Harvey Milk picture book teaches children about LGBTQ history
“Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag” teaches kids about the famed social activist and the iconic gay-rights symbol. When Rob Sanders followed news coverage the day…
Fred Dryer holds the NFL record for most safeties in a game — and, oh yeah, he was almost Sam Malone on ‘Cheers’
Dryer’s place in the NFL record books might be the least interesting thing about him. It’s not often an NFL record stands for 45 years, but Fred Dryer still owns…
Southwest Pilot Who Landed Fatal Flight Wasn’t Supposed to Be On It
Everything was going smoothly until Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 reached about 32,000 feet. Then there was chaos. A deafening bang. A puff of gray smoke. Oxygen masks dropped. At first, the…
Pilots who safely landed Southwest flight after deadly engine failure on what happened in the cockpit
Tammie Jo Shults and Darren Ellisor, the pilots who safely landed a Southwest Airlines plane on April 17 after one of its engines failed, said it was teamwork and training that…
Southwest Pilot Speaks Out For the First Time Since Her ‘Heroic’ Emergency Landing
The Southwest Airlines pilot hailed as a “hero” for safely landing Flight 1380 after a deadly engine explosion last month said that as the chaos unfolded in the air, it felt like a flashback to…
When Southwest 1380’s engine failed, the cockpit was so loud the pilots had to use hand signals to communicate
(CNN) When an engine failed on a Southwest Airlines flight last month, pilot Tammie Jo Shults didn’t panic. Instead, she fell back on her extensive Navy experience. “My first thoughts were…
A Conversation with Stuart Milk, Co-founder of the Harvey Milk Foundation, on His Uncle’s Legacy
This past Tuesday, on Harvey Milk Day, we had the pleasure of speaking to Stuart Milk, the co-founder of the Harvey Milk Foundation. Like his uncle, Stuart has dedicated his life to…
Heroic crew of Southwest Flight 1380 describe bond, faith that pulled them through chaos
About 20 minutes after Southwest Flight 1380 took off from New York's LaGuardia Airport on April 17, one of the plane's engines exploded, sending debris through a passenger window and causing…
Southwest 1380 Landing Proves Study Of Single Pilot Cargo Aircraft Is “Silly,’ Pilot Leader Says
A provision that would enable a study of single-pilot operation of cargo aircraft, strongly opposed by pilot groups, remains on the table as part of legislation to reauthorize the Federal…
Heritage Auctions Is Offering Rare and Pricey Comics This Weekend
It’s too late to get Frank Frazetta’s ‘Death Dealer 6’ painting, which went for nearly $1.8 million, but there’s still plenty to bid on (or just gawk at). Heritage Auctions…
