Warships, bombers, rubble, refugees. That was the Normandy landscape of 1944, as Allied forces fought to wrest France from Nazi control. Today, the region’s towns and beaches are startlingly calm, as still-grateful residents prepare to welcome veterans commemorating 75 years since D-Day. The Associated Press’ Thibault Camus revisited the beaches and damaged villages that symbolize Read more about Dramatic photos show scenes from D-Day, then and now[…]

A shocked shopper couldn’t believe her eyes when she found a live gecko among the raspberries she bought at a UK grocery store. A customer handed the container with the reptile to Sainsbury’s worker Laura Johnson on May 27. It is unclear how the dark-scaled gecko managed to find its way to the Essex supermarket, Read more about Shopper finds a live gecko in her container of raspberries[…]

President Trump on Thursday ripped Nancy Pelosi and mocked Robert Mueller during an interview from France before the solemn memorial ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day. “Nancy Pelosi, I call her ‘Nervous Nancy.’ Nancy Pelosi is a disaster, OK? She’s a disaster. Let her do what she wants, you know what? I think they’re Read more about Trump slams Nancy Pelosi, Mueller before D-Day ceremony in France[…]

Rudy Giuliani suggested Thursday that he would leave Team Trump after finishing “cleanup” from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe — only to reverse course later in the day. Giuliani told the Washington Examiner he’d been “pretty busy” juggling his own projects while working for free for Trump. The former New York mayor, who joined Read more about Rudy Giuliani does about face after saying he’ll leave Team Trump[…]

The woman sexually assaulted by a former Stanford University swimmer is writing a memoir about her harrowing experience. The nonfiction book “will reclaim the story of her sexual assault, expose the arduous nature of the legal system, and emerge as a bold, unifying voice,” according to Viking Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Emily Read more about Brock Turner’s rape victim writing memoir about her assault[…]

Uber is finally ready to take to the skies — and has chosen the Big Apple for its helicopter-sharing debut. The ride-hailing giant said Thursday its aerial division, Uber Elevate, will launch a luxe service called Uber Copter on July 9 that will fly passengers from Lower Manhattan to JFK airport in eight minutes. As Read more about Uber launching helicopter service to JFK this summer[…]

A top Broadway executive e-mailed the other day to say, “I really think the only winner during this period of time is the pharmaceutical industry, as the demand for beta blockers and anxiety medicine is high.” It’s a good assessment of the mood in Shubert Alley as we swing into the 73rd-annual Tony Awards Sunday Read more about Tony Awards 2019 predictions: Prepare for some big surprises[…]

Boston Dynamics’ ambitions in the field of robotics have been the stuff that internet virality is made of. The engineering and robotics company has already produced incredibly skillful machines that will haunt your nightmares if you’re one of those who’s convinced humanity is doomed and that the rise of the robots is at hand. The Read more about Boston Dynamics\u2019 creepy dog-like robot is about to go on sale[…]

Does what type of brain you have an influence on which side of the bed you sleep on? According to new research, people who sleep on the left side of the bed consider themselves more left-brained and people who sleep on the right side of the bed consider themselves more right-brained. This new statistic emerged Read more about What your side of the bed says about your political leanings[…]

OAKLAND – A hobbled Klay Thompson is expected back for Friday’s Game 4 but Kevin Durant won’t join him, according to Warriors coach Steve Kerr. The hope KD would make it back by Game 4 has been torpedoed after he was not cleared for Thursday’s practice and hence did not scrimmage, leaving in greater doubt Read more about Time is running out for Kevin Durant’s return to Warriors in NBA Finals[…]