Jun. 22—It wouldn’t be a Fairchild Air Force Base airshow without a massive Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker cutting through the sky. The base, known for its aerial refueling tanker aircraft, hosted its annual free-entry airshow, Skyfest, on Saturday. Besides a KC-135, an array of small and large military and civilian aircraft glided, rolled and twirled across […]
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Britain’s rollercoaster-riding Liberal Democrat leader embraces stunts to gain election attention
LONDON (AP) — Most politicians try to avoid slips, stumbles and undignified photos. Not Ed Davey. The leader of Britain’s centrist Liberal Democrats has turned the country’s six-week general election campaign into a showreel of self-deprecating fun. Davey, 58, has tumbled off a paddleboard into England’s biggest lake, screamed atop a rollercoaster, splashed down a […]
‘Chaotic’ street racing event mixed fireworks explosions and stunts, Florida cops say
An illegal street racing event that resembled a military offensive was halted at 1 a.m. on a Sunday when sheriff’s deputies showed up at an office park near Tampa, Florida. Video shows the sounds of roaring engines and exploding fireworks were mingled with smoke from burning rubber as the cars spun in circles around an […]