Wednesday, May 4, 2016 News reports on Monday indicated authorities in Palestine, Texas identified a sixth victim following flash flooding late last week. Giovani Olivas, 30, was reportedly swept away in the flood. In under an hour late Friday evening,…
Man is waiting for 139 days in front of theater for “Star Wars” movie
Saturday, January 15, 2005 Jeff Tweiten, a 27-year-old graphic artist, is encamped in front of the Cinerama Theatre, on a blue sofa, in the northwest city of Seattle, Washington. Tweiten plans to wait 139 days for the premiere of “Star…
Commercial True Estate What\’s The The Best Possible Acquisition Approach?
Read An Opinion On: Thomsonford Site Commercial True Estate – What\’s the The best possible Acquisition Approach? by Harold Tucker The owing diligence process is conducted so that the acquisition will allow the buyer to submit a formal offer with…
Leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq arrested
Thursday, May 8, 2008 An Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman said that the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, was arrested Thursday. Al-Masri, also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, was reportedly arrested in the northern city of Mosul, 225…
Rower Tuijn halfway across Pacific in record attempt
Monday, July 9, 2007 Dutch adventurer Ralph Tuijn has reached the halfway point of his attempt to be the first person to row across the Pacific Ocean unaided. The 16,000 kilometre journey from the coast of Peru to the seaside…
Augusten Burroughs on addiction, writing, his family and his new book
Friday, October 12, 2007 I had an unofficial phone call from Gay Talese last Tuesday. He had just flown back from Colombia and he was cranky. “I’m happy to do an interview with you,” he said, “but what the hell…
Harvard University officials update Agassiz Neighborhood Council about local construction in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Thursday, April 28, 2005 Cambridge, Massachusetts — Harvard University planners met with the Agassiz Neighborhood Council to update the community about Harvard’s construction and expansion plans in the neighborhood on April 26, the Harvard Crimson reported today. The two major…
Arafat memorial ceremony in Gaza cancelled following attacks on Fatah leaders
Monday, November 10, 2014 Fatah yesterday announced it was cancelling the memorial it was planning to hold tomorrow in Gaza City for its late leader Yasser Arafat, following a wave of explosions targeting Fatah leaders’ homes in the Gaza Strip.…
Vietnam’s Le Van Cong wins gold in men’s -49kg powerlifting at Rio Paralympics
Friday, September 9, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — Powerlifting started yesterday at the 2016 Summer Paralympics with Vietnam’s Le Van Cong winning gold after setting a pair of Paralympic records and a new world record of 183kg. Jordan’s Omar…
More Than Pictures Memories
By Jake Ambrose When you are hired to be the photographer for someones wedding, it is quite an honor. For a professional Pittsburgh photographer, we can sometimes just see it as another gig. But it pays to look at the…