Coxswain Louis Harold Erwin, a World War II Navy veteran, spent four days and five nights at sea after the USS Indianapolis sank. Here, he discusses what it was like to slowly lose his shipmates to madness, drowning and sharks.
On August 21, a solar eclipse will pass over all 50 United States for the first time since 1979. The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services answers all your questions about safely viewing the solar eclipse in California.
A Confederate monument in Cornelius was vandalized Sunday, a day after violence between white supremacists and counter-protesters left a woman dead and dozens of people injured in Charlottesville, Va.
A cow elk that bumbled into a cistern near the rural Oregon community of Gaston was rescued Wednesday, Aug. 16,2017, by Gaston Fire District firefighters and Washington County sheriff’s deputies. Rescuers secured straps around the big beast, one of the largest members of the deer family, then lifted her to safety with heavy equipment.
You don’t necessarily need fancy equipment to watch one of the sky’s most awesome shows: a solar eclipse. With just a few simple supplies, you can make a pinhole camera that allows you to view the event safely and easily.
The Tempe Police Department released a video on Monday, August 14,2017, of a man assaulting a staff member at a Motel 6 on Broadway and Priest Drive on July 10,2017. Police say the incident occurred at approximately 6: 30 p.m., and that the assailant is 30 years old, 6 feet in height, 200-220 pounds, has short dark hair and a goatee.
Protesters celebrate after pulling down a Confederate statue in Durham, N. C. Monday, Aug. 14,2017. Gov. Roy Cooper criticized the action, tweeting that “the racism and deadly violence in Charlottesville is unacceptable but there is a better way to remove these monuments.”
NASA’s SpaceX Dragon cargo craft took off on August 14 to bring supplies, research and experiments to the International Space Station. It will arrive there on August 16 to drop off its cargo.
Everyone is excited about the Solar Eclipse that is happening on Aug. 21, so here are some answers to those questions that you want to ask, but are too embarrassed to.
In 1943, the United States government published a World War II video against fascism. Today, after the riots in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left three people dead and dozens injured, the film has gone viral.
What started as a white nationalist protest centered on a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia exploded into violence between protesters and counterprotesters that has left one dead and many injured.
An engineering professor noticed an absurd amount of bicycle crashes at a railroad intersection. He set up a camera and solved the mystery.
A woman mistook the accelerator for the brake in her BMW, causing her car to break through retention wire and plunge seven stories to the pavement below in Austin, Texas. The BMW barely missing smashing a Chevy Tahoe that was driving along the alley where the incident occurred. The BMW driver suffered serious injuries but is expected to recover. Video of the July 13 incident was released Aug. 10 by the Austin Police Department.
The U. S. Postal Service is requesting more freedom to raise stamp prices. The USPS printed 19 billion postage stamps last year, but it’s still losing money. Unlike a regular business, the 242-year-old agency is only able to raise prices based on the annual inflation rate. After a 10-year review, the Postal Regulatory Commission is making the pricing system decision next month.
Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller explains how to avoid becoming a victim of credit card thieves while fueling up.
Sparks fly at the Boulder City, Nevada, city council meeting when someone’s purse erupts into flames as it was sitting on her lap.
