Officials investigating Illinois reactor shutdown
CHICAGO (AP) — Officials are investigating the events surrounding a power failure at a nuclear reactor in northern Illinois, where steam was vented to reduce pressure after it shut down. After the shut down Monday morning at Exelon Nuclear’s Byron…
Pythons apparently wiping out Everglades mammals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A burgeoning population of huge pythons — many of them pets that were turned loose by their owners when they got too big — appears to be wiping out large numbers of raccoons, opossums,…
Vaughan says England need more aggression
Ex-captain Michael Vaughan has urged England’s batsmen to be more aggressive in the final test against Pakistan after two dismal defeats in the UAE. England have twice been bamboozled by the hosts’ spin bowling to lose the series inside two…
Death toll from European cold spell hits 54
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Thirty people, most of them homeless, have died of hypothermia in recent days in Ukraine, part of a surge of deaths across eastern Europe as the region grapples with an unusually severe cold spell. In all,…
Mexico cops nab suspect in 75 drug cartel killings
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Police in northern Mexico have captured an alleged member of the Zetas drug gang who confessed to killing at least 75 people, including many who were pulled off buses, authorities said Monday. Enrique Elizondo Flores told…
Officials investigating Illinois reactor shutdown
CHICAGO (AP) — Officials are investigating the events surrounding a power failure at a nuclear reactor in northern Illinois, where steam was vented to reduce pressure after it shut down. After the shut down Monday morning at Exelon Nuclear’s Byron…
Mud man rescued
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A homeless man who was stuck in thick mud near the Rio Grande river in Albuquerque for three days was rescued Saturday after some high school students on a field trip heard him yelling for help,…
Jamaica will own London says Powell
Asafa Powell won the 50m at the US Open indoor athletics meeting, then predicted the powerful Jamaican sprint squad could sweep the 100m podium at the London Olympics. “Yes, it is very possible,” Powell said on Saturday, after clocking 5.64sec…
British radio’s ‘Desert Island Discs’ turns 70
LONDON (AP) — Margaret Thatcher chose Beethoven, Michael Caine picked Frank Sinatra and boxer George Foreman selected The Beatles’ “All You Need is Love.” They are among almost 3,000 guests who have appeared on the radio program “Desert Island Discs,”…
Davis, Dujardin win lead honours at SAG awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer were the maids of honour at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, where their Deep South drama “The Help” won them acting prizes and earned the trophy for overall cast performance. Davis…
