Bush EPA nominee abandons insecticide-on-children study after Senate hearing

Saturday, April 9, 2005 Following a Senate hearing in which the Bush administration’s nominee for EPA administrator, Stephen Johnson, stoutly defended his plan to pay parents to document the effects on infants of insecticide use in the home, he reversed course and stopped the program. Among the original requirements for the 60 families requested to … Read more

Bush EPA nominee abandons insecticide-on-children study after Senate hearing

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City to sue owner of partially collapsed 19th century livery in Buffalo, New York

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 Buffalo, New York — Two weeks after a 19th century stable and livery on Jersey Street partially collapsed and caused 15 homes to be evacuated in Buffalo, New York, residents still do not have answers from the city despite a court order to work with them and come to an agreement … Read more

City to sue owner of partially collapsed 19th century livery in Buffalo, New York

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Cricket: India defeat England in sixth one-day international

Wednesday, September 5, 2007 India have beaten England by two wickets in the sixth One-Day International of the series at The Oval, London, England. England suffered early setbacks when Alastair Cook was caught behind for a duck in the first over, followed by Matt Prior falling lbw to Ajit Agarkar soon afterwards. Ian Bell and … Read more

Cricket: India defeat England in sixth one-day international

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Thousands evacuated after chemical truck overturns in Pennsylvania

Saturday, March 21, 2009 A tractor-trailer carrying 32,000 pounds of hydrofluoric acid overturned on a northeastern Pennsylvania highway early Saturday morning, prompting the evacuation of about 5,000 people. The truck, registered to the Honeywell company, flipped over at about 2:40 a.m. after the driver swerved to avoid a deer. The pressurized acid began to leak … Read more

Thousands evacuated after chemical truck overturns in Pennsylvania

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Blown for Good author discusses life inside international headquarters of Scientology

Friday, November 13, 2009 Wikinews interviewed author Marc Headley about his new book Blown for Good, and asked him about life inside the international headquarters of Scientology known as “Gold Base“, located in Gilman Hot Springs near Hemet, California. Headley joined the organization at age seven when his mother became a member, and worked at … Read more

Blown for Good author discusses life inside international headquarters of Scientology

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