Comment on Today in History: July 28, US Army airplane crashes into Empire State Building

As a classical musician, I must admit shame now because when I first heard this song, it wasn't in school or listening to great music, but at the end of the 2015 Syfy miniseries based on Arthur C Clarke's Childhood's End. This piece was chosen as a "momento" for Earth's culture at the end of the series finale, and it gave me chills. It was so beautiful and haunting at the same time.

By CURT RALLO SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Kanon Woodill hit a 35-yard field goal with 31 seconds to play, Cade Haberman blocked a 62-yard try as time expired and Northern Illinois stunned No. 5 Notre Dame 16-14 on Saturday. Haberman blocked the 62-yard attempt by Notre Dame’s Mitch Jeter, allowing the jubilant Huskies to claim their first nonconference victory against a ranked opponent since a 19-16 upset of No.

How did you think MAGAt media figures would responding to the news that several of their colleagues and enablers were working on behalf of Russia? Why, by spouting absurd conspiracy theories and attacking the law enforcement officials who uncovered the scheme, accusing them of trying to steal the election for Kamala Harris!

What a great idea! Democrats are getting Project 2025 out to college football games today, where it will get even more coverage. Via the Associated Press: Now, they will take their campaign against the conservative Project 2025 blueprint, written by allies of Republican Donald Trump, to the skies above college football stadiums in key swing states. Democratic National Committee -sponsored banners pulled by small airplanes will fly Saturday over Michigan Stadium, where the defending national champion Wolverines have a marquee matchup against Texas, and at-home games for Penn State, Wisconsin and Georgia. Vice President Kamala Harris and her allies have spent months warning about Project 2025, betting that the initiative makes Trump seem especially extreme.

A Colorado State Patrol trooper was wounded Saturday afternoon after he was shot while in his patrol vehicle in Westminster, according to the agency. The trooper shot the suspect, who died at the scene, according to the news release. The suspect has not yet been publicly identified. The shooting occurred at 1:18 p.m.

Adams County District Court Judge Brett Martin on Friday sentenced a man to life in prison without parole for starting a payroll scheme at an Aurora King Soopers distribution center and planning the killing of a supervisor who uncovered it, according to the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Jerrelle Aireine Smith, 44, was convicted of first-degree murder in August for the death of Ryan Dillard, a new supervisor at the facility.