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United States federal officials flushed billion of gallons of water into the Grand Canyon on Wednesday, in an experimental effort to distribute sediment throughout the river and restore the ecosystem to a more natural state. The water was released from two pipes in the Glen Canyon Dam, which blocks the Colorado River and creates the artificial reservoir Lake Powell. At a rate of more than 300,000 gallons of water per second, the flood could fill up the 102-story Empire State Building in 20 minutes, said Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne. "T

United States Senator John McCain, the leading Republican candidate for the US Presidency, secured the endorsement of the incumbent President George W. Bush on Wednesday. The Arizona Senator travelled from Dallas, Texas to have lunch with the President at the White House. Afterwards, the two stood before the press in the Rose Garden, where McCain received his formal endorsement from Bush. "It's been my honor to welcome my friend, John McCain, as the nominee of the Republican Party," said Bush. "A while back I don't think many people would ha

The following deaths were reported yesterday: Derek Dooley Derek Dooley, who worked for both Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday football clubs, died yesterday at the age of 78. In 2003 Dooley was awarded an MBE for his services to football. Derek McCabe said that "Derek [Dooley] was a special guy. He united the city in football. He never forgot the value of grassroots football so we feel this is an appropriate and fitting tribute to a man who was passionate about the game and loved the city, the Blades and the Owls." Jimmy Faulkner J

British coast guards have walked out for the first time today in a strike over low pay. The strike, which began at 7 a.m. UTC will affect 19 regional call centres which handle emergency calls and maydays. The Public and Commercial Services Union said that 700 members had walked out over pay conditions, citing the £12,000 salary, which is below that of other emergency services, and low wage increases in past years. The union says the 24 hour walkout is to try to achieve a £3000 wage increase, to match that of the other services and break the

Police and the military are currently investigating a "small explosion" in Times Square, in midtown New York City. The investigation focuses around reports of a hole in the window of a military recruitment office in the center of the Square. Reports suggest that the device was a "small bomb or incendiary device", however there were no reports of any injuries. Windows in the office were blown out and witnesses say the building shook from the blast. Subway trains were earlier prevented from entering the area, while military units and fire offic

There were 6 games played in the National Hockey League on March 5, 2008. Game summaries Carolina Hurricanes @ Atlanta Thrashers Chris Thorburn scored the first goal of the game for Atlanta, giving them a 1-0 lead 4:21 into the first period. Carolina took the lead before the first intermission; first, Scott Walker scored his 8th goal of the season, then Ryan Bayda scored with less than a minute left in the first period. Joe Corvo put the Hurricanes up by two goals early in the second period. Erik Cole scored just past the halfway point of

During a media event held at its Cupertino headquarters, Apple released the long awaited iPhones Software Development Kit (SDK) and the associated iTunes "App Store" and iPhone Developer Program. The SDK will allow third party software developers to create applications for the iPhone and then distribute them on the iTunes Apps Stores. Any members of the iPhone Developer Program can add applications to the store for free; the program costs $99 (USD) to join. Developers will be able to set the price of the applications or release them for free. A

The implosion of a relationship between Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and journalist Rachel Marsden has resulted in controversy and international headlines. Associated Press and ABC News have also reported on questionable activity by Wales involving Wikimedia Foundation expenses. The Wikimedia Foundation is a donor-supported non-profit organization which runs Wikipedia. Marsden had contacted Wales two years ago about concerns she had over the article about her on Wikipedia, and Wales determined the article was not compliant with Wikipedia's st

With wins in the state primaries of Vermont, Ohio, Texas, and Rhode Island, Senator John McCain has gathered enough delegates to clinch the Republican Party's nomination for President of the United States. President George W. Bush has invited McCain to the White House on Wednesday to show his support for the candidate. Meanwhile, McCain's rival Mike Huckabee officially dropped out of the race after giving a concession speech at his campaign headquarters. "We kept the faith, that for me has been the most important goal of all," said Huckabee,

The following deaths were reported yesterday. Ernest Gary Gygax Ernest Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, died in his Lake Geneva, Wisconsin home yesterday at the age of 69 due to heart problems. Full article. Elena Nathanael Ella Nathanael, Greek actress died yesterday from lung cancer at the age of 67. She was born in Athens and became a major actor in the 1960s. Leonard Rosenman Leonard Rosenman, composer died yesterday at the at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills in California. Ro

An unnamed male student has fallen to his death from a tenth floor window in Middlesbrough, England. The 24-year-old threw himself out of an open window in Middlesbrough Tower, the main building of the University of Teesside. The drop was 120 feet high. Police and ambulance were called to the scene at around 18:30. The police are currently trying to contact the student's family, who do not live locally. The police have said that they are not treating the death as suspicious. A post-mortem is to be carried out today. The building was open at t

There were 10 games played in the National Hockey League on March 4, 2008. Game summaries Florida Panthers @ Boston Bruins The game remained a scoreless tie until 22 seconds into the 4-on-4 sudden death overtime, when Nathan Horton put a wrist shot past Boston goalie Alexander Auld. Craig Anderson had his second straight start for the Panthers, and had his second straight shutout, stopping all of Boston's 40 shots. The Panthers had 32 shots on goal. New York Islanders @ New York Rangers Blake Comeau scored with 1:27 left in the first