A British adventurer attempting to become the first person to cross the Antarctic alone and unsupported has died after collapsing from exhaustion within miles of his goal. Former army officer Henry Worsley was just 30 miles (48 kilometers) from the end of the almost 1,000-mile (1,600-kilometer) trek when he called… Read More
Massive manhunt underway for escaped California cons
Authorities are fanning out over Southern California in a desperate manhunt for the three violent prisoners whose brazen escape from a maximum-security jail over the weekend has the cops baffled. It was an elaborate escape: cutting through metal, crawling through plumbing tunnels, climbing a roof, and rappelling four stories to freedom… Read More
Bloomberg: I’ll spend a billion dollars to beat Trump
Businessman Michael Bloomberg has spent a lifetime building his fortune and a political career that peaked with his election as mayor of New York City. Now, according to reports, the media executive has a new goal in mind for 2016. Bloomberg could be planning to spend a fortune to stop his rival –… Read More
[Must see] Five Snowpocalypse photos you won’t believe
The blizzard that slammed the East Coast over the weekend set records for snowfall, and residents are facing fresh challenges as the workweek begins: slippery roads, spotty transit service and mounds of snow that buried cars and blocked sidewalk entrances. The storm dropped snow from the Gulf Coast to New… Read More
Snow couldn’t stop this Virginia white wedding
A Virginia couple refused to allow the recent snowstorm to ruin their plans to get married. WSET reports that Michael and Emilee Ellsworth of Lynchburg were nearly forced to completely call off their wedding Saturday at Boonsboro Country Club. Snow was blowing across hills and roads, making travel dangerous for the… Read More
New ISIS video offers chilling details on Paris attackers
A new video released by the Islamic State group purports to show the extremists who carried out the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris committing atrocities in ISIS-controlled territory while plotting the slaughter in the French capital that left 130 people dead and hundreds wounded. The group also threatens Britain. The… Read More
In the race, but out of the spotlight: How Trump’s wife remains private
First lady Melania Trump. If that prospect evokes no clear image, that’s no accident. Donald Trump’s wife has said little in the campaign about the type of first lady she’d like to be should her husband win the Republican nomination and the presidency. The distance, she’s said, is intentional so… Read More
Record-setting video racks up a billion views
Sorry, Psy. Adele has outpaced the South Korean pop star on the race to 1 billion views on YouTube. The streaming service announced Thursday that her music video for “Hello” greeted its 1 billionth view in 87 days, breaking the 158-day record held by Psy’s “Gangnam Style.” “If anyone deserves… Read More
The mummy’s revenge: Eight arrested for King Tut damage
King Tut has been around for a few thousand years, but his power remains: after a botched repair job of the famed pharaoh’s beard left scratches on his burial mask, Egyptian prosecutors have ordered eight museum workers to a disciplinary court for “gross negligence.” The 3,300-year old mask, whose beard was accidentally… Read More
Massive 7.1 earthquake strikes Alaska
A magnitude-7.1 quake knocked items off shelves and walls in Alaska, jolting the nerves of residents in this earthquake-prone region. There were no reports of injuries, but four homes were lost to explosions or fire following the quake. Alaska’s state seismologist, Michael West, called Sunday’s early morning quake the strongest… Read More