Mark Memmott

Gun made with 3-D printer is successfully fired

Mark Memmott — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:15:14 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wym1LF3mmYo

Crazy photo: Reporter snaps pic as baseball nearly beans her

Mark Memmott — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:34:48 +0000

When Fox Sun Sports reporter Kelly Nash was at Fenway Park in Boston on Saturday to cover the Houston Astros' game with the Red Sox, she decided to take a few "selfie" photos while atop the famous Green Monster in left field.

Below, batting practice was underway. So some balls were flying in her direction.

Former British Prime Minister Thatcher dies

Mark Memmott — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:29:22 +0000

Margaret Thatcher, who as British prime minister in the 1980s became known as the "Iron Lady" for her tough economic policies, her partnership with President Reagan in standing up to communism and the short war with Argentina over the Falklands, has died.

Her spokesman, Lord Bell, tells the British Press Association that Baroness Thatcher died Monday following a stroke.

Facebook phone is 'a family of apps,' Zuckerberg says

Mark Memmott and Eyder Peralta — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:09:25 +0000

Facebook is going to "turn things around," CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday, by turning "your Android phone into a great, simple social device" that is "designed around people."

He came on stage just after 1 p.m.

NRA task force: Train school personnel who want to be armed

Mark Memmott — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:03:37 +0000

A task force launched by the National Rifle Association after the Dec.

If something smells funny, remember what day it is

Mark Memmott — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:29:11 +0000

Google Nose was unveiled Monday morning.

Obama: 'Shame on us if we've forgotten' Newtown victims

Mark Memmott — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:47:48 +0000

Standing in front of mothers whose children have died in shootings, President Obama said Thursday at the White House that if the nation fails to toughen its gun laws, "shame on us."

"Shame on us if we've forgotten" the 20 children and 6 educators killed three months ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut and all the others who have died in gun-related violence before and since then, Obama added.

The promises that he and other lawmakers made after the Dec.

'Arsenal' found at Newtown shooter's home; read the police reports

Mark Memmott — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:34:36 +0000

Police found hundreds of rounds of ammunition, guns, three photos of "what appears to be a deceased human covered with plastic" and other evidence when they searched the Newtown, Conn., home of killer Adam Lanza, according to records released Thursday.

Five search warrants, which include lists of what detectives discovered in the first few days after the Dec. 14, 2012, mass shooting that left 20 school children and six educators dead, were made public. We'll embed them below.

Lululemon vows to get to bottom of its see-through pants problem

Mark Memmott — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:10:59 +0000

The buns ... er, puns ...

Watch For The White Smoke: Cardinals Begin Conclave To Select Next Pope

Mark Memmott — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:37:22 +0000

Update at 2:43 p.m. ET. No Pope Today:

Black smoke just poured from the chimney above the Vatican. That means, as was expected, the cardinals did not choose a pope on the first vote of their conclave to name a successor to the now-retired Pope Benedict XVI. As the cardinals' ballots are burned, NPR's Sylvia Poggioli says, chemicals are added to a fire in a second stove to turn the smoke black if there's no pope elected and white if there is.

Now, if all goes as planned, the cardinals will vote again Wednesday. The next time to watch for smoke is 7 a.m. ET tomorrow.

'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius in custody and charged with murder of girlfriend

Mark Memmott — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:01:31 +0000

Our most recent update was added at 1:45 p.m. ET.

South African Paralympic and Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius "has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend," The Associated Press reports from Pretoria.

Reeva Steenkamp was shot and killed inside Pistorius' home early Thursday, police say.

The AP adds that:

"Police said a 26-year-old male would appear in court later. ...

Postal Service says no more Saturday mail

Mark Memmott — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:43:14 +0000

(We updated the top of this post at 10:37 a.m. ET.)

Calling it "absolutely necessary" if the U.S. Postal Service is going to stop losing billions of dollars a year and reach anything close to financial stability, Postmaster Gen. Patrick Donahoe confirmed Wednesday morning that USPS is moving to eliminate Saturday delivery of first-class mail.

"Beginning the week of Aug. 5 this year," Donahoe said, USPS will provide "six days of package delivery and five days of mail delivery.

Remains found beneath parking lot ID'd as King Richard III

Mark Memmott — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:50:49 +0000

Remains found under what's now a parking lot in the English city of Leicester have been confirmed to be those of King Richard III, researchers at the University of Leicester announced Monday.

NPR's Philip Reeves tells our Newscast Desk that the skeleton of the ruler immortalized by William Shakespeare was identified thanks to a DNA match with a distant relative.

3 ways to sound smart at a Super bowl party

Mark Memmott — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:37:59 +0000

If you're invited to a Super Bowl party and aren't quite up to speed about Sunday's big game, join the club. This blogger's a Buffalo Bills fan and tries to kind of tune out around this time of the season because, after all, it brings back some painful memories.

But it is the big story of the weekend, and The Two-Way knows it needs to be covered in some way.

VIDEO: Look Out! Car Suddenly Emerges From Foam On Highway

Mark Memmott — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:07:23 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twhjaHqQqik

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1aP-elpe00