UK surgeons separate twin girls joined at head
LONDON (AP) — Sudanese twins born with the tops of their heads joined together have been separated in a rare and risky series of operations at a London children’s hospital. Facing the World, a charity which helps disfigured children, said…
Oregon man looking for Neb. casino gets detox stay
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An Oregon man pressed his luck one too many times and spent the night in a Nebraska detox cell after twice mistaking a police station for a casino and asking authorities for blackjack chips. The Lincoln…
Concern for missing teenager
Police are looking to the public for assistance in finding missing 16 year old Shandi Sandoval. Shandi ran away from the Frances Bodden Girls Home on 6 September 2011. Shandi is approximately 5ft tall with light brown complexion and black…
Lionfish cull most successful yet
A massive 705 lionfish were culled this weekend in a competition held on Grand Cayman’s reef. It’s a record number for a single tournament held here. True to the popular slogan for culling lionfish, “Kill ‘Em and Grill ‘Em”, the…
Spanish schools hit by strike over staffing cuts
MADRID (AP) — Thousands of public school teachers went on strike Tuesday in Madrid to protest staff cuts as anger over government austerity measures spread to Spain’s education system. The work stoppage in some 300 schools for youths ranging in…
Anne – Part 50
We continue our serialisation of Anne by Constance Fenimore Woolson “Let the proud, cold-hearted old woman go.” The two could not enter into her feelings, because in the depths of their hearts they both resented her willingness to leave them….
Prep for Success Recipes: Roast chicken
Cayman Prep and High School have produced a book of multi-cultural family recipes that everyone can enjoy. It was made possible through the selfless efforts of the parents of Cayman Prep students who worked tirelessly to see the project through…
Mike Danton uses prison skills to save teammate
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Former NHL player Mike Danton was sent to prison for plotting to take a life. In his return to professional hockey, the skills he learned in jail may well have saved one. Danton, who served a five-year…
Death toll at 81 for quake in India, Nepal, China
GANGTOK, India (AP) — Thousands of terrified survivors of a Himalayan earthquake that killed 81 people and rattled parts of India, Nepal and China crowded Tuesday into shelters and relatives’ homes or stayed out in the open for fear of…
