Two Airlines Decrease Legroom On Coach Seats
Two airlines have decided to shrink the amount of legroom available to those who opt for coach seats, according to CNN. However, those who decide to splurge for the expensive packages will discover...
View ArticleObama Threat Leads To Arrest By Secret Service
A man in Seattle was arrested on Tuesday after he allegedly sent a threatening message to President Obama via email. The Secret Service arrested Anton Caluori, 31, at his home after he answered the...
View ArticlePuerto Rico Could Become 51st State After November Election
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has turned down the chance to become a state in 1967, 1993, and 1998, but the residents of the island will have yet another chance to become the 51st state this...
View ArticleCattle Being Fed Candy As Corn Prices Increase
Corn prices have skyrocketed in 2012 following the country’s worse drought since 1988, and now one farmer has turned to candy as an alternative source of cattle food. Joseph Watson of Mayfield’s United...
View ArticleKate ‘Ma’ Barker’s Old Hideout Goes Up For Sale
Kate “Ma” Barker’s old hideout, bullet holes and all, is going up for sale. The Daily Mail reports that Barker was gunned down by FBI agents at the lakefront Florida retreat in 1935. The hideout, a...
View ArticleShocking Number Of Teens Say Peers Do Drugs At School [Survey]
A new and troubling survey finds that drugs are more widely available in our nation’s schools than ever before, and 86 percent of students say that their peers smoke, drink, or do other drugs....
View ArticleChinese Officials Deny FDA Testing Request For Nestle Purina Jerky Treats
If your dog dies from eating a jerky treat from Nestle Purina, you might be able to place the blame on government officials in China. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was recently denied...
View ArticleNoted Economist’s Op-Ed: ‘Fellow Economists, Stop Being Political Hacks’
Yesterday, we griped a little bit about how it’s hard for curious readers to find out the truth about complex issues like the economy what with all of the politically polarized commentary flying around...
View ArticleMiddle Class Poorer, Study That Comes As No Surprise To Anyone Reveals
The middle class is poorer in America compared to its status in 2000, a survey that many of the free-market huggers will be sure to deem “class warfare” reveals. The hallmarks of the poorer middle...
View ArticleMichigan Diver Found 13 Years After Going Missing, Perfectly Preserved In His...
Door County, MI – The body of a diver reported missing 13 years ago in Lake Michigan was found still inside his wet suit, his body perfectly preserved. Dirk Kann disappeared in September 1991 while...
View Article‘Super PAC App’ Tells You If A Political Ad Is Being Truthful
Sick and tired of political ads that tell nothing but lies? So was a group of researchers at MIT’s Media Lab so they built the Super PAC App, a mobile application capable of discovering who produced...
View ArticleWe Can Be Heroes: The Qualities Of Real Life Heroes [Study]
What makes a hero? A new study shows that real-life heroes share quite a few inherent and unmistakeable traits. There have been several heartwarming stories of heroism in the news lately, despite the...
View ArticleJesus Painting Restoration Goes Wrong: Well-Intentioned Old Lady Destroys 100...
A painting of Jesus Christ that hung on the walls of the Sanctuary of Mercy Church in Spain was in desperate need of a touch up. So an elderly parishioner decided to do everyone a favor and restore the...
View ArticleMiddle Class Gives More To Charity Than The Rich [Study]
Attention middle class! Though you might be poorer than you’ve ever been according to a recent study, your karma is absolutely fantastic. A new study shows that the middle class are by far the most...
View ArticleTodd Akin Says Paul Ryan Personally Asked Him To Drop Out For Greater GOP...
Rep. Todd Akin has decided to stay in the Missouri race despite pressure from the Republican establishment to drop out, and, in an interview this morning, he says he received a phone call from Vice...
View Article$1 Hot Fudge Sundae Argument At McDonald’s Could Mean Jail Time For Convicted...
Knoxville, TN – James David Wilson faces up to $1,050 in fines and possible jail time after punching a McDonald’s assistant manager in the face during a dispute over a $1 hot fudge sundae purchase. The...
View ArticleObama: Akin ‘Somehow Missed Science Class’
President Barack Obama gave his opinion on Senate candidate Todd Akin’s controversial “legitimate rape” remarks Wednesday night. “The interesting thing here is that this is an individual who sits on...
View ArticleTheft Victim Finds iPad With ‘Find My iPad’ Service, Sued By Thief For...
An Australian man who had his iPad stolen by a less than intelligent thief is being sued by the man who robbed him. The victim used his tablets Find My iPad service to obtain the exact GPS coordinates...
View ArticleJonesboro Police: Carter Called Girlfriend From Squad Car
The girlfriend of 21-year-old Chavis Carter said he called her from the back of the police car and said he had a gun on him, Jonesboro police said Wednesday. He also told her he loved her and that he...
View ArticleFormer Penn State President Graham Spanier Rips Freeh Report
Former Penn State president Graham Spanier and his lawyers have attacked the report that put the ousted leader of Penn State squarely in the middle of a cover-up of child abuse. Spanier, who was forced...
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