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Chevron Corp. has been found responsible for oil drilling contamination in a vast area of Ecuador’s northern jungle. The oil giant has been ordered to pay a massive fine of $8.6 billion in damages and clean up costs. Despite the fact that this has been reported as the highest award for damage in an environmental [...]
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Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention is the definitive biography of the legendary black activist, that has taken several years to create. Of the great figure in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his own story, he became a criminal, a minister, a leader, and an [...]
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Mayor Bloomberg had proposed a ban on outdoor smoking in New York City last year. Just recently, that proposal got passed by the New York City Council. due to come into effect in the summer will be $50 fines for smokers caught lighting up in a variety of locations across the city. Places such as [...]
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Indiana State Police got some relief help when Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels called on the National Guard to come and help with the rescue of stranded motorist. Roughly 850 Indiana National Guardsmen were called up this week to provide emergency help across the northern half of the state, including the Interstate 70 corridor across the [...]
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Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow at 7:25am this morning under overcast skies, light rain and temps in the mid 30′s Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated on February 2 in the United States and Canada. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, it will [...]
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The massive snow storm that is covering a large part of the United States, makes good viewing if you are up in space to see it. Some excellent snow storm images are starting to be posted across the net now and some of the best are coming from NASA. NASA “Visible and infrared images and [...]
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National Weather Service Warnings: There are a huge quantity of National Weather Service Watches, Warnings and Advisories for the United States today. Far too many for us to be able to effectively list on this page. for full details the warnings page can be opened here [in a new window]. In many parts of the [...]
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Black History Facts: Where can one go to get a comprehensive and entertaining account of the most significant events, individuals and social processes of African-American history? Fear not, because 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About African-American History is history at your fingertips-in a concise, accessible, easily-read format. Jeffrey C. Stewart, Associate Professor of History at [...]
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Disruption to flights on Tuesday and Wednesday for both Chicago O’Hare & Midway airports is being forecast. some cancellations for both departures and arrivals are likely as a result of weather conditions. Flight-tracking website Flight aware has already stated that there has been a total of over 3,000 cancellations across the U.S. as a result [...]
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Roof rakes for snow removalare one of the most popular items to be selling online this week. There are a lot of concerned home owners in the northeast and other parts of the country looking to get their hands on roof rakes to tackle the snow weighing down their roofs. There have already been a [...]
