Not that long ago a measles outbreak originating in Southern California was prime time news; this time it is a deadly superbug known as CRE. According to America’s CBS This Morning TV show, the public is just finding out that 2 possible deaths … [Read more...]
February 17, 2015 – USA Weather
So far, February’s weather has not brought relief to Americans. On her west coast, it has been unseasonably warm. While much needed precipitation fell earlier in the month, it was not enough to break the drought. Meanwhile, record shattering … [Read more...]
January 28, 2015 – USA Weather
Weather wise, in America January 2015 finished up as a month of extremes. Storm Juno dubbed “one for the history books” struck the American Northeast Tuesday January 27th. New York city escaped the brunt of Juno; but Long Island, just east of it, … [Read more...]
January 23, 2015 – USA
Cheating allegations involving an American professional football team dominated the country’s news the last part of January 2015. The New England Patriots of Boston this time were accused of deliberately deflating the footballs they used. On … [Read more...]
November 20, 2014 – USA
Something positive to report — CBS TV's This Morning aired a clip of an example of good sportsmanship and neighborliness. It happened at the opening of Tuesday night's hockey game in Toronto, Canada between Toronto's Maple Leafs and America's … [Read more...]
September 28, 2014 – USA
In 2014, three more ailments have managed to join the once unknown diseases of Ebola, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection, the West Nile virus, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS); in grabbing the Western world's … [Read more...]
September 22, 2014 – Weather USA
The extreme drought has not lessened in the American Southwest and experts continue to predict it will only get worse. National Geographic's website has beautifully illustrated what is occurring with graphics, pictures, and video in a piece … [Read more...]
