Severe U.S. storm brings heavy snow, baseball-sized hail

ShareThis Severe U.S. storm brings heavy snow, baseball-sized hail 23 Mar 2013 A major early spring storm brought heavy snow, severe thunderstorms and floods as it moved east across the United States on Saturday, closing highways and causing a pileup involving dozens of vehicles. Baseball-sized hail was reported in northern Florida, along with possible tornadoes, [...]

Hamid Karzai may step down early from Afghan presidency

ShareThis Hamid Karzai may step down early from Afghan presidency –Fears that clash of 2014 elections with planned western troop withdrawal could lead to security and constitutional crisis 12 Apr 2012 The Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, has said he is considering stepping down a year early, potentially clearing the way for his successor to manage [...]

Romney’s wooing of female vote hits early snag

ShareThis Romney’s wooing of female vote hits early snag –Wage-law query shows challenge for dog-torturing sociopath 11 Apr 2012 With the general election campaign unofficially under way, Mitt Romney’s effort to win back female voters got off to a rocky start Wednesday when his campaign was stumped temporarily over whether he supports the 3-year-old Lilly Ledbetter [...]

CDC: U.S. kids with autism up 78% in past decade

The number of children with autism in the United States continues to rise, according to a new report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The latest data estimate that 1 in 88 American children has some form of autism spectrum disorder. That’s a 78% increase compared to a decade ago, according [...]

Chemical Bomb Thrown at Occupy Maine Camp Early Sunday Morning

The Free Press October 24, 2011 An explosive device was thrown at the communal tent in the Occupy Maine encampment in Lincoln Park early Sunday morning. Stephanie Wilburn, 19, said she and about four other people were gathered in the camp kitchen and communal area at about 4 a.m. Sunday when the attack happened. Wilburn [...]

NORAD plans to conduct training flights in Washington region early Thursday

ShareThis NORAD plans to conduct training flights in Washington region early Thursday 14 Sep 2011 The North American Aerospace Defense Command says a series of training flights will be held in the Washington area. NORAD says aircraft will practice interception and identification procedures in the region on Thursday from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. Civil [...]