Author: Frank Bajak
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Residents cough, rub eyes in Harvey pollution spike
GALENA PARK, Texas — Cindy Sanchez began to feel ill while barbecuing just before Harvey’s torrents started pelting this city just east of Houston, along a corridor with the nation’s highest concentration of petrochemical plants. “I started getting really, really bad headaches,” said Sanchez, a 32-year-old housewife. “I never get headaches.” “My husband’s eyes were…
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In Harvey’s wake: smashed homes, businesses and heavy rain
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Hurricane Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them. The fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a…
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Fearsome Hurricane Harvey slams into Texas Gulf Coast
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas late Friday, lashing a wide swath of the Gulf Coast with strong winds and torrential rain from the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade. The National Hurricane Center said the eye of the Category 4 hurricane made landfall about 10 p.m.…
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Immigrants wept, pleaded for water and pounded on the truck
SAN ANTONIO — The tractor-trailer was pitch-black inside, crammed with maybe 90 immigrants or more, and already hot when it left the Texas border town of Laredo for the 150-mile trip north to San Antonio. It wasn’t long before the passengers, sweating profusely in the rising oven-like heat, started crying and pleading for water. Children…
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Companies weigh cyberattack cost, with Ukraine hit hard
PARIS — Companies and governments around the world on Wednesday counted the cost of a software epidemic that has disrupted ports, hospitals, and banks. Ukraine, which was hardest hit and where the attack likely originated, said it had secured critical state assets — though everyday life remained affected, with cash machines out of order. As…
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New cyberattack wallops Europe; spreads more slowly in U.S.
PARIS — A new and highly virulent outbreak of data-scrambling software caused disruption across the world Tuesday. Following a similar attack in May , the fresh assault paralyzed some hospitals, government offices and major multinational corporations in a dramatic demonstration of how easily malicious programs can bring daily life to a halt. Ukraine and other parts…
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Researcher finds Georgia voter records exposed on internet
HOUSTON — A security researcher disclosed a gaping security hole at the outfit that manages Georgia’s election technology, days before the state holds a closely watched congressional runoff vote on June 20. The security failure left the state’s 6.7 million voter records and other sensitive files exposed to hackers, and may have been left unpatched…
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Missing Boulder climber reportedly found dead in Peru
LIMA, Peru — Searchers on Saturday found the bodies of two U.S. mountaineers who apparently plunged to their deaths off a ridge after ascending a glacier-capped 20,000-foot Peruvian peak, the rescue coordinator said. “They did summit and they got into trouble on the way down,” said coordinator Ted Alexander. “What led to the fall, I…
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Missing Boulder climber reportedly found dead in Peru
LIMA, Peru — Searchers on Saturday found the bodies of two U.S. mountaineers who apparently plunged to their deaths off a ridge after ascending a glacier-capped 20,000-foot Peruvian peak, the rescue coordinator said. “They did summit and they got into trouble on the way down,” said coordinator Ted Alexander. “What led to the fall, I…
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Missing Boulder climber reportedly found dead in Peru
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LIMA, Peru — Searchers on Saturday found the bodies of two U.S. mountaineers who apparently plunged to their deaths off a ridge after ascending a glacier-capped 20,000-foot Peruvian peak, the rescue coordinator said. “They did…