In 1937, one of the world’s most enduring mysteries occurred somewhere in the South Pacific. Amelia Earhart, the most famous female pilot in aviation history, navigator Fred Noonan, and their Lockheed Electra plane disappeared during a historic around-the-world flight attempt. She’s been gone for a long time, but the mystery remains unsolved and Earhart is […]
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Grumpy Cat Will Be A Movie Star
Posted 5/30/2013 10:00 pm by Ron HoganThe Internet is the domain of cats. It’s unquestioned that cats are the kings and queens of meme culture, but increasingly those memes are breaking out of the digital realm and crossing over into the realm of entertainment. Hollywood is taking notice. When it comes to special animals, they’ve always had their Air Buds and […]
Read »Kettles That Look Like Hitler
Posted 5/30/2013 6:00 am by Ron HoganPeople are obsessed with Hitler. Even now, 67 years after his death, Hitler is a big deal. Neo-Nazis name their children after him, scientists study his DNA, and the iconic Hitler mustache is still off-limits for anyone not Michael Jordan to wear. People who want to see Hitler will find him anywhere. For example, JC […]
Read »Record Number Of Bread-Winning Mothers
Posted 5/29/2013 6:30 am by Ron HoganThe days of the single mother are upon us, and the trend shows no sign of reversing. Some 40 percent of births occur out of wedlock, and as the amount of single mothers rise, the amount of mothers bringing home the bacon rises, too. A record number of women are the main breadwinner of their […]
Read »San Antonio Spurs Are Back In The NBA Finals
Posted 5/28/2013 6:30 am by Ron HoganYear in and year out, the San Antonio Spurs are always considered a favorite for the NBA championship. However, the Spurs haven’t been to the title game since 2007 despite a run of excellence that stretches back into the 90s. That’s all changing this year. The San Antonio Spurs will be the Western Conference representative […]
Read »Chinese Tourist Leaves Graffiti On Ancient Egyptian Temple
Posted 5/28/2013 6:16 am by Ron HoganEgypt’s famed city of Luxor is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations thanks to its status as one of the world’s richest locations for ancient Egyptian temples and cultural artifacts. Everyone wants to go there, even me! However, one Chinese tourist did more thank take pictures and leave footprints. Instead, 15-year-old Ding Jinhao […]
Read »Notre Dame QB Everett Golson Kicked Out Of School
Posted 5/26/2013 5:30 am by Ron HoganNotre Dame had a pretty good 2012 football season, as far as college football seasons go. The team went 12-0 in the regular season, lost in the national championship game, but still bested expectations for a team that has been struggling in recent years. They were all set to improve. They might be losing their […]
Read »Plane Forced To Land After Bomb Threat
Posted 5/25/2013 7:00 am by Ron HoganThese days, with increased terror threats and a general uneasiness, it’s pretty easy to get your plane escorted to an emergency landing by jet fighters. Any sort of disturbance during an international flight is a pretty bad idea, and a flight going from Lahore, Pakistan to Manchester, England ended up with an escort from Typhoon […]
Read »First Openly Gay Player Robbie Rogers Returns To MLS
Posted 5/25/2013 6:00 am by Ron HoganRobbie Rogers made waves back in February when he came out of the closet and promptly retired from professional soccer. Despite being only 26 and having suited up in the Premier League, League One, Major League Soccer, and the US Men’s National Team, Rogers decided that he couldn’t be both gay and a soccer player. […]
Read »Amanda Bynes Arrested, Again
Posted 5/24/2013 6:00 am by Ron HoganAmanda Bynes has a history of getting wild and crazy. She’s obviously got something wrong with her, as she can’t stop drinking like Randy Travis and smoking pot like Fiona Apple now that she’s retired from acting to become a full-time Twitter celebrity and train-wreck. Well, Bynes is in trouble again, thanks to some very […]
Read »Teen Lands Supermodel As Prom Date
Posted 5/24/2013 5:30 am by Ron HoganWhen Mark Davidson put up a video asking Kate Upton to be his prom date back in March, he never expected a response. Not only did he get a response, he got an affirmative from the blonde Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition cover girl. Pretty cool, right? Well, as it turns out, a silver medal is […]
Read »Bridge Collapse Drops Cars, People Into Washington State River
Posted 5/24/2013 5:00 am by Ron HoganBridges are engineering marvels, aren’t they? A well-crafted bridge is not only functional, they can also be beautiful. A more functional bridge on Interstate 5 in Washington state was definitely more functional, but arguments can be made on how well crafted it was. After all, it crumpled and fell into the river it was trying […]
Read »Suspected Terrorists Hack A Man To Death On London Street
Posted 5/23/2013 6:30 am by Ron HoganIn the middle of the street in broad daylight you wouldn’t expect to see someone being hacked to death with a machete, but we’re living in strange times. In the Woolwich suburb of London, England, two suspected Muslim terrorists hacked an active duty soldier to death on the street. As the men hacked the soldier to […]
Read »Bears LB Brian Urlacher Retires
Posted 5/23/2013 6:00 am by Ron HoganWhen you hear about the Chicago Bears, generally the story is the team’s offense. From high-profile free agents to struggles and general misbehavior, the Bears offense is an obsessive vocal point because the Bear’s defense is really good year-in and year-out. You don’t have to worry about the defense, because Brian Urlacher is there to […]
Read »Cleveland Wins The NBA Draft Lottery
Posted 5/22/2013 6:00 am by Ron HoganEvery year, when the NBA has to decide who gets the top draft pick, they turn to a series of ping pong balls, each weighted according to the odds that it will come to the top of the machine. Obviously, it’s a strange system, but there we are. It keeps teams from taking too hard […]
Read »Rare 19th Century Torpedo Discovered By Navy Dolphins
