Two educators at a prestigious international school in Indonesia were freed from prison on Friday after an appeals court overturned their convictions and 10-year prison sentences on charges of sexually assaulting kindergartners, in a case that the school said was fabricated and that led to international concern about the competence of the country’s judicial system. … [Read more...]
Michigan Rep. Gamrat Apologizes for Affair with Fellow Rep. Courser
Michigan State Rep. Cindy Gamrat publicly apologized today, marking the first time she addressed the alleged cover-up related to her affair with fellow state Rep. Todd Courser. Courser is accused of trying to cover up his alleged affair with Gamrat by organizing the distribution of an untrue email saying he had sex with a male prostitute. … [Read more...]
Seal Mauled by Great White Shark Next to Swimmers on Cape Cod Beach
Two Cape Cod beaches were forced to close Wednesday after witnesses saw an “explosion of water and blood” when a great white shark mauled a seal about 30 yards off the beach. … [Read more...]
Infectious Diseases Like It Hot: How Climate Change Helps Cholera and Salmonella Outbreaks
Every year, about one million Americans and tens of millions of people worldwide suffer the debilitating effects of salmonella poisoning, episodes sometimes serious enough for hospitalization. Cholera, while rare in the United States, has been increasing steadily in other countries for the last decade, with up to 5 million cases annually, and poses a real threat after natural … [Read more...]
People Raising $4 Million to Preserve Hawaii’s Coast
On an oppressively hot and humid Saturday, Ursula Retherford and Levani Lipton are out in the unrelenting sun handing out fliers. The two are talking to hikers — tourists and locals alike — at the base of Oahu’s popular Ma’akapu lighthouse trail, part of a stretch of protected coastal land just to the east of Honolulu known as the Ka Iwi State Scenic Shoreline. … [Read more...]
Truck Bomb in Baghdad Market Kills 76
At least 76 people were killed in a Baghdad food market after a massive truck bombed ripped through the area Thursday, reports said. Around 200 people were wounded in the blast in Sadr City, a district of Iraq's capital, Reuters said. … [Read more...]
Chinese City Rocked by Explosions, Death Toll Rises to 44
Chinese authorities said Thursday that 44 people, including 12 firefighters, were killed when a series of explosions in a warehouse district ripped through the port city of Tianjin. The official Xinhua news agency said that 520 other people were hospitalized by the explosions, and 66 of those had serious injuries. … [Read more...]
3 More Bronx Sites Test Positive for Legionnaires’ Bacteria
Three more sites in the Bronx have tested positive for the bacteria that cause the potentially deadly Legionnaires' disease. New York City health officials said Wednesday that a total of 20 sites have tested positive for the bacteria, including 14 in the South Bronx where most of the cases have been centered. … [Read more...]