An administration official says Homeland Security is alerting air carriers to a potential terror tactic involving insulated beverage containers like thermoses. (Dec. 24)
Continue reading …
‘Spider-Man’ stars Reeve Carney and Jennifer Damiano are happy the curtain is back up as the web crusader swings back onto Broadway after stuntman’s accident. (Dec. 24)
Continue reading …
Elephants dressed as Santa Claus became Santa’s little helpers. They handed out festive treats and entertained schoolchildren in the Thai town of Ayutthaya on Christmas Eve. (Dec. 24)
Continue reading …
Matt Damon reveals how much fun he had playing a cowboy in the Coen brothers remake of classic western ‘True Grit.’ (Dec. 24)
Continue reading …
Apollo Eight astronauts orbit the moon; Ku Klux Klan is founded; Human voice first transmitted via radio; Suez Canal opened. (Dec. 24)
Continue reading …
Park rangers at Lake Mead National Recreational area say a couple discovered a burned woman’s body. No identity has been determined but the discovery comes after a Las Vegas showgirl, Debbie Florez Narvaez has disappeared. (Dec. 23)
Continue reading …
Honeybaked Ham Co. in Raleigh had an overwhelming turnout today for holiday hams; so much so police were needed to direct traffic. (Dec. 23)
Continue reading …
Police went door to door Thursday urging residents to evacuate two mountain hamlets near Las Vegas after three overnight snow slides stirred fears of a disastrous avalanche. (Dec. 23)
Continue reading …
Ohio State coach Jim Tressel and athletic director Gene Smith discussed the suspensions of quarterback Terrelle Pryor and four other Buckeyes at a news conference Thursday. The five players have been suspended for the first five games of the 2011 season.
Continue reading …
A blast team supervisor is trapped underwater and feared dead after the ground gave way at a central Florida limerock mine. It happened during a routine blast at the Mazak Mine in Bushnell, northwest of Orlando. (Dec. 23)
Continue reading …