Monday, September 2, 2013
Nelson Mandela has left hospital to return to his home in Johannesburg, in a critical condition, South African officials said on Sunday.
The 95-year-old anti-apartheid leader and former South African president has spent nearly three months in hospital for treatment of a recurring lung infection and has returned to his residence in Johannesburg where he will continue to...
Thursday, September 27, 2007
John Vanderslice has recently learned to enjoy America again. The singer-songwriter, who National Public Radio called "one of the most imaginative, prolific and consistently rewarding artists making music today," found it through an unlikely source: his French girlfriend. "For the first time in my life I wouldn't say I was defending the country but I was in this very...
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Dan McCreary is running for the Progressive Conservative in the Ontario provincial election, in the Brant riding. Wikinews' Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign.
Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives,...
Sunday, May 22, 2005
"Communism was much better," said Tsahiriin Daariimaa Saturday on the eve of Mongolia's presidential elections. Polls predict that many Mongolians plan to vote for their former communist rulers — the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP).
Under communism, "everyone worked for the collective farm," Daariimaa said. None of her children has a steady job these...
Saturday, November 9, 2013
With the 2014 Winter Paralympics set for March, Wikinews sought comment from U.S. Representative Jackie Speier, who serves California's 14th congressional district about the event and how current U.S. policies impact people with disabilities. Elected to the U.S. House in 2008, she serves on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the House Armed Services...
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Wind storms swept across a large part of Texas on Wednesday, leaving property damaged and many homes without power.
Downed lamposts and trees were reported in multiple locales. One media source reported overturned playground equipment in the city of Rockwall. Winds up to 40 miles-per-hour (mph) were reported over much of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Approximately...
A compilation of brief news reports for Monday, April 9, 2007. Contents 1 Three-year-old New Zealander chokes to death on candy
2 Golf: Zach Johnson wins 71st Masters
3 New York couple taking taxi to Arizona
4 Vocational nurse charged with fatal Houston fire
5 Iran starts industrial-scale production of nuclear fuel The New Zealand Police has reported that a three-year-old boy choked to death on...
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Charles R. Grosvenor, Jr., webmaster of Am I Right, was interviewed earlier today on the EZHelp Radio Show to discuss his web sites, in particular Am I Right. The aforementioned Am I Right is one of the world's largest web sites in the world about pop music.
Grosvenor discussed his definition of a parody (Changing the words of a song to poke fun at a subject), how he...
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
The San Diego, California suburb of Chula Vista has responded to the recent housing crisis with an aggressive blight control ordinance that compels lenders to maintain the appearance of vacant homes. As foreclosures increase both locally and throughout the United States, the one year old ordinance has become a model for other cities overwhelmed by the problem of...
Friday, January 27, 2006The humble beginnings of many popular Web services, such as Google, LiveJournal, and Yahoo!, are well-documented and available on their websites, and frequently recounted in news stories about the firms. These websites are also scrutinized for any perceived violations of users' privacy or other basic rights.
However, until recently, no investigation had been done into...