Plane crashes into office block in Austin, Texas/suicide note

November 14, 2018 By

This is the online suicide letter authored by Andrew Stack, the man believed to be responsible for flying a light aircraft into a building in Austin, Texas. It was originally posted at Stack’s site, http://embeddedart.com/. The hosting company, T35, took the site offline per an FBI request. The note is reproduced here in its entirety. […]

Eric Bogosian on writing and the creative urge

November 13, 2018 By

Thursday, April 17, 2008 Eric Bogosian is one of America’s great multi-dimensional talents. “There’s sort of three different careers, and any one of them could exist by itself, on its own two feet. There was that solo stuff, and then I started writing plays in the late seventies.” Although his work has spanned genres, most […]

Guidant announces more defibrillator problems

November 13, 2018 By

Saturday, June 25, 2005 Guidant Corporation recently announced another safety warning on several models of its implantable defibrillators, cautioning users for the second time in a week about the devices. No patients are known to have been injured by the devices at this time. This brings the total number of defibrillator models recalled to twelve. […]

Last WWII Comanche ‘code talker’ dies

November 13, 2018 By

Tuesday, July 26, 2005 Charles Chibitty, the last surviving member of the group of 17 who served in World War II as the Comanche “code talkers” died in a Tulsa, Oklahoma nursing home July 20. He was 83. Chibitty was among the 14 Comanches who landed with the D-Day invasion of Normandy Beaches where they […]

Wikinews interviews Patricia Petersen, independent candidate for the electorate of Bundamba in the 2009 Queensland election

November 13, 2018 By

Thursday, March 19, 2009 With a Queensland state election coming up in Australia, many minor parties and independents will be looking to hold balance of power and making the major parties listen to what they have to say. Patricia Petersen is one of the independents. Wikinews reporter Patrick Gillett held an exclusive email interview with […]

Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau

November 13, 2018 By

Thursday, August 16, 2007 The name Robert Cailliau may not ring a bell to the general public, but his invention is the reason why you are reading this: Dr. Cailliau together with his colleague Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, making the internet accessible so it could grow from an academic tool to […]

Suárez scores a hat-trick, Barcelona advances to FIFA Club World Cup 2015 Final

November 12, 2018 By

Friday, December 18, 2015 Yesterday, Catalonia-based football club FC Barcelona defeated Chinese Guangzhou Evergrande FC 3–0 at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama in a FIFA Club World Cup semifinal match hosted in Japan. FIFA Club World Cup is a tournament in which football clubs winning in the respective continental confederation championships participate. Barcelona won the UEFA […]

US lawmakers to question Pentagon officials about war costs

November 12, 2018 By

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 In appearances before Congress on Wednesday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and a top military official are expected to underscore decreased violence in Iraq. But they are likely to face strong questioning from lawmakers about ongoing war costs. When President George W. Bush‘s budget for the 2009 fiscal year was sent to […]

Category:August 2, 2010

November 12, 2018 By

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Canada’s Beaches—East York (Ward 32) city council candidates speak

November 12, 2018 By

This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Beaches—East York (Ward 32). Four candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for […]