Saturday, October 12, 2013
Groom forgets bride at gas station, somehow lives to tell the tale
A German bride might be reconsidering her decision to say 'I do' after her brand new husband forgot her at a gas station on the side of the highway. The newlyweds were on their way home from their honeymoon when they stopped for fuel, and...
Even American animals are getting fatter
Norm Lopez cleans himself in front of his Sacramento home in August. Lopez has a fervent, almost cult-like following in the community. Do the same factors that influence human weight gain influence pet weight gain? Increasingly,...
Report: Son, 2, of NFLer dies after suspected abuse
Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings warms up prior to an NFL game on September 22, 2013 in Minneapolis. Sioux Falls police spokesman Sam Clemens said Adrian Peterson's son died after he suffered injuries doctors believe...
Obama meets with Pakistani teen shot by Taliban
President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and their daughter, Malia, left, meet with Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Friday, Oct. 11. ...
The polls for the Republicans just keep getting worse. This might be the worst one yet.
Here Ezra Klein of the Washington Post provides the highlights. (Or is that "low" lights?):The latest NBC/WSJ poll is just a disaster for the GOP. The highlights: - By a 22-point margin, the public thinks the Republican Party...
Team Arpaio: Another Congressman Engaging; Obots Knocked Down
- Image Credit: Moonbattery - Sheriff Arpaio's Obama ID Fraud Investigator Knocks Down Obots... Another Congressman Engaging......
$1M 'bionic man' walks, breathes with artificial parts
Bertolt Meyer, a social psychologist for the University of Zurich, is the face of the the Bionic Man and is featured in the Smithsonian Channel original documentary, "The Incredible Bionic Man." A team of engineers has assembled...
Former F1 test driver De Villota found dead
Maria de Villota, a former F1 test driver who lost an eye and fractured her skull in an accident in England last year, was found dead in a hotel in Spain. MADRID — Former Spanish Formula One test...
Another Teabagger protest ends with a whimper and not a bang.
30 Truckers turned up in DC today to call for Pres. Obama's impeachment. This is, um, how many Fox said would appear: pic.twitter.com/BQREPrNmqN — TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) October 11, 2013 Another...
Mark your calendar kids! Tomorrow is the big day where Sarah Palin replaces the "Jersey Shore" reality series as the most embarrassing thing in the state. Well they DID survive Hurricane Sandy.
Source Okay I swear that is the creepiest poster ever!Both Lonegan and Levin look like creepers just waiting for Palin's jacket...
House Democrats could have averted the government shutdown, but Republicans used legislative trickery to thwart their attempt. #EricCantorsucks.
Courtesy of Think Progress:Less than two hours before shutting down the government, House Republicans created a special rule to prevent Democrats from reopening the government. The House’s normal rules provide that “[w]hen...
There is a new voice coming out of Arizona pleading with the Republicans NOT to shut down Obamacare. Oh, you are not going to believe this one!
Hey, what can I say? The damn thing works. Courtesy of Arizona Daily Star: Gov. Jan Brewer said Wednesday that she does not...
Video: Truckers Shutdown DC Highways and Demand Obama Leaves Office
Truckers Shutdown DC Highways & Demand Obama Leaves Office... VIDEO HERE: Video ( Video via RT America. ) Source...
Monster cyclone nears Indian coast, sends 440,000 fleeing
As one of the largest cyclones in India’s history reaches its eastern coast, prompting a national red alert and sending some 440,000 people scurrying for shelter, the first deaths have been reported. Three people...
Mortar shells hit near inspectors' hotel in Syria
Firefighters extinguish a burning vehicle after two mortar rounds struck the Abu Roumaneh area in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday. An 8-year-old girl was killed and 11 people were hurt in the blasts near the Four Seasons Hotel...
Djokovic beats Tsonga to reach Shanghai final
Shanghai (AFP) - Defending champion Novak Djokovic swept aside Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2, 7-5 on Saturday, as a mouthwatering Shanghai Masters title showdown loomed against world number one Rafael Nadal. Djokovic...
The Sarah Palin curse continues as the night before she shows up to support Steve Lonegan he is forced to fire his top adviser.
Courtesy of New Jersey.com:Rick Shaftan, a top adviser to Steve Lonegan, may not be known to many outside New Jersey and New York political circles, but he went viral today — and it cost him his job. Shaftan gave a lengthy,...
Rachel Maddow reports on Russia's new policy of removing children from the home of their gay parents and the Americans who support and applaud their anti-gay stance.
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy I am not one to support the boycotting of...
The American arms race, sponsored by our old friends the NRA.
Courtesy of Versus News: The NRA and its gun-absolutist cohorts have set up a domestic arms race: They promote laws that make it easy for criminals to get guns and then use the threat of armed criminals to persuade law-abiding...
Eat These and You May Live Longer, New Study Says
A group of international scientists has located a possible fountain of youth, and it's in our kitchens. A new study in the Journal of Nutrition reports that older adults who consume higher amounts of polyphenols have a 30...
Miss Universe in police case over Taj Mahal photos
Agra (India) (AFP) - Indian police said Thursday they had filed a case against Miss Universe for conducting an unauthorised footwear fashion shoot at the Taj Mahal which was slammed as an "insult" by the monument's caretaker....
Facebook no longer lets users hide from search
The removal of a search privacy setting will prevent Facebook users from controlling who is able to search them on the site. NEW YORK — Facebook is getting rid of a privacy feature that let users limit...
‘Glee’s’ awkward but moving farewell to Cory Monteith, the sensitive, singing quarterback
Fox’s musical high-school comedy, “Glee,” said goodbye Thursday night to Finn Hudson, the sensitive star quarterback-turned-pop song crooner played by the late actor Cory Monteith, in a one-hour tribute episode that brought...
