Las Vegas officer plunges to his death while rescuing hiker
CNN) -- When a call came in about a stranded hiker, Las Vegas Police Officer David Vanbuskirk hopped onto a helicopter with a rescue crew, and rushed to retrieve the...
Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest and other tyrants’ lairs open to all
(CNN) -- With Adolf Hitler's WWII Bavarian mountain retreat set to undergo a multi-million dollar makeover, travel to the onetime lairs and luxury retreats of tyrants is in the spotlight....
U.S. to delay F-16 delivery to Egypt
President Barack Obama has decided to delay the delivery of four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt in a sign of U.S. pressure for the military there to move quickly restore...
At least 6 dead in Paris train crash
BRETIGNY-SUR-ORGE, France (AP) — France's Interior Ministry has lowered the death toll in a train derailment outside Paris to six and says nine people have been gravely injured. The...
George H.W. Bush shaves head for leukemia patient
Former President George H.W. Bush shaved his head Wednesday to show support for a 2-year-old boy who is battling leukemia and is losing his hair because of treatment. The...
Obama to nominate Kennedy for Japan post
WASHINGTON — President Obama intends to nominate Caroline Kennedy, a close political ally and the daughter of slain president John F. Kennedy, as U.S. ambassador to Japan, the White House...
US: House rejects plan to kill NSA data collection
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration and National Security Agency narrowly averted an embarrassing setback Wednesday as the House defeated an attempt to block the collection of massive volumes of telephone...
Whoa! Skinless horseman exhibit in Times Square
NEW YORK -- At first there was the Headless Horseman. Now, there's an equally startling image: the skinless horseman. But this time, he's real. On Wednesday, the cadaver...
Yes, He’s Still Married: Rev. Al Sharpton’s 58, His New Girlfriend is 35 – Any Questions?
Al Sharpton is a pastor, but he is also a man. The problem is that he is also a married man. But in his defense, he has been separated from...
Fears over Zimmerman verdict riots prove overblown
The predictions were dire: Black people would burn and loot America's cities if George Zimmerman was found not guilty. White people everywhere would be attacked in revenge for the killing...