By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
Independent voices from the TWT Communities
With a driver and his bulldozer missing in a thick, dark lake of coal slurry, a mine safety expert and critic of the coal industry says regulators are ignoring stricter construction standards that could prevent more failures at hundreds of similar dam-like structures around the country.
A live recording of Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong playing his trumpet for one of the last times is being released to the public for the first time.
A live recording of Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong playing his trumpet for one of the last times is being released to the public for the first time.
A fire broke out inside a zinc mine in Tennessee on Wednesday, trapping three miners inside for about three hours before they were rescued, authorities said. Two other miners below ground were injured by smoke inhalation.
Thousands of anchovies and sardines have died in Ventura Harbor after using up all their oxygen, officials say.
The first episode of a reality show filmed in a southern West Virginia coal mine had real-world results: Federal inspectors who watched the Spike TV series have cited Cobalt Coal Corp. for activities they say endangered the miners.
"Since we're still in recovery mode and have barely begun the investigation, it would be premature to comment at this time," MSHA spokesman Amy Louviere said.
"He just captured the audience," she said. "They were thrilled."
