Organizers of the University of Tennessee’s first-ever “Sex Week” will have to find a new source of funding after university officials reversed course and announced they will not fund the controversial program with state tax dollars. Chancellor Jimmy Cheek released a statement, “We support the process and the students involved, but we should not [...More...]
Tuesday, the head of NASA, Charles Bolden, along with the White House Science advisor and the head of U.S. Space Command testified in front of the House Science Committee. The three were summoned to advise whether anything could be done to stop an asteroid from destroying Earth, or specifically, New York. When Rep. [...More...]
Authorities in Wisconsin have shut down well-known Mazomanie Beach on weekdays after an outbreak of public sex, drug use, and gawkers on the beach.
In a bid to protect the Second Amendment, Missouri Rep, Mike Leara, wants to squash the First Amendment. Missouri Rep. Mike Leara (Republican) from St. Louis County, wants to make it a Class D FELONY for any member of the general assembly to propose gun legislation that would restrict an individual’s right to bear [...More...]
So confident are NASA that the apocalypse will not happen on December 21st that they have released a video 10 days ahead of schedule entitled 'Why the World Didn't End Yesterday'. Outlining point by point each of the so called 'myths' that surround the end of the Mayan calendar, astronomical and planetary experts debunk [...More...]
While some are throwing Doomsday countdown parties, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is issuing grave warnings that 2012 Mayan apocalypse rumors pose a real-life threat to frightened children and depressive teenagers. David Morrison, an astrobiologist at NASA Ames Research Center, said on Wednesday that he receives a large number of emails and letters [...More...]
The morning of Sunday, November 4th the majority of Americans will turn their clocks back one hour. Daylight Saving Time ends at 1:00 a.m. Sunday. Daylight Saving Time (DST) , which is often referred to as “Summer Time”, is a way of making better use of the daylight in the evenings by setting the clocks [...More...]
Batten down the hatches, the zombies are coming – at least according to the government. In a bizarre public health campaign, the Department of Homeland Security has warned Americans to prepare for a zombie apocalypse, in a bid to encourage better preparation for genuine disasters and emergencies. To get ready for the living dead, [...More...]
Calling all Texans! Texas lawmakers want to hear from you! Texas lawmakers are fed up with all their bad ideas so they are asking the public to pitch in some help. The Texas Red Tape Challenge is an effort to get Texas citizens input on better ways to do things. The [...More...]
From deformed infants to grandparents with cancer, families near Vietnam's Danang Airbase have long blamed the toxic legacy of war for their ills. Now after a decades-long wait, a historic "Agent Orange" clean-up is finally beginning. The base was a key site in the US defoliant program during the Vietnam War, and much of the [...More...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Saturday, timekeepers will add an extra second to the last minute of June 30th to compensate for Earth's movements. The 'extra' second is vital to keep clocks on Earth in sync with 'solar time', so that our days and nights match up to light and darkness. Time on Earth is measured using atomic clocks, [...More...]
A Michigan State Rep. was blocked from speaking on the House floor yesterday after using the word ‘vagina’ while opposing a proposed anti-abortion bill the day before. Lisa Brown, D-West Bloomfield, was told that she was not allowed to participate in Thursday's debate because of her earlier ‘offensive comments’ and ‘unprofessional conduct’. During Wednesday’s [...More...]
On June 7, 2012 people across the Middle East region reported seeing a swirling spiral of light. In several videos from Israel, Syria, Iran and other Middle East, the object started out looking somewhat like a comet and then started spiraling. The strange sight has been confirmed to be a Russian ballistic missile test of [...More...]
Republican legislators have blocked a bill in the US senate that would have made it easier for women to sue their employers to ensure pay equality. With politicians voting along exact party lines on Wednesday, the Paycheck Fairness Act introduced by Democrats fell eight votes shy of the 60 necessary to make it to [...More...]
One of the UK's top UFO experts has given his views on the likelihood of aliens suddenly appearing in our skies – and how the international community would respond. Nick Pope, who has more than two decades under his belt at the Ministry of Defence, said mass summer events – like the Olympic Games [...More...]
Drivers in New Jersey are going to be fined hundreds of dollars for each and every doggie in the window, thanks to a new distracted driving law. The Motor Vehicle Commission announced last week that anyone improperly transporting an animal, be it a cat, a bird or an iguana, will face fines from $250 [...More...]
Stocking up on flashlights, batteries and other items to get ready for hurricane season? You might want to wait and buy between May 25 through May 31, 2012, when the state of Virginia will host the annual sales tax holiday for hurricane and emergency preparedness items. That week, Virginia will not have to pay the state [...More...]
