Four lucky competition winners are set to be the first people in history to use the Eiffel Tower as a vacation home next month. Rental company HomeAway is taking over part of the first floor of the iconic 300-meter (yard) landmark for the duration of the UEFA Euro 2016 soccer… Read More
Naked burglar rescued from chimney (Pics)
Carrie Sapp teased her husband, Brad, about being afraid of ghosts when he said he heard someone whisper “get out of here” while he was sorting cans at his Iowa recycling business. Of course it wasn’t a ghost. It was a naked man in the chimney. Sapp said she was… Read More
Canadian Prime Minister apologizes for stray elbow
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized before the Canadian Parliament for a third time Thursday, saying he expects better behavior of himself after elbowing a female lawmaker in the chest and grabbing another lawmaker. Trudeau, 44, said he should not have made physical contact with the one lawmaker and said he… Read More
Here’s how much Cosby spent fighting rape charges
In any given week, teams of high-priced lawyers fan out across the country to defend Bill Cosby amid a cascade of sexual assault allegations, defamation claims and insurance disputes. The disgraced TV star is spending millions in a frenzied bid not just to stay out of prison but to salvage… Read More
Legendary “60 Minutes” star dies
Morley Safer, the veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent who was equally at home reporting on social injustices, the Orient Express and abstract art, and who exposed a military atrocity in Vietnam that played an early role in changing Americans’ view of the war, died Thursday, according to Kevin Tedesco, a CBS… Read More
[Must see] Baseball star makes a kid’s day
Nationals player Max Scherzer made a young boys Met fan’s day when he played catch with the boy in the stands prior to a game. Mets fans love to hate Scherzer, who pitched a no-hitter at Citi Field last October. The Mets beat the Nationals 2-0 in Tuesday’s game. @masnNationals Here… Read More
EgyptAir’s terrifying final moments
Tragedy struck over the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday morning, after an EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board crashed off the Greek island of Crete, Egyptian and Greek officials said. Experts are saying the crash is likely the result of terrorism, and U.S. officials… Read More
Gloves off! Trump calls Clinton a rapist
If a presidential race is the political version of a 12-round boxing match, words can land as hard as punches. And yesterday, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump landed a haymaker. Trump resurrected rape allegations against former President Bill Clinton, in his latest move to highlight years of Clinton crimes… Read More
House GOP plan to take down IRS chief
Congressional Republicans have long had IRS chief John Koskinen in their sights. In October of 2015, he narrowly avoided impeachment. Now, they’re demanding his resignation — or else. A top House Republican introduced a resolution Wednesday censuring the IRS chief, marking the latest step in the GOP’s war against the agency… Read More
Exposed! Foreign spies target presidential candidates
Foreign spy agencies may now know more about the U.S. presidential candidates than American citizens do. The United States sees evidence of hackers, possibly working for foreign governments, spying on the presidential candidates, the nation’s intelligence chief said Wednesday. Government officials are assisting the campaigns to tighten security as the… Read More