A famous 183-year-old French painting of a flag-bearing woman leading fighters across the bodies of the fallen has been defaced by a museum-goer with a black marker at a recently launched adjunct to the Louvre museum in northern France.
9/11
17-Year-Old Kills His Mother and Sister, Calls 911 to Turn Himself In
Jake Evans’ confession to killing his mother and sister was chilling. “I don’t know … it’s weird. I wasn’t even really angry with them. It just kind of happened,” he told a 911 dispatcher, shortly after he shot them …
Man ‘Butt-Dials’ 911 During Drug Deal
Police dispatchers are no strangers to accidental calls, although usually these “butt dials” reveal little more than muffled, innocuous chatter, broadcast from the pocket of an innocent civilian. But when a 24-year-old …
Running Low on Beer? Tennessee Man Calls 911 for That
This is why you don’t drink and dial.
Seattle Shooting Hero: Brother of 9/11 Victim Threw Bar Stools at Gunman
A man identified only as “Lawrence” distracted the alleged gunman, Ian L. Stawicki, long enough for three cafe patrons to escape Wednesday’s deadly shooting.
Almost 40% of New York’s 911 Calls Are ‘Butt Dials’
Some 10,000 calls a day to the city’s emergency response number are accidental, a new report estimates.
World Trade Center Becomes New York’s Tallest Skyscraper, Again
As construction begins on its 100th floor, the new One World Trade Center becomes Manhattan’s tallest building — and it’s still growing.
Forensics Experts: Zimmerman Not Heard Screaming for Help in 911 Call
According to experts in forensic sound analysis, the voice of a person screaming for help on a 911 recording just seconds before Trayvon Martin was shot to death did not belong to the man holding the gun, George Zimmerman.
Critics Say Korean Skyscraper Design Evokes Exploding Twin Towers
A Dutch firm proposed a “cloud” design connecting two buildings in South Korea, which some say looks like the World Trade Center on 9/11.
Terror in the Sky? Nope, Just a Pilot Trapped in the Toilet
Nature waits for no man, but it’s easy to guess that the passengers aboard a recent flight to New York City wish the pilot had waited to use the bathroom.
Did Family Guy‘s 9/11 Satire Go Too Far for a Laugh?
It sounds custom-made for a “too soon” warning.
Half-Arab, Half-Jewish Woman Detained on 9/11 Flight Says She Was Racially Profiled
Shoshana Hebshi recounted her ordeal in a detailed blog post after being released from FBI custody in Detroit.