Posted 5/21/2013 6:00 am by Ron HoganWhile on a training mission outside San Diego, California, two Navy dolphins made a very unusual discovery on the ocean floor. No, it’s not a cache of pirate treasure, it’s something even more rare and valuable than a big box of gold doubloons. One of the first underwater weapons crafted for the military has been found. […]
Read »Ray Manzarek Of The Doors Is Dead at 74
Posted 5/21/2013 5:30 am by Ron HoganThe Doors were a distinctive band, but there were two aspects that stuck out more than others in their awesome sound. The first was the baritone caterwaul of poetry coming from the mouth of Jim Morrison. The other is the awesome keyboard work of Ray Manzarek. Morrison died in 1971, but Manzarek was able to […]
Read »20 Children, At Least 50 Others, Killed In Oklahoma Tornado
Posted 5/21/2013 5:00 am by Ron HoganIt has been an unusually rough spring, particularly in the southwestern part of Tornado Alley. A few days ago, a Texas town got wiped off the map. Now, a suburb of Oklahoma City has been smashed to bits. A massive tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, destroying two elementary schools and killing up to 91 people. The […]
Read »Powerball Jackpot Rises To Record $600 Million
Posted 5/18/2013 8:30 am by Ron HoganThere have been some high lottery jackpots in the past, but we are reaching rarified air. It’s been awhile since someone won the Powerball, and the number keeps getting higher and higher. There’s a new record Powerball jackpot of $600 million waiting to be won, so make sure you pick up your tickets before tonight’s […]
Read »“Kai The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker” Arrested For Murder
Posted 5/17/2013 6:00 am by Ron HoganHe rose to fame for his good deeds, but it’s a bad deed he’s found renewed notoriety for. Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, AKA Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker, rose to fame as a result of his heroic actions when he stopped a woman from being attacked by killing the attacker with a hatchet to the brain pan. Now, […]
Read »Topless Bea Arthur Picture Sells For $1.9 Million
Posted 5/17/2013 5:39 am by Ron HoganBea Arthur had an impressive life and career, and it’s no wonder that an artist would like to compose an image of her at her best. Artist John Currin depicted Bea Arthur in oil paint on canvas, and the piece became noteworthy for one reason: it depicts a topless Bea Arthur. Well, Christie’s Auction House […]
Read »Tornados Rip Through North Texas
Posted 5/16/2013 6:00 am by Ron HoganThere are a lot of scary things about tornadoes. They’re just a big, scary force of nature that cannot be reasoned with, cannot be controlled, and can rarely be predicted. Once a tornado is on the ground, you don’t really know where it’s going to hit or how hard it is going to hit. A […]
Read »New Hampshire City Takes On Parking Meter Robin Hood
Posted 5/15/2013 6:30 am by Ron HoganIt’s one of the worst feelings you can have. You go into a store, do your business, and come out of the store to find a ticket on your windshield. It’s enough to drive some people to commit vandalism, and no one is safe from meter maids, not even Batman. Well, a group of six […]
Read »Feds Propose Changes To Blood Alcohol Level
Posted 5/15/2013 6:00 am by Ron HoganWhen it comes to drunk driving, there’s a constant battle to prevent DUI deaths. Cops are always looking for drunks, hanging out by bars waiting for people to stagger to their cars and setting up checkpoints to otherwise annoy sober drivers. Now, the law may be getting changed to make it easier to give a […]
Read »The First Music Video In Space
Posted 5/14/2013 6:30 am by Ron HoganWhen it comes to what you can and can’t do, the International Space Station doesn’t have a lot of amusements. After all, it’s a pretty small area in which to work. However, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has been spending his downtime doing something creative. Basically, he’s become a video blog and Twitter star thanks to […]
Read »Angelina Jolie Undergoes Double Mastectomy
Posted 5/14/2013 6:00 am by Ron HoganAngelina Jolie is famous for a lot of reasons, but the most notable one are her physical features. She is a beautiful woman, especially in her younger days before she got too thin, and her lips are only one part of her appeal. Another part of her appeal is now permanently gone. Angelina Jolie has […]
Read »Government Pulls Plastic Gun Blueprints From The Internet
Posted 5/10/2013 6:00 am by Ron HoganWhen Cody Wilson, the 25-year-old crypto-anarchist and University of Texas law student behind Defense Distributed, helped create the world’s first 3D-printed plastic handgun (called The Liberator), one of his more audacious ideas was to release the blueprints online to allow anyone with a computer and a 3D printer to make their own gun. Turns out, […]
Read »Alligator Stops Escaping Criminal
Posted 5/10/2013 5:30 am by Ron HoganBryan Zuniga thought he was going to make a clean getaway. Police pulled the 20-year-old Zuniga over in Pinellas Park in St. Petersburg, Florida, for failing to stay in his line. However, after stopping his car, Zuniga made a break for it. The budding crook jumped a fence and took off for the hills, but […]
Read »Amazon Working On 3D Smartphone Screen
Posted 5/10/2013 5:00 am by Ron HoganNot content to rest on the success of the Kindle family of tablets and ereaders, Amazon has continued to look for ways to expand their offerings to the public. Once a company gets a taste of being a device creator, they’re rarely satisfied with continuing to resell the stuff made by others. Hence, Amazon is […]
Read »A Bra With An Economic Boost
Posted 5/09/2013 6:00 am by Ron HoganThe Japanese economy could use a boost at the country tries to lift and separate itself from an economic slump. Prime minister Shinzo Abe has announced a new series of reforms and stimulus efforts to decrease inflation to 2 percent and increase economic growth, and he’s getting a little help. Bra-maker Triumph International has announced […]
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