News Minute: Haiti, Health Care, Arenas’ Plea

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2010 In this brief news update, The Associated Press reports about the status of relief efforts in Haiti and the latest in the ongoing saga of health care reform in Washington. In other news from our nation's capital, Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas pleads guilty to a felony gun charge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Limbaugh Politicizes Haiti Aid, Warns About Donating

Staff / Truthdig Jan 16, 2010 Rush Limbaugh's not one to miss an opportunity to diss the Obama administration, and in his latest class act the conservative radio impresario was nothing if not consistent. Not only did Limbaugh warn against sending money to Haiti via the White House, he also used American racial politics to explain the president's impulse to help. What's more, he seemed to suggest that listeners not donate to Haiti at all -- although he denied later that this was his intention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Surge, Humanitarian Style

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2010 The horrors of the Haitian earthquake continue, but so does the outpouring of international support. Along with hundreds of millions of dollars in public and private donations, the U.S. has announced it will send up to 10,000 troops to Haiti to assist in the relief effort. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

White House: Robertson’s Haiti Comment ‘Utterly Stupid’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2010 Televangelist Pat Robertson's post-earthquake commentary about Haiti -- more specifically concerning the island nation's alleged pact with Satan -- has drawn fire from multiple directions, and now the White House has weighed in via spokesman Robert Gibbs. Meanwhile, CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network), which ran "The 700 Club" clip featuring Robertson's statement, is in backpedaling mode. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Pledges $100 Million in Haiti Quake Aid

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2010 President Barack Obama, declaring that "[t]his is one of those moments that cries out for American leadership," announced a $100 million aid package for quake-ravaged Haiti. Other nations, meantime, were also jumping on the humanitarian bandwagon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pat Robertson Blames Quake on Haitians’ Satanic Pact

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2010 In this episode of "Pat Robertson Explains It All," our host takes to the Christian airwaves to help everyone make sense of Tuesday's gigantic earthquake in Haiti. Needless to say, it's news to us that the Prince of Darkness had a hand in the matter, but Robertson assures his nodding sidekick that it's the truth. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Haiti Death Toll Could Figure in Hundreds of Thousands

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2010 As rescue teams and aid groups rush to help the injured and displaced -- and to tend to the dead -- after Tuesday's devastating earthquake in Haiti, officials from the Caribbean nation estimated Wednesday that the number of casualties could exceed 100,000, even by a large margin. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Massive Earthquake Hammers Haiti

Staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2010 A major magnitude 7.0 earthquake and two big aftershocks slammed Haiti on Tuesday, causing widespread damage in and around the Caribbean nation's capital city of Port-au-Prince. As details emerged that evening about casualties and damages, Haiti's ambassador to the United States called the quake "a catastrophe of major proportions." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Giant Earthquake Rocks Indonesian Town

Staff / Truthdig Oct 1, 2009 A whopping 7.6 earthquake hit the coastal town of Pedang, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, full force on Wednesday, causing survivors to flee in fear of a possible tsunami in its aftermath and leaving thousands more trapped under collapsed buildings. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sharon Stone’s Quake Comment Causes Uproar in China

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2008 Chinese moviegoers aren't going to rush to see any more Sharon Stone flicks (if they ever did), and, as execs at Christian Dior realized, they won't be in a hurry to buy products she promotes after she speculated at Cannes last week about the possibility that the devastating earthquake in China on May 12 represented a form of karmic retribution for the Chinese government's treatment of Tibetans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Landmark China-Taiwan Summit

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2008 In a historic summit, Chinese President Hu Jintao and Taiwanese ruling party chair Wu Poh-hsiung met on Wednesday in what was the highest-level encounter between the two countries in almost 60 years. The summit may mark the beginning of what Taiwan has called a new "chapter of peace," as leaders discuss cross-strait transport and trade. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Respite for Quake Victims

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2008 The ground is still shaking in China weeks after a massive earthquake that killed more than 67,000 and left millions homeless. Multiple aftershocks have hampered rescue and reconstruction efforts and added to the damage that ravaged Sichuan province. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )