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    Ed Mazza

    Ed Mazza

    Overnight Editor, HuffPost

  • Angels Pull Off Rare ‘Hidden Ball Trick’ On Yankees, Pay For It Later

    Tyler Wade was caught snoozing on the bases but got his revenge later in the game.

  • Is This the World's Scariest Airport For Landings?

    Birmingham Airport in the UK is so famous for its pilot-testing crosswinds that people often gather there just to watch and record some of the white-knuckle landings. As this video shows, the crosswinds are so strong that some planes appear to hover, rock and sway as they attempt to land. "When there's a crosswind -- at BHX at least -- landing planes often seem to 'float' above the runway much longer than normal," YouTuber flugsnug, an aviation enthusiast, wrote in the description of this compilation.

  • Deadly Everest Avalanche Caught On Video

    The deadly avalanche that swept through the Mt. Everest base camp after Saturday's massive earthquake in Nepal was caught on video by a German climber. Moments later, climbers in the distance begin to run before the avalanche itself is visible. The climbers shout and duck into tents as the rumble of the avalanche moving past can be heard outside.

  • Fears Of ISIS In 'Tatooine'

    "Star Wars" fans are being warned away from several locations in Tunisia linked to the movies due to reported jihadist activity. Tataouine, which inspired the name of Luke Skywalker's home planet of Tatooine, has become a way-station for terrorists looking to enter Libya to join ISIS, CNN reported. Although Tataouine wasn't used as a location in any of the "Star Wars" films, it's not far from some of the sites that served as the slave quarters in "Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace," including the home of young Anakin Skywalker and his mother, Shmi, according to StarWars.com.

  • Secret Nazi Lair From WWII Uncovered In Argentina

    Archaeologists have found the ruins of what appears to have been a lair designed for Nazi fugitives hidden deep within the jungle of Argentina. The three ruined buildings were discovered in Teyu Cuare Park in Misiones province, in the country's northeast, by researchers from the urban archaeology center at the University of Buenos Aires. Team leader Daniel Schavelzon said the buildings appear to be part of a secret project to create hidden shelters for Nazi leaders in remote locations.

  • Dramatic Rescue In Antarctica

    The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued the crew of a ship that was trapped in the Antarctic ice for nearly a week. The Antarctic Chieftain, a 207-foot Australian-flagged fishing vessel, called for help on Feb. 10 when it suffered damage to three of its four propellers after becoming beset in the ice roughly 900 miles northeast of McMurdo Sound. The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Polar Star, the nation's only heavy icebreaker, had to cut through 150 miles of ice that was up to 20 feet thick in some areas -- at times in whiteout conditions -- to reach the Antarctic Chieftain and rescue its crew of 26.

  • Saudi Historian: U.S. Women Drive Because They Don't Care If They're Raped

    Saleh al-Saadoon claimed in a recent TV interview that women can be raped when a car breaks down, but unlike other countries, Saudi Arabia protects its women from that risk by not allowing them to drive in the first place, according to a translation posted online by the Middle East Media Research Institute. Two women who defied the ban on driving last year, Loujain al-Hathloul and Maysa al-Amoudi, are being tried in a court that handles terror cases.

  • REPORT: Drone Nearly Crashed Into Jet At Heathrow

    A commercial passenger aircraft almost collided with a drone near London Heathrow Airport over the summer, according to a new report. While few details have been released, it was reported that the aircraft was an Airbus A320, which can carry up to 180 passengers, and the incident happened on July 22 at an altitude of 700 feet, according to the London Evening Standard. "The risk of a 10 kilogram object hitting a plane is a real one that pilots are very concerned about," British Airline Pilots Association general secretary Jim McAuslan told the BBC, pointing to a 2009 incident in which US Airways Flight 1549 was forced to land in the Hudson River in New York after striking a bird.

  • ISIS In America?

    ISIS leaders have urged followers to launch attacks against Western nations, but there are doubts over the group's level of support outside of Syria and Iraq, and its ability to carry out those attacks. Now, a report from Vocativ finds dozens of ISIS sympathizers operating openly here in the United States -- including a radical cleric with a criminal history. The student uses the ISIS flag as his Facebook banner and caught the attention of the Joint Terrorism Task Force with his posts on social media.

  • American Reportedly Arrested Trying To Swim To North Korea

    An American man was reportedly arrested Tuesday night by South Korean Marines after apparently attempting to swim across the Han River to North Korea. The man, who has not been identified but is believed to be in his late 20s or early 30s and of Arabic descent, was trying to swim across the Han River near Gimpo, in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported. "I was trying to go to North Korea in order to meet with supreme leader Kim Jong-un," the man said during interrogation, according to Yonhap.

