Anne Sewell

Orlando To Purchase Pulse Nightclub As Permanent Memorial To Victims Of Mass Shooting

Mayor Buddy Dyer has said the city should purchase the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando in order to create a memorial to honor the lives of the 49 people killed in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The fate of the Pulse Nightclub, which catered to the LGBT community, has been up in the […]

8y ago

stephen king

‘Clowntown:’ Is This Clown Horror Film Competition For Stephen King’s ‘It?’ [Trailer]

In a movie world where killer clowns are causing coulrophobia, why not add one more terrifying film to the mix? Clowntown definitely looks like it could increase the fear of clowns. Yes, coulrophobia is the official name for the fear of clowns, and it probably wouldn’t be that surprising if that phobia isn’t increasing right […]

8y ago

Charter Bus Crashes Into Pole, Killing 5, Injuring More in Merced County, Calif.

When a northbound charter bus crashed into a sign pole on Highway 99 in Merced County Tuesday, the pole tore almost completely through the vehicle, killing five and injuring many passengers. The incident happened before dawn on Tuesday morning, when a charter bus crashed into the support pole for a sign on Highway 99 in […]

8y ago

kanye west

Kanye West: Furniture Design Ambition Continues, Yeezy Still Wants to Work With IKEA

Rapper Kanye West told the BBC this week that he hasn’t given up on his plans to design “minimalist” furniture for the Swedish furniture flat-pack giant, IKEA. He also discussed his political ambitions and how he messed up at the Glastonbury festival last year. West says students would particularly like him to create “a minimalist […]

8y ago

Milwaukee Father Accused Of Drowning 3-Month-Old Son In Local Pond

A 25-year-old Milwaukee father walked into a pond on Saturday, cradling his crying infant son; then sat down in the water until the child drowned. According to a neighbor, Robert Amstadt, what he witnessed from his apartment window on Saturday was “the most evil thing I’ve seen.” He watched as the Milwaukee father walked into […]

8y ago

Pokemon Go

‘Pokémon GO’ Ban For Registered Sex Offenders In New York State

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has spoken. Registered sex offenders in New York State will not be allowed to play the popular Pokémon GO or other similar online games. According to a press statement from the governor’s office yesterday, Cuomo has issued a letter to Niantic, Inc., requesting cooperation in barring sex offenders from […]

8y ago

Dubai Police: Keep A Clean Driving Record For A Year, Get A Free Car

Instead of just punishing bad drivers, the Dubai Police created a plan. Drivers who keep their driving record clean for a year get the chance of being given a brand new car. As part of this initiative, police in Dubai have just handed over the keys to two new cars to two drivers who have […]

8y ago

Filming The Storm: New Jersey Teen And Arizona Man Both Survive A Lightning Strike Live On Camera [Videos]

If it wasn’t for his bike, 16-year-old Ethan Riozzi-Bodine would not be here with us today after surviving a lightning strike on Bradley Beach in New Jersey. Nick Griemsmann in Scottsdale, on the other hand, was just plain lucky. Riozzi-Bodine got a little more than he bargained for last week while filming an impressive storm […]

8y ago

Alabama: Suspected Burglar Found Dead After Tied To Tree By Homeowner

Alabama homeowner, Nathanial Johnson, 68, had been burglarized multiple times, so he set up a trap to catch a suspected burglar. However, that trap ended with the burglar tied to a tree and deceased. According to Washington County Sheriff Richard Stringer, there was an unusual turn of events on Friday night, when a homeowner caught […]

8y ago

anthony hopkins|westworld

‘Westworld’ Makes It Hard To Tell The Humans From The Androids In HBO’s Upcoming Drama [Trailer]

It won’t always be easy to tell who is who – or what – in HBO’s Westworld, premiering on October 2, but it will certainly be interesting. HBO has dubbed the series, “a new drama about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin.” Inspired by Michael Crichton’s 1973 film of the same […]

