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I flew on a $50 million Bombardier Global 5000 private jet from Montreal to New Jersey and saw why those who can afford it are flocking to private aviation
I flew on a $50 million Bombardier Global 5000 private jet from Montreal to New Jersey and saw why those who can afford it are flocking to private aviation

Bombardier's Global 5000 private jet features meeting space, a dining area, and seats that can be converted into beds.

Are your table manners up to snuff? Etiquette expert calls out 12 tacky habits

A Florida-based etiquette expert, Jacqueline Whitmore, says she's compiled a handy list of some of the tackiest behaviors at the dinner table today - and how...

A Utah hunting guide is facing felony charges for
A Utah hunting guide is facing felony charges for 'illegally baiting' a bear for Donald Trump Jr.

Wade Lemons used "a pile of grain, oil, and pastries" to bait the bear, but prosecutors said the client who shot the bear did not know.

Handling of Buffalo suspect spurs talk of uneven restraint
Handling of Buffalo suspect spurs talk of uneven restraint

When police confronted the white man suspected of killing 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, he was the very poster boy for armed and dangerous...

Christine Quinn says a
Christine Quinn says a 'Selling Sunset' producer told her to 'kill' herself after she was 'too honest' about a scene on the show

"It is a male-dominated industry in the production field," Quinn said on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast. "They manipulate women. They harass them."

'Deeply dedicated' Indianapolis doctor fatally struck by SUV while walking on sidewalk

Brian Dillman served as a doctor for Franciscan Health's Indianapolis Emergency Department and former Beech Grove hospital for 20 years.

Oklahoma lawmakers pass near-total abortion ban
Oklahoma lawmakers pass near-total abortion ban

Oklahoma lawmakers passed an anti-abortion bill outlawing abortion from the moment of fertilization. The legislation prohibits abortion at any point in...

Lane Kiffin won
Lane Kiffin won't stop tweeting about Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher NIL war of words

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin spent Thursday on Twitter voicing his opinions about the ongoing war of words from Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher.

Footage Shows What Appears To Be Amber Heard Being Verbally Abused By Johnny Depp Fans While Leaving The Courtroom After Testifying About The "Vitriol" And Daily "Harassment" She Received From His Supporters
Footage Shows What Appears To Be Amber Heard Being Verbally Abused By Johnny Depp Fans While Leaving The Courtroom After Testifying About The "Vitriol" And Daily "Harassment" She Received From His Supporters

"I was harassed. I am harassed on a daily basis, death threats," Heard told the court on Monday.View Entire Post ›

Climbers return after scaling Mount Everest
Climbers return after scaling Mount Everest

Hundreds of climbers who scaled Mount Everest over the last few days have begun to return safely down the mountain. (May 18)

High-profile candidates endorsed by Trump lost their primaries, showing the limits of his power over the party
High-profile candidates endorsed by Trump lost their primaries, showing the limits of his power over the party

Trump is staking his political future on the power of his endorsement, but Republican primary results Tuesday show that it has its limits.

Trump must post on Truth Social before posting on Twitter, SEC filing says
Trump must post on Truth Social before posting on Twitter, SEC filing says

Trump must post on Truth Social before posting on Twitter, SEC filing says

Azov Regiment commander says theyve completed their task and wants to save lives of his subordinates
Azov Regiment commander says theyve completed their task and wants to save lives of his subordinates

MAZURENKO ALONA - Monday, May 16 2022, 20:24 The commander of "Azov" says that they've completed their task and he wants to save the lives of his...

Traded back and forth, Ford learns to live out of suitcase
Traded back and forth, Ford learns to live out of suitcase

Mike Ford has learned to travel light - and quickly. Since the start of the season, the 29-year-old first baseman has played for Tacoma, San Francisco and...

Mississippi school board upholds firing over 'New Butt' book

Toby Price told the Clarion Ledger he received a 12-page order Monday showing the Hinds County School Board had voted 2-1 in late April to uphold the...

Biden approval holds underwater as nearly 80% of registered voters say country on wrong track: poll
Biden approval holds underwater as nearly 80% of registered voters say country on wrong track: poll

President Joe Biden's approval rating continues to slip, with the vast majority of Americans saying the country is not on the right track.

