Princeton University evacuated its sprawling campus in New Jersey on Tuesday after receiving a bomb threat to multiple buildings, the latest of threats that have disrupted schools, government buildings and air travel across the country the past two days.
"This is NOT a test. There has been a bomb threat to multiple unspecified campus buildings," the university tweeted about 10:30 am.
The threat came a week after Princeton's commencement, and a university spokesman said about 6,900 people were on campus, half of them university staff.
A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Texas from Los Angeles with 143 passengers aboard was forced to land in Phoenix on Monday after a telephoned bomb threat. Early on Tuesday, Richmond International Airport in Virginia was evacuated after a threatening phone call, but a sweep of the airport located no dangers, officials said....
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07:47 AM, Jun 12, 2013
London: English county side Surrey announced on Saturday that they have signed Australia allrounder Glenn Maxwell for this season's domestic Twenty20 championship. The 24-year-old has played nine Twenty20 internationals and was a member of the Hampshire squad that triumphed in last year's English Twenty20 competition. "Glenn is one of the most exciting T20 players in the world and we are looking forward to him joining our squad for this year's...
12:11 AM, Jun 09, 2013
Karachi: Pakistan's left-arm pacer, Sohail Tanvir is looking at a full season with English county, Hampshire to shed the tag of being a specialist T20 player. Tanvir, who will leave later this month to join Hampshire for a full season after getting clearance from the Pakistan Cricket Board, said he wanted to use the opportunity to show everyone he was good at any format of the game. "The irony is...
08:53 AM, May 15, 2013
London: Essex were glad to have England captain Alastair Cook on board for a rare County Championship appearance as 15 wickets fell on a dramatic first day against Hampshire at Chelmsford on Monday. The opening batsman finished the opening day of this four-day Second Division clash unbeaten on 25 in an Essex total of 5 for 72 after the hosts had dismissed Hampshire for a seemingly meagre 197 featuring 60...
10:00 AM, Apr 30, 2013
New York: Indian-American hotelier Vikram Chatwal, arrested earlier this week at a Florida airport for allegedly carrying drugs, has been released on bond. According to the TMZ website, the city-based millionaire hotel owner was arrested on April 2 at the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials found drugs hidden in Chatwal's luggage as he was about to board the flight. A spokeswoman at the Broward Sheriff's...
09:20 AM, Apr 05, 2013
Supporters say this law could help prevent tragedies such as December's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, in which 20 students and 6 teachers died. ...
09:01 AM, Mar 09, 2013
A powerful winter storm forced the cancellation of about 200 US flights on Thursday, snarling holiday travel as heavy snow and high winds pummeled the northeastern United States. ...
12:28 AM, Dec 28, 2012
Washington: The first results of the US Presidential elections, by tradition, were tallied in Dixville Notch and Hart's Location, New Hampshire, shortly after midnight on Monday. President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney each received five votes in Dixville Notch. In Hart's Location, Obama got 23 votes to 9 votes for Romney and two votes for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson. Obama and Romney face the verdict of voters on...
01:40 PM, Nov 06, 2012
Sanford: One day left in their stubbornly deadlocked race, President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney are storming through a final exhaustive campaign push Monday that won't end until the wee hours of Election Day in pursuit of every possible vote. Both candidates say the winner will be determined by which of their operations can get the most supporters to the polls. "This is going to be a turnout election,"...
08:05 PM, Nov 05, 2012
Haris Sohail's unbeaten 63 off 57 balls were instrumental in Sialkot's six-wicket victory over Hampshire in the qualifying match of the Champions League. ...
12:53 AM, Oct 12, 2012
Haris Sohail's unbeaten 63 off 57 balls were instrumental in Sialkot's six-wicket victory over Hampshire in the qualifying match of the Champions League. ...
08:18 PM, Oct 11, 2012
Azhar Mahmood grabbed five wickets and struck a half-century as Auckland Aces thrashed Hampshire by 8 wickets. ...
04:18 PM, Oct 10, 2012
A lowdown on the first half of the CLT20 squads - Auckland, Chennai, Delhi, Hampshire, Kolkata, Lions, and Mumbai. ...
08:26 AM, Oct 06, 2012
South Africa's Titans and England's Hampshire were allowed to replace their injured players. ...
01:04 PM, Sep 28, 2012
Already this season's Twenty20 champions, Hampshire kept their cool to beat Warwickshire to win English cricket's 40-over final. ...
12:25 PM, Sep 16, 2012
Kevin Pietersen was bowled for a first-ball duck playing for county team Surrey against Hampshire. ...
11:17 PM, Aug 19, 2012
London: A 12-year-old boy in Britain has admitted to having committed over 20 crimes, ranging from sexual assaults to stealing a model car, in just two months. His crime-spree also included a racially-aggravated beating, harassment, thefts and trying to break into a car, Daily Mail reported. The 21 offences were carried out in Portsmouth and neighbouring Southsea, in Hampshire, between May and July this year, a court was told. His...
02:39 AM, Aug 14, 2012
The Indian offspinner was wicketless until tea on day one of his side Essex's Division Two match against Hampshire. ...
09:38 AM, Jul 20, 2012
Shane Warne has had a stand named after him at the headquarters of Hampshire. ...
08:56 PM, Jun 16, 2012
Concord: Mitt Romney cruised to a solid victory in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday night, picking up steam from his first-place finish in the lead-off Iowa caucuses and firmly establishing himself as the man to beat for the Republican presidential nomination. "Tonight we made history," Romney told cheering supporters before pivoting to a stinging denunciation of President Barack Obama. "The middle class has been crushed," in the past three...
08:44 AM, Jan 11, 2012