  • Oktoberfest Without Pretzels?!? OH NEIN!

    What's a giant stein of Oktoberfest beer without an even bigger pretzel to go with it? Festival-goers in Germany could find out if Bavarian bakers follow through on their strike threat. The region's 48,000 union bakers want a 6.5 percent wage hike, according to Focus.

  • 7-Year-Old Boy Poses With Severed Head In Syria (GRAPHIC IMAGE)

    In what may be one of the most shocking photos passed around on social media, a 7-year-old Australian boy is seen holding up a severed head in Syria. "That's my boy," reads the caption reportedly posted by Khaled Sharrouf, a convicted terrorist who fled Australia to join the Islamic State militants waging war in Syria and Iraq. Secretary of State John Kerry condemned the photo on Tuesday.

  • Uncontacted Tribe Emerges From Rainforest After 'Violent Attacks'

    A previously uncontacted tribe has emerged from the jungles of Brazil suffering from flu and saying they've been shot at, according to reports. Footage of the encounter at the Envira River, near the border with Peru, was posted to YouTube by LiveLeak, and can be seen above. "They described being attacked by non-native people and many died after coming down with the flu and diphtheria," said interpreter Jaminawa Jose Correia, according to a report on the G1 web portal and cited by AFP.

  • MH17 Parents: 'We Live In A Hell Beyond Hell'

    Anthony Maslin and Marite Norris, who lost their three children and Norris' father when Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17, have released a statement describing their anguish. The couple had remained in Amsterdam while Nick Norris, 68, brought the kids -- Otis, 8, Evie, 10 and Mo, 12 -- home for school.

  • This Is How We Should All Be Remembered

    It's not what you expect from an obituary -- and that's why the sendoff given to George Ferguson in the Victoria Times Colonist of Canada is so memorable. Was he a small-time con-man with grandiose schemes? Become a founding member of HuffPost Plus today.

  • Dracula's Castle Is For Sale

    "Dracula's Castle" is for sale, but it comes with a catch: Dracula himself, or at least the historical basis for the character, never actually lived there. “If someone comes in with a reasonable offer, we will look at who they are, what they are proposing, and will seriously entertain the idea," Mark Meyer told the Daily Telegraph. Its nickname comes from the fact that it closely matches the description of the castle in Bram Stoker's "Dracula." Stoker himself never visited, but is believed to have read about it and based the castle in his novel on what he read.

  • Widow Fined For Graveside Toast

    A French widow had a champagne toast with friends and family at her late husband's graveside on his birthday, honoring one of the man's last wishes -- but the small gathering was interrupted by some uninvited guests. Three cops showed up, told 61-year-old Josiane Couston it's illegal to drink in the cemetery and ultimately issued a ticket for 38 euros (approximately $53) for disturbing the peace, according to reports out of France. Couston is acting as any respectable citizen of France would when the police try to take away one's champagne: She's fighting back.

  • WATCH: Woman Nearly Killed By Train

    A woman in the Netherlands was a split second away from an almost-certain death when she ducked under the crossing arm at a railroad station after it had come down to signal that a train was approaching. The footage from Oisterwijk station is a few years old, but Dutch railway company ProRail released it this week as a public service message to warn people against crossing under the arm and to show why it plans to build a tunnel at the station, according to a Google translation of an article on the website of NOS, a Dutch public broadcaster.

  • Ethiopian Airliner Hijacked, Lands In Geneva

    A hijacked Ethiopian Airlines jet landed safely in Geneva after the copilot allegedly seized control of the aircraft and requested asylum in Switzerland, according to multiple news reports. All 193 passengers have been reported safe and were seen leaving the aircraft with their hands on their necks before boarding a bus. It reached Geneva with just 20 minutes of fuel left, circling the airport several times before landing, AirlineReporter noted, citing information from air traffic controllers heard on LiveATC.net.

  • WATCH: Taliban Make Hostage Video Of Kidnapped Military Dog

    A British military dog has been captured by the Taliban and appears in a newly released hostage video. The dog, named Colonel, was apparently taken during a raid in Afghanistan's eastern Laghman province on Dec. 23, the Daily Telegraph reports. In the video, bearded Taliban fighters shout "Allah gave victory to the mujahideen!” and “Down with them, down with their spies" as Colonel is shown on a leash held by one of the fighters, according to the Washington Post.