Los Angeles commuter train collides with freight train; over two dozen killed

Saturday, September 13, 2008 At least 25 people have been killed and many more injured when a Metrolink commuter train collided yesterday afternoon with a Union Pacific freight train in the Chatsworth district of Los Angeles. Around 250 firefighters have responded to the accident scene. Estimates are that 350-400 people were on the number 111 […]

Why Choose A Portland Remodeling Contractor To Replace Your Homes Doors}

Read An Opinion On: Commercial Furniture Bar Furniture Submitted by: Rhegie Taylor Doors are important – and we use them every day. The doors in your home become tired and battered quickly, they may start to sag and need to be re hung, or they may be damaged by pets scratching and children’s toys. New […]

Iran to launch its first nuclear power plant

Saturday, August 14, 2010 Ali Akbar Salehi, chief of Iran’s Atomic Energy Agency, announced Friday that Iran is scheduled to launch its first nuclear power plant in Bushehr. Russia said that it will start loading fuel into the reactor on August 21, 2010. Russia has assisted Iran in the construction of this reactor since the […]

Home-invaders pose as NYC police

Monday, July 16, 2007 In two separate incidents, men posing as members of the New York Police Department (NYPD), have invaded homes in the New York City area. In both cases, they robbed the residents, but in the most recent, they sexually assaulted a woman. On Saturday, July 14, at 1:09 a.m. EDT (UTC-4), four […]

Category:Science and technology

This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 21 April 2018: NASA launches exoplanet-hunting satellite TESS 3 April 2018: China’s Tiangong-1 space station crashes into Pacific 21 March 2018: Uber suspends self-driving car program after pedestrian death in Arizona, United States 17 March 2018: British scientist Stephen […]

Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development

Buffalo, N.Y. Hotel Proposal Controversy Recent Developments “120 year-old documents threaten development on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal” — Wikinews, November 21, 2006 “Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale “by owner”” — Wikinews, November 16, 2006 “Contract to buy properties on site of Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal extended” — Wikinews, […]

SpaceX scrubs Falcon I rocket launch

Monday, November 28, 2005 SpaceX called off the much-delayed inaugural launch of their new Falcon 1 rocket on Saturday from Kwajalein’s Omelek Island launch site. The intent was to launch the U.S. Air Force Academy’s FalconSat 2 satellite, which will monitor plasma interactions with the Earth’s upper atmosphere and magnetosphere. The launch was delayed, then […]

It S Not What You Know But Who You Know To Make Money Online

Read An Opinion On: Shirts For Sale Online Buy Shirts Online Submitted by: Carol King Do you want to start your own online business? Do you long to fire your boss? If you answer yes to these questions then you are probably in the same boat I was in not too long ago. Most likely […]

British ISPs restrict access to Wikipedia amid child pornography allegations

Sunday, December 7, 2008 This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wikinews has learned at least six of the United Kingdom’s main Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have implemented monitoring and filtering mechanisms that are causing major problems for UK […]

20 injured in Montreal college shooting spree

Wednesday, September 13, 2006 At 12:41 p.m. local time (UTC-5), a man opened fire at Dawson College, in Westmount, Quebec, Canada; the college is located near the heart of downtown Montreal. Police report at least 20 people being injured. The gunman was reportedly killed at the scene by police. Students told reporters that they heard […]