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Former Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhafi, who’s been in hiding since August when a NATO-backed rebel force seized his headquarters in Tripoli, was killed on Thursday after rebels stormed his hometown of Sirte, where the last remnants of troops loyal to him were hiding. He was 69 years old.

Today is September 21, and on this day since 1981 many people and organizations, including the United Nations, recognize International Day of Peace. How do you celebrate? Well, it's up to you. According to the official website for International Day of Peace (internationaldayofpeace.org), the event was created so that you can "create practical acts of peace on a shared date."

September 11, 2001 is one of those dates frozen in time, and one of the only events in American history simply  known by its date...9/11. I recall exactly where I was when the news came in. I was working in advertising, and as I was beginning my work day in my Clinton office, I got a phone call from a friend who said, "Are you watching TV? Did you see what happened a few minutes ago in New Yo

Shania Twain and Carrie Underwood are joining more than 150 stars to carry on the late Bob Marley's charity work.  It's all part of the "I'm Gonna Be Your Friend" campaign, to fight hunger in East Africa.   The initiative centers around the Marley song "High Tide or Low Tide," accompanied by a touching video.   Fans are being encouraged to download the song or donate money to t

I am into the stars, planets and cosmos big time! Tonight, we on earth (that includes all of us) will experience a total lunar eclipse. Unfortunately, it won't be visible to us in central New York, or even North America.

Hoppy Cinco de Mayo!  Today is about so much more than drinking. May 5th is celebrated every year as a Mexican holiday.  It was on this day in 1862 the Medican army defeated French invaders at the Battle of Puebla.  On June 7, 2005, the U.S. Congress issued a Concurrent Resolution calling on the President of the United States to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to

A late-night announcement made from the White House's East Room on Sunday set the world aflutter, and news of the death of Osama bin Laden quickly spread across the globe. President Barack Obama announced Sunday night bin Laden had been killed and his body taken into U.S. custody in Pakistan. Word of the death of Al Qaeda's leader quickly spread, and politicians, celebrities and athletes began rel

We all remember, as Alan Jackson wrote,  where we were when the world stopped turning.  I was at home recovering from a surgery when I turned on the TV and saw the news on every station.  I called everyone I loved to make sure they were safe and then watched the coverage in amazement.  It's a day that will live with everyone, especially those who lost loved ones that fateful day. Today we'll all r

The world was brought to a standstill late Sunday evening when President Barack Obama confirmed terrorist leader Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. operatives in Pakistan. Americans quickly gathered to celebrate outside the White House, and before you knew it, New Yorkers were gathering in Times Square and at Ground Zero, as well.

The President has announced that U-S forces were involved in the killing of Osama Bin Laden, the man accused of masterminding the September 11th attacks on the United States.  Our sister station WIBX and Fox News have more details here.

Prince William got a spouse and the UK got a new princess in Kate Middleton, the not-so-common commoner who wed Wills today after a ten-year courtship. Here's everything you need to know about the lavish ceremony and the hysteria surrounding it:

Prince William and longtime love Kate Middleton tied the knot in a lavish ceremony at London's Westminster Abbey on Friday April 29. Among the 1900 guests were Sir Elton John and husband David Furnish, David and Victoria Beckham, and UK Prime Minister David Cameron and wife Samantha Sheffield.