Chinese authorities on Monday arrested citizens for spreading so-called ‘rumors’. A portion of the nearly 200 include people who circulated stories online about the severity of the country’s stock market woes, according to Chinese state controlled media on Monday. Could this mean the country’s economic collapse is more serious than… Read More
Creepy ‘Silence of the Lambs’ home could be yours
Celebrate your purchase of this lovely four-bedroom Victorian with some fava beans and a nice Chianti. The Pennsylvania house that was used as the home of psychotic killer Buffalo Bill in the 1991 film “The Silence of the Lambs” is up for sale. The production crew took six weeks to… Read More
World’s dumbest criminals nap in garage after robbing house
Talk about sleeping on the job! Police in Pennsylvania say officers found a couple asleep in a garage with the light on after a homeowner reported a burglary. New Castle police tell the New Castle News (http://bit.ly/1MKLvZB) that they found the couple early Saturday, shortly after the homeowner called them…. Read More
The sound of silence! Global ‘air guitar’ competition kicks off
Who can play wildest on an instrument no one can see? A record 30 air guitarists from a dozen countries are jamming on a stage in northern Finland to answer just that question. The 20th Air Guitar World Championships kicked off Thursday with 30 “dark horses” hoping to be among… Read More
A sorry sight! Contact lens makers accused of price fixing
Contact lens makers struggled Thursday to defend their pricing policies in a federal appeals case in Denver that could have wide-ranging effects on the $4 billion industry. At issue is a Utah law banning minimum prices for contact lenses. The nation’s largest contact lens companies — Alcon Laboratories, Johnson &… Read More
Better late than never? NYC signs Legionnaires’ bill
After a Legionnaires’ outbreak that left a dozen people dead, New York City is finally making property owners prove that their buildings aren’t crawling with the deadly disease. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has signed legislation that requires the regular inspection and cleaning of cooling towers The towers emanate warm… Read More
E-mail scandal sinking Clinton campaign
The e-mail scandal of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is causing a rift in the Democratic Party. Dems are furious that voters will link her untrustworthiness to the entire left. And they’re starting to speak out. Democratic lawmakers said Clinton’s campaign has not adequately explained the complicated nature of… Read More
BUSTED! Sleazy sex site linked to White House
The Horn reported yesterday that over 15,000 government work e-mails have been linked to user profiles on the Ashley Madison website, which sets people up with extra marital affairs. Now it’s been revealed that at least one of these accounts is linked to a White House employee. The Associated Press… Read More
North and South Korea on the brink of war?
North and South Korea are on the brink of war – at least, according to the North. After both sides exchanged artillery barrages yesterday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday declared his front-line troops in a “state of war” and ordered them to prepare for battle a day…. Read More
Bruce “Caitlyn” Jenner heading to jail?
Two months after killing one and injuring seven others through alleged negligent driving, Bruce “Caitlyn” Jenner was given an award for courage by ESPN and starred in a reality TV show about her difficulties being a trans-woman. Now Jenner could face a vehicular manslaughter charge after sheriff’s investigators found she… Read More