• Olympic highlights from Day 5: Japan's 'Superman' is a legend, even if he won't admit it

    Olympic highlights from Day 5: Japan's 'Superman' is a legend, even if he won't admit it

    Aug 11, 2016 03:50 PM EST

    ... to play in the men's rugby sevens match against Brazil on Wednesday. The game, however, was a blowout. Coach Bill Belichick did wear a rugby shirt in honor of Ebner. https://twitter.com/PhilAPerry/status/763014174461071360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw More notes: How should athletes act during the national ...

  • Nancy Reagan, her husband's true 'Iron Lady'

    Nancy Reagan, her husband's true 'Iron Lady'

    Mar 07, 2016 03:46 AM EST

    ... The Gaze.” Yet we soon realized she was no Stepford Wife, but a woman deeply in love with her husband, and influential behind the scenes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VESG6VuCS9c The rumpled, irreverent Nofziger told me early on that she had no aspirations to be a Rosalynn Carter ...

  • What do the presidential candidates think about the militia takeover in Oregon?

    What do the presidential candidates think about the militia takeover in Oregon?

    Jan 04, 2016 11:10 PM EST

    ... could make the argument, that the Occupy Wall Street had legitimate grievances about, you know, income inequality." New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie mirrored Cruz and Rubio's sentiments about following the law. https://twitter.com/Phil_Mattingly/status/684084854099554304 Ohio Gov. John Kasich claimed ignorance on the situation. While campaigning ...

  • Photos: What Santa does on his day off

    Photos: What Santa does on his day off

    Dec 24, 2015 09:50 PM EST

    You may know him as Santa Claus, but he answers to many different names. There's Father Christmas in Great Britain, Père Noël in France, Grandfather Frost in Russia, and, Babbo Natale in Italy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px3Mjq7mYTg From paddling the Venice canals to racing down the ...

  • HUD seeks smoke-free public housing

    HUD seeks smoke-free public housing

    Nov 12, 2015 05:09 PM EST

    ... would protect the health of more than 760,000 children and save about $153 million a year in health care costs, repairs and preventable fires. https://twitter.com/SecretaryCastro/status/664814962632716288 The rule would ban lit tobacco products — cigarettes, cigars or pipes — in all residences, indoor common areas and administrative ...

  • U.N. General Assembly speeches in 2015 focus on Iran deal, migrants

    U.N. General Assembly speeches in 2015 focus on Iran deal, migrants

    Sep 28, 2015 11:00 AM EST

    ... international protocol for the environment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jk3sFqja5I President Barack Obama said Monday the U.S. is willing to work with Russia and Iran on a "managed transition" to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4UF0TGMBhs But Russian ...

  • From the Hindenburg to Marilyn Monroe, 10 moments from the new archival footage released to YouTube

    From the Hindenburg to Marilyn Monroe, 10 moments from the new archival footage released to YouTube

    Jul 22, 2015 11:03 PM EST

    ... against each in the World Cup Final in 1966, five years after Berlin Wall had been built. The clip shows the highlights of that match. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhykeM1XorA Babe Ruth Signs Contract, 1930 Babe Ruth, one of America’s sports icons, signed a baseball contract in ...

  • Justice Ginsburg explains SOTU nap: 'The dinner was so delicious, it needed wine'

    Justice Ginsburg explains SOTU nap: 'The dinner was so delicious, it needed wine'

    Feb 13, 2015 06:21 PM EST

    Many turned to social media during this year’s State of the Union to call out Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for nodding off. https://twitter.com/postpolitics/status/557755399445946369 https://twitter.com/DailyMail/status/557913023479025664 https://twitter.com/michellemalkin/status/557729366558650370 According to The Blaze, however, Justice Anthony ...

  • Apple just had the most profitable quarter of any company in history

    Apple just had the most profitable quarter of any company in history

    Jan 27, 2015 10:34 PM EST

    ... ending in December 2014, which is 1.8 billion more than the second most profitable quarter ever, earned by Russian oil giant Gazprom in 2011. https://twitter.com/fmanjoo/status/560193817450520576 Apple sold 34,000 iPhones “every hour, every day of the quarter,” said CEO Tim Cook. https://twitter.com ...

  • The economics of Thanksgiving from 1621 to 2014

    The economics of Thanksgiving from 1621 to 2014

    Nov 27, 2014 07:20 PM EST

    ... Expand to hopefully make more money, as farmer Rick Hermonot is pushing for? Or keep it manageable? “Money isn’t everything,” says Elena Hermonot, who runs the business with her husband. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhSL_oNE3DA Money wasn’t everything to the Native Americans who dined with ...