Health officials in Massachusetts are trying to figure out what caused dozens of birds to fall out of the sky onto a Boston street. City officials say 47 grackles were found Thursday in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood. Some were found dead, while others were just sick. The Animal Rescue League… Read More
Whoa! This huge cow is breaking records (pics)
Holy cow! A giant, 1-ton Holstein steer who loves to eat bread and romps like a puppy at a Northern California zoo is vying for the title of world’s tallest bovine. His name is Danniel and he measures 6 feet, 4 inches from the hoof to the withers, a smidge… Read More
Parents up in arms after mercury contaminates school
Concerned parents directed sometimes angry questions at officials after the discovery of a small amount of mercury at a Las Vegas school prompted an hourslong screening for exposure for more than a thousand children. The session with parents Thursday evening came as authorities investigated if a student brought the substance… Read More
Trump’s childhood home heads to auction
The childhood home in New York City of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is set to be auctioned and the opening bid is $849,000. Newsday reports the Queens home, which is listed on Trump’s birth certificate, will be auctioned on Oct. 19 at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan. The 3,600-square-foot Tudor… Read More
Scary! Tourists left dangling in cable cars overnight
Dozens of tourists, including three children, were rescued Friday after being trapped overnight in cable cars dangling above the slopes of Mont Blanc in the Alps. Their return to land ended an extraordinarily complex and vertiginous rescue effort over two days amid the spectacular but dangerous landscape of Western Europe’s… Read More
Football star making major career switch
Having flopped with the New York Jets, Tim Tebow will try to revive his career as an outfielder with the Mets. Four years removed from his last regular-season snap as an NFL quarterback, the 29-year-old agreed Thursday to a minor league contract with the Mets that includes a $100,000 signing… Read More
Teen pledged allegiance to ISIS after failed attack
A failed attack involving a car loaded with gas canisters near Notre Dame Cathedral was spearheaded a group of women that included a 19-year-old whose written pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State group was found by police, a security official said Friday. The teen, Ines Madani, stabbed a police… Read More
Busted! Clinton tied to secret Wall Street millions
By Aimee Pontier, Editor Hillary Clinton has tried to distance herself from the big-money bankers who made her rich through highly paid speaking gigs. But it looks like her Wall Street pals aren’t going to let her forget where she came from — and it’s going to quickly turn into… Read More
Traitor! Obama calls Americans “lazy” — TWICE
President Barack Obama was in Laos Wednesday, not only to increase our national debt by $90M to help clean up bombs left over from Vietnam, but also apparently to bash American citizens. Obama told the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), “If you’re in the United States, sometimes you can… Read More
This rock star just broke the record for longest show
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band just don’t want to leave the stage. Wednesday night’s concert at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia lasted nearly four hours, four minutes, breaking the previous record for the group’s longest U.S. show set last week. Philadelphia Daily News sports statistician and Springsteen fan… Read More