By Maria Lopez Jimenez Buying a homeowners insurance policy can be little more complex than auto. Customers do not get encounters with homeowners insurance as they do with automobile insurance, for instance, and as a result they have a tendency to be more plagued by issues related to kinds and limits of coverage of homeowner […]
Arson charge for man who cleaned home with gasoline
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Ernest Krajniak from Chilton, Wisconsin in the United States has been charged with arson after a lit cigarette ignited gasoline soaked clothes, setting his apartment ablaze. On Friday April 3, Krajniak, 47, cleaned his entire apartment with about five gallons of gasoline, wiping everything down with the soaked clothes. After he […]
First Star Trek series in twelve years, Discovery, debuts on television
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 On Sunday, US television station CBS aired “The Vulcan Hello”, the premiere episode of Star Trek: Discovery. The episode is slated to be the only one of the series broadcast on conventional television, with future installments exclusive to streaming platform CBS All Access. Discovery continues the long-running Star Trek franchise with […]
Polish mine explosion kills 8
Wednesday, November 22, 2006 Methane gas was blamed for the explosion deaths of 8 miners in southern Polish‘s Halemba coal mine Tuesday, November 21. Officials say at least 15 are missing. Rescue efforts were halted because dangerously high levels of methane gas returned, according to Zbigniew Madej, spokesman for state-owned Coal Co., which operates the […]
Congressman Cunningham admits taking bribes
Monday, November 28, 2005 U.S. Representative Randy “Duke” Cunningham (R–CA) pled guilty today to conspiring to take bribes in exchange for using his influence as a member of the House Appropriations Committee to help a defense contractor get business. In total he pled guilty to one count of income tax evasion and four counts of […]
5.3 magnitude earthquake rocks Hawaii hours before expected hurricane
Tuesday, August 14, 2007 As residents of the Big Island of Hawaii continue to make preparations for Hurricane Flossie, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake rocked the Big Island at 7:38 p.m. local time last night. The earthquake jolted an area about 20 miles south of Hilo. There were no immediate reports of injuries from the earthquake, […]
Joey Logano wins his first NASCAR Sprint Cup race of 2016
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 On Sunday, Team Penske driver Joey Logano claimed his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win of the 2016 season in the FireKeepers Casino 400 at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. The 200-lap race began with Logano starting from the pole position, and featured nine cautions and fourteen lead changes […]
Dive Into Spotlessness Through Front Loader Washing Machines
Here’s An Opinion On: Forklift Hire Sydney Best Forklift Hire Canberra Dive into Spotlessness through Front Loader Washing Machines by Alex Moore Gone are the days when clothes were washed by hand. There are many high-tech options available to set the clothes free of the stains and wash blankets, and towels etc. Washing machines are […]
Residents fear environmental hazard on site of partially collapsed building in Buffalo, New York
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Buffalo, New York — Residents in Buffalo, New York fear that demolishing a nearly 200-year-old livery and stable which partially collapsed on Wednesday June 11, could cause an environmental hazard. Wikinews has learned that according property records with the city, the stable was converted into a gasoline station and auto repair […]
‘Outraged’ LaHood unveils plans to tackle fatigued U.S. air traffic controllers
Sunday, April 17, 2011 I don’t know when I’ve ever been madder. I’m outraged about this. United States officials have unveiled new plans which require air traffic controllers to have longer rest periods between shifts after a spate of controllers fell asleep while on duty at airports across the country. Announcing the plans, transport secretary […]