CNN has earned a reputation for its questionable news coverage and disorganized staffing… but this new stunt might surprise you. On “New Year’s Eve Live,” CNN aired several pranks live on-air. What’s more, the pranks were painfully obvious… if anyone was paying attention. Surprise! Eggs do this to senior brains… Read More
‘No Shave November’ nets $4K as sheriff makes it year-round
A wintertime law enforcement fundraiser called “No Shave November” has raised about $4,000 in two months, proving so popular that a Louisiana sheriff is making it year-round. “After what we’ve been through in the past two years, I figured there’s plenty of great causes to allow this to continue all… Read More
Shark named after LSU museum official as retirement gift
A Louisiana State University museum official has received a unique retirement gift — researchers in Alabama and South Carolina named a prehistoric shark species after her. Suyin Ting has been collections manager for vertebrate paleontology at the LSU Museum of Natural Science for 26 years. Her new namesake is Carcharhinus… Read More
Mama bear and cubs climb tree for nap in residential neighborhood
A mama black bear and three cubs clambered up a tree and napped in the middle of a Virginia neighborhood before voluntarily ambling on hours later, wildlife officials said Tuesday. The four black bears left their lofty perch on aptly named Bruin Drive in the city of Chesapeake around midnight… Read More
Two brothers regift the same hard candy for 30 years
Two New Hampshire brothers have gotten their holiday regifting skills down to an art — they’ve been passing the same hard candy back and forth for over 30 years. It started in 1987, when Ryan Wasson gave a 10-roll Frankford “Santa’s Candy Book” with assorted fruit flavors to his brother,… Read More
Final goodbye: Remembering the influential people who died in 2021
They both carved out sterling reputations as military and political leaders over years of public service. But both also saw their legacies tarnished by their actions in the long, bloody war in Iraq. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld are among the many noteworthy… Read More
Dem disaster! Pelosi pals flee ahead of election
Democrats are in a hurry to flee the Capitol, and not just for their Christmas vacations. Some are planning to split for good. Sponsored: What eggs do to senior brains Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) this week became the 19th House Democrat to announce his retirement, part of a wave of… Read More
FDA authorizes Merck pill, the second at-home COVID treatment
U.S. health regulators on Thursday authorized the second pill against COVID-19, providing another easy-to-use medication to battle the rising tide of omicron infections. The Food and Drug Administration authorization of Merck’s molnupiravir comes one day after the agency cleared a competing drug from Pfizer. That pill, Paxlovid, is likely to… Read More
Kim Potter jury returns to deliberate for a fourth day
The jury at the trial of a suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright returned Thursday for a fourth day of deliberations as the Christmas holiday loomed. The jury weighing Kim Potter’s fate got the case Monday following closing arguments and has deliberated for about… Read More
“Defund Police” Dem carjacked at gunpoint
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., has become known as a vocal advocate for police reform, and she has called for cutting the scope of police work and spending more tax dollars on mental health professionals. Critics have labeled her a “Defund the Police” Democrat. Then Scanlon was carjacked — at… Read More
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