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Mark Wahlberg Claims He Could Have Stopped 9/11 From Happening

Mark Wahlberg thinks quite highly of himself, to put it lightly. He's one of today's biggest earning action stars, and The Fighter actor seems to think that his quick moves and choreographed fighting scenes holds weight in ... continue

Teen Mom Shoots Intruder, Says ‘Nothing More Dangerous Than a Woman With a Child’

Sarah McKinley, a teenage mother in Oklahoma, shot and killed an intruder on New Year's Eve in order to protect her three-month-old baby. ABC reports that when McKinley heard two men trying to break into her house she grabbed ... continue

Woman Eats too Much, Calls 911

A woman in Florida who dialed 911 after claiming she ate too much has been charged with disorderly conduct, and for Misuse and Abuse of 911. 45-year-old Mary Ellen Lisee made an emergency call from a Travelers Inn ... continue

Man calls 911 for iPhone Repair

If your iPhone is not working you go to the Apple store. They have a genius bar there who can help you. You do not dial 911 because that makes you really an idiot. One idiot of such ... continue

Couple Call 911 After Getting Stuck In Corn Maze

A Massachusetts couple were forced to call 911 after they entered a corn maze just before sunset and were unable to exit the maze before darkness fell. The couple entered the maze at Connors Farm just north of Boston ... continue

[9/11] In Memoriam

Ten years later, 2,977 dead, and this is the quintessential picture that says a thousand words. continue

The 9/11 Harris Poll: Are We Safe Now?

The events that unfolded ten years ago undoubtedly changed the lives of people in the United States. Its effects echoed globally and soon everyone became used to living with the threat of terror. The phrase "if you ... continue

Tom Brokaw recounts events of 9/11 on Colbert Report

In an interview on yesterday's Colbert Report, NBC News veteran Tom Brokaw recalled his experiences on 9/11, a day that, as he puts it in the interview, forever changed America. His day started off, oddly enough, in a ... continue

Biden Says Terror Threat is Credible But Not Confirmed [Video]

Vice President Joe Biden confirmed today that U.S. officials were looking into a credible terror threat. Biden said that the source of the threat was credible but that it was not certain that an attack had been ... continue

Skydivers to Fly Largest US Flag Over New York’s Ground Zero on 9/11/11

Ten skydivers will jump on 9/11/11 at 10:00am ET from an airplane over Ground Zero to fly 10 giant US flags and honor the courage of those who lost their lives during the attacks 10 years ago. The ... continue

A Look at Flight 93 Ten Years Later

Nearly everyone thinks about the Twin Towers when they recall the morning of 9/11. But 40 other Americans died that day on United Flight 93, when the passengers and crew members fought back against the terrorists and ... continue

Lady Gaga Films 9/11 Tribute for the ‘I Will’ Campaign

What will you do to commemorate 9/11? The "I Will" campaign has thrown out the question and people from around the country, including a few celebrities, have answered. Lady Gaga, Naz, Drake Bell, and DJ Pauly D ... continue

Cell Phone Service Stayed Mostly Steady During Irene, Landlines Affected

For many on the East Coast, Hurricane Irene blew through and did very little damage save for fallen branches and intermittent loss of power. Others experienced extensive flooding and many areas remain in the dark due to storm ... continue

[Video] A Novel Way of Dealing With Telemarketers

If putting them on hold or an air horn gets tiring, you can always try convincing them they've accidentally been connected to emergency services. [via] continue

9/11 WTC worker stricken with cancer gets a settlement of $0 thanks to his lawyers

Edgar Galvis, a 51-year-old man from Queens, New York, was one of the many people who cleaned up the debris in office buildings following the 9/11 attacks that brought down the World Trade Center. Originally from Bogota, Columbia, ... continue

[Pic] Forever Alone 911 Call

The woman was later overheard complaining that Facebook also must be down, because no one wrote "Happy Birthday! xxx lol" on her Wall. continue

DNA match confirmed on bin Laden body

The Associated Press has confirmed that DNA results done on the body of Osama bin Laden have confirmed the corpse of the man killed in the raid yesterday in Abbottabad, Pakistan is that of the Al Qaeda ... continue

Twitter user in Pakistan live-tweets bin Laden compound raid unknowingly

A Twitter user in Pakistan was a bit put out by the noisy raids taking place near him in Abbottabad, Pakistan. It turns out Sohain Athar, aka @reallyvirtual, was livetweeting the raid that resulted in the death of ... continue

Another Fox News Freudian slip on bin Laden death

We posted a screenshot with an unfortunate misspelling announcing the death of Osama bin Laden, but this is a bit beyond the pale. continue

FTC wants 911 dispatchers to accept texts, streaming cell phone video

Citing scads of text messages sent by panicked students and staff to emergency services during the Virginia Tech massacre, the FCC said they would like begin equipping 911 dispatchers with the ability to receive reports through text ... continue

The 911 slush fund that states love to dip into

As anyone will know, well at least those of you who actually look at their telephone bills, there is always a nice little line item called 9-1-1 Emergency Fees that we all pay each month. Of course ... continue

The past decade, as described by 9-year-olds

It's oft repeated and likely untrue that there's an old Chinese "curse"- "may you live in interesting times." The years between 2000 and 2010- while certainly interesting- have also been largely a dazzling mosaic of suck. Wars, unrest, ... continue