Patrik Jonsson

Bye Bye Blackbird: USDA Acknowledges a Hand in One Mass Bird Death

Atlanta - It's not the "aflockalyptic" fallout from a secret US weapon lab as some have theorized.

By: Patrik Jonsson ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

January 20, 2011

Blackbird Mystery Deepens: More Birds Fall From Sky in Louisiana

Motorists stopped and gawked at hundreds of dead red-winged blackbirds on a highway in Pointe Coupee Parish, La., Monday, just days after residents of Beebe, Ark., saw more than …

By: Patrik Jonsson ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

January 4, 2011

Cops Guilty in Post-Katrina Shooting. Can Verdict Help New Orleans Heal?

The conviction of three New Orleans police officers Thursday, for the shooting and subsequent coverup of the death of Henry Glover in the chaotic days after hurricane Katrina in …

By: Patrik Jonsson ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

December 10, 2010

“Feds Radiating Americans”? Mobile X-Ray Vans Hit US Streets

Atlanta - For many living in a terror-spooked country, it might seem like a great government innovation: Use vans equipped with mobile X-ray units to scan vehicles at major …

By: Patrik Jonsson ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

September 30, 2010

Poverty Rate Paradox: Poverty Rises, but FBI Crime Rate Falls

Atlanta - The much-studied links between poverty and crime rates – which helped give rise to many Great Society programs – have not materialized so far in the Great …

By: Patrik Jonsson ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

September 14, 2010

Gulf Oil Spill Puzzle: A Giant Piece Begins Long Rise to Surface

Atlanta - The mystery of why the massive blowout preventer at the heart of the Deepwater Horizon accident failed and caused the enormous Gulf oil spill is a step …

By: Patrik Jonsson ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

September 5, 2010

Disabled Oil Rig Alarm Points to Human Failures in Gulf Oil Disaster

As investigators probe the Deepwater Horizon oil rig accident, it's becoming clearer that human decisions regarding key safety equipment were part of the nation's largest oil spill.

By: Patrik Jonsson ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

July 25, 2010

“Static Kill” Growing as Option to End Gulf Oil Spill Drama

BP wants to try a 'static kill' in the Gulf oil spill – similar to the failed 'top kill' – to stopper the top of the well until relief …

By: Patrik Jonsson ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

July 21, 2010

BP Oil Spill: “Mystery Plumber” May Be Brains Behind Containment Cap

An anonymous plumber provided sketches of a flange and seal design six weeks ago that is almost identical to the containment cap lowered onto the Macondo well in the …

By: Patrik Jonsson ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

July 15, 2010

Gulf Oil Spill’s Wildlife Toll: Sharks Near Shore, Turtles Incinerated

The Gulf oil spill has killed local wildlife not only with oil but also in cleanup efforts. It may have changed the behavior of some animals, too. But its …

By: Patrik Jonsson ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

June 25, 2010

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