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27 Jan 2009 19:21

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U.S.: Man who killed his family in murder-suicide “despondent” over job loss

  • You just would never think that something like this would happen. I saw them from time to time and they looked fine, like happy. It’s just sad.
  • Jose Maldonado • A neighbor of a man who killed his wife and five children, and then himself, today in Los Angeles. The man was apparently despondent after losing his job a few days ago after a dispute with an administrator. He sent a suicide letter to a local television station before committing the act. • source
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26 Jan 2009 11:15

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Sports: Kentucky coach faces reckless homicide charges in player’s death

  • One of his players died after collapsing. High school football coach David Jason Stinson of Louisville, Ky. will be arraigned in the heat-related death of 15-year-old Max Gilpin. Gilpin, an offensive lineman, died three days after collapsing during a late-summer practice. Stinson, who’s been re-assigned to non-coaching and non-teaching duties in the wake of the incident, has many supporters among the student body, and proclaims his innocence. source
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25 Jan 2009 11:02

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Sports: Kay Yow, N.C. State women’s hoops coach, leaves a strong legacy

  • 34 number of seasons Yow, who long suffered from breast cancer, coached the Wolfpack source
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24 Jan 2009 14:27

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World: Brazillian model Mariana Bridi da Costa loses her battle to live

  • The circumstances Costa, 20, was a world-class model who quickly fell ill from sepsis, an infection of the blood that caused her immune system to fail. The illness, rooted in a misdiagnosis, caused doctors to remove her hands and feet. She was in a coma for 10 days and was only given a short time to live. source
  • The circumstances Costa, 20, was a world-class model who quickly fell ill from sepsis, an infection of the blood that caused her immune system to fail. The illness, rooted in a misdiagnosis, caused doctors to remove her hands and feet. She was in a coma for 10 days and was only given a short time to live.
  • Losing the fight Despite showing great strength even at her lowest point, it wasn’t enough. “Unfortunately Mari couldn’t resist any longer,” said Henrique Fontes, the executive director of Miss World Brazil. “She passed away at 3 a.m. today.” Costa’s family has received an worldwide outpouring of support in response to the tragedy. source
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22 Jan 2009 18:40

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U.S.: Another disturbing tragedy on the Va. Tech campus

  • An unspeakable murder A Chinese graduate student was decapitated by a fellow classmate in a cafe on campus. Yesterday, 22-year-old female student Xin Yang was killed with a butcher knife by 25-year-old male student Haiyang Zhu. Yang had only recently started at the Blacksburg, Va. school a few weeks ago. Haiyang knew the student, but no motive has yet been determined for his actions. source
  • An unspeakable murder A Chinese graduate student was decapitated by a fellow classmate in a cafe on campus. Yesterday, 22-year-old female student Xin Yang was killed with a butcher knife by 25-year-old male student Haiyang Zhu. Yang had only recently started at the Blacksburg, Va. school a few weeks ago. Haiyang knew the student, but no motive has yet been determined for his actions.
  • Echoes of a major tragedy The tragedy shook the campus of a university that, just a year and a half ago, suffered one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history, when a gunman shot 32, then himself. University president President Charles Steger was cognizant of the emotions on campus. “An act of violence like this brings back memories of April 16,” he said. “I have no doubt that many of us feel especially distraught.” source
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22 Jan 2009 16:33

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World: China’s tainted milk saga leads to the death penalty

  • two people were convicted and sentenced to death for selling milk laced with the toxic melamine; the milk made 300,000 sick source
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20 Jan 2009 09:05

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World: The final tally of destruction in Gaza

  • 1300+ Palestinians were killed and 5,400 were wounded in the fighting. source
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19 Jan 2009 02:42

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World: 1% of everybody’s got a faulty heart

  • 1% of people could be destined for heart disease based on genetics, especially in India. source
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18 Jan 2009 10:09

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U.S.: Peanut butter, one of our staple foods, is off-limits

  • It’s nuts, but the FDA says no. The Food and Drug Administration has told people, in the wake of a salmonella scare that’s hit 474 people in 43 states (and possibly killed six), not to eat peanut butter for the time being. They want to be sure it didn’t come from the source of the outbreak, Peanut Corp. of America. Sigh. But it’s so good! :( source
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17 Jan 2009 17:05

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World: Israel calls cease-fire, but will Hamas?

  • PM: Goals reached Israel’s said it largely succeeded at preventing Hamas from firing rockets at the southern part of the country, was successful. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in a televised address: “The conditions have been created that our aims, as declared, were attained fully, and beyond.” source
  • PM: Goals reached Israel’s said it largely succeeded at preventing Hamas from firing rockets at the southern part of the country, was successful. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in a televised address: “The conditions have been created that our aims, as declared, were attained fully, and beyond.”
  • Hamas not done yet A cease-fire may have been called on Israel’s end, but Hamas is standing strong. “A unilateral ceasefire does not mean ending the aggression and ending the siege,” said Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum. “These constitute acts of war and so this will not mean an end to resistance.” source
  • PM: Goals reached Israel’s said it largely succeeded at preventing Hamas from firing rockets at the southern part of the country, was successful. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in a televised address: “The conditions have been created that our aims, as declared, were attained fully, and beyond.”
  • Hamas not done yet A cease-fire may have been called on Israel’s end, but Hamas is standing strong. “A unilateral ceasefire does not mean ending the aggression and ending the siege,” said Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum. “These constitute acts of war and so this will not mean an end to resistance.”
  • The end toll Israel begins their cease-fire at 2 a.m. Sunday, believing that they’ve removed Hamas’ ability to attack the southern part of Israel with rockets. (Their cause wasn’t helped when – lo and behold – Hamas launched a rocket attack on Saturday.) In the end, the assault on Gaza led to more than 1,200 Palestinian deaths. source
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