13 years after terrorist attack, World Trade Center reopens for business Monday, 3 November 2014, 20:17 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the resurrected World Trade Center has opened for business - marking an emotional milestone for both New Yorkers and the nation. Some staffers of...
100 years after World War I, poppy lives on as symbol of remembrance and patriotism Monday, 3 November 2014, 16:45 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press William Sellick pinched the tiny scarlet petals with deft ease, turning them into paper poppies and pressing them into a wreath. The flowers are a potent symbol of remembrance and patriotism that...
Virgin spaceship's descent system deployed early - Federal investigation Monday, 3 November 2014, 13:48 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press Federal investigators say they have determined that a space tourism rocket broke apart in flight over California's Mojave Desert after a device to slow the experimental spaceship's descent deployed...
Longest-running children's TV show Sesame Street celebrates 45th birthday Monday, 3 November 2014, 11:37 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press You don't get to be the longest-running children's show in TV history by doing the same thing over and over. So even though parents who grew up watching "Sesame Street" can still see old favorites...
Watch: Daredevil Nick Wallenda walks rope between Chicago towers blindfolded Monday, 3 November 2014, 06:46 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press Daredevil Nik Wallenda wowed Chicago and the world Sunday with two skyscraper crossings on a tightrope without a safety net or a harness. Thousands of cheering fans packed the streets...
World news in 1 minute: Find out what happened around the world on 2 November Monday, 3 November 2014, 06:36 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press BANGLADESH-BLACKOUT DHAKA, Bangladesh - Power is restored in most of Bangladesh a day after the worst nationwide blackout in years exposed inefficient and dated infrastructure that has held back...
Appointment with death: Terminally ill 'death with dignity' advocate dies Monday, 3 November 2014, 06:33 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press A young woman who moved to Oregon to take advantage of the state's assisted-suicide law took lethal drugs prescribed by a doctor and has died, a spokesman said Sunday. Brittany Maynard, 29, was...
Cynical Nazi slogan that formed part of gate at Dachau concentration camp stolen Sunday, 2 November 2014, 20:00 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press Part of a wrought-iron gate bearing the Nazis' cynical slogan "Arbeit macht frei," or "Work sets you free," has been stolen from the former Dachauconcentration camp, police said...
Unusual protest: Spanish shepherds guide 2,000 sheep across Madrid Sunday, 2 November 2014, 16:19 Last update: about 12 years ago Shepherds have guided a flock of 2,000 sheep through Madrid's streets in defense of ancient grazing, droving and migration rights increasingly threatened by urban sprawl and modern agricultural...
World news in 1 minute: Find out what happened around the world on 1 November Sunday, 2 November 2014, 07:05 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press CANADA-EBOLA RESTRICTS VISAS TORONTO - Canada's Conservative government announces it is suspending visa applications for residents and nationals of countries with "widespread and...