News briefs:August 5, 2010
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Convicted double murderer executed by electric chair in Tennessee, US
Sunday, November 4, 2018 At 7:26 p.m. local time on Thursday, the state of Tennessee, United States executed Edmund Zagorski. Zagorski had been convicted of killing two people in 1983. Mere minutes before his execution, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear his case. Zagorski asked for execution by electric chair instead of lethal …
Pressure mounts against Florida church plans to burn Qur’an
Saturday, August 7, 2010 A Gainesville, Florida church named the Dove World Outreach Center has drawn international attention to itself with its planned book burning of the Qur’an. The church urges people to send them copies of the book for burning at a bonfire event to be held on church property this coming September 11. …
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture visits schools to kick off National School Lunch Week
Saturday, October 16, 2010 US Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Todd Staples visited Orr Elementary school in Tyler, Texas on Wednesday to kick off National School Lunch week for the state. Commissioner Staples spoke to over 200 students during lunch about the importance of eating healthy. “During the old days, the Three R’s in school meant …
Glenbard East defeated by Benet Academy in Illinois basketball sectional
Monday, March 15, 2010 Benet Academy Redwings 68 54 Glenbard East Rams Top-seeded Glenbard East High School was expected to win the Class 4A Neuqua Valley High School Sectional championship on Friday night. Yet with a lot of determination and a strong defense, the Benet Academy varsity boys basketball team defeated the Rams 68–54. The …
On the campaign trail in the USA, July 2016
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 The following is the third edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: two individuals previously interviewed by Wikinews announce their candidacies for …
Pakistan: car rams into police truck killing at least seven, injuring 22 in Quetta
Friday, October 20, 2017 On Wednesday, at least seven people were killed and 22 were injured in Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan, after a car rammed into a truck carrying policemen. Abdur Razzaq Cheema, a police chief, said five police officials died in the incident and eight were critically injured. Speaking to Al Jazeera, police official …
Firefighters rescue nearly a dozen animals in Buffalo, New York house fire
Friday, June 22, 2007 Buffalo, New York —A three alarm fire at a house owned by John and Evelyn Bencinich, two of the initiators of a lawsuit filed against the Elmwood Village Hotel proposal in Buffalo, required firefighters to rescue eight cats and two dogs in Buffalo, New York today. At about 8:30 (eastern time) …
News briefs:January 4, 2007 2
The time is 22:00 (UTC) on January 4, 2007, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs. Contents 1 Headlines 1.1 Australian Police net $540 million in “liquid ecstacy” 1.2 Record number of bicycles sold in Australia in 2006 1.3 Saddam’s co-defendants to be executed Thursday 1.4 Britain makes final World War II debt payments 2 …
McCain ad questions Obama’s benefit to families
Thursday, August 7, 2008 The latest advertisement for United States Republican presidential candidate John McCain is questioning Democrat Barack Obama’s benefit to families. Last week the BBC reported that the McCain campaign had released an advertisement comparing Obama to American celebrities Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, calling him “the biggest celebrity in the world.” McCain’s …