CHICAGO, August 14, 2009. A Chicago man was indicted on federal charges for allegedly providing false information about possible terrorism activity to the FBI, causing agents to aggressively investigate the information before determining that it was a hoax. The defendant, Uzair Ali Hashmi, was indicted on three felony counts of making false statements to FBI [...]
A recently constructed 8 story building has collapsed in the Deira area of Dubai.
The building, located next to the Ramada Continental hotel on Galadari Road, collapsed at around 4pm.
According to an eyewitness , who was in one in of the neighboring buildings, there was a tremor “like an earthquake” around 4pm as the building collapsed.
Early [...]
NEW YORK. August 13, 2009. It is reported that Michael Douglas and his former wife Diandra have got another major family headache. Their son Cameron, aged 30, has been arrested in New York after allegedly violating the terms of his home detention by asking his girlfriend Kelly Sott to smuggle him in seven [...]
DETROIT. August 8, 2009. General Motors Co. plans to register 3.5 billion shares of stock to ready itself for a public offering sometime next year, using the proceeds to repay at least part of what it owes the U.S. government and other stakeholders.
GM disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on [...]
TOKYO. August 9, 2009. A 7.1 magnitude earthquake beneath the Pacific Ocean off the southeastern coast of Japan has shaken the highly populated areas of Honshu.
It occurred on Sunday, August 9 at 7:55 PM local time.
The USGS “Did you feel it?” map has many reports of IV intensity near Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. A damaging [...]
FRESNO. August 8, 2009. Up to seven people were killed on Saturday afternoon after a car slammed into another during a police chase near Dinuba in California, officials say.
The accident happened in a rural area near the small town of Dinuba at the intersection of Avenue 424 and Road 120, a spokeswoman for the California [...]
CINCINNATI. August 8, 2009. A passenger died after riding the Firehawk roller coaster at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio on Saturday afternoon.
Kings Island is a large theme park located in the city of Mason, which is northeast of Cincinnati.
At around 3.30 p.m. local time, the roller coaster arrived in its station after completing its [...]
NEW YORK. August 8, 2009. Nine people are believed to have been killed after a private plane and a tourist helicopter collided in mid-air above the Hudson River off Lower Manhattan on Saturday.
The crash happened just before noon EDT, across pier 40. It involved a Piper PA-32 plane, which is a fixed wing single-engine plane, [...]
NEW YORK. August 8, 2009. “Earlier today, a tragic accident occurred over the Hudson River when a small plane and a helicopter collided.
“In addition to its pilot, the tourist helicopter from Liberty Harbor Sightseeing Tours was carrying 5 Italian tourists eager to see the magnificent views of New York City from above. The small plane, [...]
CHICAGO. August 5, 2009. UAL Corp. plans to lease about 450,000 square feet in Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) in a deal that will bring 2,800 jobs downtown and is to include about $25 million in city subsidies through a tax-increment financing (TIF) grant, sources say.
UAL will move its massive operations center out of its [...]
