Earthquake Shakes Washington Area, East Coast
A rare 5.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the East Coast Tuesday, the most powerful to strike in 67 years, sending some people running from buildings and unnerving others.
Dumb Burglar Posts Photo, Loot on Victim’s Facebook Page
This 19-year-old teen broke into the home of Washington Post reporter Mark Fisher, last December, making off with two laptops, cash and a new winter coat.
Obama Reads Story to Second Graders
President Barack Obama read to a class full of second graders in the library of Long Branch Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia on Friday, December 17th 2010.
Blamed for Birth Defects, Power Company Sued
AES Corporation, one of the world’s largest power generating companies, was sued last week for causing horrendous birth defects, lung injuries and other acute and chronic medical problems from illegally dumping 100 million pounds of toxic coal ash on to a pristine Caribbean beach front in the Dominican Republic. The lawsuit was filed in Delaware. Superior Court.
Execution Day For Sniper
The State of Virginia is set to execute John Allen Muhammad today for killing Dean Harold Meyers in March 2002. Muhammad and his teenage accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo went on a killing spree which left 10 dead across Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Virginia Cuts Unemployment Benefits, Trust Funds Broke
Unemployment insurance trust funds in Nevada and Virginia have gone belly up.Nevada and Virginia join 22 other states that, so far, have borrowed a total of more than $20 billion from the federal government to keep unemployment checks in the mail.
Republicans Victorious in Virgina, New Jersey, Democrats Worried
Republican Bob McDonnell claimed victory this evening in the race for Governor of Virginia over Democratic contender, Creigh Deeds, while incumbent Democratic Governor Jon Corzine lost his battle to Republican challenger Chris Christie. Some see these wins as spelling trouble for the Obama Administration in the mid-term elections in 2010.
Swine Flu Activity Increases, More Deaths
During the week of October 11-17, 2009, a review of the key indicators by the Center for Disease Control, found that influenza activity continued to increase in the United States from the previous week. Visits to doctors for influenza-like illness (ILI) increased steeply and was much higher than what is expected for this time of year.
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