Rescuers in choppers reach Himalaya quake villages
GANGTOK, India (AP) — Rescue workers in helicopters and earth movers raced Monday to reach Indian villages cut off by mudslides after a powerful earthquake killed 53 people and damaged more than 100,000 homes in the remote Himalayan region, officials…
Not just science fiction: Planet orbits 2 suns
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Astronomers say a bit of science fiction is now reality. They’ve spotted a planet orbiting two suns. The discovery was made by NASA’s planet-hunting telescope Kepler. Scientists describe the find in Friday’s issue of the…
World eating champ defends title at Ohio contest
CINCINNATI (AP) — The top-ranked competitive eater in the world and reigning king of the World Bratwurst Eating Championship has defended his title in Cincinnati, washing down 35 brats in 10 minutes. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Joey “Jaws” Chestnut…
Officials say beaver teeth are 7 million years old
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — The Bureau of Land Management says a fossil found by employees on federal land represents the earliest record of living beavers in North America. The pair of teeth was found on BLM land in northeast Oregon….
DEH continues to educate
Half-day training courses for persons in the cosmetology industry continue to be offered by the Department of Environmental Health (DEH). This training is strongly recommended for all new personnel working in the cosmetology industry and anyone whose local certification (which…
Arctic sea ice shrinks to second lowest level
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arctic sea ice melted this summer to the second lowest level since record-keeping began more than 50 years ago, scientists reported Thursday, mostly blaming global warming. “This is not a random event,” said oceanographer James Overland of…
Miss Cayman contestants take to the streets
A bevy of beauties were paraded around Grand Cayman as Miss Cayman contestants made their last public appearance before the final. The annual cross-island motorcade on Saturday had ten girls along with the reigning Miss Cayman, Cristin Alexander. They were…
No jet lag for 120 donkeys after Hawaii-LA flight
TEHACHAPI, Calif. (AP) — Most people have been on a plane with a few jackasses before. But 10 dozen donkeys on one flight? One hundred and twenty donkeys have arrived at a sanctuary in California on a plane from Hawaii…
Face-crooks! Gang uses site to talk about violence
A sickening Facebook site glorifying the actions of gangs in West Bay is being watched by murder squad detectives. “Logwoodz [sic] Dons” is an active page on the social networking site. It has messages on the wall of the page,…
3-D ‘Lion King’ feels the love with $29.3M opening
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s 1994 all over again, with a re-release of “The Lion King” opening at the top of the box office. A 3-D version of the wildly popular Disney animated musical earned a surprising $29.3 million in…
