Benjamin Simon

Police Fatally Shoot Deaf Man Who Was Trying To Communicate With Sign Language

Daniel Kevin Harris was gunned down in front of his North Carolina home after he attempted to use sign language to communicate with the state trooper who pulled him over. The 29-year-old man was both deaf and speech-impaired and had no other means to talk to the officer. According to CNN, the family of Daniel […]

7y ago

mcdonalds

McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys Cause Burns And Rashes, Millions Recalled

Shortly after McDonald’s began giving out fitness-tracking arm bands in their Happy Meals, the fast food company had to recall millions of the devices. Complaints started pouring in claiming that the Step-It devices were causing skin irritation on the arms of the children. According to Gizmodo, the McDonald’s Step-It bands were wristband pedometers designed to […]

7y ago

olympics|shaun white

Shaun White Sued Over Seriously Disturbing Sexual Harassment Allegations By Ex-Bandmate

Shaun White is facing a lawsuit filed by the former drummer for his band Bad Things, who claims the Olympic athlete sexually harassed her for many years and then didn’t bother to pay her. According to Fox Sports, Lena Zawaideh played in the band with Shaun White in 2014, until she was ultimately fired. In […]

7y ago

aly raisman|gymnastics|olympics|Simone Biles|United States

Simone Biles Redeems Herself With Fourth Gold, Makes History — See Her Outstanding Floor Routine [Video]

Even if you haven’t been paying attention to the 2016 Rio Olympics this year, chances are you’ve heard the name Simone Biles — probably among words like “best” and “wins gold.” After earning herself three straight gold medals in a row, Simone Biles shocked fans on Monday by slipping on the balance beam and settling […]

7y ago

Charlie Hebdo|Isis|Islam

‘Charlie Hebdo’ Threatened With Second Massacre After Publishing Most Controversial Cover Yet

Despite losing 12 staffers in the tragic massacre on January 7, 2015, the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, has continued to publish controversial covers and cartoons specifically targeting the religion of Islam. After a depiction of the Muslim prophet Muhammad led to Islamic extremists to opening fire on the Charlie Hebdo offices, the bold writers […]

7y ago

Donald Trump

Man Allegedly Punches Bangladeshi Man In The Face And Yells ‘F*** Indians!’ — Police Assume Victim Is Drunk And Arrest Him [Video]

A bizarre random attack in Queens could potentially be labeled as a hate crime if the victim has his way. Forty-six-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant Gazi Rahman was reportedly walking down the street while talking on his phone when 39-year-old Christopher Porr asked him for money. After Rahman told him he didn’t have money, the man allegedly […]

7y ago

LGBT

Transgender Woman Livestreams Her Boss Sexually Harassing Her — ‘I Feared For My Life’ [Video]

A transgender woman in Hawaii was able to prove that her supervisor was making inappropriate sexual advances at her when she decided to turn on a video recorder and livestream the shocking harassment. According to the Huffington Post, 21-year-old Makana Milho secretly filmed her boss asking for sexual favors and broadcast an entire 30 minutes […]

7y ago

nintendo

Fan-Made ‘Metroid’ Game Wows Players Until Nintendo Slaps It With A DMCA Takedown Notice

Saturday was the 30th anniversary of Nintendo’s beloved Metroid franchise, yet the company did nothing at all to celebrate. That didn’t stop players from throwing some fanfare of their own across the internet, which included the release of a fan-made Metroid game titled AM2R. The game is a remake of the Game Boy game Metroid […]

7y ago

Anna Kendrick|edgar wright|marvel|Stranger Things

Fight For The Role Of Squirrel Girl Heats Up — Edgar Wright Endorses Anna Kendrick, But It’s Shannon Purser’s Dream Role

As Marvel continues to make one hit film after another, working their way down the list of more obscure comic book characters, fans are eager to know who (if anyone) will end up playing the beloved but lesser-known superhero Squirrel Girl. Notable for her adorable outfit and bizarre superpowers, Squirrel Girl recently came into popularity […]

7y ago

Nude Man Caught Hiding 7.2 Grams Of Cocaine In His Foreskin

A 24-year-old man named Joshua Hare was arrested in Swindon, U.K., after customers of a furniture store heard him shouting in the parking lot. By the time police arrived, Hare had somehow managed to get completely naked and stuff 7.2 grams of cocaine into his foreskin. According to Metro, the incident took place at a […]

