Tag: bomb

‘When a bomb fell I told my son it was an action movie’

Recent army losses as Sudan’s civil war has spread to new parts of the country have led to fears of a new humanitarian disaster with millions trapped by a conflict that has lost the world’s attention. Short presentational grey line Rasha Amin’s five-year-old son now wets the bed at night after a neighbour’s house in […]

23% of Americans Bomb This Financial Quiz. Can You Do Better?

A woman looks over her finances. An annual survey conducted by TIAA Institute and the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC) at the George Washington University School of Business found that adults could correctly answer only one-half of the questions, on average, a troubling figure that has remained stagnant over time. Despite the vast depth […]

Bomb threat targets East Lansing congregation Sunday morning

EAST LANSING — A religious group was the target of a bomb threat Sunday morning, East Lansing Police said in a press release. ELPD officers along with officers from the Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety and the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1900 block of Coolidge Road at about […]

Advocate Thinks ‘Marijuana Bomb’ Will Hit Ohio Because of Legal Weed

An anti-weed advocate believes a “marijuana bomb” will hit Ohio as the state proceeds with legalizing weed.  Ohio already has legal medical weed but voters recently passed a measure legalizing possession, growing, and sales for anyone over 21.  Despite the fact that Ohio is following in the footsteps of nearly two dozen other states, Aubree […]

Hundreds dead after massive truck bomb strikes Mogadishu

At least 231 people were killed and hundreds more wounded after a massive truck bomb on Saturday struck Somalia’s capital city of Mogadishu. The Somali government has blamed the al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab for the attack, and called it the deadliest ever to hit the nation. The blast took place outside the Safari Hotel, where […]

Tillerson: North Korea diplomacy continues until 1st ‘bomb drops’

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the North Korean crisis “will continue until the first bomb drops.” That statement comes despite President Donald Trump’s tweets a couple of weeks ago that his chief envoy was “wasting his time” trying to negotiate with “Little Rocket Man,” a mocking nickname […]