Nancy Reagan, the helpmate, backstage adviser and fierce protector of Ronald Reagan in his journey from actor to president, and finally during his 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease has died. She was 94. The former first lady died Sunday at her home in the Bel-Air section of Los Angeles of… Read More
Former hostage details creative escape from Libyan captivity
An Italian construction worker who escaped after nearly eight months in captivity in Libya says he used a nail to slowly loosen the lock from the hardwood doorframe. Filippo Calcagno told reporters outside his home in Sicily that once the fixture was loose, he called Gino Pollicardo to help kick… Read More
Britain and Germany treated to stunning Northern lights
Parts of Britain and Germany have been treated to a display of the northern lights, a colorful phenomenon that is usually only seen further north. The aurora borealis painted skies green, purple and blue late Sunday and early Monday as far south as the southern English county of Oxfordshire, as… Read More
Bad dog! Pooch steals, crashes semi-truck
One dog apparently has learned a new trick: how to drive a semi-truck. Customers at a Minnesota gas station saw a golden Labrador retriever appear to drive the semi across a road Friday. Mankato police say the idling truck apparently was put into gear, then went through a parking lot,… Read More
Rude belch earns man a fine… then a free vacation
A sonorous burp after a doner kebab led to a fine for Vienna bartender Edin Mehic. But the belch also had its benefits — an all-expenses paid trip to Istanbul, compliments of a chain famed for the Turkish specialty. A policeman ticketed and fined Mehic last month asserting the belch… Read More
Severe rain slams CA
A woman died in Northern California after being trapped in a car that became submerged in floodwater on a section of highway that was closed amid heavy rain, authorities said Sunday. The casualty was reported after a storm that rolled across California on Saturday led to the evacuations and rescues… Read More
Mush! World-famous Iditarod begins in Alaska
Eighty-five mushers set off Sunday to conquer the toughest terrain this nation has to offer, vying to become the first to reach Alaska’s western coast with their dog teams. Scott Janssen, an undertaker from Anchorage who is known as the Mushing Mortician, was the first to leave across Willow Lake… Read More
Scientists may be able to predict deadly tornadoes weeks in advance
Researchers say they’ve come up with a way to predict the likelihood of tornadoes two or three weeks in advance — a step toward better warnings of storms that kill an average of 80 Americans each year. Victor Gensini, a meteorology professor at the College of DuPage outside Chicago, found… Read More
Check out the pic of this newly discovered species
Scientists say they have discovered what might be a new species of octopus while searching the Pacific Ocean floor near the Hawaiian Islands. On Feb. 27, a team found a small light-colored octopus at a depth of about 2.5 miles in the ocean near Necker Island, said Michael Vecchione of… Read More
Legendary QB Peyton Manning announces his retirement
Peyton Manning surveyed the landscape of his brilliant career and called one last audible. He’s retiring a champion. A month after Denver’s triumph in Super Bowl 50, Manning informed John Elway he is following his lead and riding off into that orange sunset just like the Broncos’ boss did 17… Read More