Airbnb will let users split their stays across two houses after seeing customers book longer trips since being stuck at home during much of the pandemic
Airbnb will let users split their stays across two houses after seeing customers book longer trips since being stuck at home during much of the pandemic

In January, CEO Brian Chesky said 50% of the nights booked on Airbnb were for trips of a week or more, and 1 in 5 were for stays of a month or more.

Court: California
Court: California's under-21 gun sales ban unconstitutional

A U.S. appeals court ruled Wednesday that California's ban on the sale of semiautomatic weapons to adults under 21 is unconstitutional. In a 2-1 ruling, a...

The type of coffee you drink can raise your heart attack risk
The type of coffee you drink can raise your heart attack risk

Coffee drinkers should avoid making their morning brew in a cafetiere and switch to filter coffee to lower their risk of heart disease, according to a new...

Electric eels inspired the first battery two centuries ago and now point a way to future battery technologies
Electric eels inspired the first battery two centuries ago and now point a way to future battery technologies

Prepare to be stunned by a technology that nature perfected. maradek/iStock via Getty ImagesAs the world's need for large amounts of portable energy grows at...

'The View': Whoopi Goldberg Lights Into Guest Host Lindsey Granger After Weird Biden Answers, Asks 'Can You Answer My Question?'

Whoopi Goldberg went in on seemingly conservative guest host Lindsey Granger when The View panel talked about the ongoing Roe v. Wade debate.

GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn is getting pummeled by a fellow North Carolina Republican for touting benefits from the infrastructure law he voted against
GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn is getting pummeled by a fellow North Carolina Republican for touting benefits from the infrastructure law he voted against

Cawthorn showed up at an event last month with a $200,000 check of federal funding from the law. He conceded he didn't vote for it.

Israeli PM
Israeli PM's family receives death threat and bullet in mail

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's teenage son has received a death threat and bullet in the mail, Israeli officials said Thursday, he second such warning...

Mama bear freed from lid stuck around her neck for days
Mama bear freed from lid stuck around her neck for days

The mama bear was spotted in Asheville, North Carolina with a lid stuck around her neck.

USS Indianapolis memories: Collecting photos of lost-at-sea crew is the focus of legacy group
USS Indianapolis memories: Collecting photos of lost-at-sea crew is the focus of legacy group

Marilyn Henry of Nashville is collecting images of men who died on the USS Indianapolis toward the end of World War II.

Actor Terry Crews on new book, career, self-transformation
Actor Terry Crews on new book, career, self-transformation

Actor Terry Crews is laying it all out there in his new book, "Tough: My Journey to True Power." Crews joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss his 12-year journey of...

Fire destroys Black Brook town super's home

Apr. 26-AuSABLE FORKS - A GoFundMe page set up to support Black Brook Town Supervisor Jon Douglass and his family, who lost their home to fire over the...

Missouri author explores personal experiences, hardships through creative writing
Missouri author explores personal experiences, hardships through creative writing

Missouri author Alysen Bayles releases her second children's book, "Silly Sam From Galapagos Land" this Friday.

Mendota speakeasy to feature menus from guest chefs, starting with Shane Oporto

The Mudd Room speakeasy, hidden beneath the original Lucky's 13 Pub in tiny Mendota, is launching a chef series that will feature a menu from a different...

Singapore court dismisses final appeal of disabled Malaysian
Singapore court dismisses final appeal of disabled Malaysian

The Singapore Court of Appeal on Tuesday dismissed a last-minute legal challenge filed by the mother of a mentally disabled Malaysian man in an attempt to...

Should vandals be banned from Kewanee Park District facilities?
Should vandals be banned from Kewanee Park District facilities?

Several youths have been apprehended and prosecuted in the past year for vandalizing park district property

Jerry West:
Jerry West: 'If I have to, I will take this all the way to the Supreme Court'

NBA legend Jerry West made his first public comment on his beef with HBO and its depiction of him in the series 'Winning Time.' He's not messing around.

