A new app lets users to experience life in the city of Los Alamos during the nation’s top-secret World War II nuclear development program. The “Los Alamos: The Secret City of The Manhattan Project” iPhone app allows users to enjoy “augmented-reality” while seeing the place as it was in the… Read More
Suspected Russian airstrikes kill 27 in Syria
A series of airstrikes in an insurgent-held Syrian province on Sunday killed at least 27 people, including four children, activists said. The airstrikes in the northwestern Idlib province struck a crowded market and an apartment block, and came despite reports that a local truce between the government and insurgents had… Read More
One man’s quest to hold ISIS accountable
The walls and even the windows of Bahzad Farhan Murad’s office are covered with lists. They name the thousands of people who were killed or are still missing after the Islamic State group launched an attack on unarmed Yazidi communities in northwestern Iraq nearly two years ago. The 28-year-old Yazidi… Read More
Terrifying! Lab accident infects researcher with Zika
The University of Pittsburgh says one of its researchers became infected with the Zika virus in a lab accident. The scientist accidentally stuck herself with a needle last month during a Zika experiment. She developed Zika symptoms last week and lab tests confirmed the infection. Pitt officials on Thursday said… Read More
By a nose! Creator wins Belmont Stakes in dramatic finish
The finish was dramatic, even without a Triple Crown on the line. Creator found an opening in the stretch and ran down Destin in the final stride to win the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes by a nose — the closest possible margin of victory. Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., pointed to… Read More
‘The Voice’ star murdered while signing autographs
Christina Grimmie was a vivacious, outgoing singer whose career was born on social media and propelled toward the big time by television. She didn’t consider herself a famous person, not like the judges on “The Voice,” where she competed, but she had a following that was as enthusiastic about her… Read More
Austrian minister wants to demolish Hitler’s house
Austria’s interior minister says he can imagine having the house where Adolf Hitler was born demolished, calling it “the cleanest solution.” The Austrian government wants to expropriate the house in Braunau am Inn on the German border where the future Nazi leader was born in 1889 to ensure that it… Read More
Man arrested with guns, chemicals heading to LA gay pride parade
Police and FBI agents were working to figure out why a man from Indiana had three assault rifles and chemicals used in making explosives in his car some 2,000 miles from home in Southern California, where he told the officers arresting him that he was headed to a gay pride… Read More
Best on the ice! Pittsburgh wins NHL’s Stanley Cup
Back in December, the Pittsburgh Penguins looked like a lost team bound to miss the playoffs. Sidney Crosby and the offense couldn’t score, the offseason acquisitions such as Phil Kessel and Nick Bonino had yet to click and coach Mike Johnston was fired. Six months to the day after coach… Read More
Best moments from the Tony awards
As presenter Barbra Streisand noted, “tonight our joy is tinged with sorrow” — and she wasn’t the only one making reference to the horrific Orlando shootings during the Tony Awards ceremony. But the night was also a celebration of the power of theater to bring joy. And there much joy… Read More