From The Wire
Food Day, Modeled On Earth Day
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (UPI) — Chefs, nutritionists and food activists are asking U.S. restaurants to buy more products locally or collect for food banks for Food Day in October. Groups such as Chefs Collaborative, American Culinary Federation and the Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture are encouraging local restaurants to seek out partnerships with […]
Suspected Militants Killed In Drone Strike
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 10 (UPI) — Missiles that may have been fired by a U.S. drone Wednesday killed several suspected militants in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region, officials said. CNN, quoting two Pakistani intelligence officials, said the missiles killed seven suspected pro-Taliban militants in the region near the border with Afghanistan. Other reports gave a […]
Search On For Missing Cargo Plane
MOSCOW, Aug. 10 (UPI) — A search was on Wednesday in Russia’s Far East for a cargo plane that crashed with 11 aboard, officials said, denying reports its wreckage had been found. Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said it had renewed its search for the Antonov An-12 that was carrying more than 17 tons of food supplies […]
Prince William And Wife Get SAS Training
LONDON, Aug. 10 (UPI) — Prince William and his wife, the former Kate Middleton, have received special training by British special forces on what to do if taken hostage, officials say. A source told the Evening Standard the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spent a day at the Special Air Service base in Hereford. They […]
Hospital Reports High Number Of Snakebites
LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 10 (UPI) — A Utah hospital reports treating six cases of snakebite so far this year, far more than the average one or two a year. Staffers at Logan Regional Hospital say an unusual number of rattlesnakes have been reported in residential districts in the area in Cache County on Utah’s border […]
Swamp Fire Consumes 2,500 Acres
SUFFOLK, Va., Aug. 9 (UPI) — A wildfire in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge has burned at least 2,500 acres of swampland near Suffolk, Va., officials say. An air quality alert has been put into place for the Hampton Roads region until midnight Tuesday, The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot reported. However, refuge officials don’t believe […]
Park Workers Find Civil War Bullets In Tree
HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 9 (UPI) — Gettysburg (Pa.) National Military Park workers found Civil War-era bullets while cutting up a fallen oak tree, officials say. The 148-year-old bullets were found in a fallen tree resting on a boulder on Culp’s Hill, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. “Culp’s Hill is one of the areas on the Gettysburg […]
Youth Pastor Videotape Case May Be Void
PASADENA, Texas, Aug. 9 (UPI) — Charges against a former youth pastor accused of videotaping teenage girls while showering at a Pasadena, Texas, church may not be valid, officials say. Thomas Jason Fortenberry, 30, was charged Thursday with two counts of improper photography for an incident that allegedly took place Nov. 4, 2007, the Houston […]
Woman Accused Of Having Child Videotape Sex
DALLAS, Aug. 9 (UPI) — A Dallas woman was arrested for allegedly having her 6-year-old daughter repeatedly make video recordings of her having group sex, police say. The 24-year-old woman was jailed Monday on charges of indecency with a child, which is punishable by as much as 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine, […]
Doctor Shortage May Result In Crowded ERs
AURORA, Colo., Aug. 9 (UPI) — Despite increased coverage under the Affordable Care Act, overcrowding may persist in U.S. emergency rooms due to a shortage of doctors, researchers say. A study by the University of Colorado School of Medicine, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, showed expanded health insurance coverage via the Affordable Care […]
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