Hawker Hunter plunges into water off California coast, pilot rescued after ejecting
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A pilot’s dramatic escape from a plane that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off California has prompted an investigation. The plane, an MK-58 Hawker Hunter, plunged into the water after the pilot reported trouble while flying off California’s Central Coast on Tuesday evening, ABC News reported. The […]
TSA X-ray identifies pocketknife hidden inside toothpaste tube at Love Field
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A routine carry-on screening at a Texas airport took an unusual turn after TSA officers made a suspicious discovery and later heard an unexpected explanation from the travelers. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL) found a pocketknife concealed inside a tube of […]
New DNA evidence confirms Thomas Jefferson fathered Sally Hemings’ children
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A centuries-old question over Thomas Jefferson’s relationship with Sally Hemings, a woman he enslaved, is back in the spotlight — and new DNA evidence reinforces what historians have long concluded. The Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which owns and operates Monticello, addressed the new findings in a recent statement […]
Man, 82, dies after lounge chair fight on popular Greek beach in Vouliagmeni
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A lounge chair war turned deadly at a popular beach recently. An 82-year-old man and a 76-year-old man got into a fiery argument on the morning of Sept. 20 over a chair on the beach in Vouliagmeni, Greece, just south of Athens, the Greek newspaper Kathimerini reported. […]
Yosemite helicopter crash kills 2 firefighting pilots working the Dome Fire
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two pilots were killed when a firefighting helicopter crashed while battling a wildfire in Yosemite National Park. The helicopter went down while conducting water bucket drops on the Dome Fire on Sunday, according to The Associated Press (AP). The pilots were the only people aboard the aircraft. […]
New FAA proposal would override state meal break rules for certain flight attendants
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal proposal that could change meal and rest-break rules for flight attendants is drawing opposition from major airline unions even as aviation experts applaud the plan. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a nationwide rule that would prevent state and local governments from setting their […]
World War II Wehrmacht motorcycle found in Danube with soldiers’ remains
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A relic of World War II has emerged from the Danube more than 80 years after the war ended — along with the remains of two German soldiers whose identities still remain a mystery. The Wehrmacht motorcycle — which officials identified as a DKW NZ 350-1 — […]
‘All roads lead to Rome’? New study says Constantinople was the hub instead
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A sweeping new study of the Roman Empire’s vast road network is challenging the age-old saying, “All roads lead to Rome.” The study, published Sept. 15 in the journal Nature Communications, analyzed roughly 190,000 miles of Roman roads spanning Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The […]
TSA finds a concealed knife inside a baseball bat flashlight at Tampa airport
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A passenger’s attempt to bring an unusual item through airport security in Florida quickly caught the attention of highly trained Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers. At Tampa International Airport recently, TSA officers discovered a 4-inch, double-edged knife concealed inside a baseball bat-shaped flashlight, according to an employee […]
Hotel Lucile opens in Silver Lake after 7-year church restoration
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A building that has stood in Los Angeles for nearly a century is welcoming visitors in an entirely new way after an extensive restoration. The former Bethany Presbyterian Church, built in 1931 in the city’s Silver Lake neighborhood, has been converted into Hotel Lucile, a 25-room boutique […]