Monthly Archives: December 2017

Shirtless Italian businessman Gianluca Vacchi, 50, showcases his muscu...

December 7, 2017

He’s developed a huge following on social media thanks to his indulgent lifestyle and energetic dance moves. And Gianluca Vacchi, 50, was in perfect shape as he made an appearance on Miami Beac...

From Battlefield to Boardroom: How this Marine Found Success After Ser...

December 7, 2017

Marine Ted Studdard The Marine Corps is legendary for building great leaders: Lt. Gen. Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller (Oohrah!), combat pilot and NASA Astronaut Col. John Glenn, Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler &#...

25 years later, SF choreographer Scott Wells keeps creating bold, ‘sup...

December 7, 2017

David Papas/Scott Wells and Dancers Kellye McGee and Rajendra Serber perform “Parkour Deux,” a Scott Wells piece being revived for a 25th anniversary program. Twenty-five years seems like an eternity...

University Of Chicago Honors African American Scholar

December 7, 2017

CHICAGO (CBS) — An African American woman, who’s memory was nearly erased from the University of Chicago, is being carved back into the school’s history. In the school’s dining hall, portraits of whi...

The Unbelievable Story of How the CIA Helped Foil a Russian Spy Ring i...

December 7, 2017

  Morris and Lona Cohen, also known as Peter and Helen Kroger, are seen in 1969. A quiet residential street, like any other, in northwest London. Neighbors say the occupants of 45 Cranley Drive,...

JFK files: Code names for Soviet informants in U.S. named in latest ba...

December 7, 2017

WASHINGTON — The code names assigned to a series of informants on whom the FBI relied for information about Soviet intelligence activities were released for the first time, as part of the opening of ...

Op-Ed Father Greg Boyle: How to bridge the gap between ‘us’...

December 7, 2017

Father Gregory Boyle hugs Nancy Delgadillo while David Minjarez looks on at Homeboy Industries headquarters in Los Angeles on September 14, 2010. (Los Angeles Times) america has rarely seen more divi...

A NASA astronaut films his spacewalk — and a breathtaking view of Eart...

December 1, 2017

NASA Astronaut Randy Bresnik stopped to take in the view as he was doing maintenance work on the International Space Station.(Randy Bresnik/Twitter) On its surface, Earth is chaos. It is traffic jams...

From poverty in Ukraine to billions in Silicon Valley: The co-founder ...

December 1, 2017

Tim Walker reports on Jan Koum’s low-key pursuit of the American dream. Jan Koum chose to sign the Facebook deal near the Social Services office where he used to collect food stamps EPA On Wedn...

From a college dropout to a $54 billion fortune — the incredible rags-...

December 1, 2017

As a child, Larry Ellison’s adoptive father repeatedly told him he was good for nothing, according to Fortune. Today, Forbes estimates Ellison’s net worth at $54 billion, making him the t...

From poverty to a $3 billion fortune — the incredible rags-to-riches s...

December 1, 2017

Today, Forbes estimates Winfrey’s net worth at $3 billion, and she is the only black woman on the publication’s list of the 400 richest people in America. Before she became a media mogul ...

Sam Walton Success Story

December 1, 2017

Whenever we think of supermarkets, the first name that comes to our mind is Wal-Mart. Today the name is synonymous with retail shopping. A great mind often drives a successful business and one such p...

Madame Muckraker

December 1, 2017

Ida Tarbell’s dogged demand for facts set the standard for investigative reporting. Courtesy: The Ida M. Tarbell Collection, Pelletier Library, Allegheny College, Meadville PA It is worth remem...

101-year-old who survived Holocaust and cancer celebrates birthday wit...

December 1, 2017

Regina Zlotnik was all smiles for her birthday workout.  (Ashley Gold) While some of us can barely make it to the gym for leg day, one centenarian makes an active lifestyle look easy: Last week, Regi...

The Gay Architects of Rock

December 1, 2017

One of the 20th century’s most powerful creations was the rock star: the preening, erotic god of guitar-fired defiance. But those who embodied that character didn’t spring from nowhere. Managers groo...