands of shoppers were sent running for the exits as the top floor burned. One person died and about 20 were...

5.7 earthquake hits Costa Rica: no serious damage

An earthquake measuring 5.7 shook Costa Rica today, but the damage is relatively minor. It was 11:24 am when the quake was felt, which sent people in buildings an on to the streets. The epicenter was 58 miles west of David in Panama.""It was pretty strong and caused a scare...

East Indian tech disaster injures 43

RSOE Alertmap is reporting that 43 persons have been injured, and "heavy damage" following an unspecified technological disaster in the city of Gaya, Bihar, India. Developing ... 

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