The FBI seized Prada shoes, sunglasses, and hiking boots during raids on 2 mansions linked to a sanctioned Russian oligarch, report says
The FBI seized Prada shoes, sunglasses, and hiking boots during raids on 2 mansions linked to a sanctioned Russian oligarch, report says

The FBI also seized financial records and fine art in the October 2021 raids on properties linked to billionaire Oleg Deripaska, per Bloomberg.

Rise & Shine! Your Newport County guide for April 26
Rise & Shine! Your Newport County guide for April 26

They're getting married in a few weeks. But they have no place to go after their Tiverton wedding venue got shut down.

Cambodia drops mask mandate for outdoor public spaces

Cambodia is lifting its mask mandate for open public places, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced Tuesday. "I hope that the lifting of the mask-wearing...

Davidson County planning $1.1 million project to add features to Yadkin River Park
Davidson County planning $1.1 million project to add features to Yadkin River Park

Davidson County is planning a $1 million improvement project at Yadkin River Park to add playground equipment, gardens and a new walking trail.

Coraopolis center to be named after legendary Fred Milanovich Sr.

The upcoming community center in Coraopolis will be named after the late Fred Milanovich Sr.

Municipal Band strikes up 86th season with weekly performances beginning in June
Municipal Band strikes up 86th season with weekly performances beginning in June

The Springfield Municipal Band will play weekly at the Duncan Park bandshell and at Edwards Place on the Springfield Art Association campus

Searchable database: See which Sudbury employees made the most in
Searchable database: See which Sudbury employees made the most in '21

There were 1,007 employees on Sudbury's payroll last year, accounting for more than $50 million in wages.

'It was a different world': Savannah Paper Mill celebrates over 85 years of local industry

The Savannah Paper Mill is one of its oldest and largest industries. Generations have worked at the plant. We hear from two longtime workers.

Hunger grips Burkina Faso due to increasing jihadi violence

Martine Roamba's 10-month-old daughter weakly tugs at her mother's breast searching for milk. The malnourished baby has been struggling to feed since birth ...

Wreaths Across America coming to Wayne County Fairgrounds for education event May 7
Wreaths Across America coming to Wayne County Fairgrounds for education event May 7

The Wreaths Across America Mobile Education exhibit will be at the Wayne County Fairgrounds on May 7 from 10 am. until 4 p.m.

Connecting NC: The push to transform the Mountains-to-Sea Trail
Connecting NC: The push to transform the Mountains-to-Sea Trail

Stretching 1,175 miles from the Smokies to the Outer Banks, the Mountains-to-Sea Trail is far from complete.

Chesapeake Bay Bridge top pick for site of new span: What you should know
Chesapeake Bay Bridge top pick for site of new span: What you should know

The location of the proposed third span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge has been whittled down to a single site. What you need to know

With Macron
With Macron's win in France, we see why Trump and friends continue to spew election lies

Seeing Macron win in France, America's Trumpy far right knows that to win, it has to cheat. It has to lie and tear down trust in democratic processes.

'Fighting for this dream': PSU international student helps change policy to allow 200+ to extend US stay

"I felt like my dream was being taken away from me, and I needed to fix that. I had to do something."

'Constantly depressing': Ukrainian town watches war close in

War has again drawn near to Toretsk in eastern Ukraine. "Anything that is happening, any noise, if our neighbors bang the door, a metal door, you are...

Mirbel memorial service set for May 7
Mirbel memorial service set for May 7

Evan E. Mirbel of Gardner was struck and killed by a car while out walking in Gardner on March 11; celebration of life to be held in Petersham

Sri Lanka, China discusses loan from Beijing to cover debts
Sri Lanka, China discusses loan from Beijing to cover debts

Sri Lanka's government said Tuesday it is discussing obtaining another loan from Beijing to repay some of its debt to Chinese banks after China told the...

Head of Human Rights Watch to resign after nearly 3 decades
Head of Human Rights Watch to resign after nearly 3 decades

The longtime leader of Human Rights Watch announced Tuesday he will step down this summer as executive director after nearly three decades at the helm of one...

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