A mountain Lion showed its climbing prowess by climbing atop a 35-foot utility pole in the California desert. It was reported that the big cat apparently got “spooked” by a school bus and ran up the wooden power pole in rural Lucerne Valley. The cougar stayed atop the pole all afternoon but was gone the […] More
A new study has discovered a link between staying up late at night and having a higher body mass index (BMI) in teenagers. Specifically, the findings show that teens who go to bed late on weeknights are more likely to gain weight compared to those who go to sleep earlier. This late-bedtime link remained consistent […] More
Let’s say a prayer – everyone that has ever STOLEN Nigeria’s money – money meant for the poor masses, money meant for the advancement and development of Nigeria. Anyone that has “knowingly” and “craftily” siphoned Nigeria’s money….MAY YOU ALL BE ARRESTED AND DISGRACED LIKE Madam Diezani Alison-Madueke aka Former Oil Minister. It’s a damn shame […] More
Barack Obama put words to the desperation of millions of Americans – and the despair of the rest of the world – following the aftermath of another mass shooting that occurred at a school in Oregon on Thursday, the latest of nearly 1,000 since his re-election in 2012. According to President Obama, “This is a […] More
Hours after Pope Francis left New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport for Philadelphia, a man armed with a knife breached security hoping to “give the pope his business card,” prosecutors said. Chris Cannella, 39, a retired New York City firefighter, was driving a black Chevy Tahoe — similar to Secret Service cars — and […] More
Twenty-four people from the arts and sciences have won this year’s “genius grant” awards from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The prize comes with $625,000 over the next five years that can be used any way the recipient likes. The winners are: —— Patrick Awuah, 50, Accra, Ghana. An educator and entrepreneur […] More
Lawyers for a Virginia serial killer asked a U.S. judge to halt his scheduled execution on Thursday, arguing that one of the drugs to be used might not work. Attorneys for the inmate, Alfredo Prieto, 49, argued that pentobarbital, the first drug to be administered in the three-drug lethal injection, lacked a sterility test. Prieto, […] More
A U.S. C-130 transport plane crashed near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, early Friday, two defense officials told NBC News. The crash happened shortly after midnight local time near Jalalabad Airport. There is no immediate information on how many passengers were on the transport plane or whether there are casualties. Source: NBC News This is a developing story […] More
A gunman killed at least 13 people and wounded as many as 20 at a community college in southwestern Oregon, according to law enforcement officials. The first 911 calls reported a shooting at 10:38 a.m. Pacific. Police said the gunman was killed. He was 20 years old. A 20-year-old man went on a shooting […] More
Scientists have for the first time confirmed liquid water flowing on the surface of present-day Mars, a finding that will add to speculation that life, if it ever arose there, could persist now. That represents a shift in tone for NASA, where officials have repeatedly played down the notion that the dusty and desolate landscape […] More