Massachusetts Boy Survives After Being Shot In The Head By Father
Owen Benway, 9, is fighting for his life after being shot in the head by his father. 41-year-old Daryl Benway shot both of his children, leaving his 7-year-old daughter Abigail dead and his 9-year-old...
View ArticleBaby Panda Born At San Diego Zoo
Bai Yun, a 21-year-old panda at the San Diego Zoo, gave birth to her sixth cub today. The baby panda, who hasn’t received a name yet, won’t make its public debut for a few months. Panda fans can,...
View ArticleF. Scott Fitzgerald Short Story Finally Published
F. Scott Fitzgerald‘s Thank You For the Light is a story that was rejected by The New Yorker in 1936, but has finally been redeemed as the magazine agreed to publish it this week. The Huffington Post...
View ArticleOlympic Reporter Gets Surprise Kiss From Fan [Video]
A reporter for Sky News was standing outside of Old Trafford last week reporting on the 2012 London Olympic Games when a playful soccer fan decided to interrupt his broadcast with a kiss. The reporter...
View ArticleBird Hits Boy On Roller Coaster: “Feathers And Blood All Over”
While there are certainly risks inherent to riding a roller coaster, 12-year old Shane Matus certainly didn’t expect to be hit in the face by a bird while riding the Kingda Ka roller coaster Thursday...
View ArticleGay Marriage ‘Plank’ To Be A Big Part Of Democratic National Committee Platform
The upcoming Democratic National Committee will embrace gay marriage in a big way, it has been confirmed, after years of a wishy-washy stance on marriage equality. The move follows President Obama’s...
View ArticleReport: Bill Clinton To Play Big Role At The Democratic National Convention
Just like the rock star that he is, former President Bill Clinton will be taking center stage at the Democratic National Convention in North Carolina this August. Clinton is expected to make a...
View ArticleFake NY Times Article Supports WikiLeaks, Fools Readers And Reporters Alike
A fake NY Times article reportedly written by Bill Keller in support of WikiLeaks has made the rounds on the internet, fooling readers into believing the venerable New York paper is in support of the...
View ArticleTeen Mob Steals Jeans: Flashmob In Chicago Nabs $3,000 Of Merchandise [Video]
A teen mob caught on tape stealing $3,000 worth of jeans from a Chicago store could soon be paying for their actions. The flash mob robbery, which took place over the weekend, was caught by the...
View ArticleCremation Creations: Companies Offer Creative (Creepy) Ways To Remember Loved...
Cremation is becoming increasingly popular in recent years, and many companies are giving loved ones creative, if not creepy, things to do with the ashes — like making diamonds. As Mercury News...
View ArticleMississippi River Is Drying Up As Massive Drought Continues
The Mississippi river is drying up and some shipping companies are worried that the drought of 1988 may be repeated, a time when the river dried up so much that barge traffic came to a standstill. In...
View ArticleNancy Pelosi Queen Of Exaggeration
Despite her recent fall from power when the Republican Party regained control of the House of Representatives in the 2010 mid-term elections, Nancy Pelosi has continued her role as Obama’s top...
View ArticleExperts Warn Devices To Prevent Kids Dying In Hot Cars Provide A False Sense...
Kids dying in hot cars — left either by a parent who forgot that a child was in the backseat after a change in routine, misjudged the safety of the vehicle or flat-out did not care that their baby was...
View ArticleWoman In Ohio Allegedly Tries To Break Into Jail – Wants To Be Arrested
On Monday, July 30, 2012, Tiffany Hurd, 36, was arrested for allegedly trying to break into the Butler County, Ohio jail. The woman was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and criminal...
View ArticleMan Tries To Swim Atlantic After Being Filled With “Olympic Spirit”
A man filled with “Olympic spirit” has decided to try to swim the Atlantic Ocean. The 34-year-old London man said he was so inspired by swimming events in the 2012 London Olympics that he decided to...
View ArticleSix Year Old Instructs Voters On Ten Reasons Not To Vote For Obama
Political theater reached a new height of the absurd today, with this stunning video featuring six year old Isaac Anthony, in which he instructs voters on ten reasons not to vote for Obama. The video...
View ArticleUBS Suing Nasdaq Over Botched Facebook IPO
Nasdaq is once again feeling the sting of its botched handling of the Facebook IPO, this time as the company faces a lawsuit from UBS. The Swiss bank is suing the exchange after losing $356 million. In...
View ArticleOlympic Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi Endorses Mitt Romney–Sort Of [Video]
Kristi Yamaguchi, an Olympic gold medalist and World Champion in figure skating, has endorsed GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney‘s management of the troubled 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City...
View ArticleMitt Romney Facebook Photo Leads To Cheating Allegations, Domestic Abuse
It’s dangerous to be a Mitt Romney supporter… Or maybe, it’s dangerous to date someone who can’t identify the GOP candidate. A man in Tennessee was arrested after he attacked his girlfriend for having...
View ArticleCheerleader Sarah Jones: I’m Not The Female Sandusky
Sarah Jones used to be known as the captain of the Cincinnati Ben-Gals cheerleading squad. Lately, however, she’s been in the news for allegedly sexually abusing one of her students. Jones recently...
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