Virginia Fike Wins $1 Million Lottery Twice In One Day
One of few people that knows what it’s like to win the lottery twice in the same day, Virginia Fike has won two $1 million lotteries in the same day after two of her tickets matched five of the six...
View Article13 Most Worthless College Majors, From Fine Art To Journalism
College students, both present and future, it is time to pay attention to some good advice, at least according to The Daily Beast. Are you ready to see the 13 most worthless college majors? If you are...
View ArticleUtah Booby Traps Discovered On Popular Trail
Authorities in Utah stated that two booby traps were discovered along a trail and that one of them had the potential to kill someone, had the trap been triggered, as it incorporated a 20-pound spiked...
View ArticleCalifornia Voters To Decide Fate Of Death Penalty
Voters in California will have a chance to end the death penalty in that state come November. A ballot measure to repeal the penalty will be added now that it has received the 500,000 signatures...
View ArticleMexican Immigration Boom Is Over [Report]
More Mexican immigrants are leaving the United States than entering according to a recent study by the Pew Hispanic Center. The shift in new versus exiting immigrants marks the first time since the...
View ArticleJames Murdoch Tells Leveson Inquiry He Wanted To Avoid Becoming A Lightning Rod
While giving evidence before the Leveson Inquiry at the High Court in London today, James Murdoch – son of Rupert Murdoch – said he resigned his chairmanship of BSkyB, to avoid becoming a “lightning...
View ArticleAccused Natalee Holloway Killer, Joran Van Der Sloot, To Be Extradited To...
Joran Van Der Sloot, the man accused of killing Natalee Holloway, is expected to be extradited to the United States. Van Der Sloot was recently convicted of killing Stephany Flores in Peru. The United...
View ArticleSocial Security In More Trouble Than Initially Thought [Report]
The social security system in the United States is in desperate need of an overhaul and while researchers originally reported that the fund would last until 2036, that number has now been revised down...
View ArticleClaire Squires, Woman Who Died During London Marathon, Raises $400,000 After...
Claire Squires, a 30-year-old woman from North Kilworth, Leics, started the London Marathon with the hope of raising money for the Samaritans in memory of her 25-year-old brother who died of an...
View ArticleVirginia Couple Accidentally Shot at Gun Safety Class
Roanoke, Va. — A gun safety class went horribly wrong in Virginia this weekend when a man accidentally shot himself in the hand with a .45-caliber handgun and the bullet passed through his hand and...
View ArticleKidney Donation Controversy: Long Island Dealership Denies Firing Worker...
Yesterday, we brought you the story of a Long Island woman who claims she was fired from her workplace after donating a kidney (sort of) to her boss, and taking time off to recover from the surgery....
View ArticleMark Kirk: Rehabilitation After Stroke Going ‘Very Well’
Mark Kirk, Illinois state Senator, is reportedly doing well after a stroke he suffered in January. The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, where the senator is currently located, has released a...
View ArticleHand Sanitizer: Teens’ New Cheap Buzz
Hand sanitizer consumption is a new trend for teens who are looking to get a cheap buzz. A growing number of teens have been treated at Emergency Rooms across the nation after consuming the...
View ArticleWhole Foods No Longer To Sell Unsustainable Fish, 9 Types No Longer Available
As Of Earth Day 2012, organic and natural foods superstore Whole Foods has made a corporate decision that they will no longer carry fish that is considered unsustainable. Whole Foods explained through...
View ArticleIsaac Arzate, 12-Year-Old “Miracle Boy,” Dies After Second Collapse Playing...
Portland, Or. — Isaac Arzate, a 12-year-old Oregon middle school student who survived a sudden heart attack during basketball practice in January, died last week after collapsing during another...
View ArticleGlobal Warming Scientist James Lovelock Admits To Being An Alarmist
Influential scientist James Lovelock admits that he’s been a bit of an alarmist (read: fear-monger) when it comes to matters of global warming and climate change. Though he wouldn’t call himself a...
View ArticleCow Leaves Home, Attempts To Place An Order At McDonald’s Drive Thru
Where’s the beef? Apparently it went to a local McDonalds out of sheer boredom and a need for attention. Sandy Winn said that her cow, Darcy, did just that on Friday. The cow wandered out of her pen...
View ArticleMad Cow Disease Found In California Dairy Cow
A new case of mad cow disease has been found in a California dairy cow. The Agriculture of Department said that the animal was not part of the nation’s food supply and that there was no cause for...
View ArticleCompany To Mine Natural Resources… In Outer Space
A staple in the genre of science fiction, the mining of asteroids and other bodies in outer space has long been considered just that: science fiction. Now, space start-up Planetary Resources has...
View ArticleCorn Biotech: Environmentalists Warn Against Newly Engineered Plant
The latest development in bio technology and genetically modified foods (GMO) is a strain of corn produced by Dow Chemical. It is resistant to an herbicide made by the same company, which they state...
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