There’s nothing wrong with the premise of Devil, which is that five apparently random people are trapped in an elevator and one of them might be dangerous. In fact, there are several things right with that premise — notably that it involves strangers in a confined space who might kill each other. Many a fine [...]
Beloved director of the University of Massachusetts’ Minutemen Marching Band and award-winning professor George N. Parks passed away suddenly Thursday in Ohio while traveling with the marching band. The band was on its way to perform at the University of Michigan football game against UMass this Saturday. According to UMass spokesperson Ed Blaguszewski, Parks suffered [...]
On September 17, 1787, the final draft of the Constitution was adopted by members of the Constitutional Convention. It was a momentous occasion in our nation’s history—one that we continue to pay tribute to today—and yet it pales in significance to the adoption of the “Bill of Rights.” Without those 462 words that comprise the [...]
Baltimore police say a man became distraught as a doctor briefed on his mother’s condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital and shot the doctor, then shot and killed his mother and himself in her hospital room. The gunman, 50-year-old Paul Warren Pardus, had been listening to the surgeon around midday when he “became emotionally distraught and [...]
Thursday evening flashed through New York City with the winds speed of up to 70 miles per hour. The storm knocked down many trees, damaged several buildings heavily, destroyed cars and also left one person dead. The storm hampered heavily the transportation system of the city in evening and all the Long Island Rail Road [...]
Sarah Brightman sing with Jackie Evancho on America’s Got Talent FINALE. The final four acts return to the stage for the final time, where they find out how viewers voted following their final performances the previous night, and Nick Cannon announces which act has won the $1 million prize and the chance to headline.
Tropical storm Karl is dumping heavy rains on the Yucatan Peninsula as it moves toward the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, Hurricane Julia is weakening and Igor is threatening Bermuda in the Atlantic. (Sept. 16)
Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser… said there is no testing going on to determine if it’s from the oil spill, although the northern Gulf of Mexico has suffered from a persistent dead zone of low oxygen, blamed on nutrient rich runoff from the Mississippi River. Nungesser said this is different because usually the kills happen [...]
Mexican Independence Day, during which the country celebrates the revolutionary war heroes of their past. The parties that will fill the nation will take place in the biggest cities and the smallest villages. Many of the celebrations will include dancing, conferences, and even poetry in remembrance of the brave men and women that lost their [...]