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China: Healing through Olympic participation
Susan Brownell at The China Beat recounts a moving story of how she and a few colleagues took a re-enactment of the Olympic Torch relay to one of the hardest-hit parts of the Sichuan earthquake zone, and what positive effect seeing that had on the children there. Ukraine: Flooding […]

Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Homeland Security Threat Level: YELLOW (ELEVATED) Significant National Weather Midwest Rain and thunderstorms are forecast from the central Plains to the Great […]

Alabama man stabbed in fuss over cheap beer
A dispute over cheap beer left one man in the hospital with stab wounds and another man charged with assault, authorities said Friday.

New mystery foot found on Wash. state shoreline
A shoe containing bones and flesh has been discovered on a remote beach about 40 miles west of Port Angeles. The grisly discovery comes nearly a year after the first of five sneakers containing human feet were found washed ashore in British Columbia.

Couple’s pumpkin sets record at 897 pounds
It’s a big pumpkin. A Lexington County couple’s pumpkin has broken the state record. Frank and Tina Finders’ pumpkin tipped the scales at the State Farmer’s Market Friday at 897 pounds.

Man presumed dead in 1976 flood found alive
Sixty-three-year-old Darrell Johnson told the Fort Collins Coloradoan for a story Friday that he didn’t know he had been counted among the 144 victims of the Big Thompson Canyon flood until a resident called him last year.

Woman, 97, says cat’s yowling saved her from fire
A 97-year-old woman says her cat’s early morning yowling saved her from a house fire. Grace George, of Independence, said her cat Boo Boo’s yowling from an open bedroom window early Wednesday woke her up from a sound sleep.

PSA: Staying Safe in Your Home During a Hurricane
If you stay in your home through a hurricane, there are things you can do to protect yourself PSA: What to Do If Your Appliances Are Wet After a disaster Throw away all electrical or gas appliances that have been […]

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