Aaron Turpen

Ford Focus RS Is Latest Super-Sports Car In Ford Lineup

The Ford Focus is the best-selling car in the company’s lineup, globally, and is known for its low cost of entry, sporty handling, and customizable exterior. Now, hoping to woo the fast-growing rally crowd and add to the company’s lineup of sports-focused vehicles, Ford has unveiled the new Focus RS, an all-wheel drive, sport-tuned Ford […]

9y ago

Ex-Navy SEAL Admits to Stealing From Fellow SEALs, Faces 12 Years

Former Navy SEAL Jason Mullaney convinced 11 SEAL team members and one civilian to invest a total of $1.2 million into his company, called Trident Global Financial Holdings. Naming the company after the Navy SEAL symbol, Mullaney promised to use the money to award loans to credit-challenged small businesses and individuals through secured assets and […]

9y ago

Red Bull RB11 Race Car Enters Pre-Season in Camouflage

When the new Infiniti Red Bull RB11 formula race car hit the pre-season track in Jerez, Spain, not only was the new RB11 the final new team car to begin testing before the Formula One season starts, but it was also the most-talked about, as it appeared in full camouflage. The camouflage livery was immediately […]

9y ago

IIHS Says No Deaths In Collision For Record 9 Car Models

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released a new study which shows that nine vehicle models have recorded no deaths in collision reports since the vehicles entered the market in the 2011 model year. The IIHS says that this sets a record for the number of vehicles with no deaths in collision. The […]

9y ago

Mick Foley

Mick Foley Booted From Wing Bowl for Cheating — Don’t Say He Didn’t Warn You

In the arena of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), few are as storied and well-loved as Mick Foley (aka “Dude Love” aka “Mankind” aka “Cactus Jack”). The New York Times best-selling author, whose autobiographies have enamored the nation, isn’t always as Santa Claus-like as many might believe, however. He has a dark side. Mick Foley entered […]

9y ago

Melissa McCarthy

Could Reboot Of ‘Ghostbusters’ Star Melissa McCarthy?

A comeback for the 1980s classic Ghostbusters franchise is in the works, with the third installment of the film being headed by Paul Feig, who plans to assemble an all-female cast for the film. Now, rumors are that the next Ghostbusters star could be Melissa McCarthy, of Mike & Molly fame. In an interview with […]

10y ago

AirAsia

USS Sampson Helping In Search for AirAsia Flight 8501

When AirAsia Flight 8501 went missing last month, an international search for the plane, believed lost in the Pacific Ocean, began. Joining that search was the USS Sampson, a guided missile destroyer that was near the area when the crash was first reported, and responded with maritime aid quickly. So far, the USS Sampson has […]

10y ago

dustin diamond

Dustin Diamond, ‘Screech’ from Saved by the Bell, Stabbing Case No Hoax

An internet meme has Saved by the Bell actor Dustin Diamond, who played comic relief Screech on the show, up on murder charges for a stabbing at a bar during the holidays. This meme is only partially correct, in that Diamond is up on charges stemming from a bar brawl and an alleged stabbing, but […]

10y ago

julian assange|sweden|wikileaks

Julian Assange Stakeout Costs Britain $14M

The Ecuadorian Embassy in London has been the home of Julian Assange, most well-known as the founder of Wikileaks, for about two years; ever since Assange went there to claim asylum from a warrant issued in Sweden. Julian has publicly claimed that the sexual assault charges there are bogus and were created so that he […]

10y ago

google

2014 Trending Topics Highlighted By Google Doodle

The animated Google Doodle which adorned the world’s most popular search site yesterday highlighted 2014 trending topics with a quick representation of every topic that became popularized in 2014. The doodle moves through a “2014” animation of trending topics in a playful reminder of what we searched for during the year. It begins with a […]

10y ago

Gas Prices Continue to Drop, Not Likely to Jump Back Soon

In many parts of the country, the price of gasoline has dropped to below two dollars. Gas prices, overall, are down more than a dollar from this time last year and, despite holiday predictions, continued to get lower. As reported in the Inquisitr, gas prices fell below $2/gallon in Virginia just before Christmas. That trend […]

10y ago

super bowl

Official NFL Playoff Schedule Announced

The National Football League has announced it’s official schedule for the playoffs leading to the Super Bowl finale for the 2014-2015 season. The NFL playoff schedule is in brackets between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC) in games running through to the February 1st Super Bowl. This coming week, Wild […]

10y ago

Pink Floyd

Your Surgeon Probably Listens To Pink Floyd

Cardiff University Hospital conducted a survey, in which they asked doctors and surgeons to list their favorite songs to listen to while performing surgery. At the top of the list was Pink Floyd with “Comfortably Numb.” The song was originally released on the iconic album The Wall, which released 35 years ago. So there’s a […]

10y ago

Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush Announces ‘Actively Exploring’ Possible 2016 Presidential Run

Jeb Bush — former governor of Florida, brother to former U.S. President George W. Bush and son of former president George H.W. Bush as well as grandson to Senator Prescott Bush — announced on Facebook that he has decided to “actively explore the possibility of running for President of the United States.” The post also […]

10y ago

Elizabeth Warren Says She Is Not Running In 2016, Nobody Believes Her

Senator Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts has been headlining the news of late for her rail on the Senate floor against what she says is a Citibank-backed bill to gut Wall Street regulation, which was reported on the Inquisitr. She also pointedly said at least four times that she is not running in 2016 during a […]

10y ago

afghanistan

Taliban Attacks Show Shift In Tactics In Afghanistan

Two days of multiple Taliban attacks in Afghanistan have left two American soldiers, an Afghani official, and 18 others dead, as the Taliban shifts tactics during the coalition’s withdrawal. The attacks, which took place Friday and Saturday, were claimed by the Taliban as their own, officials in Afghanistan report. The Taliban attack began Friday, when […]

10y ago

Perfectly Clear Frozen Lake In Slovakia Has Hikers Walking on Water

Two hikers in Slovakia had the surprise and thrill of a lifetime, finding a perfectly clear frozen lake. The two walked on the ice, taking video, and posted it to YouTube on Monday. The video has since gone viral, racking up hundreds of thousands of views as the two hikers “walk on water” across the […]

10y ago

Lindsey Vonn|world cup

Lindsey Vonn Takes First World Cup Win After Injury

After two complex knee reconstruction surgeries, Lindsey Vonn has returned to the slopes in an effort to bring back former glory as a dominating force on the downhill. In Friday’s World Cup downhill, she finished nearly a full second behind the winner, Tina Maze of Slovenia, finishing eighth. A second race on Saturday, however, had […]

10y ago

al-Qaida|New York|pakistan

Top Al Qaeda Leader Killed In Pakistani Raid, Say Reports

The Army of Pakistan claims that it’s killed al Qaeda leader Adnan G. El Shukrijumah, whom the Federal Bureau of Investigation has indicted for a role in at least one terror plot to attack the United States and the United Kingdom. Shukrijumah, 39, was born in Saudi Arabia and moved to the United States, with […]

10y ago

racing

Infiniti Red Bull Racing Formula One Trophies Stolen

Six men smashed through the front entrance of the Milton Keynes factory for Infiniti Red Bull Racing and stole more than 60 trophies from a big display case there. The men drove an unidentified, silver 4×4 vehicle through the front glass doors of the building at about 1:30 am GMT. Team principal Christian Horner said […]

10y ago