Wikinews interviews former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson, presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party

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Monday, November 5, 2012 With the U.S. presidential election looming, former New Mexico governor and current Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson spoke with Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn on an assortment of economic, foreign, and social issues. In the interview, Johnson makes his final plea to voters before they cast their ballots on Election […]

BDSM as business: An interview with the owners of a dungeon

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Sunday, October 21, 2007 Torture proliferates American headlines today: whether its use is defensible in certain contexts and the morality of the practice. Wikinews reporter David Shankbone was curious about torture in American popular culture. This is the first of a two part series examining the BDSM business. This interview focuses on the owners of […]

P&G to acquire Gillette for US$57 billion

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Friday, January 28, 2005 New York –American manufacturing giant Proctor & Gamble (P&G) plans to acquire Gillette Co. for US$57 billion in stock. The purchase plan calls for P&G to swap 0.975 shares of its stock per share of Gillete Co. P&G also announced a stock buyback program in which they would purchase up to […]

Sefton, UK ex-mayor jailed

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Monday, December 3, 2007 The former Mayor of Sefton in the United Kingdom has been jailed for fraudulantly obtaining state benefits. John Walker and his wife Catie, were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud at Liverpool Crown Court and of exaggerating ill health to obtain disability living allowance. The Judge Brian Lewis described the fraud […]

Paris hotel fire kills 22

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Saturday, April 16, 2005 A Paris fire in a hotel killed 22 people, 10 of whom were children, while injuring 53 — 11 seriously. The hotel was an overcrowded, budget accommodation type of housing. Most of the inhabitants were African, many housed by social services, according to an Associated Press report. The 32 room, six-story […]