An Oregon man is expected to spend a month in jail after being convicted on nine misdemeanor charges related to his illegal use of…rainwater. Gary Harrington was sentenced after being found guilty of illegally collecting water on his own rural property. Harrington, of Eagle Point, Oregon, has been fighting for his right to do [...More...]
Former CNN anchor T.J. Holmes was surprised when he was pulled over a mile from his Atlanta home without a reason. Tweeting the entire ordeal, the police officer who stopped explained that he just wanted to 'make sure' Mr Holmes had 'insurance on the car.' Outraged by seemingly obvious evidence of racial profiling, Mr [...More...]
Snoop Dogg says he was "born again" during a visit to Jamaica in January, is changing his name to Snoop Lion and is ready to make music that his "kids and grandparents can listen to." The artist known for gangster rap is releasing a reggae album called "Reincarnated" in the fall. The West Coast [...More...]
Severe droughts across the two-thirds of the country have turned once-lush lawns into endless deserts of splintered, dead grass. But businesses and homeowners alike are catching on to the lawn-painting practice employed for years in the West and Southwest to give lustre to faded turf. The environmentally-friendly turf dyes, which are also used for football [...More...]
Beleaguered men will no longer have to drag their feet up and down the florescent halls of the supermarket to score their beef jerky and condoms, there's now an aisle dedicated to the needs of every dude. Manhattan's Westside Market has introduced their first-ever 'Man Isle,' stocked with bro basics like chips, razors, charcoal [...More...]
An Olympic competitor has claimed political asylum in Britain. The man, believed to be a middle distance runner in his mid 20s from Africa, was being held by the UK Borders Agency after walking into a police station in Leeds and asking for asylum. The claim event occurred just two days before the Opening [...More...]
The chief of the Australian Olympic team slammed a newspaper as 'disgraceful' for describing a triple-gold medallist as overweight just two days before the start of London 2012. Swimmer Leisel Jones's physique was today targeted in the Melbourne Herald Sun, which suggested she may be out of shape as she prepares for her fourth [...More...]
Homeowners in southwestern Connecticut have been complaining of a possible mass invasion of ghosts. But it turns out their problems with their garage doors opening or closing at random times or not working at all have a nearby Navy base to blame. U.S. Navy officials acknowledged on Monday that a radio signal being transmitted [...More...]
A top prosecutor in Williamson County, Texas has been accused of hiding evidence in a murder case which saw the wrong man jailed for 25 years and allowed the real killer to walk free and murder again. Ken Anderson won prosecutor of the year for getting a conviction in the case of Michael Morton, from [...More...]
Instagram has taken the world by storm, with millions of people snapping instant memories on their smartphones every day. But however good Instagram is, there's something which is far more popular – chocolate. That's where 'Cocoagraph' comes in, for this company is giving Americans the perfect present – a chance to eat their favourite [...More...]
GALVESTON, Texas, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — High-seas piracy has not changed much in the last 3,000 years and you can bet a keg of rum, a colorful parrot and some buried treasure that pirates will continue to be successful in the 21st century and beyond, says a Texas A&M University at [...More...]
This is the astonishing moment a Great White shark jumps out of the sea to catch its prey. Nature's ultimate killing machine is captured on film chomping down on its prey, a cape fur seal. British photographer Dan Callister traveled to Seal Island near Cape Town, South Africa to photograph the spectable. Speaking shortly [...More...]
A postal worker has had trouble completing his mail route because he keeps getting attacked by falcons. Ron Eudy, of Abilene, Texas, has been attacked by a group of falcons every day for the past two weeks while he tries to deliver mail along his designated route. The birds appear to be specifically attacking [...More...]
A nosy gopher snoops under the shadow of a Russian space rocket as it prepares for blast off. Inexplicably the rodent appears to have stationed its own burrow directly beneath the launchpad, at Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome. But rather than run for cover before the rocket takes off for outer space, the nonchalant animal casually [...More...]
A drought scouring the farming heartlands of the United States is the worst for 25 years and could drive up food prices, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday. The United States is the world's biggest producer of corn and soybeans, and the warning came as some farmers warned they may be forced to harvest crops [...More...]
Surfers on a Californian beach had some unexpected companions this week when two goats hopped on a board to catch a wave. Goat herder Dana McGregor regularly takes his goats Pismo and Goatee to the state beach in San Onofre, California and said they were naturals at the sport. McGregor started taking Pismo's mother [...More...]
When the mercury climbs the only remedy for a giant panda is one giant ice block. Eight-year-old Wei Wei was able to cool down in the scorching weather at a zoo in China by giving the ice block a big bear hug on Wednesday. And he didn’t venture far for snacks with carrots on [...More...]
Does Friday the 13th give you goose bumps? Do you fear the day? Here are 13 strange facts about this day of superstition. 1. This year is a special one for Friday the 13ths: There are three of them: Jan. 13, April 13 and July 13. The freaky thing? The dates fall exactly 13 weeks [...More...]
Two Brazilian air force pilots are in hot water after making a low-altitude supersonic fly-by which shattered every window of Brazil's Supreme Court. If they know what's good for them, it might be a good idea to keep flying and put as much distance between them and the angry lawyers inside the blown-out building Swooping [...More...]
In Rome the spirit and ethos of the ancient city is everywhere. The ruins of the Forum, the Palatine Hill, the Circus Maximus, all evoke the lives of those who once lived here at the centre of an empire. At the Rome Cavalieri guests can experience the world of the gladiators who fought and [...More...]
One thousand dollars may not seem like a lot of money, but it was enough for a team of students from a Texas college to hack into and hijack a drone on a dare from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The students led by Professor Todd Humphreys from the University of Texas in [...More...]
Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp has teamed up with Gene Simmons, Zakk Wylde, Vince Neil, and Sebastian Bach for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn from the best at the MGM Grand Hotel from October 10 – October 14, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada!
If you thought mermaids were just the imagination of lonely sailors then think again. A special mermaid camp in Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida is training ordinary women (age 30 and above) to be real-life sea goddesses. With a $350 price tag, the wannabe mermaids might also hope to uncover lost treasure while they are [...More...]
