A gas explosion at a coal mine in southern China has killed at least 37 miners. Officials say 107 miners have been rescued since the blast late Wednesday in Sichuan province. State media reported another 10 people were still trapped underground Thursday as rescue operations continued. Police were questioning the mine’s owner. Nearly 2,000 people […]
Coal Mine Blast Kills 26 in China
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
A gas explosion at a coal mine in southern China has killed at least 26 miners. Officials say 107 miners have been rescued after the blast late Wednesday in Sichuan province. State media reported another 21 people were still trapped underground Thursday as rescue operations continued. Police were questioning the mine’s owner. Nearly 2,000 people […]
Pentagon Considers Legal Action Against Bin Laden Book Author
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 9:10 pm (UTC-5)
The Pentagon has warned it is considering legal action against the former U.S. commando who has written a first-person account of the raid that killed al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden. In a letter to the author Thursday, the Pentagon said he is “in a material breach and violation of the non-disclosure agreements” that he signed […]
Romney’s Speech: ‘Restore the Promise of America’
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 9:00 pm (UTC-5)
U. S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will pledge to “restore the Promise of America” when he takes the stage to accept his party’s nomination Thursday night. Aides have been touting Thursday’s address to the Republican National Convention, and to millions of American watching at home on television, as the speech of Mr. Romney’s life. […]
Syria’s Neighbors Seek UN Help for Refugees
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 8:20 pm (UTC-5)
Syria’s neighbors — seeking to assist more than 200,000 war refugees — have asked the United Nations Security Council for urgent help in coping with the growing humanitarian crisis. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told the 15-nation Council Thursday that his government already has spent more than $300 million to build 11 refugee camps. He […]
Romney’s Speech: ‘Restore the Promise of America’
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
U. S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will pledge to ‘restore the Promise of America’ when he takes the stage to accept his party’s nomination Thursday night. Aides have been touting Thursday’s address to the Republican National Convention, and to millions of American watching at home on television, as the speech of Mr. Romney’s life. […]
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush To Boost Romney, Defend Ex-President
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush will be taking the stage at the Republican National Convention in Tampa – just not in the way many of his supporters envisioned four years ago. At one point, supporters had hoped to see the 59-year-old son of former president George H.W. Bush and younger brother of former president George […]
Isaac Weakens Again, New Storm Causing Worries
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. weather forecasters have downgraded Tropical Storm Isaac to a depression but warn the danger to the southern United States from the system is not over. The National Hurricane Center says the slow-moving Isaac weakened over northern Louisiana Thursday. The system is expected to produce more rain as it moves toward the north. Forecasters say […]
Marco Rubio To Speak at RNC in Tampa
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, of Florida, will be addressing the Republican National Convention on its final night. The native Floridian has serve in the Senate since 2010. Though never a Tea party candidate, Rubio is a favorite among Tea Party conservatives. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told reporters in June that Rubio was being vetted […]
Harvard Students Investigated for Alleged Cheating on Exam
Posted August 30th, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
Harvard University is investigating more than 100 undergraduate students for alleged cheating on a final exam. Harvard President Drew Faust calls the allegations totally unacceptable behavior that betrays the school’s intellectual inquiry. University officials did not identify which undergraduate class and course is involved. They allege the students plagiarized answers or collaborated when taking the […]
