What Happened in Jun 2010

Cincinnati Reds defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 9-8

Somehow we got this all wrong. In this the so-called Year of the Pitcher with perfect games and microscopic ERAs popping up all over the place like... Read more

U.S. Military Ends Major Relief Operations in Haiti

The U.S. military announced the end of major relief operations in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly five months after the country's devastating January 12... Read more

Attorney General Eric Holder Announces Criminal Investigation into Gulf Oil Spill

Attorney General Eric Holder said today that federal authorities have opened criminal and civil investigations into the Gulf oil spill. The... Read more

Texas Rangers defeat Chicago White Sox, 9-6

Mark Buehrle might have been at his best in the first inning Tuesday when he escaped the Texas Rangers' bases-loaded threat without giving up a... Read more

Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Chicago Cubs, 3-2

PITTSBURGH -- Ready or not, here he comes. It's the first day of the rest of Carlos Zambrano's career as a starting pitcher, and the Cubs aren't... Read more

Seattle Mariners defeat Minnesota Twins, 7-1

SEATTLE - If Twins fans were surprised to see Michael Cuddyer playing second base Monday, imagine how Francisco Liriano felt. The first batter... Read more

American Diabetes Association Endorses New Aspirin Guidelines for Diabetic Patients

Women under 60 and men under 50 who have diabetes but no other major risk factors for heart disease probably should not be on low-dose aspirin... Read more

Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study Finds Low Fitness in Youth Linked to Hypertension

Young adults who don't get enough physical and aerobic exercise increase their risk of having high blood pressure later in life, a new study... Read more

Milwaukee Brewers defeat Florida Marlins, 7-4

Miami — What next for Trevor Hoffman? Brewers manager Ken Macha knew the question was coming. That didn't mean he had an answer,... Read more

Israel Begins Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Flotilla Activists

After being held in Israel for two days, all of the Gaza aid flotilla activists are expected to be deported within hours on Wednesday, an Israeli... Read more

St. Louis Cardinals defeat Cincinnati Reds, 4-1

The Cincinnati Reds vs. the St. Louis Cardinals: game on. And it's right on time. The NL Central needs a fresh-popping rivalry, something to... Read more

Energy Secretary Steven Chu Strikes Down Calls to Use Nuclear Weapons to Seal Leaking Oil Well

Decades ago, the Soviet Union reportedly used nuclear blasts to successfully seal off runaway gas wells, inserting a bomb deep underground and... Read more

James Cameron Criticizes BP for Refusing his Help and Resources in Dealing with Gulf Oil Spill

Blockbuster king James Cameron's offer to help BP stem the flow of oil from a leaking Gulf of Mexico well was spurned by the oil giant, even though... Read more

Rod Blagojevich Subpoenaes Rahm Emanuel

President Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emanuel was subpoenaed by the defense to testify in Rod Blagojevich's upcoming trial, a Blagojevich attorney... Read more

Cumbria Shootings

Derrick Bird, 52, opened fire on his victims as he drove through the countryside over a three-hour period, before taking his own life. Bird's... Read more

United Nations Denounces Israeli Raid, Calls for International Investigation

The UN Security Council has condemned acts leading to the deaths of civilians during Monday's Israeli attack on a humanitarian aid convoy that was... Read more

BP Oil Spill Containment Effort Delayed by Saw Stuck in Pipe

The saw being used to cut through the pipe on the damaged oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has become stuck, Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said at a... Read more

University of Manchester Study Finds Meditation Helps Ease Pain of Arthritis

To reach the conclusion, scientists from The University of Manchester recruited individuals into the study who had a diverse range of experience... Read more

Rue McClanahan Dies

Rue McClanahan, the brassy actress who stirred equal parts Southern charm and sex appeal into her roles on television shows like “Maude,” “Mama’s... Read more

Pipe Successfully Cut in Key Step Toward Halting Leak

Adm. Thad W. Allen, who is commanding the federal response to a spill that has been called the nation’s worst environmental disaster, told a news... Read more

Oakland Athletics defeat Boston Red Sox, 9-8

Yesterday’s game against the A’s was a chance for Tim Wakefield to distance himself from his last start, a 12-hit, nine-run outing over 3 2/3... Read more

National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Releases Computer Model Suggesting Ocean Currents will Carry Oil Spill out to Atlantic Ocean

The computer simulations indicate that, once the oil in the uppermost ocean has become entrained in the Gulf of Mexico’s fast-moving Loop Current,... Read more

Los Angeles Lakers defeat Boston Celtics, 102-89

LOS ANGELES — The Graduate was there. So were Rocky Balboa, Jack Dawson, Happy Gilmore, Snoop Dogg, and the Million Dollar Baby. If Jack Nicholson... Read more

Federal corruption trial of Rod Blagojevich begins

This has the potential to be very messy for a lot of folks. Read more

Dhaka Fire

The 2010 Dhaka fire was a fire in the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 3 June 2010 that killed at least 117 people. The fire occurred at the Nimtali... Read more