According to the Associated Press, the Islamic Circle of North America has now put up dozens of billboards all over the United States proclaiming the beauty of Islam. The billboards, which explain that “Mohammed believed in peace, social justice, women’s rights” and “Muhammed always taught love, not hate; peace, not violence,” may not be historically accurate, but they’re going up in San Diego, New York, Boston, Phoenix, Memphis and other cities around America just the same.
by William Bigelow3 Sep 2015, 12:07 PM PST0
On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Richard Berman voided the NFL’s May 11 four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for his role in Deflategate, prompting NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to issue a statement avowing the league would appeal the ruling.
by William Bigelow3 Sep 2015, 12:07 PM PST0
On Monday night, a student at Fresno State was shot during an armed robbery, but an iPhone in his pants pocket blocked the bullet and saved his leg.
by William Bigelow3 Sep 2015, 11:22 AM PST0
The first San Francisco elementary school to make bathrooms gender neutral has proudly removed the circles, triangles, and stick figure signs from the kindergarten and first-grade bathrooms that delineate the differences between the sexes.
by William Bigelow3 Sep 2015, 9:50 AM PST0
Justin Roshud Smith, 20, of Wynne, Arkansas, stands accused of raping a 10-year-old girl, who then became pregnant.
by William Bigelow2 Sep 2015, 4:39 PM PST0
After John Kasich’s campaign revealed his campaign logo in July, some pundits noted it looked like bacon.
by William Bigelow2 Sep 2015, 4:04 PM PST0
Animal rights activists are furious that a bill in California to allow the importation of products made from kangaroos is being offered in the state legislature.
by William Bigelow2 Sep 2015, 1:05 PM PST0
Thirty-one bail bonds agents have been arrested by law enforcement officers working with the California Department of Insurance and the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.
by William Bigelow2 Sep 2015, 12:48 PM PST0
Awfulannouncing.com decided to ignore common courtesy and publicized Red Sox legend and ESPN baseball analyst Curt Schilling’s off-the-record letter that accused the site of a lack of integrity as well as parsing Schilling’s tweet to help stir up the hornet’s nest that got Schilling suspended from the cable sports network.
by William Bigelow2 Sep 2015, 11:05 AM PST0
Two studies conducted of people who are blind suggest that seeing racial differences may not be based simply on one’s visual sense alone.
by William Bigelow1 Sep 2015, 5:55 PM PST0
A tribal dancer with the Lakota tribe has an urgent request: finding a plastic case lost on the highway that contains his headdress, bustle, dance stick and shield, all adorned with eagle feathers.
by William Bigelow1 Sep 2015, 2:32 PM PST0
A French woman who claims she suffers from electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) was awarded $560 per month as disability allowance from a French court.
by William Bigelow1 Sep 2015, 2:23 PM PST0
Last week, same-sex marriage came to Tijuana, as Baja California’s largest city was the site of the nuptials between designer Luis Vargas, 48, and businessman Michael Bujazán, 71.
by William Bigelow1 Sep 2015, 2:04 PM PST0
After Robert Griffin’s account III “liked” an Instagram post criticizing Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder and the front office while praising him, the quarterback posted a message on social media denying he had personally “liked” the post.
by William Bigelow1 Sep 2015, 10:01 AM PST0
Former Texas Governor and 2016 presidential candidate Rick Perry’s campaign team in Iowa has dwindled to one paid staffer.
by William Bigelow31 Aug 2015, 3:53 PM PST0
Unsatisfied with Proposition 1, the $7.5 billion water bond approved by California voters last November, a former deputy secretary of the state’s Natural Resources Agency wants to put yet another water bond on the 2016 ballot.
by William Bigelow31 Aug 2015, 11:37 AM PST0
Want to make $25,000 for an idea? If you create the best answer to the state of California’s question, “What’s the best way to improve the state’s transportation system?” you could become the lucky winner.
by William Bigelow31 Aug 2015, 11:14 AM PST0
After Jake Arrieta no-hit the Dodgers in Los Angeles Sunday night, the Chicago Cubs dressed in vestiary grandeur for their overnight flight home: pajamas.
by William Bigelow31 Aug 2015, 8:30 AM PST0
On Saturday, San Quentin State Prison was closed to visitors and its water supplies were limited to cooking and inmate toilets after an inmate was diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease.
by William Bigelow30 Aug 2015, 3:34 PM PST0
Accusations of cheating are flying around social media after a little league team from Texas defeated the Sweetwater Valley team from San Diego, 9-7, to advance to the U.S. championship game.
by William Bigelow30 Aug 2015, 10:00 AM PST0
A Boston Red Sox fan who was struck in the head by a foul ball in June, 2014, has sued team owner John Henry, claiming negligence on the part of the owner.
by William Bigelow30 Aug 2015, 12:05 AM PST0
Beada Corum, 92, recently registered to vote for the first time so she could vote for Donald Trump,. On Saturday, Aug. 29, she got to meet hm.
by William Bigelow29 Aug 2015, 8:21 PM PST0
Hulk Hogan used the Axe Bomber on Donald Trump, dropping the news that he wants to be The Donald’s running mate.
by William Bigelow29 Aug 2015, 7:24 PM PST0
Violence in Baltimore has reached record levels: 45 people were killed in July, tying August 1972 for the most people killed in one month in the city’s modern history.
by William Bigelow29 Aug 2015, 7:15 PM PST0
Pleasing cat lovers everywhere, but likely disappointing many dogs, the Sacramento Fire Department rescued a cat trapped in a car’s engine compartment Wednesday, according to News10.
by William Bigelow29 Aug 2015, 8:06 AM PST0
