article JOLIET, Ill. (Sun-Times Media Wire) - A woman has died after a domestic violence incident that prompted Joliet police to fatally shoot a man Monday in the southwest suburb.
Joliet officers were called about 4:10 a.m. for reports of a domestic battery in progress in the 1200 block of Justice Lake Drive in Joliet, according to a statement from the Will County sheriff’s office.
Officers arrived to see smoke and flames coming from the house and forced entry after hearing a “commotion” from inside, according to Will County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Read More...
Vesna Vulović: The Serbian Flight Attendant Who Survived A Plane Crash From 33,330 Feet YouTubeVesna Vulović, 22, was the only survivor of a plane crash after the aircraft fell from 33,330 feet.
Vesna Vulović was a 22-year-old flight attendant employed by JAT Yugoslav Airlines when she received a fateful assignment. On January 26, 1972, she was assigned to a flight from Stockholm to Belgrade, with a stopover in Copenhagen. The company had apparently mistaken her for another woman named Vesna — but since she had never been to Denmark, Vulović took the assignment anyway. Read More...
About 160,000 birds get trapped in the 9/11 lights every year. Many of them die from injury or exhaustion.Xinhua/Qin Lang/Getty ImagesThe Tribute in Light uses 88 searchlights and can be seen from over 60 miles away. Unfortunately, it also endangers 160,000 birds a year.
Every September, two powerful beams of light illuminate Manhattan’s sky to commemorate the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers and those who perished on 9/11. But while those rays of light might help the affected process trauma, they’re potentially endangering 160,000 birds a year. Read More...
