By Jaime Lopez Spain train crash survivor recalls scenes of devastation as accident unfolded MADRID, – When his train drew to a halt, Sebastian Herrero thought the stoppage was due to a fallen overhead line, a problem that has increasingly beset Spain’s high-speed railway network in recent years. But concerns about arriving late at his … Read more
PC: Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum An American elm in Oklahoma City has survived more than a century of change, including one of the city’s darkest moments. Foresters believe the tree was planted around 1920. By 1947, it had grown into a mature tree in the backyard of a family home. The house later … Read more
Las Vegas Aces guard Justine Pissott expressed her solidarity with the student who filed allegations against seven Cornell University fraternity members for sexual assault, while simultaneously disclosing that she herself had experienced sexual assault. Justine Pissott supports a survivor of alleged fraternity sexual assault at Cornell. (Getty Images via AFP) Pissott shared an extensive series … Read more
A rare tree daisy from Chile’s Robinson Crusoe Island is receiving a new lifeline after two seedlings arrived at Logan Botanic Garden in south-west Scotland. Dendroseris neriifolia has been reduced to one known wild tree, which grows on a steep cliff and is supported by ropes to prevent it from falling. Conservationists in Chile and … Read more
Kabul, Afghanistan – Rescue workers in Afghanistan Searches for survivors and bodies Tuesday among the rubble of destroyed homes devastating flash flood Authorities said the incident left nearly 20 people dead and more than 100 missing. Afghan rescuers search for missing and dead amid flash flood debris Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management Authority said on Tuesday … Read more