Less than two weeks after a tsunami killed thousands in Japan, residents along America’s Pacific coastline are practicing for the possibility of a similar catastrophe. The tsunami drill was planned long before the Japan earthquake. Some communities have canceled their participation, saying it could panic residents still shaken by coverage of the Japanese disaster. Source Link
Baseball’s all-time home run champion is facing down prosecutors instead of pitchers as the perjury trial of Barry Bonds gets underway in San Francisco. Bonds is accused of lying to a grand jury for testifying that he never knowingly took performance-enhancing drugs. He was indicted in 2007, just weeks after he played his last game. Source Link
More Americans aren’t happy with the answer to the question, “Can you hear me now?” J.D. Power and Associates says its latest consumer survey shows that cell phone service is getting worse, in part because more calls are being made indoors where reception is more difficult. Cities with the best call quality include Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, while the worst is Washington D.C. Source Link
