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FDNY Spirit Run honors firefighters who battled Notre Dame fire
New York probationary firefighters carried both American and French flags Wednesday during their final Spirit Run before their graduation in tribute to the firefighters who battled the horrible fire of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday.
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Charles Van Doren, figure in 1950s game-show scandals, dies at 93
Van Doren was the central figure in the TV game-show scandals of the late 1950s and eventually pleaded guilty to perjury for lying to a grand jury that investigated them
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LET THEM FIGHT: Sesame Street’s desert island tweet takes an awfully dark turn – twitchy.com
Sesame Street has put us in an ugly situation here.
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Multiple fatalities at 2 New Zealand mosque shootings
New Zealand police said one person was in custody in connection with a mass shooting that claimed multiple lives at two mosques in the city of Christchurch Friday.
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Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin Among Celebs, CEOs Arrested in College Admissions Cheating Scandal
The rich and famous are accused of paying up to $6 million to gets kids admitted to elite schools.
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Edward Nixon dies. He was former President Richard Nixon's last surviving brother - CNN
Edward Nixon, former President Richard Nixon's youngest and last surviving brother, died Wednesday. He was 88.
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Trove of war posters discovered at New Hampshire library
Fragile but mostly in good condition, the posters offer viewers a glimpse of what life was like during war time.
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How the Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet Made Air Travel Affordable | Inverse
On September 30, 1968, the first Boeing 747 was built, a wide-body "jumbo jet" that, at the time, became the largest civilian airplane in the world. Most US airlines have retired their 747s, marking the end of an era, but the Boeing helped make
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The Budweiser 9/11 tribute ad that aired only once
Still reeling from the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, beer maker Budweiser used its iconic clydesdales to pay tribute to the victims.
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Trump's 'incredible' Air Force One to be red, white and blue, cost $3.9 billion
The next generation of Air Force One will abandon the planes' traditional color scheme in favor of red, white and blue, President Donald Trump said. The Department of Defense announced Tuesday that Boeing secured the $3.9 billion contract for two pla
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Terry Gilliam on diversity: 'I tell the world now I’m a black lesbian' | Film | The Guardian
The film-maker weighs in on the controversy surrounding BBC comedy chief Shane Allen’s comment about ‘six Oxbridge white blokes’
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A Woman Is Suing NASA Over Some Moon Dust Neil Armstrong Once Gave Her
It was a Saturday, and Laura Murray was a 10-year-old girl hanging out with her nanny outside her family's Cincinnati townhouse. Her mother, giddy with excitement, handed the little girl a small glass vial filled with light-gray dust.
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Kim Jong Un commits to 'complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula'
The joint document says Secretary of State Pompeo and a senior North Korean official will hold follow-up talks as soon as possible.
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Trump and Kim shook hands in scene complex as their rivalry
SINGAPORE (AP) — Donald Trump approached from the right, striding down the long portico at the colonial-era Singapore resort. Kim Jong Un, dressed in his familiar Mao suit, emerge
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Miss America dropping swimsuit competition | Fox News
The Miss America Organization is dropping the swimsuit competition from its nationally televised broadcast, saying it will no longer judge contestants on their appearance.
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Powerful Photo: Braves Fan Hold Umbrella For Marine Corps JROTC Member On Memorial Day
A photo from an Atlanta Braves game is going viral online. The photo did not capture the action of the game, but instead, a random act of kindness on Memorial Day.
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This is the officer who stopped the Maryland school shooter
The officer who confronted the Maryland school shooter Tuesday was identified as 34-year-old Blaine Gaskill, a veteran sheriff’s deputy with SWAT training. A six-year St. Mary’s County sheriff’s de…
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Did the Air Force bomb the SpaceX rocket that fell into the sea? – BGR
One very good thing that happened this week was SpaceX's successful Falcon Heavy test launch, and subsequent jaw-dropping dual rocket landing. But it's easy to forget that Falcon Heavy wasn't the only rocket SpaceX launched in 2018, and the fate of the bo
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Even dogs might go vegan in LA
Soon shelter dogs in LA may have to worry about more than finding a happy home: a restrictive vegan diet. Chowing down on meaty bits, as dogs are wont to do, may be outlawed if the Los Angeles City…
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Cassini, NASA's 13-year Saturn mission, has ended - CNN
Contact has been lost with the Cassini spacecraft after it completed a "death dive" into the upper atmosphere of Saturn and transmitted its final signal, according to NASA.
