BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Two massive earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings for Indonesia on Wednesday, sending panicked residents fleeing to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles. No deadly waves or serious damage resulted, and a watch for much of the Indian Ocean was lifted after a few hours.
Conger Elementary third– and fourth-grade students in the classes of Jody Stultz, Amy Waldron, Jackie Washington and Erin Burns participate in Wednesday morning’s statewide tornado drill as part of Ohio Severe Weather Awareness Week. All Delaware City Schools buildings participated in the drill. The 10-minute tornado drill is in addition to the four monthly drills conducted during tornado season — March, April, May and June, Conger principal Jerry Stewart said. (Gazette | Melissa Mackey)
March Madness is unde rway. Baseball season begins in two weeks. Clearly, it must be time for a column about the law of … football? Indeed, football is the sport making legal news right now both for the penalties it has just imposed on teams for violations of a non-existent salary cap in 2010 and, even more so, for the penalties that it is about to impose on teams for running a “bounty” system. The latter is more critical, and, though law enforcement officials in cities like New Orleans, Buffalo and Washington have already declined to become involved, it is the latter that also likely crossed the line into being criminal.
CINCINNATI — The governor on Monday mobilized the National Guard to tornado-ravaged areas of southern Ohio where nearly 300 homes, businesses and government buildings were damaged by the storms and winds.
WILLOUGHBY — This state’s Super Tuesday primary is proving to be the perfect microcosm of the nation’s unruly race for the Republican presidential nomination: Mitt Romney is spending lots of money, Rick Santorum is aggressively courting conservatives and Newt Gingrich is counting on big ideas to swing votes his way.
Participating in “Freeze Out 2012″ at the Humane Society of Delaware County Saturday night are front row, left to right, Kim White, Greg Ripple, Oscar, Karen Shearrow and Cora. In the back row are AJ Barber, Ken and Judy Schmid, Ana Elencovf, Kathy and Shannon Fitzgerald and Misty Bay. There were 13 adoptions during the event. The Delaware Area Career Center supported the cause with the Facility Maintenance class making the dog house frames; the Construction Trades class donating the dog houses and the Community Service Shed; the Career Graphics class making the signs for the event; the Culinary Arts class making the refreshments; and the Cosmetology class donating dog and cat food for the community.
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has halted oil shipments to Britain and France, the Oil Ministry said Sunday, in an apparent pre-emptive blow against the European Union after the bloc imposed sanctions on Iran’s crucial fuel exports.
COMAYAGUA, Honduras — Honduran officials confirmed Wednesday that 358 people died when a fire tore through an overcrowded prison, making it the world’s deadliest prison fire in a century.