22 Children At One School Have Mysterious Illness
DES MOINES, Iowa Twenty-two children from Cattell Elementary School were taken to a downtown Des Moines hospital on Thursday afternoon after they became sick, school officials said.
No immediate cause for the illness was reported, but authorities said they had ruled out exposure to carbon monoxide.
Woman Caught Speeding 22 Times in 45-Day Span
PHOENIX A Nevada woman has been arrested after photo enforcement cameras on a suburban Phoenix freeway captured her behind the wheel of a car speeding 22 times in a 45-day span, authorities said.
Jennifer Bitton, 24, of Las Vegas, was arrested by Arizona Department of Public Safety officers on suspicion of criminal speeding, reckless driving and […]
Court Rules Sect Children Should Be Returned to Parents
AUSTIN Texas authorities have collected DNA swabs from jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs for an ongoing criminal investigation.
A spokesman for the Texas Attorney General’s office, Jerry Strickland, says the samples were taken Thursday at an Arizona jail where Jeffs awaits trial on abuse charges.
Powerful earthquake strikes Japan
TOKYO, Japan (CNN) — Six people were killed and at least 144 hurt Saturday morning when an magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan, Japanese officials said.
A boy stands outside a Kurikoma, Japan, home that was heavily damaged by Saturday’s earthquake.
Another eight people were missing, fire officials said.
Plane makes emergency landing in Florida
(CNN) A plane en route from the Dominican Republic to Canada made an emergency landing Tuesday night in Florida after passengers complained of being sick, officials said.
Eight passengers were taken to an hospital as a precaution after Air Transat Flight 477 landed at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport about 11 p.
China promises $1.25B in storm aid
BEIJING, China (AP) China will spend more than USD 1.25 000 000 000 to rebuild wrecked houses, restore farms and help the poor pay for food and heat in areas where snowstorms killed at least 107 people, the government said Thursday.
Snow disaster victims in Anhui province, China, on Thursday receive quilts donated from Hong Kong.
CDC: More Than 180 Sickened From ‘Toxic’ Vitamins
Health officials are investigating more than 180 reports of illness in people who took dietary supplements containing toxic levels of the mineral selenium.
Last days, federal officials warned consumers about harmful doses of selenium _ a mineral considered healthful in small amounts - in plastic bottles of liquid Total Body Formula and Total Body Mega […]