8y ago

Islamic State

France: Muslims Refuse To Bury ISIS Priest Killer, Blast Islamic State Extremists

Muslims in the hometown of Adel Kermiche, the ISIS priest killer, have refused to bury him. Kermiche was killed by police after he slit the throat of an elderly priest in a church in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France. Kermiche and Abdel Malik Petitjean, both 19 years of age, took six people hostage in a church in the […]

8y ago

The Great Wall Of China Is Disappearing, Brick By Brick

The Great Wall of China is a well-known UNESCO site and popular tourist destination. However, the wall is gradually being eroded away, as people steal bricks as souvenirs, or to build homes. Now China is taking action to stop this erosion. While the Great Wall is not a single, unbroken structure, it is estimated to […]

8y ago

Former Inmate Robs Bank In Wyoming Because She Wants To Return To Prison

A 59-year-old woman, who had recently been released from an Oregon prison, found she couldn’t cope with life on the outside. What she wanted more than anything was to return to prison, so she robbed a Wyoming bank, threw the money in the air and gave it to passersby, before sitting down to await the […]

8y ago

Swimwear Arrest: Swedish Cop Takes Down Pickpocket While Wearing A Bikini [Viral Image]

A Swedish pickpocket had no idea what was coming on Wednesday as he tried to rob a couple of off-duty cops relaxing and sunbathing in a park. It’s not every day that a criminal gets held down by a couple of ladies in bikinis, but this guy sure did. Mikaela Kellner and her friends were […]

8y ago

Michael Jackson’s Nephews Suing ‘Radar Online’ For $100m Over Sexual Abuse Allegations

Michael Jackson’s nephews, Taj, TJ, and Taryll Jackson, are suing Radar Online for $100 million over published stories alleging they were sexually abused and bribed by their King of Pop uncle. The three men filed the $100 million libel lawsuit on Wednesday after the celebrity gossip website published multiple stories during June about Michael Jackson. […]

8y ago

Morocco

Girl Killed At Rabat Zoo After Elephant Hurls Rock At Her [Graphic Video]

A seven-year-old girl was visiting the Rabat-Temara Zoological Park on Tuesday with her family. On visiting the African elephant enclosure in the Rabat Zoo in Morocco, an elephant hurled a sizeable rock at the girl’s head as she stood taking photos of the animals. After the girl was hit in the head by the rock, […]

8y ago

chelsea manning

Chelsea Manning Could Face Indefinite Solitary Confinement Over Suicide Attempt

Whistleblower Chelsea Manning is being investigated on charges related to a recent suicide attempt at Fort Leavenworth prison. If convicted, she will face indefinite solitary confinement. Manning, now 28, was arrested in 2010 and received a sentence of 35 years back in 2013. This was after she was found guilty of 20 charges under court […]

8y ago

virginia

Two Noodles & Company Employees Fired For Refusing To Serve Uniformed Police Officer

A woman working as a cook at a Noodles & Company in Alexandria told her co-worker “I’m not serving that” when she saw a uniformed police officer queuing at the counter. Now, both employees have lost their jobs after refusing to serve the Northern Virginia police officer. As reported by WTTG-TV, in the latest episode […]

8y ago

Isis|Islamic State

Islamic State Recruiter Groomed Undercover Sun Reporter For London Terror Attack

An undercover reporter working for the British Sun newspaper was coached for two months by an Islamic State recruiter with the intention of blowing up a major London tourist site. Possible sites included Big Ben, the London Bridge, or a major shopping area of the U.K. capital. The Sun released a report on Thursday giving […]

8y ago

‘Utah Meteor:’ Expert Says Mysterious Light Was Reentry Of Chinese Rocket

Social media was ablaze after a streak of light burst across the night sky late on Wednesday, sparking questions as to its origins. It turned out what was dubbed the “Utah meteor” was, in fact, the remains of a Chinese rocket returning home to Earth. The glowing trail was spotted in Nevada and Utah and […]

8y ago