Furry Convention in Chicago-Area Hotel Disrupted by Chlorine Gas Outbreak

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Dec 8, 2014 It sounds like the plot of a schlocky police procedural TV drama, but on Saturday night, 19 people wound up in the hospital in the suburbs of Chicago after they were sickened by exposure to chlorine gas in an apparently deliberate attack during the 2014 Midwest FurFest convention at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Waiting on the Wealth Hoarders

Jim Lair Beard / Truthdig Feb 15, 2012 You are not a patriot if you prize profits over people. You are a hoarder of wealth. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

NYC Hotels to Issue Panic Buttons to Housekeepers

Staff / Truthdig Feb 9, 2012 New York City’s hotels have agreed to arm housekeepers with personal panic buttons for use in emergencies, including the event of unwelcome advances from guests. The decision likely results from an increased concern for worker safety stirred up by the alleged sexual assault of a housekeeper by former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn last May. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

DSK Pleads Not Guilty

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2011 He was met by hecklers siding with his alleged sexual assault victim outside the New York Supreme Court, but former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn kept his own words to a minimum, pleading not guilty in a brief court appearance Monday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Union Factor in the DSK Case

Staff / Truthdig May 24, 2011 Would Dominique Strauss-Kahn's alleged victim have been as quick to tell authorities her story if she hadn't been a union member? Maybe not, The Guardian's Dean Baker points out. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Triple Bomb Attack Targets Baghdad Hotels

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2010 On Monday, a series of three coordinated bombings targeting landmark hotels in Baghdad killed at least 36 people and wounded 71, according to The New York Times. Also Monday, Iraqis hung Saddam Hussein's cousin and former aide Ali Hassan al-Majeed --aka "Chemical Ali" -- for crimes against humanity, largely for his role in the mass killing of Iraqi Kurds in 1988. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Deadly Explosions Hit Two Indonesian Hotels

Staff / Truthdig Jul 17, 2009 The Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta were the targets of two explosions on Friday in the first such attacks in four years. Nine people were killed and 50 injured in blasts that occurred within minutes of each other, according to the Associated Press. "There are indications of suicide bombs," one official said. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Searching for Answers in Mumbai

Staff / Truthdig Nov 28, 2008 Who was responsible for this week's siege in Mumbai? Some clues had emerged in the Indian metropolis by Thursday night, as the crisis appeared to be winding down, although the fate of several hostages still hung in the balance. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dozens Killed in Pakistan Hotel Bombing

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2008 At least 40 people were killed and scores more injured Saturday when a truck bomb detonated near the entrance of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan -- a destination for Westerners and other visitors to the Pakistani capital city -- as heads of state dined at the prime minister's house nearby. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is This the Year of the Taliban?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2008 It's been more than six years since the invasion of Afghanistan but, as this Mosaic Intelligence Report illustrates, it looks like the Taliban is actually getting stronger and bolder -- as evidenced by the recent Taliban-led prison break at Kandahar's Sarposa Prison. Could 2008 be the Year of the Taliban? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Whistle-Blower Points to Target List in U.S. Attack on Hotel

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 15, 2008 A veteran of Army intelligence has shed new light on the military's 2003 shelling of the Palestine Hotel, a Baghdad home to many journalists, including two who were killed by that attack. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Kabul Hotel Bombing Kills 6

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2008 The Taliban has taken responsibility for the bombing Monday of Afghanistan's only five-star hotel. The luxurious Serena Hotel, in Kabul, is popular with diplomats and therefore makes for an attractive target. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )