A very grim assessment from the prime minister of Haiti: Hundreds of thousands of people have died in Haiti’s earthquake, the prime minister told CNN Wednesday. Haitian authorities said the powerful quake destroyed most of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. A top envoy called it a “major catastrophe.” Haiti’s first lady, Elisabeth Debrosse Delatour, reported […]
This morning, speaking from the diplomatic room of the White House, President Obama vowed “unwavering support” to the people of Haiti. Full transcript below the jump. THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. This morning I want to extend to the people of Haiti the deep condolences and unwavering support of the American people following yesterday’s terrible […]
It looks like the brilliance of George Bush is contagious: An Italian scientist predicted a major earthquake around L’Aquila weeks before disaster struck the city on Monday, killing dozens of people, but was reported to authorities for spreading panic among the population. The first tremors in the region were felt in mid-January and continued at […]
An earthquake leaves thousands dead in China. With all the tornadoes, cyclones and all this other weather news happening right now it makes you wonder if the planet isn’t trying to send us a message.
I wake up to the local news and people talking about feeling the earthquake (shows how sound of a sleeper I am). It was a 5.2 centered in southern Illinois. It also got me thinking what would have happened if this quake was a little larger (say a 6 or 7), especially in an area […]
How many heard of this one? NEW YORK A young woman met a sudden and tragic end, it was reported on Thursday, leaving her family and people who knew her in great distress. No, it’s not Anna Nicole Smith. Her name is Jennifer Parcell, and she died in Iraq. But you’d be lucky if you […]