Wells Fargo Settlement: $6.6 Million For ‘Risky’ Investments
Wells Fargo will be forced to pay out a $6.6 million settlement after the bank fell under scrutiny for some of its actions following the mortgage crisis — this after a settlement totaling $175 million...
View ArticleAustralia High Court Bans Brand Designs On Cigarette Packaging
The Australian High Court has decided that the inclusion of colorful logos, images, and brand designs on cigarette packaging is no longer allowed, according to The Associated Press. Instead, the court...
View ArticleNellie Gray Dies: Renowned Pro-Life Activist Dies At 88
Pro-lifers across the country were saddened to hear the news that Nellie Gray, leader of the annual March for Life, one of the largest anti-abortion demonstrations in the U.S., died over the weekend....
View ArticleFormer WWE CEO Linda McMahon Wins Connecticut Senate Primary
In Connecticut, businesswoman Linda McMahon easily won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate last night, easily defeating former Congressman Christopher Shays by 73% to 27% in a light turnout...
View ArticleFisker Karma Electric Car Spontaneously Combusts In California
A Fisker Karmer Luxury Hybrid Sports Car was parked safely on the side of the road in Woodside, California. Minutes later, the entire thing was engulfed in flames. ABC reports that this is the second...
View ArticleBath Salts Cause Naked Teen To Battle Imaginary Bugs In Arizona Coffee Shop
Tempe, AZ – At this point, I’m not sure why people continue to use bath salts. Given all of the crazy news stories that have popped up over the past year, it’s surprising that so many individuals would...
View ArticleMoviegoer Accidently Shoots Himself In Buttocks
A 56-year-old audience member of “The Bourne Legacy” accidently shot himself in the buttocks inside a Centrury 14 movie theater on Tuesday. RGJ.com reports that the man had brought the gun in and...
View ArticleTop Scrabble Player Kicked Out Of Championship For Cheating
During a Scrabble championship in Florida, one of the country’s top players was kicked out of the game for cheating, according to MSN. Organizers claim that the kid was hiding blank tiles during the...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman Didn’t Stand His Ground, Says Lawyer
After George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin in Florida, the country engaged in a furious debate over the the legality of “stand your ground laws.” Well, according to the neighborhood...
View ArticleMan Steals Marijuana From Police Station Because ‘It Smelled So Good’
A Pennsylvania man found himself behind bars on Saturday night when he was caught stealing a bag of marijuana from the local police station. The reason for his attempted theft? He said the pot...
View ArticleMitt Romney Ohio Rally Focused On Medicare And Education
Mitt Romney traveled around the important swing state of Ohio yesterday. Thousands of rural Chillicothe area residents waited in line for hours to hear Romney speak from the steps of the Ross County...
View ArticleWhite House Brewery Churning Out Beer, Obama Administration Confirms
A White House brewery is the newest addition to the President’s home, the Obama administration confirmed today. A White House brewery probably doesn’t seem like too much of a stretch given the amount...
View ArticleDREAM Act Begins With Some Pieces Taking Effect This Week
The DREAM Act begins in earnest this week as one of the most sweeping changes in immigration policy in decades took effect Wednesday. The act will allow close to 1.7 million young immigrants apply for...
View ArticleToronto Mayor Criticized For Reading While Driving
Drivers are becoming more and more distracted behind the wheel these days. Although everyone gets sidetracked when they’re piloting their vehicle from time-to-time, most people do their best to ensure...
View ArticleFBI Investigating Domestic Terror Attack At Family Research Council, Gunman...
The FBI responded to what the agency terms a “domestic terror attack” at the Family Research Council’s headquarters in Washington D.C. A security guard at the conservative agency thwarted the apparent...
View ArticleMan To Serve Jail Time For Linking To Pirated Movies
If you’re of the belief that you won’t face charges for simply linking to another site containing pirated movies, music, and/or software, you might want to rethink your current strategy before you find...
View ArticleGay Marriage Opponent Who Burned Cheerios In Protest Dies Of Heart Attack
Last week, Michael Leisner, 65, became known nationwide after an ill-conceived protest outside General Mills during which he attempted to (and failed to) burn a box of Cheerios to express discontent...
View ArticleShitterton Voted Most Embarrassing Town Name
Would you live in a place called Shitterton? The small town in the middle of rural Dorset was just voted as having the most embarrassing town name. Shitterton beat out Scratchy Bottom and Crapstone to...
View ArticlePolice Officer Hits Child With Motorcycle, Gets Attacked, And Kills The...
An off-duty police officer hit a four-year-old girl with his motorcycle and was then was physically attacked by and allegedly shot the child’s angry father. Just moments after a veteran Chicago police...
View ArticleWilliam Shatner Returns As The Priceline Negotiator
I don’t watch television as much as I used to, but I was keen enough to notice that William Shatner had disappeared completely from Priceline’s television ad campaign. After performing a bit of amateur...
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