Staff / TruthdigJul 3, 2012
A Swiss medical laboratory has found traces of polonium, a rare, highly radioactive metal, in the former Palestinian leader's personal effects. Is that what killed the Nobel laureate? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 2, 2011
Last month, the investigative journalism nonprofit ProPublica published a report that highlights how dangerously little scientists and government officials know about the health consequences of living near a natural gas drilling site. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 4, 2010
McDonald's is recalling 12 million "Shrek"-themed drinking glasses after it was found that the painted designs on the vessels contained toxic, but quite delicious-sounding, cadmium. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 30, 2010
Laura Bush's new memoir reportedly features a scene at a German hotel fit for a Poirot mystery: The president and his entourage suddenly taken ill as the Secret Service frantically searches for poison. The hotel in question says Mrs. Bush is probably just trying to sell books. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 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 )
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