National Transportation Safety Board investigators did not find any signs the FedEx truck that collided with the tour bus in Northern California and killed 10 people braked before the accident. That’s according to a spokesman with the agency. The big rig was traveling in the southbound lane, and left it at a 10-degree angle. It […]
The security problem that “Heartbleed” affects isn’t just tied to websites. It could also affect the networking equipment, connecting homes and businesses to the World Wide Web. It’s not yet known how extensive the damage Heartbleed has caused, but it’s a defect for security technology with many websites and equipment makers. This defect puts at […]
Expect to pay higher prices at the grocery store for beef. The market is seeing the highest prices since 1987 for beef, which is hurting restaurant owners and home cooks. The rise is attributed to two reasons: 1 – Fewer cattle is on the market 2 – Rising demand that’s tightened the supply In fact, […]
The 9-month old boy in Pakistan who had his fingerprints taken by police due to an attempted murder charge is no longer being sought after. That’s according to a lawyer of the family. Just days before, the baby was crying as he was getting his fingerprints taken in Lahore after several of his family members […]
Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, is resigning from her position, and Pres. Barack Obama’s budget director Sylvia Mathews Burwell has been tapped to take her position. Sebelius was in charge of the rollout for Affordable Care Act, had serious troubles at its lunch and is still unpopular with many Americans and nearly […]
More than 20 students and adults were injured after a fellow student went from classroom to classroom in a Murrysville high school, which is located about 15 miles east of Pittsburgh, and slashed and stabbed them before being apprehended. Officials were not sure about the seriousness of those injured. However, four students had been airlifted […]
When The Weather Channel returns to DirecTV, it will put attention more on weather and less on reality TV. DirecTV dropped the channel after it found only 20 million viewers were watching the channel. The two sides reached an agreement that allows the channel to return to the satellite line-up on April 10. All Weather […]
30 Students and a teacher’s aide at the Jefferson County Open School in Colorado complained of both skin and eye irritations after they came in from recess on Monday. Fire trucks and police cars responded to the scene along with hazmat crews to decontaminate the students outside – fully clothed, the students and teachers were […]
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the driver of a December derailed train in New York City that killed four passengers suffered from an undiagnosed sleep disorder when the accident occurred. William Rockefeller, who was the engineer of the Metro-North commuter train that derailed in the Bronx Dec. 1, was suffering from the effects […]
The Ebola outbreak began in the early part of this year in southeast Guinea’s forested villages, with months passing of it being undiagnosed. However, on March 23, news of the outbreak finally reached the World Health Organization (WHO), but, by then, the outbreak cost 29 people their lives. Since this time, WHO has released nine […]