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Dead Fish, Big Stink for DC Tourists

Hundreds of dead fish were found floating in a National Mall pond Thursday, shocking visitors with their smell. Preliminary test results suggest that increas…

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AP Top Stories August 16 A

Here’s the latest news for Friday, August 16th: More street fighting in Cairo; Students return to school in in Moore, Oklahoma; cosmonauts prepare for new sk…

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Phillies Fire Manager Manuel, Promote Sandberg

With the team in a tailspin since the All-Star game, Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel is fired and replaced by Hall of Famer and former Cubs seco…

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Tim McGraw Honors First Responders in New York

Tim McGraw met with fire fighters and first responders at a New York City fire house Thursday. He also announced a donation of 1 million batteries to the FDN…

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Egypt Street Battles Leave at Least 64 Dead

Violence erupted after protesters took to the streets Friday, responding to the Muslim Brotherhood’s call following the deaths of 638 people Wednesday when s…

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Death Toll Rises in Egypt Street Battles

Egypt’s interim president declares a month-long state of emergency as the death toll from violent street battles across Egypt continues to rise. Riot police …

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30 Months in Prison for Jesse Jackson Jr.

Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was sentenced to two and a half years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to scheming to spend $750000 in campaign funds…

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NTSB: Waiting to Recover UPS Plane’s ‘Black Box’

A UPS cargo plane crashed and burned Wednesday morning on the outskirts of an Alabama airport, killing two crew members and scattering boxes and charred debr…

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Raw: Man in Bolivia Believed to Be 123 Years-old

If Bolivia’s public records are correct, Carmelo Flores Laura is the oldest living person ever documented. They say he turned 123 a month ago. (Aug. 14)

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Today in History August 15th

Highlights of this day in history: Allies mark VJ-Day as World War II effectively ends; Woodstock begins; France’s Napoleon Bonaparte born; India gains indep…

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