The biggest public works project in the US, a $9 billion-plus train tunnel connecting New Jersey and New York City, is dead in its tracks. Gov. Chris Christie made the announcement Wednesday, saying New Jersey cannot afford it. (Oct. 28)
Continue reading …A 20-year-old Notre Dame student died Wednesday after the tower from which he was filming football practice fell over.
Continue reading …The Statue of Liberty is dedicated in New York; Benito Mussolini takes control of the Italian government; The Cuban Missile Crisis ends; Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and actress Julia Roberts are born. (Oct. 28)
Continue reading …An Aston Martin DB5 used by Sean Connery’s James Bond was auctioned off Wednesday for $4.1 million. The winning bidder is an American classic cars collector who has a small private museum in Ohio. (Oct. 27)
Continue reading …Police are searching central Missouri for a man they call a person of interest in shootings that left three people dead and one wounded. (Oct. 27)
Continue reading …Authorities were trying to determine whether a prosthetic leg investigators have found is that of a missing NC girl, police said Wednesday. Searchers found the leg at a home where the stepmother of 10-year-old girl once lived. (Oct. 27)
Continue reading …The actor explains why he’s chosen to discuss his relationship with Courteney Cox on Howard Stern’s radio show and his Halloween plans. (Oct. 27)
Continue reading …Comedian Jon Stewart’s “Rally to Restore Sanity” is scheduled to take place on the National Mall in Washington Saturday, but as AP’s Matt Friedman reports, details on the event are limited. (Oct. 27)
Continue reading …Alcoholic energy drinks are facing further scrutiny after Central Washington freshmen were hospitalized after consuming the beverage Four Loko. (Oct. 27)
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