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Unarmed Russian Air Force jet overflies the Pentagon, Capitol - CNN
An unarmed Russian Air Force aircraft overflew the US Capitol, the Pentagon, Central Intelligence Agency and Joint Base Andrews at low altitude on Wednesday as part of a longstanding treaty that allows the militaries of the United States and Russia to obs
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President makes a call to last Doolittle Raider
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump called Lt. Col. Dick Cole, the last surviving member of the Doolittle Raiders, on Sunday, according to a press
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Kathy Griffin: Trump is 'trying to ruin my life' after photo scandal - CNN.com
Kathy Griffin is fighting back against the abuse and "death threats" she has received in light of controversial images released earlier this week that showed the comedian holding up a bloody head resembling that of President Donald Trump.
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Trump condemns killing of pair who tried to stop racist rant
President Donald Trump on Monday condemned the fatal stabbing of two good Samaritans trying to help a pair of young women targeted by an anti-Muslim tirade on a Portland, Oregon, light rail train.
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5 things to know about the MOAB - CNN.com
The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) is 30 feet long, weighs 21,600 pounds and is around 40% more powerful than its predecessor.
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11 Officers Shot, 5 Fatally, by Snipers Amid Dallas Protest; Standoff Underway - ABC News
At least 11 cops were shot and four killed in Dallas on Thursday.
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She's 'no longer here': The Orlando shooter reportedly gave his wife access to his bank account before the attack
She's "no longer here," Omar Mateen's father, Seddique, told reporters outside of his Fort Pierce, Florida, home on Wednesday.
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If a Bomb Brought Down EgyptAir 804, the War on Terror Is About to Change
While the cause of the crash is still unknown, the possibility of terrorism looms large
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San Bernardino shooting suspect traveled to Saudi Arabia, was married, appeared to be living 'American Dream,' co-workers say
As the holiday gathering got underway Wednesday morning, Syed Rizwan Farook joined dozens of his colleagues from San Bernardino County's public health department. Farook, an inspector, seemed quiet during the early hours of the event, then vanished just a
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Largest police union cautions Quentin Tarantino - Business Insider
In a veiled threat, the largest police union in the country says it has a "surprise" in store for Quentin Tarantino.
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Tombstone actor shot when live rounds fired during gunfight
A member of a group of Old West re-enactors was wounded Sunday afternoon when another actor fired a bullet from a pistol that held live rounds. Ken Curtis of the Tombstone Vigilantes was shot, a woman was struck by another bullet, and other bullet fragmen
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Russian air strikes in Syria: John McCain 'confirms US-trained rebels hit during bombing campaign' - live updates
Vladimir Putin has denied reports that Russian air strikes have killed civilians. Speaking at a meeting with human rights activists in the Kremlin, he reportedly described the claims as "information attacks."
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Russia launches first airstrikes in Syria - CNNPolitics.com
Russian says its airstrike in Syria on Wednesday targeted ISIS; U.S. official says it had "no strategic purpose" in combating ISIS.
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Ted Nugent Doesn’t Buy The Cecil The Lion Narrative: ‘This Whole Story Is A Lie’
In the days since the Cecil the Lion story broke, dentist Walter Palmer has been trolled and hunted online. He has since (allegedly) written a letter to his clients, saying, “I had no idea that the lion I took was a known, local favorite.” He blamed “local professional guides” for allowing him to shoot a national Zimbabwe treasure. In other words, Palmer isn’t sorry he killed a lion. He’s only sorry that he killed a lion that people would notice.
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Converse Redesigned Its Iconic Chucks for the First Time in 98 Years
Some would consider it as sacrilegious as when Coke dabbled with its classic formula back in the 80s, but after 98 years Converse has updated its iconic Chuck Taylor All-Stars. On the outside they look nearly identical, but on the inside the Chuck II is a
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Peyton Manning visits Chattanooga to honor military and police officers
Multiple sources confirm that Peyton Manning showed up at the Naval Marine Corps Reserve Center on Amnicola Highway where four U.S. Marines were shot dead by a lone gunman last week.
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A United pilot flushed bullets down the on-board toilet
DALLAS — A United Airlines captain threw bullets in a trash bin accessible to passengers and later flushed them down a toilet on board a flight that he was piloting to Germany.
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'Dukes of Hazzard' Toy Car Axed Amid Confederate Flag Controversy
This isn’t the first time the Dukes’ mode of transportation has been at the heart of a controversy
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Tsarnaev sentenced to death for role in Boston Marathon bombing
BOSTON --Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death for his role in the Boston Marathon bombings and the further bloodshed that followed. The jury deliberated for 16 hours over parts of three days be...
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Brian Williams Suspended Six Months in Wake of Review - NBC News.com
NBC News is suspending managing editor and Nightly News anchor Brian Williams for six months, without pay, in the wake of an internal review of comments abou...
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No indictment in Ferguson case
Schools were closed, a police command center was in place and a St. Louis County grand jury was widely expected to continue its work Monday in determining the fate of the white Ferguson police officer who
