Study probes effects of 9/11 on NYC kids
New York Nearly one in three New York City public school students have suffered from a mental disorder as a result of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, according to a new study.
But children who lived or went to school nearer to Ground Zero weren’t necessarily those most troubled by the horrific events.
Witnessing the World Trade Center crumble or being evacuated didn’t affect kids as deeply as the fear of losing family members, the study found. One likely reason for the findings was that millions of dollars were spent on mental health services in lower Manhattan, according to researchers at Columbia University.
Runaway bride’s fiance still wants to marry her
Duluth, Ga. The groom whose bride-to-be ran away four days before their wedding still wants to marry fiancee Jennifer Wilbanks, saying, “Haven’t we all made mistakes?”
It was John Mason’s first public statement since he learned the morning of his wedding day that Wilbanks got cold feet.
Authorities are looking at the possibility of suing Wilbanks for the $40,000 to $60,000 it cost to search for her. The prosecutor said Monday he’ll conduct a probe before deciding whether to charge Wilbanks for falsely claiming she was kidnapped.
Greenpeace co-founder Hunter dies at age 63
Toronto Bob Hunter, a Canadian journalist who co-founded the environmental group Greenpeace, died Monday after a battle with prostate cancer, the group said. He was 63.
Hunter came to prominence in 1971 with the launch of Greenpeace and protests against nuclear testing. He brought attention to the hunting of whales and seals and the dumping of toxic waste into oceans.
Japan train conducter hit brake, probe finds
Amagasaki, Japan A commuter train driver applied the emergency brake in last week’s fatal train derailment in Japan, media reported Monday.
A probe concluded the driver, Ryujiro Takami, 23, who died in the accident, applied the brake, contributing to the train’s derailment as it entered a curve at excessive speeds. Over the weekend, police said the death toll had risen to 107.
Aging nurse says Hitler died a ‘weakened’ man
London Adolf Hitler was a shaking, weakened man who “sank into himself” in the final days before his suicide on April 30, 1945, according to the first published account of his nurse who worked in his bunker as Allied forces closed in on Berlin.
Erna Flegel, 93, living in a nursing home in northern Germany, told media Monday that Hitler “had a lot of gray hair and gave the impression of a man at least 15 to 20 years older” toward the end of his life.
With defeat imminent, Hitler, 56, and his mistress, Eva Braun, whom he married shortly before his death, committed suicide in his underground bunker in Berlin.