Augusten Burroughs on addiction, writing, his family and his new book January 5, 2019 Friday, October 12, 2007 I had an unofficial phone call from Gay Talese last Tuesday. He had just flown back from Colombia and he… Read More
Rhode Island borrows $90 million from US for jobless claims January 3, 2019 Thursday, October 1, 2009 Rhode Island will receive US$90 million in funding from the United States federal government to support unemployment benefits in the… Read More
Gunman commits suicide at University of Texas January 3, 2019 Tuesday, September 28, 2010 A man wearing a ski mask and carrying an assault rifle apparently killed himself in the library of the University… Read More
Wikinews Shorts: April 1, 2007 January 3, 2019 A compilation of brief news reports for Sunday, April 1, 2007. Contents 1 Nepal: Former rebels join government; elections set for June 2 Russia bans… Read More
Mobile operator Orange bills French doctor €160,000 for one month of Internet use January 1, 2019 Thursday, November 19, 2009 In a third case of staggering sums billed for “unlimited” Internet access reported this week, a French emergency-room doctor from… Read More
Space Shuttle Discovery STS-114 landing postponed for weather December 31, 2018 Monday, August 8, 2005 NASA has postponed the landing of the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-114, planned for today. Officials initially delayed the landing,… Read More
Open software developers meet at FOSDEM 2008 December 30, 2018 Sunday, February 24, 2008 Hundreds of developers of freely licensed and open source software from all over Europe met in Brussels, Belgium this weekend… Read More
Fear and loathing on the campaign trail, June 2008 December 30, 2018 Tuesday, July 1, 2008 June in the United States 2008 presidential election rolled by as a month with many similarities to the 2004 election…. Read More
Sydney racial violence continues December 30, 2018 Tuesday, December 13, 2005 In a second night of racial violence in Sydney, residents have been bashed and property damaged throughout the eastern suburbs…. Read More
Warhol’s photo legacy spread by university exhibits December 28, 2018 Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Evansville, Indiana, United States — This past week marked the opening night of an Andy Warhol exhibit at the University… Read More