Stories written by Shadra Bruce
Thousands of people living near Boulder, Colorado have been told they have to leave their homes, as a 3,500 acre wildfire fanned by high winds continues to threaten the landscape.
Though the winds have calmed down since Monday, firefighters still have a long battle ahead, as the fire has already engulfed dozens of homes in an [...]
The people of Texas’ Rio Grande Valley are probably tired of tropical storms, enduring the third one to come ashore in as many months. But, Tropical Storm Hermine caused little damage to the weather-weary region, as only minor damage and a few scattered power outages were reported.
The storm came ashore Tuesday in Mexico and lashed [...]
He was held captive in Afghanistan for over five months. A Japanese journalist, who never thought he would get out of the prison alive, now has quite a story to tell.
Kosuke Tsuneoka managed to get a message out of the prison, via Twitter, after one of his captor’s asked him how to use his new [...]
A couple of weeks ago, Terry Jones was just another Florida preacher. Now, Jones is becoming a household name as his controversial plan to burn copies of the Quran has sparked protests around the Nation and the World. The latest person to weigh in is General David Petreus, commander of American Forces in Afghanistan.
Petreus released [...]
The number two burger chain is on the market. Shares in Burger King stock had their highest increases in more than four years after the news.
The company, which has a reported value of more than $2 billion, has suffered a drop in sales of more than 2 percent during the current fiscal year, even amid [...]
Hurricane Earl is spiraling onto the East Coast, forcing tourists and residents to leave. Visitors to the popular North Carolina vacation areas have been forced to cut short their visits, and the bad weather from the storm is expected to continue through the Labor Day weekend.
Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia has declared a state of [...]
Women with faulty BRCA gene mutations may live longer if they opt to have their ovaries removed. A recent study revealed that women with the BRCA gene mutation had a five times greater risk of developing breast cancer than other women and a ten times greater risk of developing ovarian cancer.
Removing the ovaries dramatically reduced [...]
At around 1p.m., shots were fired in the lobby of the Discovery Channel headquarters building at One Discovery Place in Silver Spring, Maryland, according to local police. The man who fired the shots appears to have explosive devices strapped to his body. Employees, who were originally instructed to leave the building, were then instructed by [...]
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Outrage over the proposed Islamic center and mosque being planned near ground zero has spilled over into the Muslim community. American Muslims have questioned the plans, indicating that they feel it is insensitive to the victims of the World Trade Center attacks and will only further alienate Muslims in America when they are trying to [...]
The famous Beloit College Mindset List is out for the Class of 2014, and the future definitely looks different through the eyes of a college freshman than to anyone even four years older. The list, put out each year to help professors remember that the cultural references they use as teaching tools may not mean [...]