7y ago

Louis Tomlinson And Simon Cowell Creating A Female One Direction That’s ‘Unbelievably Good’

Though the popularity of the mega-popular boy band One Direction has been waning since the departure of heartthrob Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Simon Cowell are rumored to be working together to launch a new female version of the band. According to Daily Record, Louis Tomlinson recently took the idea to Simon Cowell, the X […]

7y ago

mississippi

Mississippi Fair Causes Outrage Over Cruel ‘Rabbit Scramble’

A Mississippi livestock fair is in hot water after animal rights groups discovered that residents of Tippah County annually participate in the “Rabbit Scramble,” a cruel game that requires children to chase terrified rabbits and snatch them up by their ears. The Tippah County Fair and Livestock Show takes place every year in Ripley, Mississippi, […]

7y ago

nintendo|Pokemon Go

Man Attempts To Rob ‘Pokémon Go’ Players At Gunpoint — They Shoot Him First

The massive success of the free app Pokémon Go has resulted in a multitude of bizarre and scary incidents happening to unsuspecting players walking the streets looking for Pokémon to catch. From finding dead bodies to being lured into gun-point robberies, Pokémon Go players face some unexpected risks while on the hunt. But an attempted […]

7y ago

bernie sanders|Debbie Wasserman Schultz|hillary clinton|wikileaks

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Booed Off DNC Stage [Video] — Email Leaks May Result In Criminal Charges

Debbie Wasserman Schultz was recently pressured to resign as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee after multiple internal emails were hacked and posted by WikiLeaks. Reports claim these private messages reveal a deliberate scheme to tip the democratic nomination in favor of Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders. This massive scandal started with nation-wide demand for […]

7y ago

Comedian Mike Ward Called Disabled Teen ‘Ugly’ In A Joke, Now He Has To Pay $42,000 In Damages

Stand-up comedians often have free reign to say whatever they want during a set, so it might be surprising to learn that a single stand up joke told by Canadian comedian Mike Ward might cost him $42,000. According to the Daily Mail, the joke was at the expense of Jérémy Gabriel, a famous teen musician […]

7y ago

Jonah Hill|Kristen Wiig|seth rogen

Seth Rogen Reveals The Twisted Truth Behind ‘Sausage Party’: ‘Animators Are Sick People’

If you’re one to keep up with the latest big-budget animated movies, you’ve probably heard about the shocking trailer for Seth Rogen’s Sausage Party. Trailers have been circulating the web depicting another expertly animated feature-film that first appears to be family friendly until you hear the anthropomorphic food items dropping the f-bomb amidst scenes of […]

7y ago

nfl|Sports

NFL Inserting Football Data Chips To See If They Should Make The Game More Difficult

The National Football League is reportedly in the final stages of planning to insert advanced data chips into footballs to accurately measure where the ball goes. Officials intend to determine how close footballs come to the goal posts and record how many kicks would have been missed this season if the posts were narrowed in […]

7y ago

feminism|ghostbusters|Hollywood|Kristen Wiig|Melissa McCarthy

Kristen Wiig Ghostbusters Photo Goes Viral, Suggests Young Girls Are Desperate For Female Heroes

The new reboot of Ghostbusters has been met with no shortage of controversy, primarily because the four main characters have been swapped out from male to female. The follow-up to the all-male original cast now features Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones in the lead roles. This major change has excited thousands […]

7y ago

Alton Sterling|Black Lives Matter

Black Doctor Who Treated Dallas Shooting Victims Admits He Fears The Cops He Treated

After the Dallas shooting during a peaceful protest left three police officers dead, an even larger rift has formed between the Black Lives Matter movement and those who accuse it of being anti-cop. But one person who was thrown in the middle of the debate has an interesting perspective on the issue: a black man […]

7y ago

Megaupload Is Coming Back — Kim Dotcom Is Reviving The File-Sharing Site Despite Pending Trial For Piracy

Five years ago, the massively popular storage site Megaupload was shut down by the United States government, and the site’s owner, Kim Dotcom, was arrested for profiting off of internet piracy. The entrepreneur has since moved to New Zealand and is still resisting the government’s attempts to extradite him back to North America to stand […]

7y ago