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A dam on an eastern Iowa lake suffered a “catastrophic” failure Saturday, sending a massive amount of water into nearby communities and forcing residents to flee, officials said. The Lake Delhi dam, about 45 miles north of Cedar Rapids, failed as a result of “massive rain — a very unusually high amount this season,” according […]
An alarm system on the Deepwater Horizon had been “inhibited” for about a year before the April 20 explosion that killed 11 workers and started the worst oil disaster in the nation’s history, the platform’s chief electronics technician testified to a federal panel Friday. An inhibited mode means sensors for toxic or combustible gases or […]
Portions of the northern Gulf Coast could start to see heavy winds and squalls Saturday, even though forecasters downgraded the weather system known as Bonnie to a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center said. As of 2 a.m. ET, the system was moving through the eastern Gulf after crossing southern Florida Friday. It had maximum […]
Veteran broadcast journalist Daniel Schorr died at a Washington hospital Friday morning, according to National Public Radio. Schorr was 93. Schorr, who began as a foreign newspaper correspondent in 1946, helped launch CNN as its senior Washington correspondent in 1980 after two decades with CBS. NPR, which Schorr joined as senior news analyst in 1985, […]
President Obama didn’t waste any time signing in to law legislation that extends jobless benefits to 2.5 million Americans after the House had passed the measure Thursday morning. The Senate gave the bill passage on Wednesday. The president’s signature was the official end to a long partisan battle over the bill The law extends unemployment […]
This lady must be a candidate for Worst Mother Ever. In the 911 call, Saiqa Akhter, speaks calmly about trying to feed her two autistic children bathroom liquids and finally strangling them when they wouldn’t swallow the poison. Pop the top for the footage of her being locked away and to hear her call
*Lebron’s “decision” will never be forgotten, and the nation’s basketball fans won’t let him live it down. Bball legend, Magic Johnson shared his thoughts about the newly adopted Miami Heat player. He told Bloomberg News that he would never team up with Larry Bird to win a championship. “We didn’t think about it cause that’s […]
*Talk about a collabo coming way out of left field. Dave Hollister, best known for his successful stint with R&B group BLACKstreet, says he’s in the midst of working with legendary rock band U2 to remake at least two of the group’s classic songs as part of an as-yet-unknown project. “In the studio working with […]
After suffering a stroke in 2006 and another in 2007, singer Angela Bofill is in the midst of a comeback of sorts with appearances starting tonight, July 22, through Sunday, July 25. She’s calling her shows at The Rrazz Room in San Francisco a “new chapter.” Here’s the thing, though. She won’t be singing in […]
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack “jumped the gun” when he decided to dismiss employee Shirley Sherrod from her job at the department amid accusations of racism. Obama tells ABC News in an interview that Vilsack acted in part because the current media climate requires everyone to scramble when something goes […]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OHIO, 214 years old!!! July 22nd kicked off Ohio’s 214th birthday celebration with a full throttle concert of Cleveland’s own including the headliner Kid Cudi. Others fellow Ohioans that hit the stage included The Funny Sound, Bravo, Tommy Johnson, Brooklyn, MGK Britni Elise and Chip Tha Ripper. If you thought a celebration of […]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OHIO, 214 years old!!! July 22nd kicked off Ohio’s 214th birthday celebration with a full throttle concert of Cleveland’s own including the headliner Kid Cudi. Others fellow Ohioans that hit the stage included The Funny Sound, Bravo, Tommy Johnson, Brooklyn, MGK, Britni Elise and Chip Tha Ripper. Funny Sound Performing Alpha Esquire MGK […]