Reports are saying scientists have come up with a strange explanation for the irregularly fluctuating light coming from a distant star – it could be an alien power source. According the Washington Post, one of the stranger theories to come from the unexplained light flickers from the distant star, which is… Read More
Lottery will stop payouts, start giving IOUs instead
People who win big in the Illinois Lottery won’t get their money right away – They’ll be getting an IOU instead. Because of the ongoing state budget impasse, officials announced Wednesday they’re suspending any lottery payouts over $600. Last month, the Illinois comptroller’s office announced that without a budget for… Read More
Alert! Deadly salmonella risk discovered in bagged spinach
A warning to consumers – a potential source for a salmonella outbreak has been discovered. According to the Associated Press, Dole Fresh Vegetables says it’s recalling some of its bagged spinach distributed in 13 states as a precaution after a random sample tested positive for salmonella. The Monterey, California-based company… Read More
Brazen drug smuggler caught using… WHAT!?
Not quite as slick as the oil he was carrying – Law enforcement officials say they busted a passenger arriving at New York’s Kennedy Airport with 11 pounds of liquid cocaine packed into oil and vinegar bottles. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the cocaine was found Oct. 5 when… Read More
Here’s how many people tuned in to watch the Democratic debate…
Ratings for Tuesday’s Democratic debate didn’t come close to the Republican debate numbers. But the 15.8 million people who watched the Democratic presidential debate on CNN was still the biggest TV audience ever for a Democratic debate. The Nielsen company said Tuesday’s debate audience exceeded the 10.7 million people who… Read More
Meet the courageous “Lion Guards” of Africa
Standing just 20 feet from a fearsome lion, Charles Tshuma was armed with only a plastic horn. He and some neighbors blew these horns to frighten away the lion, but the big cat did not budge. So they kept blowing their horns and shouting and screaming until the lion turned… Read More
Hero paramedic arrives on the scene… Still in her wedding dress
Don’t mess the dress! When Sarah Ray’s father and grandparents were in a car crash on the way to her wedding reception, the off-duty Tennessee paramedic rushed to the scene… in her wedding dress. “My dad called my husband and said there had been an accident,” Sarah Ray said. “All… Read More
Ho, ho, huh? Real-life Santa Claus elected to lead North Pole
Good news – Santa Claus has been chosen to represent the people of North Pole… For real. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that a man, whose legal name is Santa Claus, won a write-in campaign for an open City Council seat in the 2,200-person Alaska town of North Pole. He… Read More
Lioness! Brave daycare owner uses her fists to protect her kids
A female Montana daycare owner wasn’t about to give up her kids to their drunk dad, who lacks legal custody. And she was willing to use her body to protect them. Martha McClure was forced to undergo surgery Monday for the injuries she suffered in a desperate fight to protect… Read More
Realty TV star found unconscious in brothel
Reality TV star and former NBA player Lamar Odom was hospitalized after he was found unconscious at a Nevada brothel, authorities said. The former Los Angeles Laker and member-by-marriage of the Kardashian family was in a Las Vegas hospital Tuesday night and there was no immediate word on his condition,… Read More