Original Story | BBC 10/14/2015 By BBC According to court papers, Sean Mace is claiming that employee negligence led to his injuries. Mace, who used to be in the US navy, says he was under a false Monkey Puzzle tree in San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park in October last […]
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Guns at Home: The Question U.S. Parents Hate to Ask
Original Story | BBC NEWS By | Kate Dailey 10/7/2015 When my son was four months old and it was time to return to work, my husband and I were hoping to meet a nearby couple to split the cost of full-time childcare. After a few fits and starts, we were […]
Rio 2016: Dead Fish Wash Up in Olympic Lagoon
Original Story | CNN September 25 , 2015 By Marilia Brocchetto The bad news for Rio de Janeiro ahead of the 2016 Olympics keeps coming after scores of dead fish appeared in the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon. With just over a year to go before the city hosts the Games’ […]
French Riviera Floods: Death Toll Rises to 19
Original Story | BBC October 5, 2015 By BBC News The death toll rose after two bodies were discovered on Monday. One person remains missing but another was found alive, according to reports. Violent storms and heavy rain on Saturday evening sent torrents of water and mud through several towns. As […]
U.S. Launches Airstrike On Afghan City Seized By Taliban
Original Story | USA TODAY September 29, 2015 By Jane Onyanga-Omara (Photo: NASIR WAQIF, AFP/Getty Images) 1452CONNECT 191TWEET 4LINKEDIN 57COMMENTEMAILMORE The U.S. military says it launched an airstrike on the city of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan early Tuesday, after it was captured by the Taliban the previous day. U.S. Army Col. Brian […]
Paris Goes Car-free This Sunday
Original Story | USA Today September 24, 2015 By Elena Berton PARIS — For once, Parisians won’t have to escape to the countryside during the weekend to get a breath of fresh air. On Sunday, Paris institutes its first car-free day, banning most vehicles from the central part of the city […]
American Is Extradited to South Korea for Trial in 1997 Murder
Original Story | The New York Times September 22, 2015 By CHOE SANG-HUN SEOUL, South Korea — An American man arrived here in handcuffs on Wednesday as South Korea prepared to revisit a notorious murder case from 1997. The man, Arthur John Patterson, 35, of Sunnyvale, Calif., faces trial on charges […]
Pope Francis Brings Tough Love to America
Original Story | CNN September 22, 2015 By Stephen Collison The Pope’s political challenge That’s why Francis faces a delicate political assignment as he meets President Barack Obama and addresses Congress, in addition to holding masses and other public events in Washington, Philadelphia and New York this week. Francis is […]
Migrant Crisis: Scuffles on Croatian Border
Original Story: BBC News By: BBC News 9/17/2015 Crowds of migrants have scuffled with Croatian police in at least two places along the border with Serbia as they seek to enter the European Union. They briefly broke through police lines at Tovarnik and Bezdan after hours waiting in full sun. […]
Mexican Minister Arrives in Egypt After 8 Tourists Killed
Original Story: USA Today By: Jane Onyanga-Omara 9/16/2015 Mexico’s foreign minister arrived in Egypt Wednesday, after eight Mexican tourists were killed by security forces who apparently mistook them for terrorists.Claudia Ruiz Massieu, who entered the country with the family members of some of the victims, met injured survivors and Egyptian officials in an effort […]