Nov 27th, 2008 · Author Joseph O'Neill was born in Ireland and raised in the Netherlands. As part of the series about becoming an American, O'Neill tells Steve Inskeep that his Thanksgivings have been anything but typical American Thanksgivings. In fact, he can't even remember his first Thanksgiving in the United States.
Nov 26th, 2008 · Author Joseph O'Neill says the meaning of nationality and nationhood have changed dramatically in the past two decades. He should know: Raised in Holland, the half-Irish, half-Turkish author of Netherland now lives with his family in New York City.
Jan 5th, 2008 · Floyd O'Neil is the coordinator of the 13th Annual Great Fruitcake Toss in Manitou Springs, Colo. Participants decide to hurl their fruitcakes rather than eat them. O'Neil says that one year a team of Boeing engineers lost to a team of Girl Scouts.
Feb 27th, 2007 · Ed O'Neill works at a Chamber of Commerce in Iowa, where a co-worker told him a story about "some idiot" who had failed to turn in a winning lottery ticket. The story prompted O'Neill to check the numbers on his own lottery ticket. Yep, he was the "idiot." But now he's an idiot with an $800,000 payoff.
Jan 31st, 2007 · Former FBI Agent Eric O'Neill and Director/Screenwriter Billy Ray have collaborated on the new film Breach. It is based on the true story about FBI operative Robert Hanssen who was found guilty of treason and the FBI agent (O'Neill) who was assigned to Hanssen to draw him out of deep cover.
Oct 7th, 2006 · Buck O'Neil, a famed baseball player and manager for the legendary Negro League team the Kansas City Monarchs, died Friday at 94. He was the first African American coach in Major League Baseball, working for the Chicago Cubs in the 1960s. O'Neil recently was nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame, falling one vote short of induction.
May 5th, 2006 · British police think they've discovered the true identity of a man who's been calling himself the Earl of Buckingham. He was arrested by Interpol in January of 2005. He may be a U.S. citizen and former military intelligence agent. Sean O'Neill of The Times of London broke the story of the man's presumed identity. O'Neill speaks with Madeleine Brand.