Twenty-five years have passed since America experienced the devastating terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. While our nation was forever changed, countless patriotic Americans answered a call to serve, joining the mission to hunt down those responsible and defend the country they love. In this powerful NEWSMAX special, host Greg Kelly sits down with eight veterans whose lives were profoundly shaped by 9/11. Together with the Wounded Warrior Project, NEWSMAX shares the extraordinary stories of men and women who volunteered for service in the aftermath of the attacks, endured the realities of combat, and returned home facing physical and mental challenges while fighting to reclaim the lives they left behind. From the battlefields of…
The loss of tourism is expected to hurt the island, which only sees a fraction of Hawaii's 10 million visitors, but tourism is its top economic driver, with people coming from all over the world to view its tropical landscapes, waterfalls and cliffs.
Pennsylvania's Democratic Senator John Fetterman is raising eyebrows after making a cameo at President Trump's GOP midterm convention. Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) joins Peter Alexander to share his reaction to Fetterman's "Trumpapalooza" video.
In the days, weeks and months after 9/11 people living and working in lower Manhattan were told the air was safe to breathe. Now, we know that was not true. In the past 25 years, more people have died from 9/11-related illnesses than died in the attack. 9/11 Health Watch Executive Director Ben Chevat and Iraq War Veteran and Host of the "Independent Americans" podcast Paul Rieckhoff join Katy Tur to discuss the newly-released documents that focus on survivors' health.
Aaron Rodgers is pushing back hard on the narrative surrounding his broken engagement to actress Shailene Woodley, claiming on a podcast that she ended the relationship, and offering blunt details to prove it. The 42-year-old Super Bowl champion and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback appeared Thursday on part two of "Not Just Football with Cam Heyward" and […] The post Aaron Rodgers says Shailene Woodley left him, not the other way around appeared first on American Almanac .
Aaron Rodgers is pushing back hard on the narrative surrounding his broken engagement to actress Shailene Woodley, claiming on a podcast that she ended the relationship, and offering blunt details to prove it. The 42-year-old Super Bowl champion and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback appeared Thursday on part two of "Not Just Football with Cam Heyward" and laid out his version of events, directly contradicting Woodley's prior public statements that he "ruined her life" and left her in a deep depression. Rodgers says the facts run the other direction entirely. He told Heyward he proposed to Woodley in December 2021 and she accepted. But just days later, he claims, the 34-year-old "Divergent" actress told him something that ended the…Open
Brian "Nashville" Neil Duckworth, a country music singer who performed alongside his siblings in the trio Taylor Made and shared stages with Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert, died Monday at his West Virginia home at age 56. Duckworth died on September 7, 2026, USA Today reported. His cause of death has not been released. He […] The post Brian Duckworth, country singer and Taylor Made band member, dead at 56 appeared first on American Almanac .
Brian "Nashville" Neil Duckworth, a country music singer who performed alongside his siblings in the trio Taylor Made and shared stages with Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert, died Monday at his West Virginia home at age 56. Duckworth died on September 7, 2026, USA Today reported . His cause of death has not been released. He leaves behind his wife of more than 15 years, Tina Scheuvront Duckworth, six children, four grandchildren, and five siblings. Duckworth earned the nickname "Nashville" because, as his obituary from Bartlett Funeral Home in West Virginia put it, he "never passed up an opportunity to share his voice." He formed Taylor Made roughly 15 years ago with his brother Greg Duckworth and sister Wendy Williams. The trio built…Open
A 24-year-old surfer punched and kicked a charging tiger shark until it retreated at a popular Hawaii surf spot, then walked away with little more than a broken board and scraped-up legs. Albert Westpfal was paddling over a reef at China Walls, a well-known break on Oahu's South Shore, on Tuesday afternoon when a tiger […] The post Surfer fights off 12-foot tiger shark with his fists off Oahu's South Shore appeared first on American Almanac .
A 24-year-old surfer punched and kicked a charging tiger shark until it retreated at a popular Hawaii surf spot, then walked away with little more than a broken board and scraped-up legs. Albert Westpfal was paddling over a reef at China Walls, a well-known break on Oahu's South Shore, on Tuesday afternoon when a tiger shark estimated at 12 feet clamped down on the tail of his surfboard. The shark bit clean through the fiberglass, knocked Westpfal off the board, and sent him into the open ocean, then turned and charged him a second time. Westpfal fought back. He kicked the shark in the head and punched its nose until the animal thrashed and finally backed off. He made it out of the water with abrasions on his leg from the shark's rough…Open
On September 11, 2001, U.S. airspace was closed for the first time in history. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum released flight data showing air traffic over the U.S. Amid the confusion, air traffic controllers ultimately warned airliners they would be shot down as fighter jets were scrambled to potentially take down United Flight 93.
