What it was like on Netanyahu’s plane
Indeed on the tarmac, Netanyahu, with his wife, Sara, at his side, somberly declared his visit to Washington a “crucial” and “historic” trip and himself the “messenger” of all the…
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Jailed Kurdish Leader Abdullah Ocalan Calls On PKK To Disarm
Imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on his fighters to lay down arms as part of a peace process to end a 30-year insurgency, Turkey’s main Kurdish party…
Everything You Need To Know About Chicago’s New National Park
Chicago is about to get a new national park — its first ever. The White House announced Tuesday that it will designate a section of Chicago’s historic Pullman neighborhood on…
Neil Armstrong’s Secret Bag Of Apollo 11 Mementos Found In A Closet
It turns out Neil Armstrong had a secret stash of moon mementos. Space historians this week announced the unexpected discovery of several items Neil Armstrong brought back to Earth following…
Super Bowl XLIX Wins Highest Overnight Rating In History
Initial ratings from Super Bowl XLIX show that Sunday night’s game was quite historic. – The total number of viewers for the Patriots’ 28-24 victory over the Seahawks is expected…
Life of Italian Nobility for Sale, Complete With Regulations and Taxes
PONTASSIEVE, Italy — Nestled on a gentle Tuscan hill near this town just east of Florence, and caressed by the morning fog, sits a medieval castle that was once home…
Newspaper Front Pages Totally Freak Out Over Winter Storm Juno
While we were all freaking out about the coming of a potentially historic blizzard, so were newspaper front pages:
#Blizzardof2015: Lots of snow, warnings — and jokes
The hashtag #blizzardof2015 was trending nationwide as experts warned it was no ordinary snowstorm. But as the National Weather Service used terms such as “life-threatening” and “historic” to describe the…
Larry Wilmore Tells Us Exactly What We’re Going To Get When We Open Up Relations With Cuba
With the recent news that we’re opening up relations with Cuba, Larry Wilmore’s “Nightly Show” put together some important analysis on this historic policy turnaround. This agreement would likely lift…
Basketball fan blows $25,000 watching Knicks’ nightmare season
The greatest sports franchises in the world all share one thing in common: superfans so passionate they will travel far and wide to watch their teams exult in victory. Dennis…
Going Dutch: Where beautiful windmills turn back the clock
One of these historic windmills is “De Kat,” meaning “The Cat,” which uses wind power to create pigments for paint. The listed building has a rich history; first built between…