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6 of the wildest airport take-offs and landings you’ll ever take

6 of the wildest airport take-offs and landings you’ll ever take

Flying is one of the backbones of our world. To be able to get from point to another as quickly as possible is an integral part of business, and leisure. This means we also need a lot ... continue
Did a Pennsylvania school spy on families via district-issued webcams?

Did a Pennsylvania school spy on families via district-issued webcams?

A school in a Philly suburb has attracted international attention after a lawsuit was filed accusing school administrators of using webcams on school-issued laptops to spy on students after hours. The school's surveillance oversteps came to light when ... continue
Woman alleges groping on Disney ride, souvenir pic shows gropage

Woman alleges groping on Disney ride, souvenir pic shows gropage

Getting anonymously groped often results in the groper feeling all happy about it and the gropee generally not finding out whose wandering hands got all up in their business. However, those overpriced memorabilia shots snapped while the ride ... continue
Big fat lady kills boyfriend by sitting on him

Big fat lady kills boyfriend by sitting on him

If you grew up a fat kid, you know that this is a commonly speculated upon situation in fatty taunts. As you sat there stewing in your angry fat kid juices, you probably pondered the likelihood of such ... continue
Scary: British woman arrested for “illegal sex” in Dubai after rape

Scary: British woman arrested for “illegal sex” in Dubai after rape

A 23-year-old woman from London was arrested after reporting a rape in Dubai for "illegal sex" with her fiance, unrelated to the alleged rape. The woman, who is unnamed owing to the sexual assault aspect of the case, ... continue
4 year old struck by stray bullet in church dies

4 year old struck by stray bullet in church dies

A four-year-old boy who was struck by a stray bullet in his church in Decatur, GA has died of his injuries. Marquel Peters was hit by a gunshot that came in through the roof of the church. His mother ... continue
Family visits woman’s grave, finds body exposed

Family visits woman’s grave, finds body exposed

A New Orleans family got a very unpleasant surprise visiting a relative's grave on her birthday recently. The woman, Sherene Marsh Jones, died in September after a sudden aneurysm. Jones was buried on October 2nd, and her family ... continue
Video: Car skates on black ice, passengers jump out

Video: Car skates on black ice, passengers jump out

Via BoingBoing, a clip of a car in England slipping around on black ice. The couple who filmed the video say the couple in the car were warned not to venture out in the poor conditions that day, ... continue
14 hurt in Wisconsin’s Devil’s Head ski lift accident

14 hurt in Wisconsin’s Devil’s Head ski lift accident

14 skiiers were injured Thursday night at the Devil's Head Resort in Wisconsin when a crowded ski lift malfunctioned. Initial reports indicate that a full chair lift suddenly stopped and began moving backwards at a high rate of ... continue
Andrew Conley, 17, deliberately kills 10-year-old brother Conner

Andrew Conley, 17, deliberately kills 10-year-old brother Conner

Remorseless 17-year-old Andrew Conley calmly murdered his 10-year-old brother Conner Saturday, invoking the television serial killer Dexter in his police confession: “I just feel like him,” Andrew said of the character. Conley described the brutal murder to authorities without ... continue
NYS gets Facebook and MySpace to boot 3,500 convicted sex offenders

NYS gets Facebook and MySpace to boot 3,500 convicted sex offenders

In a move that brings the issue of freedom versus safety online to the forefront, New York state Attorney General Mario Cuomo has announced that 3,500 convicted sex offenders have been removed from Facebook and MySpace collectively. While ... continue
Facebook photos cause Canadian woman to lose benefits for depression

Facebook photos cause Canadian woman to lose benefits for depression

French Canadian IBM employee Nathalie Blanchard, 29, remained on leave from her position at the company for a year and a half due to a diagnosis of major depression. Blanchard said doctors advised her, in the course of ... continue
Source says CPSC to announce major crib recall Tuesday

Source says CPSC to announce major crib recall Tuesday

Details are scarce, but sources have disclosed the the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) is set to announce a massive crib recall on Tuesday. Worried parents have been seeking further details on the recall, said to be the ... continue
Invasive Asian carp may have breached barrier, reached Great Lakes

Invasive Asian carp may have breached barrier, reached Great Lakes

Federal officials are citing DNA evidence indicating that Asian carp may have circumvented an electronic barrier keeping them from the Great Lakes. The Army Corps of Engineers says that DNA from the invasive carp species has been found ... continue
Detroit father accused of shooting, killing 15-year-old son in field

Detroit father accused of shooting, killing 15-year-old son in field

37-year-old Jamar Pinkney Sr. is facing a first degree murder charge in the Monday shooting death of his son, 15-year-old Jamar Pinkney Jr., in a field in Detroit's Highland Park. The incident was sparked by allegations that the ... continue
Food poisoning may carry long term health risks

Food poisoning may carry long term health risks

A report released yesterday by a food safety advocacy group indicates that you should put that rare blue cheese burger down, because it might kill you- or set you up for death, paralysis, impairment of kidney function, ... continue
Video: Drunk woman falls onto Boston subway tracks

Video: Drunk woman falls onto Boston subway tracks

Spoiler alert: she survives. In the clip, a 27-year-old unnamed woman is shown perilously weaving about on a Boston subway platform before falling onto the tracks. As she stumbles around on the track, hugging the rail and unable ... continue
Man who posted 2-star Yelp review finds enraged business owner on doorstep

Man who posted 2-star Yelp review finds enraged business owner on doorstep

A man who posted a two-star review of a local independent bookstore on Yelp seems to have inadvertently torn open a whole big box of crazy. The man, known on Yelp as Sean C. in San Francisco, posted ... continue
East coast beef recall expanded, check your freezer

East coast beef recall expanded, check your freezer

A wide ranging beef recall from Maine to North Carolina means e-coli infected meat could be lurking in the freezers of clueless carnivores up and down the East Coast. Consumers have been advised to check freezers for the ... continue
Scary: Police hunt suspected serial killer after 6 bodies found in house

Scary: Police hunt suspected serial killer after 6 bodies found in house

Police seeking a suspect in a rape case have uncovered the bodies of six victims in a Cleveland home. The series of events leading up to the gruesome discovery began last month when a woman accused Anthony Sowell, ... continue
19-year-old Canadian folk singer killed by coyotes

19-year-old Canadian folk singer killed by coyotes

Taylor Mitchell, a 19-year-old Canadian folk singer described as "up and coming," was killed in attack by coyotes in a Canadian national park on Tuesday. The attack, described by an expert as "very unusual" and "not likely to ... continue
Pumpkin templates for your videogame-themed jack-o’-lantern

Pumpkin templates for your videogame-themed jack-o’-lantern

Do you possess the artistic flair and steady hand of a highly-strung gibbon? Yeah, join the club. For non-artists like you and I, fellow sufferer, Hallowe'en is a dreaded time. While our talented, artistic friends carve majestic pumpkins, ... continue