The woman who was kissed by an ecstatic sailor in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II has died at the age of 92. Greta Zimmer Friedman's son says his mother died Thursday at a hospital in Richmond, Virginia. She died from complications of old age, he said. Friedman was a 21-year-old dental assistant in a nurse's uniform on Aug. 14, 1945, known as V-J Day, the day the Japanese surrendered ...Misha Friedman. ....
Nasa has sent a spacecraft chasing after an unexplored asteroid, in the hope that it might one day keep us from being destroyed. The Osiris-Rex robotic hunter has blasted off to the asteroid Bennu. When it gets there it will scoop up bits of ancient space rock - which could eventually tell us not just about where we came from but whether there is life elsewhere as well ... It might also help them learn more about what to do if one is....
Tensions flare between the CIA and the Senate in the fight to release the report on torture – leading the agency to spy on its own legislative overseers. by Spencer Ackerman in Washington. Tensions flare between the CIA and the Senate in the fight to release the report on torture – leading the agency to spy on its own legislative overseers. by Spencer Ackerman in Washington ... One man's fight to reveal. the CIA's torture secrets ... "> ... "> ... Next....
Close to 2 million people from around the world have begun performing the rites of the Islamic hajj pilgrimage, entering into a state of physical and spiritual purity and circling the cube-shaped Kaaba with their palms facing upward in supplication and prayer. Notably absent this year are Iranian pilgrims ... 9, 2016. Muslim pilgrims have begun arriving at the holiest sites in Islam ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia ... ....
DENVER (CBS4) – Sunday will bring the beginning of a big weather change for the new week ahead ... The record for September 11 is 92°F set in 1951 ... ....
The woman pictured in a famous photo kissing an ecstatic sailor in Times Square while celebrating the end of the Second World War has died at the age of 92. Share 'Nurse' kissing sailor in famous VJ Day Times Square photo dies at 92... The woman pictured in a famous photo kissing an ecstatic sailor in Times Square while celebrating the end of the Second World War has died at the age of 92....
It had to be Bonamego's greatest moment as a coach ... A Big> 12 release said the “result of the game is final and cannot be overturned.” ... Not in this dog-eat-dog sport, where even valiant underdogs like Central Michigan are big-business enterprise ... Big 12 coordinator of officials Walt Anderson said the Big 12 replay crew could have interceded to tell O'Dey of the misapplication ... on The SportsAnimal radio network, including FM-98.1....
JETS (0-0) VS. BENGALS (0-0)At MetLife StadiumToday, 1 p.m.TV. CBS; Radio. ESPN-FM 98.7Line. Bengals by 2 1/2What's at stake?Jets. After an ugly close to last season, the Jets look to turn the... ....
Observations, thoughts and takeaways from the second weekend of the college football season, which lacked big games, but still provided some drama and controversy ... would be easy to blow off as no big deal, but after that awful effort last week against Alabama, and with Stanford and Utah next, the Trojans really needed a a blow out ... The old concrete stadium holds more than 92,000....
OBU EDGES ARKANSAS TECH ...Mallory scored from 1 and 5 yards in the first half. OBU led 19-10 at the break, and the defense played big in the final two quarters to help the Bison improve to 1-1 overall and 1-1 in the GAC. Arkansas Tech fell to 1-1 and 1-1. HARDING POUNDS SOUTHERN NAZARENE ... ParkParish had 106 yards and three touchdowns for Harding ... passed for 166 yards and ran for 92 as the Lions crushed Bethany (Kan.) 30-7 at Moses F....