Newfoundland Helicopter Crash - Update

See recent news on this Canadian Helicopter tragedy -  Newfoundland:  Mourners Gather at Prayer Service Update March 18th:A multi-faith prayer service will be held this evening at the 154-year old Basilica...

Missing NFL Football Players: Coast Guard Calls Off Search

Update: The Coast Guard has now called off the search for the three men missing off the Florida coast. Officials said that they were sure that they would have found any survivors, had there been any. Previously: The...

Just How Tough Are You?

The Tough Guy competition takes place this Sunday, February 1st and competitors battle for the win in this competition which has 21 extremely demanding tasks. Some of which include running on top of burning grass,...

Cold snap in Europe claims 13 more lives

Cold weather in Europe has claimed up to 13 more lives as the icy winter weather hit the continent, closing schools, roads, airports, and forcing people to go yet another day without heat and power. The gas cuts in...

1,500 Runners Missing in Mountain Floods - All Safe at Home Tonight

ALL 2,500 runners taking part in the OMM Marathon, in the Lake District this year, are safe and have been accounted for tonight.  Some hardy souls even completed the course, completely oblivious of the alerts...

Peace at last for Sleeping Beauty

It was a tough day on May 17, 1999. After 17 years of dreaming and two months of grueling effort on the Mount Everest, I was finally on my first summit bid. It was the culmination of years of climbing, success...

Begin Shitting Pants Now

So the US Congress is about to strip you of all your rights.  The bill they're going to sign this week will let them put you in jail not for being a terrorist but for being a suspected terrorist.  Who is...

Relatives greet rescued Siberia miners

"As the survivors were rushed to hospital Saturday to be treated for hypothermia and carbon dioxide poisoning, they described their two-day ordeal, saying they managed to stay alive several hundred yards underground by sticking together."

Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...

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