October 8, 2009 – 9:57 am
Next time you roll your eyes and say “whatever”, don’t be surprised if someone flashes you a dirty look.
According to a recent Marist Poll, 47% of Americans find “whatever” to be the most annoying word.
“You know” came in second place, at 25%, and 11% can’t stand “it is what it is.”
Meanwhile, 7% of people would [...]
October 6, 2009 – 10:04 am
A 72-year-old great-grandmother from Texas who was Tasered by a deputy constable on a local highway has accepted a $40 000 settlement offer from Travis County, the Austin American-Statesman reports.
Kathryn Winkfein had sought more than $135 000 for pain and suffering, medical expenses and humiliation.
The 4-foot-11 woman was zapped by Deputy Constable Christopher Bieze after [...]
October 2, 2009 – 2:47 pm
It’s school spirit and school spirit only for a group of cheerleaders at a north Georgia high school who have been told they will no longer be allowed to hold up signs bearing Bible verses at tonight’s football game.
After a few discussions and meetings, the Catoosa school district banned the signs over concerns they were [...]
September 25, 2009 – 12:27 pm
The Kings Island amusement park near Cincinnati has taken down its planned Halloween Haunt display featuring skeletons of dead celebrities, including Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger and Sonny Bono after endles negative feedback from the public.
“We weren’t intending for it to be distasteful and we do apologize if we offended anyone,” Don Helbig, Kings Island spokesman, [...]
September 23, 2009 – 12:52 pm
Check out this video of a young girl barely escaping being crushed by a speeding car outside a convenience store in Sunnyside, WA, when the vehicle struck a concrete pole that lifted it off the ground above her head.
The driver’s Toyota was traveling in reverse at high speed and later booked at the Sunnyside jail [...]