Monday, May 30, 2011 Only emergency lights remained on. Ceiling lights, fluorescent lights at the reading tables, and staff computers at the circulation desk (hidden to the right) were shut down. Incoming thunderstorms brought cloud cover to Chicago. The Mansueto Library is shown here in almost complete darkness. The University of Chicago’s Joe and Rika […]
Nebraska teacher sentenced to 6 years for sex with student
Saturday, October 4, 2008 Kelsey Peterson, a former Nebraskan teacher has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for transporting a minor across state lines to have sex. She traveled to Mexico with a 13-year-old boy with whom she previously had an affair. Peterson took the boy to Mexico in October 2006 after accusations that […]
Winning Your Boyfriend Back If He’s Unresponsive}
Read More About: Yoga Synergy Submitted by: Anthony Malibu Struggling through a break up is never easy. On your quest to get back together with your ex boyfriend, you’ve probably made some mistakes along the way. But what should you do when you hit a dead end? What if your ex boyfriend is unresponsive, and […]
An account of the Esperanza Fire from an animal rescuer
Wikinews This article features first-hand journalism by Wikinews members. See the collaboration page for more details. Wikinews This article features first-hand journalism by Wikinews members. See the collaboration page for more details. Saturday, December 2, 2006 As families fled their homes in the early morning hours on Thursday October 26, there was no warning. The […]
Captain killed as DC-9 cargo jet crashes onto Mexican highway
Monday, July 7, 2008 A Ukrainian DC-9 in passenger service The captain of a USA Jet Airlines McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-15 freighter has been killed and the co-pilot seriously injured after the aircraft crashed onto a highway in Mexico. The crash occurred near Jose Lopez Portillo and split the aircraft into four main pieces. The accident at […]
Pakistan International Airlines sacrifices goat, resumes ATR flights
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 Images of Pakistan International Airlines sacrificing a goat went viral on Monday as the beleaguered state-run airline resumed ATR flights. All ten ATRs in its fleet were grounded last week in the aftermath of a crash near Havelian earlier this month. PIA ground staff ritually slaughtered the black goat beside an […]
Race to save Chilean miners trapped underground from spiralling into depression continues
Thursday, September 2, 2010 Rescue efforts to save the 33 Chilean miners trapped 700 meters from the surface continue. After seeing video images filmed by one of the miners Ruth Contreras, the mother of Carlos Bravo, who is trapped in the mine, said the “he’s skinny, bearded and it was painful to see him with […]
Category:Health
This is the category for Health. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 30 September 2022: Shooting injures three at Kennywood amusement park in Pennsylvania, US 6 September 2022: Texas identifies first death involving monkeypox 11 July 2022: Virginia reports suspected monkeypox case 17 May 2022: Bans off Our Bodies protests occur across United […]
Family seeks prosecution over loss of UK Nimrod jet in Afghanistan
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Following a new report into the loss of a Nimrod jet belonging to the UK’s Royal Air Force over Afghanistan the family of one of the victims is seeking a criminal prosecution. Sergeant Ben Knight, aged 25, was among the fourteen killed when Nimrod XV230 crashed in 2006. Knight’s parents have […]
Film from Nunavut in Canada’s north to open TIFF
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 A film by Isuma Productions of Canada’s north will open the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Produced by an Igloolik, Nunavut company, the film is titled The Journals of Knud Rassmusen, and co-directed by Zacharias Kunuk of Igloolik and Norman Cohn of Montreal. The company received critical acclaim for their […]