Francine Wheeler, the mother of a victim of last year’s Sandy Hook shootings, has replaced President Barack Obama to deliver the weekly US presidential radio address. Francine Wheeler, whose 6-year-old son Ben was killed in Sandy Hook shooting last year, used the nationally-broadcast statement to call for tighter gun controls. Asking a citizen to deliver the weekly address is a highly unusu…
Episodes of comedy series American Dad and Family Guy were dropped on Sunday in the wake of Friday’s shootings in Sandy Hook Elementary School, which left 26 dead. Fox TV instead showed repeats of the shows to avoid broadcasting any potentially sensitive content. The billed Family Guy episode had featured a retelling of the nativity while in American Dad, a demon punished naughty children a…
High winds and driving rain are lashing the coast of Haiti as Tropical Storm Isaac moves closer to the shore. The centre of the storm was last reported as being about 100 km from the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. Aid groups warn that some 400,000 Haitians still living in makeshift camps after the deadly earthquake of 2010 are extremely vulnerable. Forecasters say Isaac could cause life-threate…
…other two tourists are a man and a woman from Ontario; their relationship is unknown. The helicopter crash occurred about a quarter mile from Kilohana Elementary School, prompting teachers to keep the 71 students inside, Principal Richard Stevens said. “We didn’t go on lockdown,” Richard Stevens said. “The kids were never in any immediate danger.” Maui police official…
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Katherine Russell’s parents have put their Rhode Island home on the market on the same day Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot dead by police Public records show that Katherine Russell’s father Warren, 55, an emergency room physician, bought the Colonial style property on tree lined street a quiet middle class suburb in 1999. It has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms and sits on 0.74 acres of…
Hurricane Katia’s remnants hit Britain this morning. Britain is facing the second day of storms as the remnants of Hurricane Katia continue to batter vast swathes of the country today. Severe weather warnings have been issued for Scotland and northern England, with winds expected to reach 60 mph (100 km/h) later in the day. Power outages, falling masonry, downed trees and transport chaos struck…
allup says Mitt Romney has more ballots in the bank than President Barack Obama by a margin of 52% to 45%. As many as a third of Americans are likely to go to the polls before Election Day on November 6. Gallup still has the two candidates in a dead heat at 49% among likely voters as the race enters its final week. With Hurricane Sandy throwing both men’s campaigns into chaos, the early voters cou…
Chelsea Clinton lives in a $4 million apartment in one of Manhattan’s most prestigious buildings but she has still been left without power and hot water – just like the rest of lower Manhattan. Chelsea Clinton, 32, lives with her husband Marc Mezvinsky in the Flatiron district of the city. Yesterday she revealed that the couple had been battling through the past few days without moving out of the…
President Barack Obama is scheduled to travel to Newtown, Connecticut tonight to meet the families of victims killed in Friday’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the White House announced. Barack Obama is expected to meet with families and first responders at a 7:00 p.m. interfaith vigil. According to the Hartford Courant, Barack Obama will not make any public appearances during hi…
ith yellow tape. As New York Governor Andrew Cuomo promises that fuel-starved areas will be getting relief and “people will see it quickly”, these motorists want gas and they want answers. Earl Lucas, 72, had seen something like it before – in the Seventies when, he said, there was “a real gas shortage”. He added: “People are angry because the gas is there they just can’t get it. Do yo…
At least 190 people died yesterday and another 40 people are in a “serious condition” after an overloaded ferry sank off with almost 600 onboard between Zanzibar and Pemba island, Tanzania. Tanzanian government called for an immediate investigation to uncover the reasons for the disaster. Survivors of the ferry disaster in Zanzibar “The ship’s manifest shows that the vess…
Newlyweds Bobby Brown and Alicia Etheridge were spotted hanging out on the beaches of Hawaii’s Oahu island for their honeymoon yesterday. Alicia Etheridge flaunted her curves with a bandeau two-piece while Bobby Brown, 43, wore swim trunks, as they enjoyed quality time together taking romantic walks along the shore. Bobby Brown and Alicia Etheridge swapped vows on Monday in Honolulu surroun…
Strong Typhoon Bolaven is heading toward the Japanese island of Okinawa. Slow-moving Typhoon Bolaven is expected to hit later on Sunday, with forecasters saying it could develop into the strongest storm to strike the island in more than 50 years. Residents have been told to stay indoors and protect themselves against the strong winds and heavy rains. State broadcaster NHK said gusts could overtur…
The Pacific island of Samoa has moved 24 hours into the future, making its nation the first to see in 2012. People began celebrating as soon as the clocked ticked over from Thursday, December 29, skipping Friday and moving straight onto Saturday, December 31 at 12:01 a.m. Samoa and neighboring Tokelau lie near the date line in the Pacific Ocean and both islands decided to realign themselves from…
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…line had stretched for several blocks when the company debuted new iPhones. At the head of Friday’s line was Patrick Li, who had been waiting since 4:30 a.m. and was keen to get his hands on the 7.9-inch slate. “It’s light, easy to handle, and I’ll use it to read books. It’s better than the original iPad,” Patrick Li said. There were queues of 100 or more outside Apple stor…
…and left millions without power for days. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and his counterpart in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, have been reviewing how to prepare their respective states for November 6 – while simultaneously trying to restore electricity and access to food and water. Both states have asked power companies to prioritize electricity to polling stations this coming Tuesday. Ne…
Official figures from the Labor Department show the US economy added 171,000 new jobs in October, which was much more than had been expected. However, the official figures showed that the unemployment rate still rose to 7.9%, having fallen to 7.8% in September, as more workers resumed the search for jobs. Only people who are currently looking for a job count as unemployed. Unemployment is one of…
The Gallup poll, released at lunchtime on Monday, was the first since the firm suspended operations during Sandy, and showed a small swing to Obama. Its last poll before the hurricane gave Mitt Romney 51% of the vote with the President on 46%. Both candidates were plunged into frantic activity on the last full day of campaigning before Tuesday’s election. Gallup poll released on Monday Bara…
Lady Gaga excelled herself with a breathtakingly normal appearance on her hotel balcony in Rio on Wednesday. There were no gimmicks in sight, just Rita Hayworth wavy brown hair, a retro style pretty printed sarong and a turquoise bikini top. Lady Gaga, 26, real name Stefani Germanotta, looked ready to hit up a Hawaiian tiki bar… but her sarong showed a map of Brazil in 1950s style colourful…
Adam Lanza, a troubled 20-year-old loner with a history of autistic behavior, is the monster behind a horrific shooting at a Connecticut elementary school that left 26 people, including 20 children, dead on Friday. Adam Lanza shot his mother Nancy, a kindergarten teacher, at the upscale suburban home they shared together and then took three of her guns and drove the Sandy Hook Elementary School a…
…ator’s plan to introduce a bill on the first day of the next Congress. Barack Obama would also consider curbs on high-capacity ammunition and loopholes, Jay Carney said. Gunman Adam Lanza killed 20 children and six adults in Friday’s attack. Barack Obama has previously stated his support for the reintroduction of an assault weapons ban, which lapsed in 2004. But he has not backed a spe…
…r said the storm was moving at about 20 mph (30km/h) towards Florida’s southern tip, and was expected to begin battering the coastline during the day on Sunday. It was packing sustained winds of 65 mph. People in southern Florida have been making final preparations for Tropical Storm Isaac, as it barrels to the US Residents of the Florida Keys, a thin island chain connected to the mainland…
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