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  • Carla Sinclair
    12:19 pm Fri, Jul 1, 2016
    Boy repeatedly spit on air passengers, mom banned from airline

    One would hope that if a two-year-old child spit on a stranger, his or her parents would swiftly apologize and take the child out of spitting range from any other… Read the rest of the article: Boy repeatedly spit on air passengers, mom banned from airline

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  • Carla Sinclair
    10:39 am Fri, Jul 1, 2016
    Giant "horrific-looking" first amphibious centipede discovered

    The world's first amphibious centipede has just been confirmed. It swims, and unlike other centipedes who hunt on land, this one hunts in water. It has super long legs to… Read the rest of the article: Giant "horrific-looking" first amphibious centipede discovered

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  • Carla Sinclair
    11:52 am Wed, Jun 29, 2016
    Trump falls to single digits in international poll

    The Pew Research Center conducted an international survey between April 4 and May 29 regarding attitudes towards the U.S. and when it came to Donald Trump, the wanna-be president fared… Read the rest of the article: Trump falls to single digits in international poll

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  • Carla Sinclair
    9:51 am Tue, Jun 28, 2016
    Watch Tony Hawk's awesome 900 at age 48

    Tony Hawk Lands 900 At 48!Watch this video on YouTube Here is Tony Hawk attempting a 900 at age 48. It's amazing to watch as he stumbles, and stumbles, but… Read the rest of the article: Watch Tony Hawk's awesome 900 at age 48

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  • Carla Sinclair
    9:20 am Tue, Jun 28, 2016
    Massive helium field found – scientists calling it game changer

    We've had a global shortage of helium for years now, but thanks to an aggressive search in Tanzania, scientists have just discovered 54 billion cubic feet of the gas, an… Read the rest of the article: Massive helium field found – scientists calling it game changer

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  • Carla Sinclair
    1:43 pm Mon, Jun 27, 2016
    Trump ally Scott Brown suggests Elizabeth Warren take DNA test to prove heritage

    After Elizabeth Warren accompanied Hillary Clinton today on the campaign trail in Cincinnati, Ohio, former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown brought up the ol' not-a-Cherokee routine once again. Brown said on… Read the rest of the article: Trump ally Scott Brown suggests Elizabeth Warren take DNA test to prove heritage

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  • Carla Sinclair
    1:35 pm Fri, Jun 17, 2016
    Jellyfish: A Natural History – A luscious book about our ocean's brainless, heartless creatures

    Jellyfish: A Natural History by Lisa-ann Gershwin University of Chicago Press 2016, 224 pages, 8.2 x 9.5 x 1 inches $27 Buy a copy on Amazon Five interesting facts I… Read the rest of the article: Jellyfish: A Natural History – A luscious book about our ocean's brainless, heartless creatures

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  • Carla Sinclair
    8:15 pm Wed, Jun 15, 2016
    Dumb Donald beer hit Chicago streets this week

    Now's your chance to get drunk with Dumb Donald! Chicago-based Spiteful Brewing just introduced Dumb Donald this week. No, not the Republican nominee, but a double IPA beer with a… Read the rest of the article: Dumb Donald beer hit Chicago streets this week

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  • Carla Sinclair
    10:41 am Wed, Jun 15, 2016
    Anderson Cooper outs anti-gay Florida Attorney General as hypocrite

    CNN’s Anderson Cooper grills Florida AG Bondi over gay rights record (2016)Watch this video on YouTube Wow! Watch Anderson Cooper grill, er, I mean interview Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi,… Read the rest of the article: Anderson Cooper outs anti-gay Florida Attorney General as hypocrite

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  • Carla Sinclair
    9:45 am Wed, Jun 15, 2016
    A hiking guide strands 60 hikers in Austrian Alps

    Sixty hikers from Hungary were stranded in the Austrian Alps last weekend when their drunk guide disappeared. Apparently the guide wandered off and found his way back to the bottom… Read the rest of the article: A hiking guide strands 60 hikers in Austrian Alps

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  • Carla Sinclair
    11:43 am Tue, Jun 14, 2016
    Obama reacts to Trump's "radical Islam" terminology gripe

    https://youtu.be/VN49vpyOhB0?t=12m47s With sarcastic undertones, President Obama reacted today to Trump's criticism of him for not using the phrase "radical Islam."

