Headline News
Helicopter pilot loses license after dropping rose petals at lavish Mafia funeral
New York Post - 21 Aug 2015 16:18
ROME -- Italy’s civil aviation authority on Friday suspended the license of a helicopter pilot who flew low over Rome to drop flower petals during the over-the-top funeral of a...
Tensions escalate on Korean peninsula
CNN - 21 Aug 2015 06:02
North and South Korea exchanged missile fire over their heavily fortified border. CNN's Kathy Novak reports.
U.S. Army and foreign crews called in to assist with western wildfires
The Week - 21 Aug 2015 07:11
Crews from the U.S. Army and Canada have been called in to help firefighters battle blazes stretching across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, and Montana. High winds in the Pacific Northwest are fanning the flames ...
Thai Police Clear Two Suspects of Involvement in Bangkok Bombing
Time - 21 Aug 2015 05:50
Police have since identified a "woman in black" as a person of interest
Lobbyists have donated over $600K to Hillary Clinton
New York Post - 21 Aug 2015 05:32
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton's e-mail mess hasn't affected her support among one group -- lobbyists. The former secretary of state has already netted $625,703 from 316 registered lobbyists and...
Soon it will be legal to dance to the national anthem in Michigan
The Week - 21 Aug 2015 17:23
There are weird, old laws on the books in states and municipalities all around the country, and mostly -- thought not always -- they go unenforced. This week, however, the Michigan state legislature took action, voting u...
Lawyer skips hearing so wife in labor won't kill him
New York Post - 21 Aug 2015 17:02
PITTSBURGH -- A Pittsburgh defense attorney got a hearing postponed at the last minute after convincing a judge that his wife’s labor was a matter of life -- or his...
Where will the Obamas live after the White House? Not Chicago
Chicago Tribune - 21 Aug 2015 16:40A reporter asked Bernie Sanders about being a 'career politician.' His reply: A disdainful laugh.
The Week - 21 Aug 2015 16:26
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) doesn't seem worried about making friends with the media. In an article in The New York Times, Sanders' combative side comes out when he mocks a reporter for ...
Report: 1 Migrant Drowns, 9 Rescued off Turkish Coast
ABC News - 21 Aug 2015 16:20
Report: 1 migrant downs, 9 rescued off Turkish coast of Bodrum
Wounded Mississippi Police Officer Released From Hospital
ABC News - 21 Aug 2015 16:16
Wounded Mississippi police officer released from hospital; reward now $11K to find suspect
Elite Prep School Tackles 'Hook-Up' Culture Amid Rape Case
ABC News - 21 Aug 2015 16:16
Elite New Hampshire prep school tackling 'hook-up' culture after senior is charged with rape
Woman lied about kidnapping to skip work: cops
New York Post - 21 Aug 2015 16:15
PANAMA CITY, Fla. -- A Florida Panhandle woman is accused of making up a lie about being kidnapped so she wouldn’t have to return to her job as a night...
The 'worst art restoration in history' is getting its very own opera
The Week - 21 Aug 2015 06:40
Without the internet, no one outside the tiny Spanish town of Borja would have known the name Cecilia Giménez. El Ecce Homo de Cecilia Giménez inspira una ópera ://t.co/vlJgn2AizM pic.twitter.com/9pplU8j8mT -- Mar Aba...
Divers recover $4.5M in gold coin off Florida beach
Fox News - 21 Aug 2015 06:15
A team of treasure hunters scouring the waters off Florida last month recovered a $4.5 million bounty of gold coins - including several made for the king of Spain, Philip V, in the early 1700s, Florida Today reported.
Three firefighters killed in Washington state wildfire identified, officials brace for more fires
Fox News - 21 Aug 2015 06:15
The tragedy Wednesday night cast a pall in Washington state and brought to 13 the number of firefighters killed across the West this year during one of the driest and most explosive wildfire seasons on record.
Legionnaires outbreak started at the Bronx Opera House Hotel
New York Post - 21 Aug 2015 06:03
The rooftop cooling tower at the Opera House Hotel in The Bronx has been pinpointed as the source of the Legionnaires' disease outbreak that has killed 12 people and sickened...
Rio sewage: Sailors not daunted
CNN - 21 Aug 2015 06:00
Olympic sailors are taking precautions to avoid getting sick as raw sewage is being dumped into Rio's Olympic sailing venue. Shasta Darlington reports.
Gas Line Explodes During Construction at a Manhattan High School
The New York Times - 21 Aug 2015 04:42
At least three people were injured in the blast at John F. Kennedy High School in the borough's Marble Hill neighborhood, the authorities said.
Trump rally likely to be biggest primary event so far
New York Post - 21 Aug 2015 04:41
A presidential campaign rally in Alabama is expected to Trump them all. Dixie denizens eager to see surging GOP front-runner Donald Trump in person have been scrambling to snag free...
'Gunman on French radar'
CNN - 21 Aug 2015 23:26
European counterterrorism officials say suspect who opened fire and injured three people on a high-speed train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris. CNN's Pam Brown reports.