Are poinsettias really poisonous? Are snowflakes really pure as the driven snow? Does feasting really put on the pounds? Sure as sugarplums, myths and misconceptions pop up every holiday season. Here’s what science says about some of them: FLOWER POWER Poinsettias, those showy holiday plants with red and green foliage,… Read More
Missouri aims for world’s largest Christmas stocking record
A Missouri city has unveiled a Christmas stocking it hopes will make the cut for the world’s largest. Sedalia’s red-and-white stocking was officially measured Tuesday as 177 feet (53.95 meters) tall for entry to Guinness World Records, the Sedalia Democrat reported . The city is trying to beat a record… Read More
Popular TV host just made a SHOCKING move (she quit because…)
Television host Catt Sadler of E! News is jumping ship with a complaint about her paycheck. Sadler, a co-host of “Daily Pop” on the E! Entertainment network, said she’s leaving after learning that on-air partner Jason Kennedy makes nearly twice as much money as she does. Sadler said she had… Read More
Here’s how Facebook will tackle ‘fake news’….
Facebook says it is changing how it identifies “fake news” stories on its platform to a more effective system. The social-media network had put “disputed” labels on stories that fact-checkers found false. Instead, now it will bring up “related articles” next to the false stories that give context from fact-checkers… Read More
Trump SHOCKS our anti-U.S. “allies” (they’re furious!)
President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off U.S. funding to countries that oppose his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has raised the stakes in Thursday’s U.N. vote. The threat has also sparked criticism at his tactics, which one Muslim group called bullying or blackmail. Trump went a step… Read More
[Revealed] Rosie O’Donnell headed to jail!?
Critics of loudmouth liberal Rosie O’Donnell may get the justice they want soon. As a nemesis of President Donald Trump, O’Donnell has been in the spotlight recently for bashing our president — but her most recent stunt may land her in jail. She tried to bribe U.S. senators in public,… Read More
29 dead, 29 injured in building fire (horrible!)
A fire broke out Thursday at an eight-story building in the central South Korean city of Jecheon, killing 29 people and injuring 29 others, officials said. A Jecheon fire department official said the toll could rise as rescuers continue to search the building after putting out the fire. He spoke… Read More
Al Franken’s last day in office is…
Sen. Al Franken plans to officially leave the U.S. Senate on Jan. 2. The announcement Wednesday from a Franken spokesman should put to rest questions surrounding the timing of the Minnesota Democrat’s departure and concern that he might reverse his planned resignation. Franken announced earlier this month that he would… Read More
GOP debuts new spending bill to avoid government shutdown
House Republicans early Thursday unveiled a new, stripped-down spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and allow quarreling lawmakers to punt most of their unfinished business into the new year. The bill would stave off a government shutdown through Jan. 19 and permit lawmakers to head home for… Read More
Nikki Haley DESTROYS unfair U.N. (AMEN!)
Just one day after destroying U.N. globalists in public, Ambassador Nikki Haley is at it again. Haley is serving notice the U.S. “will be taking names” on a U.N. General Assembly vote Thursday on a nonbinding resolution criticizing President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Emergency sessions… Read More