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World May 19

News Wrap: India, Bangladesh brace for powerful tropical cyclone

Nation May 19

Annie Glenn, widow of U.S. Sen. John Glenn, dies at 100

Annie Glenn, the widow of astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn and a communication disorders advocate, died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19. She was 100.

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

Nation Apr 05

Astronaut John Glenn gives a thumbs up to onlookers at a parade in Cocoa Beach to honor the astronauts of STS 95/ This was the first parade held to honor astronauts in Cocoa Beach in almost a decade. The seven astronauts rode atop white Chevrolet Corvettes as a few thousand spectators cheered them on. Photo by Reuters.
WATCH: Astronaut John Glenn laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery

Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, died in December at age 95. Thursday would have been his 74th wedding anniversary with his widow, Annie Glenn.

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Nation Dec 12

Landing an airplane with John Glenn as my copilot

On May 17, 2006, PBS NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien got the chance to fly with his boyhood hero, astronaut and pilot John Glenn, for a story he was working on about the future of aviation.

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Politics Dec 09

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Shields and Brooks on Trump’s understanding of presidential power

Names of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks continue to emerge on a daily basis. Judy Woodruff sits down with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks to discuss whether Mr. Trump’s Cabinet choices are antithetical to…

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Dec 08

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Remembering John Glenn, space pioneer and American statesman

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Former astronaut and senator John Glenn has died at age 95. In every chapter of his life, whether on Earth or above it, Glenn accumulated achievements -- serving as a Marine fighter pilot in two wars and later launching into…

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Dec 08

John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, dies at 95

By Julia Griffin, Alexis Cox

John Glenn, NASA astronaut, U.S. Senator and the first American to orbit the planet, died Thursday. He was 95.

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Congress Honors 4 Astronauts With Highest Civilian Honor

Four astronauts were awarded the nation's highest civilian honor on Wednesday: the Congressional Gold Medal. Ray Suarez reports.

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