By Ken Rodriguez, FOX 5 Sports anchor - bio | email
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Here's to Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon.
His death tugged at my heart a bit as I recalled the dreams he helped launch after taking that "one giant leap for mankind," in July of 1969.
As a young boy in the 60's, I was fascinated by the space program (who wasn't?). I did my share of day-dreaming - staring out the classroom window at the sky and imagining myself in Armstrong's place. Would I have been as brave?
I had the honor of meeting and interviewing him years ago in Houston. Everything they said about him I found to be true. Incredibly humble. He never wanted to profit financially from simply serving his country - as he put it.
Those were wonderful days for young dreamers like me. They inspired all of us to not only dream big.
We still have heroes. They're in Iraq and Afghanistan and wear the uniforms of first responders here at home. But in the words of Tom Hanks in the movie, Apollo 13… today, "I look up at the Moon and wonder, when will we be going back, and who will that be?"
Amid lingering concerns about his national security policies, President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of drones against terror suspects.
President Barack Obama on Thursday is expected to address some of the thornier aspects of national security policy, including drone strikes, the prison at Guantanamo Bay and the dire threats Americans continue to face - even...
Jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial resume deliberations Thursday after they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time...
Jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial resume deliberations Thursday after they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time boyfriend,...
The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations...
The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its...
Thursday, May 23 2013 12:02 AM EDT2013-05-23 04:02:22 GMT
A large tornado is bearing down near Oklahoma City, part of a series of severe storms expected across portions of the Midwest.
Scientists concluded the storm was a rare and extraordinarily powerful type of twister known as an EF5, which is capable of lifting reinforced buildings off the ground, hurling cars like missiles and stripping trees completely free of bark.
With her son holding her elbow, Colleen Arvin walked up her driveway to what was left of her house for 40 years.
The tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb this week may have created $2 billion or more in damage as it tore through as many as 13,000 homes, multiple schools and a hospital, officials said Wednesday as they gave the...
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:29 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:29:00 GMT
An FBI agent in Orlando shot dead a man questioned in the Boston bombing investigation whom the agency says turned violent during an interview late Tuesday.
An FBI agent in Orlando shot dead a man questioned in the Boston bombing investigation whom the agency says turned violent during an interview late Tuesday.
Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on.
Anthony Weiner knows there may be a lot of New Yorkers who would never consider voting for him again, but he says he's running for mayor because he wants to bring his ideas to the fore - and win.
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says U.S. officials are "going neighborhood to neighborhood" to make sure Oklahoma gets the help it needs.
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says U.S. officials are "going neighborhood to neighborhood" to make sure Oklahoma gets the help it needs.
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