Two big explosions on the surface of the sun will cause a moderate to strong geomagnetic storm on Earth in the coming days, possibly disrupting radio and satellite communications, scientists said on Thursday.
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Palin Family Allegedly Involved In A Brawl, Report
This weekend, Sarah Palin and many members of her family were reportedly involved in a big ol’, 20-person drunken brawl at a Wasilla snowmobile party, which, if you’re playing Palin bingo, means you’ve won.
Read More »Chipotle Workers Quit, Shut Down Store, Because That Job Sucks (Video)
A Chipotle Mexican Grill in State College shut down Wednesday after a note was posted on the restaurant referencing alleged poor working conditions.
Read More »Joseph Maiorano : Escaped US convict arrested in Toronto
An American fugitive spotted this week in Oakville has been captured, Toronto Police say. Anthony Joseph Maiorano, 32, was convicted of aggravated assault in 2007 and had been serving a 20-year sentence at a Georgia correctional facility when he was released on a day pass in April.
Read More »Bear spins in circles on golf course (Video)
A video shot by a golfer near Vancouver has gone viral.
Read More »Thomas Brailsford : man who beheaded mother in custody
Toronto police say they have found a man who was deemed unlawfully at large when he failed to return after being out on an approved day pass from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Read More »Zombie apocalypse hits Spain (Video)
More than 2,000 people have invaded a small Spanish town for an annual zombie survival game. Players roam the streets of Collado Villalba by night trying to elude people dressed as zombies.
Read More »Man Sleepwalks Off 60-Foot Cliff (Video)
An Ohio man fell 60 feet off a cliff while sleepwalking in a national forest in Kentucky, but he suffered only minor injuries, officials said yesterday.
Read More »‘Magic mushrooms’ help long-time smokers kick habit, New Study
Just two or three experiences with “magic mushrooms” helped a dozen long-term smokers quit, succeeding in a study where numerous other approaches failed. The volunteers took a pill containing psilocybin, the active hallucinogenic ingredient in magic mushrooms, as part of a cognitive behavior therapy program at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Six months later, 12 of the 15 participants remained …
Read More »‘Fat shaming’ does not help people lose weight, study finds
Fat-shaming does not help people lose weight, experts have said. Making obese people feel bad about their size does not encourage them to shed excess pounds – and may even make them put on more.
Read More »Researchers discover 3 new mammals that lived alongside dinosaurs
Mammals may have appeared on our planet far earlier than thought. Paleontologists have uncovered three new small squirrel-like species that lived about 208 million years ago during the late Triassic.
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