Oregon
History
The Olympic Airways Plane That Has Become Home in an Oregon Forest
A plane from the Greek airline Olympic Airways, which since 2012 has sat in a forest in Oregon, has a surprisingly glamorous history.
Retired engineer Bruce Campbell, who had the vision to save decommissioned aircraft from becoming scrap metal by...
Science
Scientists Find Mysterious Holes on the Ocean Floor Spewing Fluids
A study published in the journal Science Advances recently reported a strange discovery: small holes in the ocean floor near Newport, Oregon, that are releasing fluids from deep within the Earth.
These vents are located around 50 miles (80 kilometers)...
Diaspora
Greek-American Train Hero Skarlatos Running for Congress Again
Alek Skarlatos, the Greek-American who thwarted a violent terrorist attack, is running for the US Congress again.
Basketball
Prominent Heart Surgeon Christos Lolas Dead in Car Crash
Prominent heart surgeon Dr. Christos Lolas, who performed the first heart transplant operation in Greece in 1990, has died in a car crash in an Athens highway at the age of 80.
His body was pulled out of his wrecked...