Monthly Archives: October 2011

ATCHISON, Kan. – The men killed in a grain elevator explosion in Kansas included an Iraq war veteran, an avid collector of model John Deere tractors who hoped to farm and a soon-to-be husband looking forward to a wedding only … Continue reading →

LAGOS, Nigeria – One South African mother, just 19, named her newborn “Enough” and shrugged off a nurse who questioned whether she was old enough to know how many children she wanted. In Nigeria, newborn twins have to share a … Continue reading →

LONDON – The Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral quit Monday, the second high-profile clergy member to step down over anti-capitalist protests that have spilled across the historic church’s grounds. The resignation of Graeme Knowles leaves the cathedral without a leader … Continue reading →

WAYLAND, Mass. – Hundreds of thousands of people across the Northeast shivered at the prospect of days without heat or lights after a freak October snowstorm over the weekend, and many towns postponed trick-or-treating Monday in what seemed like a … Continue reading →

TRIPOLI, Libya – NATO’s triumphant, 7-month air campaign against Libya ended Monday, setting the country on the path to a democratic transition less than two weeks after the capture and killing of ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi. The alliance turned down … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – Unprecedented drug shortages are threatening the lives of cancer patients and other seriously ill people, and the Obama administration’s plan to tackle them is but a small step toward solving a complex problem. President Barack Obama ordered the … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – Unaware the FBI has her under surveillance, Russian spy Anna Chapman buys leggings and tries on hats at Macy’s. A few months later, cameras watch her in a New York coffee shop where she meets with someone she … Continue reading →

PARIS – Palestine won its greatest international endorsement yet on Monday, full membership in UNESCO, but the move will cost the agency one-fifth of its funding and some fear will send Mideast peace efforts off a cliff. In an unusually … Continue reading →