Tag Archives: Spokesman

The wildfire that broke out in Colorado is threatening the livelyhood of the local residents. All the Resident in the region have been evacuated thanks to the work of firefighters. Che, they are having a tough time as what started as a small fire is now very wide and it seems that the wildfire is also fighting the firefighters from ... Read More »

A terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York was evacuated Sunday evening for about two hours after a caller phoned in a threat, according to a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. John Kelly of the Port Authority said a female caller claimed there was a bomb in Terminal One in a ... Read More »

Former Vice President Richard B. Cheney, 69, was admitted to George Washington University hospital Friday after complaining of being uncomfortable, raising the possibility of further heart trouble. Cheney has had a history of heart attacks since before the 2000 election. In February, he suffered a mild heart attack, his fifth, and had a heart valve catheterized. Spokesman Peter Long said ... Read More »

Actor Chris Klein, who gained fame in the sex comedy “American Pie,” was arrested early Wednesday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, an official said. A California Highway Patrol spokesman said Klein, 31, was taken into custody at around 3:15 am pdt (10:15 am gmt) after the car he was driving was seen drifting ... Read More »

Heavy overnight rains triggered flash floods in the US state of Arkansas, killing at least 12 people at a camp ground, police said Friday. Some of the victims might have been children, and several others are believed to be trapped or remain missing in the area near the Ouachita Mountains in western Arkansas, CNN reported. Police were still determining whether ... Read More »

A YouTube video suggesting that face recognition cameras installed in HP laptops cannot detect black faces has had over one million views. The short movie, uploaded earlier this month, features “Black Desi” and his colleague “White Wanda”. When Wanda, a white woman, is in front of the screen, the camera zooms to her face and moves as she moves. But ... Read More »

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging people around the world to brace themselves for a second wave of the swine flu pandemic as the heavily populated northern hemisphere edges towards the cooler season when flu thrives. “The WHO is still mobilised and worried,” spokesman Gregory Hartl said as the global health watchdog kept an anxious eye on some “mysterious” ... Read More »