On This Day: May 5

10 years of headlines that grabbed us.
May 5, 2024
Trump Unloads on Enemies in Speech at Donor Retreat
Donald Trump spoke to supporters at a donor retreat at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday after another long week in court, and he used the opportunity to unload on his political enemies.  Keep reading >>
 
May 5, 2023
Wagner Boss: Russia Is Sending More Ammunition
The head of the Wagner Group says his tirade was successful.  Keep reading >>
 
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May 5, 2022
Cops: As He Was Arrested, His Baby Died in His Car
Davied Japez McCorry Whatley went to the Snellville Police Department on Tuesday afternoon to pick up a gun police had in their possession.  Keep reading >>
 
May 5, 2021
Woman Missing 5 Months Wintered in Tent, Eating Moss
A woman reported missing on Nov. 25 has been found alive five months later in the Utah wilderness, where she survived the winter by foraging for grass and moss.  Keep reading >>
 
May 5, 2020
United Airlines to Staff: You May Want to Leave Voluntarily
Airlines are not doing well amid the coronavirus pandemic—and in a memo recently sent to staffers, United Airlines' COO is urging employees to consider voluntarily separating from the company, CNN reports.  Keep reading >>
 
 
May 5, 2019
Bad News in Jacksonville Plane Crash
All 143 humans aboard the plane that slid off the runway in Jacksonville, Fla.  Keep reading >>
 
May 5, 2018
Court Reverses Itself in Kennedy Clan Murder Case
The infamous murder case involving Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel has just taken another, and perhaps final, turn.  Keep reading >>
 
May 5, 2017
Republicans Have 20 New Reasons to Worry About 2018
As Republicans voted to replace ObamaCare Thursday, Democrats were heard singing the sports-anthem taunt, "Hey, Hey, Hey, Goodbye."  Keep reading >>
 
May 5, 2016
Tow Truck Driver Ditches Woman Over Bernie Sticker
Divine intervention—and the Bernie Sanders paraphernalia decorating her car—made a South Carolina tow truck driver decide to leave a woman stranded on the side of the road in Asheville, NC, WLOS reports.  Keep reading >>
 
May 5, 2015
Fox: We 'Screwed Up' Baltimore Shooting Story
"What happened was, we screwed up," Fox News anchor Shep Smith admitted yesterday, apologizing on behalf of the network after a false report of a police shooting in Baltimore.  Keep reading >>