Topic: Valparaiso

Are music concerts getting any safer since Sugarland stage collapse?

Calls escalate for the establishment of common safety standards in the music concert industry, and Indiana, scene of a tragic stage collapse at the state fair last summer, is ground zero for the discussion.

'Chile's Matthew Shepard': country rallies around gay rights after murder

The brutal murder of 24-year-old Daniel Zamudio has sent support for gay rights soaring in Chile, which has lagged behind many of its neighbors in addressing discrimination.

Bob Hentzen walks to help poor children across Latin America

Bob Hentzen is walking nearly 8,000 miles across Latin America to find sponsors for needy kids and the elderly.

VCU vs. Butler in NCAA Final Four: Time to retire Cinderella’s glass slippers

Butler is back in the Final Four again this year. And Virginia Commonwealth University has demonstrated more clearly than any statistical measure can reveal that they deserve all the respect major conference teams get.

My favorite NCAA tournament upsets – and near upsets

There's been much debate ever since the NCAA expanded the field of the men's Division 1 Basketball Tournament to 64 teams in 1985. This, paired with the NCAA's decision (also that year) to introduce the shot clock, has helped make it possible for the mid-major and smaller conferences to better compete with the power conferences.

'Los 33' still riding whirlwind of the Chile mine rescue – but calm nearing

For the first time in weeks, the Chile miners formerly trapped underground are not in the news. And that's good news for the men who want their lives to return to normal.

Chile earthquake lifted country's coast eight feet

The Feb. 27 Chile earthquake lifted the ground by the coast by more than eight feet and sunk ground inland by more than three feet, a new study found.

Chile earthquake aftershock registers 7.2 magnitude

Today's 7.2 magnitude aftershock hit just 12 days after massive 8.8 magnitude Chile earthquake.

Chile earthquake aftershock hits as new president takes over

The term of newly inaugurated Sebastian Pinera literally began with a jolt, as a Chile earthquake aftershock shook his swearing-in and the Navy issued a tsunami alert.

Chile rocked by 8.8 magnitude earthquake; tsunami warnings issued

A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck south-central Chile early Saturday morning, killing at least 85 people, knocking down buildings, homes and hospitals, and triggering a tsunami.

8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile -- tsunami warning issued

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake shook central Chile Saturday. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami warning.

Chile vote exposes fatigue with ruling center-left alliance

Even though outgoing socialist President Michelle Bachelet enjoys approval ratings of over 70 percent, voters seem to be growing weary of the Concertacion political alliance she represents.

Chile: Political campaign by graffiti

Obama mortgage aid targets distressed homeowners

The White House will use $75 billion to subsidize the loan payments of distressed mortgage-holders.

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