This is a Wednesday May 23, 2007 file photo of the Sell […]
LONDON (AP) — Elevated radiation levels detected Friday at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in northwestern England were caused by naturally occurring background radon, not by any faults at the aging plant, the operating company said. Only essential workers were asked to report for work as safety teams worked to pinpoint the cause of
The U.S. tendency to ignore international treaties puts Americans abroad in danger.
Edgar Tamayo Arias was strapped in the reclining execution chair of the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville on Wednesday night, Jan. 22. The warden asked if Tamayo had any last words, but the convicted cop-killer simply mumbled “no.” It was the last thing the 46-year-old Mexican national ever said before a regimen of drugs designed to end his
Russian security personnel wait for deployment in the O […]
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — While Sochi's Olympic venues are now among the most tightly guarded facilities in the world, the rest of this sprawling Black Sea resort looks more vulnerable. With about 100,000 police, security agents and army troops flooding Sochi, Russia has pledged to ensure "the safest Olympics in history." But terror fears fueled by
CEOs from companies like Apple, Walmart, Visa and Boeing are heading to the White House on Friday to deliver commitments to do their part.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is asking major corporations for their help in putting the long-term unemployed back to work. CEOs from companies like Apple, Walmart, Visa and Boeing are heading to the White House on Friday to deliver commitments to do their part. More than 300 companies have signed on so far, the White House
“I heard one of the agents say to another, ‘This is like going hunting.’ And the other responded, ‘Yeah, I like this shit.’”
Due to the absence of a federal immigration policy, some cities throughout the U.S., such as New Orleans, are struggling with what some immigrant rights activists call the implementation of “race-based community immigration raids” that activists say are devastating immigrant communities nationwide. Immigrant rights activists have expressed their
Defiant, miners say pay hike offer falls short of strike demands.
A strike at the world’s three-biggest platinum producers in South Africa could spread, as miners have dismissed a proposal by the industry, according to various reports Thursday. Thousands of union members have been on strike for more than a week at the three mines in the platinum-rich, northwest region of the country. The strikers are seeking a
