Dec 06 WATCH: Oak Ridge Boys sing ‘Amazing Grace’ at George H.W. Bush Houston funeral By Associated Press Oak Ridge Boys, the country and gospel vocal quartet, sang “Amazing Grace” at the 41st president’s funeral Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 06 WATCH: In eulogy, James Baker brags about a humble George H.W. Bush By Associated Press Former Secretary of State James Baker remembered his longtime friend as having "had the courage of a warrior but the greater courage of a peacemaker."… Continue reading
Dec 06 WATCH: George P. Bush says grandfather was ‘larger than life’ By Associated Press George P. Bush told mourners Thursday that he and former President George H.W. Bush's 16 other grandchildren grew up in awe of the man they knew as "gampy."… Continue reading
Dec 06 1 dead, 5 missing after U.S. military planes collide off coast of Japan By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The Marine Corps said an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet and a KC-130 Hercules refueling aircraft collided during training at about 2 a.m. after taking off from their base in Iwakuni, near Hiroshima. Continue reading
Dec 06 Thousands pay respect to President George H.W. Bush in Houston before burial By Associated Press The 41st president will be buried Thursday following a funeral at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston. Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: George H.W. Bush arrives in Texas for final memorial service By Associated Press The military aircraft, nicknamed Special Air Mission 41 in honor of the 41st president, landed in Houston on Wednesday evening after a flight from Washington. Bush will lie in repose overnight at St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston. Continue reading
Dec 05 WATCH: Memorial services for George H.W. Bush in Texas By Associated Press Bush's casket is being flown back to Houston after his state funeral in Washington. Another funeral service will be held Thursday morning at St. Martin's, and he is due to be buried Thursday afternoon. Continue reading
Dec 05 Opinion: WhatsApp skewed Brazilian election, showing social media’s danger to democracy By Luca Belli, The Conversation Brazil’s WhatsApp election scandal should be a wake-up call particularly for other developing world democracies. Continue reading
Dec 05 Greenland’s ice sheet is melting at its fastest rate in 350 years By Yale Environment 360 “From a historical perspective, today’s melt rates are off the charts.”… Continue reading
Dec 05 USA Gymnastics, facing dozens of lawsuits, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy By Will Graves, Associated Press The embattled organization filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition on Wednesday as it attempts to reach settlements in the dozens of sex-abuse lawsuits it faces and to forestall its potential demise at the hands of the U.S. Olympic Committee. Continue reading