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Plan B in Vending Machine Prompts FDA Investigation

Plan B in Vending Machine Prompts FDA Investigation

One of the larger dynamics in this country is the one that occurs when a group of people don't like something for one reason, and say it is for another reason- and controversies like those surrounding Plan ... continue
College Installs Emergency Contraceptive “Plan B” Vending Machine

College Installs Emergency Contraceptive “Plan B” Vending Machine

The emergency contraceptive Levonorgestrel, also known as "Plan B", has long been at the center of controversy within pro-choice/pro-life discussions. But now, at one Pennsylvania college, students can detour from their walk of shame to pick up ... continue
Jerry Sandusky Finds Out Who His Accusers Are This Week

Jerry Sandusky Finds Out Who His Accusers Are This Week

With all of the fallout surrounding Joe Paterno's death, many seemed to forget - if only for a moment - the controversy that surrounded him and his coaching staff at the end of his record-breaking career. Namely, ... continue
Think You Have a Good “Gaydar”? Here’s the Science Behind it…

Think You Have a Good “Gaydar”? Here’s the Science Behind it…

If you think you've got a good "gaydar", that is, the ability to divine someone's sexual orientation from a casual glance in their direction and nothing more, it may have less to do with some preternatural sixth ... continue
Jay Paterno Leaving Penn State Months After Dad Joe Paterno Was Fired

Jay Paterno Leaving Penn State Months After Dad Joe Paterno Was Fired

Jay Paterno, son of Penn State legend Joe Paterno has announced that he will be cutting ties with the University after 17 years as an assistant under his dad's former regime. The quarterbacks coaches departure severs the last ... continue
NHL Winter Classic Pushed Back Over Weather Forecast

NHL Winter Classic Pushed Back Over Weather Forecast

The outdoor NHL hockey matchup known as the NHL Classic has been pushed back by NFL officials following a revised weather forecast. According to officials the game which was scheduled for 1 p.m. will now instead be played ... continue
Lady Gaga’s New Boyfriend…Vampire Diaries Star Taylor Kinney

Lady Gaga’s New Boyfriend…Vampire Diaries Star Taylor Kinney

Lady Gaga is known for secrecy.  Most commentators had no idea if she was even into girls or guys (a question she pushed even further with her hit song Born This Way).  Well for now it seems ... continue
Ex-Penn State Coach Joe Paterno Breaks Pelvis In Fall At Home

Ex-Penn State Coach Joe Paterno Breaks Pelvis In Fall At Home

Ex-Penn State Nittany Lions Football Coach Joe "Joepa" Paterno has re-broken his pelvis after a fall in his home today.  The legendary coach had previously been hospitalized earlier this year after initially breaking his pelvis when he ... continue
Armored Van Accidentally Spews Out $200,000 On Route 19

Armored Van Accidentally Spews Out $200,000 On Route 19

Travelers on Pennsylvania's Route 19 were greeted with an early holiday present this week when $200,000 in cold hard cash began flying out of the back doors of an armored van as it drove down the road. According ... continue
Newest Jerry Sandusky Accuser Is A Family Member

Newest Jerry Sandusky Accuser Is A Family Member

Jerry Sandusky's attorney announced on Wednesday that the former Penn State coaches newest sexual abuse allegation comes from a family member. According to his attorney the case is currently under investigation from Children and Youth Services . The family ... continue
Tim Robbins Joins “Occupy Wall Street” Campaign

Tim Robbins Joins “Occupy Wall Street” Campaign

Tim Robbins has been a supporter of liberal causes for years and now the actor has joined the Occupy Wall Street campaign in Lower Manhattan. According to reports Robbins took to the streets on Wednesday along with ... continue
September 11 Flight 93 Memorial Opens on Eve of Event’s 10th Anniversary

September 11 Flight 93 Memorial Opens on Eve of Event’s 10th Anniversary

A weekend of solemn ceremonies to mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks begins today in the rural Southwestern Pennsylvania city of  Shanksville, where thousands have gathered for the dedication of the Flight 93 National ... continue
100,000 Ordered To Evacuate Pennsylvania Area, New York Residents Also Evacuating As Flood Waters Rise

100,000 Ordered To Evacuate Pennsylvania Area, New York Residents Also Evacuating As Flood Waters Rise

Officials in the Pennsylvania area along the Susquehanna River have ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate their homes. The rivers waters have continued to rise following Tropical Storm Lee and the river is expected to crest ... continue
Selena Gomez Dumps “Immature” Justin Bieber

Selena Gomez Dumps “Immature” Justin Bieber

Here's another one for the rumor mill, reports are circulating for the umpteenth time that Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have broke up. According to reports, Gomez didn't like the company Bieber keeps which included Sean Kingston and ... continue
Pennsylvania university bans social media for a week

Pennsylvania university bans social media for a week

A university in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has grabbed some headlines for themselves by taking the attention whoring step of banning all social media on campus for a week, except for on cell phones and smartphones, which kind of ... continue
Ross Township PA woman killed by pet bear

Ross Township PA woman killed by pet bear

Kelly Ann Walz, 37, of Ross Township, PA, was mauled to death Sunday night by her pet black bear. Walz, who also kept a tiger and a lion on the property, had entered the bear's cage to clean ... continue
Protecting our children by turning them into felons

Protecting our children by turning them into felons

There is a growing group in the United States that is facing an increasing number of charges for creating and distributing pornography and contributing to child abuse but it isn’t who you think it is. As ... continue