Retired U.S. vets sue Donald Rumsfeld for excessive service cutbacks

Tuesday, May 31, 2005 One thousand residents of the Defense Department-managed Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C. filed a class-action lawsuit on May 24, asserting that the cut-backs in medical and dental services imposed by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld are illegal. The operating budget for the home was reduced from $63 million in […]

Oil leaking container ship might cause environmental catastrophe

Sunday, January 21, 2007 In the United Kingdom, an anti-pollution operation is under way after the stricken ship MSC Napoli started to leak dangerous heavy fuel oil. The heavy fuel oil that is leaking from the beached Italian ship is extremely dangerous for the environment. Fear of pollution increased after the ship was further damaged […]

Ohio man kills teen who walked on his lawn

Tuesday, March 21, 2006 Charles Martin, 66, of Union Township, Ohio called 911 on Sunday saying, “I just killed a kid. I shot him with a goddamn .410 shotgun, twice. He’s laying in the yard.” Police say Martin shot and killed Larry Mugrage, 15, a high school freshman, for walking onto his lawn on Sunday. […]

Avoid The Risks Associated With Waiting Too Long To Call A Specialist For Water Extraction In Oklahoma City

Read An Opinion On: Fat Analysis Machine Crude Fat Analysis byAlma Abell Having to deal with water damage is no fun for any home or business owner. However, it’s important to realize that a water damage situation isn’t something that you can simply put on the back burner to deal with at a later time. […]

Canada’s Beaches—East York (Ward 32) city council candidates speak

This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Beaches—East York (Ward 32). Four candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for […]

French National assembly to approve copyright bill

Monday, March 20, 2006 The French National Assembly is to adopt a bill, known as DADVSI (« Droits d’Auteurs et Droits Voisins de la Société de l’Information », “author’s right and related rights in the information society”), tomorrow. This bill reforms the French code of intellectual property (CPI) and other laws, mostly in order to implement the […]

Long Term Care Costs By State And Other Factors That Affect The Rates Of Ltc Policies

Read An Opinion On: Australian Financial Services License Online Afsl Authorised Representative It is nice to know that more and more people are now encouraged to purchase long term care policies for their needs in the coming years. The initiatives and other programs developed by the government with the help of some private insurance providers […]

Police evict Vestas protesters

Friday, August 7, 2009 The remaining six workers staging an occupation in Newport, Isle of Wight, England have left peacefully after police entered their factory. After barricading the office which has served as a living quarters for 19 nights against police entry, three of the workers, Justin Moody, Mark Smith, and Dave Arbuthnott, exited via […]

Augusten Burroughs on addiction, writing, his family and his new book

Friday, October 12, 2007 I had an unofficial phone call from Gay Talese last Tuesday. He had just flown back from Colombia and he was cranky. “I’m happy to do an interview with you,” he said, “but what the hell could you ask me that’s not already out there? Have you even bothered to look?!” […]

Canterbury farmers to get aid because of snow

Tuesday, June 27, 2006 The New Zealand government officials have announced that it will give NZ$160,000 in aid to help farmers who were affected by the huge amounts of snow in Canterbury, New Zealand two weeks ago. The aid package will provide four regional offices for co-ordination, food supplies and ongoing support. The Federated Farmers […]