International News
Kurdish women warriors considered angels of death to the Islamic StateThere are many enemies of the Islamic State but a group they fear more than others is a group of Kurdish women fighters who set out to reclaim their cities with an undaunted ferocity. These women...
Science & Space
Wolf 1061c: 'Super-Earth' discovered by researchers could be habitable by humansA group of researchers from the University of New South Wales in Australia discovered a new planet near Earth that could be inhabited by man. The new world is one of three surrounding a red dwarf...
Politics
As Ted Cruz shows his softer side, he surges in the Quinnipiac PollSen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, a candidate for president of the United States, celebrates his birthday on Tuesday. The Quinnipiac Poll has given Cruz the sort of birthday present that any man with aspirations for high office would want. The poll...
Things to do in D.C. for the Christmas holiday season2016 is right around the corner, and for those who are in the District of Columbia between now and New Year's Day here are a few things going on.1. Perhaps you haven't heard, but there's a new movie out called‘Star Wars: Episode...- Things to do in D.C. for the Christmas holiday season2016 is right around the corner, and for those who are in the District of Columbia between now and New Year's Day here are a few things going on.1. Perhaps you haven't heard, but there's a new movie out called‘Star Wars: Episode...
Top News
Sober Xpress picks up drunken UConn students because school doesn't care toWhen Lance Graziano enrolled at the University of Connecticut as a communications major, he probably never imagined his job would be shuttling his drunken peers around campus. Still, the 22-year-old entrepreneur has made a lucrative business from...
SeaWorld killer whale dies: Third whale death in six months at San Antonio parkThe death of a killer whale at SeaWorld has added fuel to the fire of animal activists who want to put a stop to keeping whales in captivity. This death marks the third whale to die at the San Antonio SeaWorld in the last six months. The recent...
Oberlin College cafeteria culturally-insensitive: Disrespectful sushi a dilemma?Some students at Oberlin College are disgusted with the college cafeteria's idea of food from different cultures. Apparently the college cafeteria at Oberlin labels food like General Tso’s Chicken as if it is authentic, but it is...
Strange News
Researchers show a real zombie apocalypse is possibleZombies are not just the stuff of movies, television, or legend. Several species of bacteria and a virus can produce the classical symptoms of becoming a zombie except for the eating of other people’s flesh. Tara Smith, Associate Professor...
Zombie Jesus nativity scene fined: Is this the real 'War on Christmas'?A man in Sycamore Township, Ohio, erects a zombie-themed nativity scene, complete with all the major Christian iconic players as zombies -- even Jesus in the manger. He, John "Jasen" Dixon, is cited for a violation of the local...
Mystery surrounds $110,000 in euros found floating down the DanubePolice in Austria are stumped as to how over $110,000 in euros ended up floatingdown an arm of the Danube river this weekend. The bills are now being dried out after special forces came and fished them out of the water.Not surprisingly, people...
Science & Space
Now NASA wants to grow potatoes on Mars for realIn the hit movie, “The Martian”, NASA astronaut Mark Watney survives by planting potatoes in one of the modules of the Mars base who is stranded at. The plot device received a great deal of praise from space agriculture experts,...
Chinese moon rover finds new type of moon rocksChang'e-3, an unmanned lunar mission launched by the government of China, examined hitherto unexplored territory on the surface of the Moon in 2013. An analysis of the composition of new Moon rocks conducted by a number of Chinese institutions...
Why SpaceX landing the Falcon 9 is a big dealMonday night, SpaceX achieved a new milestone in the development of the art of spaceflight, as Ars Technica reported. Its Falcon 9 rocket, for the first time since the launch accident last June, lifted off from its launch pad in Florida and...