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  • Carla Sinclair
    10:38 am Tue, Jun 14, 2016
    Traveler sues TSA for missed flight

    Although Minneapolis man Hooman Nikizad arrived at the airport two hours early, as recommended, his hour-and-a-half wait in the security line made him miss his flight. He then had to… Read the rest of the article: Traveler sues TSA for missed flight

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  • Carla Sinclair
    3:00 pm Mon, Jun 13, 2016
    Geraldo scolds Orlando victims: "For God's sakes, fight back!"

    https://youtu.be/aOEk6huffBM?t=3m48s Geraldo Rivera thinks the victims of the Orlando massacre made the wrong choice yesterday morning when they were attacked with an AR-15 assault rifle: “When you’re in that situation… Read the rest of the article: Geraldo scolds Orlando victims: "For God's sakes, fight back!"

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  • Carla Sinclair
    11:01 am Mon, Jun 13, 2016
    Giant 2,000-year-old hunk of bog butter just found – and it's still edible

    A giant 22-pound hunk of bog butter made 2,000 years ago was just unearthed in Ireland, and although it might not be as tasty as it was in the last… Read the rest of the article: Giant 2,000-year-old hunk of bog butter just found – and it's still edible

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  • Carla Sinclair
    11:06 am Sat, Jun 11, 2016
    Donald Trump repeatedly calls Elizabeth Warren "Pocahontas"

    Trump's new relationship with the teleprompter didn't last long. Yesterday he gave a free-form speech at a rally in Richmond, Virginia where he repeatedly referred to Elizabeth Warren as "Pocahontas,"… Read the rest of the article: Donald Trump repeatedly calls Elizabeth Warren "Pocahontas"

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  • Carla Sinclair
    10:04 am Sat, Jun 11, 2016
    Rancher on horseback lassoes bike thief in Walmart parking lot

    A thief stole a bicycle from a bike rack at a Walmart parking lot in Eagle Point, Oregon. 9-1-1 was called and the woman who owned the bike along with… Read the rest of the article: Rancher on horseback lassoes bike thief in Walmart parking lot

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  • Carla Sinclair
    11:34 am Fri, Jun 10, 2016
    HOAX: New China law bans women – but not men – from interracial marriage

    THIS IS A HOAX. Because of the one-child-only law in China, combined with the practice of abandoning baby girls to make room for a boy, the country now has a… Read the rest of the article: HOAX: New China law bans women – but not men – from interracial marriage

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  • Carla Sinclair
    9:33 am Fri, Jun 10, 2016
    Oops! Biker honks at driver on cell phone, turns out to be bully cop

    https://youtu.be/AJNvu1dVm4E?t=3m Think twice before you honk! Here's a video of a motorcyclist who honks at an unmarked SUV that turns out to be a cop car. The cop is stopped… Read the rest of the article: Oops! Biker honks at driver on cell phone, turns out to be bully cop

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  • Carla Sinclair
    4:30 pm Thu, Jun 9, 2016
    Uber launched their schedule-ahead service today

    Today Uber rolled out their new Scheduled Rides option, allowing you to schedule a ride 30 minutes to 30 days in advance. This could be especially handy for people needing… Read the rest of the article: Uber launched their schedule-ahead service today

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  • Carla Sinclair
    8:58 am Thu, Jun 9, 2016
    10,000 hours to become an expert? Sorry, that number is off.

    In the 2008 book Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell popularized the theory that it took 10,000 hours to become an expert in anything. If you wanted to be… Read the rest of the article: 10,000 hours to become an expert? Sorry, that number is off.

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