The danger hasn’t yet passed in South Carolina. Along the state’s coast, residents were preparing for a second round of flooding as rivers swollen from days of devastating rains make their way toward the Atlantic. And in the Columbia area, where some have started to return home to assess damage… Read More
The rising cost of cybercrime
Cybercrime costs are climbing for companies both in the U.S. and overseas amid a slew of high-profile breaches, according to research released Tuesday. A sixth-annual study by the Ponemon Institute pegged the average annual cost of cybercrime per large U.S. company at $15.4 million. That’s up 19 percent from $12.7… Read More
Cheating at sports betting company investigated
You’ve seen the commercials. Tuesday, the state’s attorney general of New York sent letters to daily fantasy sports websites DraftKings and FanDuel demanding they turn over details of any investigations into their employees, saying they “may have gained an unfair, financial advantage in a contest known as Daily Fantasy Football.”… Read More
Drunk brat has outburst over “Mac and Cheese”, gets taken down… HARD
This spoiled brat is going to bed with no supper. A University of Connecticut student faces criminal charges over a confrontation with a campus food court manager who wouldn’t let him buy macaroni and cheese. A 9-minute, obscenity-laced video clip shows freshman Luke Gatti arguing with and eventually shoving the… Read More
Scientists say your heating bill costs set to PLUMMET. Here’s why…
Good news from scientists and the energy sector. Heating bills should drop up to 25% this winter for U.S. households, thanks to a combination of lower energy prices and warmer weather across most of the country, the U.S. Energy Department said Tuesday. The Energy Department’s annual prediction calls for lower… Read More
Police called for help, find pothead in embarrassing situation
Rut-ro… Shaggy needs a few less “Scooby Snacks”. Police in Ohio say they were called to a house by a man who complained he’d gotten too high smoking marijuana. The Youngstown Vindicator reports that Austintown Township police on Friday found the 22-year-old man curled in a fetal position on the… Read More
Notorious Mexican assassin to face justice
A vicious hitman responsible for the murder of dozens of people across the United States as an enforcer for Mexican drug cartels will hear evidence in court Tuesday that prosecutors say proves he gunned down at least nine people throughout central California. Authorities say Jose Manuel Martinez, 53, confessed after… Read More
Meet the lucky $310 million Powerball winner
What a lucky dog. A 50-year-old supervisor at a Michigan fiberglass factory is the winner of a $310.5 million Powerball jackpot. Julie Leach of Three Rivers says she was having a “bad night” at her third-shift job when she took a lunch break. She checked the numbers while waiting in… Read More
Smaller chip bags, bigger profits
Smaller chips and drinks, but bigger profits – That’s the news out of PepsiCo. The company announced that smaller bags of potato chips and drinks that do not have Pepsi printed on them are helping push up their sales. PepsiCo Inc. said Tuesday that snack volume in North America rose… Read More
Mom punished for dressing son in drag, parading him around Wal-Mart
That’s one mean momma! Authorities say a mother is under investigation by the Department of Social Services after writing “bad” on her son’s head, dressing him in women’s clothes and parading him around a Wal-Mart store as punishment. The Herald of Rock Hill reports that officers were called to the… Read More