West Point gets 1st black superintendent in 216-year history | Army Times
WEST POINT, N.Y. — Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, a 1983 U.S. Military Academy graduate who has held high-ranking Army posts in Europe and Asia, will become the first black…
Viola Davis on Being Diagnosed With Prediabetes: ‘I Was Shocked’ | Self.com
Viola Davis usually has an answer for everything. That’s according to the actress herself. “I’m someone who always has a solution,” Davis tells SELF. But a year and a half…
What happens to the body on Everest
British Olympian Victoria Pendleton and adventurer Ben Fogle put their bodies to the test to see how they cope at altitude. Source link
Man injured after falling from cliff into caldera of Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii
A man has been injured after he fell into the caldera of the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii‘s Big Island, according to officials. The man fell from a 300-foot cliff after…
Glacier melt on Everest exposes dead bodies
More than 200 mountaineers have died on the peak since 1922, when the first climbers’ deaths on Everest were recorded. The majority of bodies are believed to have remained buried…
‘Star Wars’ actor Peter Mayhew dies at the age of 74, family says
Peter Mayhew, the actor best known for playing Chewbacca in the “Star Wars” films, has died at the age of 74, his family said. Interested in Star Wars? Add Star…
Tonnes of trash removed from Everest as cleanup unearths bodies
Decades of climbing on the world’s highest mountain have turned it into a very tall garbage dump, strewn with rubbish, human waste and even bodies. But a dedicated — and…
‘Star Wars’ actor Peter Mayhew passes away at the age of 74, family says
Peter Mayhew, the actor best known for playing Chewbacca in the “Star Wars” films has passed away at the age of 74, his family said. Interested in Star Wars? Add…
Cory Booker Sidesteps Debate Over Letting Prisoners Vote, Calls It ‘Frustrating’
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said Monday that he was frustrated by the conversation around whether people convicted of felonies should be able to vote in prison, calling it a distraction…
Texas Officer Charged With Homicide For Shooting Black Man During Traffic Stop
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas grand jury indicted a suburban Dallas police officer Wednesday on a charge of criminally negligent homicide for fatally shooting a black man during a traffic…