Saturday, April 17, 2010 Journalist, counselor, painter, and US 2012 Presidential candidate Joe Schriner of Cleveland, Ohio took some time to discuss his campaign with Wikinews in an interview. Schriner previously ran for president in 2000, 2004, and 2008, but failed to gain much traction in the races. He announced his candidacy for the 2012 […]
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 On Sunday, at Calderón Stadium in Madrid, Spain, F.C. Barcelona association football club won the Spanish La Liga title. The team defeated Atlético Madrid 1–0 to clinch the title for the 23rd time. Lionel Andrés “Leo” Messi Cuccittini scored the only goal of the match. A victory in this match ensured […]
Sunday, July 20, 2008 B’Tselem, an Israeli organization purporting to be seeking the improvement of human rights in the West Bank, released a short video, showing a soldier shooting from close range at the feet of a blindfolded Palestinian protester. The Israel Defense Forces soldier used a rubber coated or plastic bullet. The Palestinian man, […]
Friday, February 12, 2010 British fashion designer Alexander McQueen has died at the age of 40. He was found dead inside his residence in London, England yesterday. The Metropolitan Police said they are are not treating the death as suspicious. A spokesperson for the police force said, “[w]e were called by London Ambulance Service at […]
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Nine firefighters were killed on Monday while battling a massive fire at a furniture warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina. Firefighters were called to the scene of a massive blaze at the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C. at around 6:30 p.m. EST. At around 7 p.m., nine firefighters were sent inside […]
Friday, April 15, 2005 The last British-owned volume car manufacturer, MG Rover, has closed down, with the loss of 5,000 jobs. International accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCooper was brought in last week to put the company into administration. Today PwC announced that MG Rover’s only hope, the Chinese car company SAIC, had no interest in buying the […]
Are You Tough Enough to Work from Home? by Tony Mase Seems like an odd question, right? After all, without a rush hour commute, a dress code, and a break room that smells like stale coffee, things must be a breeze, right? Not exactly! Working from home can be a whole lot tougher than you […]
Tuesday, June 13, 2017 On Sunday in tennis’s French Open men’s singles final, “King of Clay” Rafael Nadal defeated Stan Wawrinka 6–2 6–3 6–1 to claim his tenth title in Paris. With this victory, Nadal became the first person to win a particular Grand Slam on ten occasions in the open era. 32-year-old Wawrinka, who […]
Thursday, January 14, 2010 On Thursday, NASA officials confirmed that a small plastic bag of cocaine was found two days before in a secure space shuttle processing facility within the Kennedy Space Center located in Merritt Island, Florida. An employee found the bag in Orbiter Processing Facility #3, where the Discovery is being prepared for […]
Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as […]