Saturday, July 31, 2010
The US government announced Friday that economic growth in the USA has slowed to 2.4% in the second quarter as the economy struggles with high unemployment and the aftermath of the worst recession since the 1930’s.
Archive for July, 2010
After 100 days, Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to threaten Gulf coast
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Wednesday marked the 100th day since the beginning of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and although the leaking well was recently capped, the estimated three million or more barrels of oil already in the Gulf of Mexico are still causing trouble for many residents of the Gulf coast.
July deadliest month for US in Afghanistan War
Friday, July 30, 2010
Three US troops died in two separate blasts yesterday, and three more died today, increasing the American death toll in Afghanistan for July to 66, and making this month the deadliest month for American involvement in the nine-year war.
Medical helicopter crashes in Tucson, Arizona, kills all on board
Friday, July 30, 2010
A medical helicopter crashed into a fence just outside a house in Tucson, Arizona on Wednesday afternoon, killing all three crew members on board. The crash occurred at 1:42 p.m. Arizona time (21:42 UTC) at the intersection of Glenn Street and Park Avenue. Eyewitness Ricardo Carrasco said that he saw the rotors stop working and the helicopter start plummeting towards the ground, with the pilot attempting to steer it away from the house.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the helicopter was a Eurocopter AS350B3 flown in the LifeNet Arizona fleet. It was operated by the Colorado-based Air Methods Corporation, which specializes in flying emergency medical helicopters.
Crown fire forces residents in Southern California to evacuate homes
Friday, July 30, 2010
Antelope Valley, California – A huge wildfire that has been burning in the High Desert of Southern California since 2:00 pm (2200 UTC) yesterday continues to threaten residents in the city of Palmdale in the Antelope Valley region of the Los Angeles County this afternoon. Mandatory evacuation orders have been set in place, affecting 2,000 homes.
French woman admits to killing her eight infants
Friday, July 30, 2010
French prosecutors confirmed on Thursday that nursing assistant Dominique Cottrez killed her eight newborn infants and buried their remains. Prosecutors called the case “non-standard… given the large number of newborns.”
Up to 140 feared dead as boat sinks in DR Congo
Friday, July 30, 2010
As many as 140 people are feared dead after a boat sank on the Kasai River, a tributary of the Congo River, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
C-17 crashes near air force base in Alaska
Friday, July 30, 2010
A Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, operated by the United States Air Force, crashed on Wednesday near Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska at about 6:15 pm (0215 UTC), killing all four crew members. The plane was practicing for the 2010 Arctic Thunder air show.
These facts were confirmed by Air Force Lt. Gen. Dana Atkins, Commander of Alaskan Command NORAD, in an impromptu press conference later in the evening. Col. John McMullen, commander of the 3rd Wing (under whose authority the plane belonged), announced the four deaths on Thursday. Three were members of the U.S. National Guard, one was active duty. Names are being withheld pending the notification of family members.
Tax credit repayments ‘to soar’
Many more people will face having to pay back some of the money paid to them as tax credits because of Budget changes, experts say.
Interns are ‘entitled to be paid’
Many young people working free as interns may legally be entitled to pay, a report says.