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The search for survivors continued Saturday after a rainstorm sent water spilling out of the Guadalupe River in Texas, sweeping away a girls’ summer camp, killing at least 27 people and leaving another two dozen missing. CBC | World News
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Search continues for about 2 dozen girls at Texas summer camp after flooding kills 24
The search continued Saturday for survivors after a rainstorm sent water spilling out of the Guadalupe River in Texas, sweeping away a girls’ summer camp, killing at least 24 people and leaving another two dozen missing. CBC | World News
Read More »At least 13 dead in Texas following flash floods
Months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours on south-central Texas, killing at least 13 people and leaving more than 20 girls attending a summer camp unaccounted for on Friday as search teams conducted boat and helicopter rescues in the fast-moving floodwater. CBC | World News
Read More »13-year-old Texas showman who refused to take hints wins Scripps spelling bee with ‘eclaircissement’
Faizan Zaki’s enthusiasm for spelling nearly got the better of him. Ultimately, the 13-year-old Texan’s joyful approach made him the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion Thursday night. CBC | World News
Read More »Elon Musk’s Starbase could soon become the newest city in Texas
The south Texas home of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company is on its way to becoming an official city with a galactic name: Starbase. A vote Saturday to formally organize Starbase as a city was approved by a lopsided margin by a small group of voters who live there and are mostly Musk’s employees at SpaceX. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. health secretary heads to Texas after 2nd unvaccinated child dies of measles-related illness
A Texas county is the epicentre of a measles outbreak that started in late January and continues to swell, with nearly 500 cases in the state alone. CBC | World News
Read More »‘My great-uncle lived to 104 – he says the key to longevity is down to this one drink’
Living a long and, more importantly, a happy life came down to three key factors, says expert Dr William Li – and one of them can be found in your local supermarket Daily Express :: Health Feed
Read More »Unvaccinated child dies in Texas measles outbreak
The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting the first death from measles in an ongoing outbreak. CBC | World News
Read More »The fracking frenzy in B.C and Texas is leading to record-breaking earthquakes
Standing in his living room, Richard Kabzems brandishes a thick binder stuffed with letters and notes of his two-year fight to stop fracking wells near his home in Farmington, B.C. CBC | World News
Read More »SpaceX loses Starship rocket minutes after liftoff from Texas launchpad
A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling debris and setting back Elon Musk’s flagship rocket program. CBC | World News
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