NYC Human Resources Administration Fires Dead Employee
New York City’s human resources administration fired an employee but had a hard time reaching him, because he had been dead since last December.
Weird News
Dead Body Found at Confederate Monument
Police are investigating after a man’s body was found at a confederate monument in Florida.
Ferguson Protesters Label Roasted Pig ‘Darren Wilson,’ Eat Head Outside Police Station
Ferguson protesters are using a roasted pig’s head during a demonstration marking the eve of the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s shooting death.
Mystery Fungus Killing Rattlesnakes in at Least 9 States
Hidden on hillsides in a remote part of western Vermont, a small number of venomous timber rattlesnakes slither among the rocks, but their isolation can’t protect them from a mysterious fungus spreading across the eastern half of the country that threatens to wipe them out.
Jerry Brown Allows Parole of Transgender Murderer
Gov. Jerry Brown will not interfere with a Board of Parole Hearings’ recommendation that a transgender inmate be paroled and lose the chance to force the state to pay for sex-change surgery.
Teen Lovers Survive Lightning Strike by Holding Hands
Two teenagers, boyfriend and girlfriend, are now joking that they have an “electric love” because they were struck by lightning while holding hands in Claremont on Thursday.
Cops: Iowa Taco Bell Employee Arrested for Starting Meth Lab at Work
Two men were arrested for building a meth lab in a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Taco Bell where one of the men worked, police said on Wednesday.
Watch: Checkers Employee Rubs Burger Bun on Floor
A fast food employee has been caught on camera wiping a burger bun on the floor and then prepping the burger to be served at what is reportedly to have taken place at a Checkers in Baltimore. A Checkers spokesperson
Hispanic Doral City Council Rejects Resolution to Condemn Donald Trump
A resolution to condemn Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s remarks about Mexican immigrants failed Wednesday night to win approval of the city council in Doral, a city dominated by Hispanic immigrants and home to one of the billionaire businessman’s biggest resorts.
Public Urination Kills: Corroded Lamppost Crashes Onto Car
San Francisco’s public urination problem spurted forth on Monday when a decaying, 3-story lamppost corroded by pee toppled over onto a car.
Malaysian PM Confirms: Debris off Madagascar Part of Missing MH370
The plane part that was found on a beach in the Indian Ocean was determined to be part ofMH370, the Malaysia Airlines flight that vanished more than a year ago, Malaysia’s prime minister said.
Man Dies in Suitcase Trying to Illegally Enter Spain
On Sunday, a Moroccan man suffocated to death while he attempted to smuggle himself into Spain in a suitcase. The man, 27, hid in the suitcase of his older brother, 34. The older man legally got on a ferry bound for Spain from North Africa.
‘Speak English!’ Viral Video Shows Clash at L.A. IHOP
Video of two women hurling insults at one another at a Koreatown IHOP has gone viral after a man, who says he is the son of one of the women and who joined in the fight, posted the argument to Facebook.
Japan’s Suntory to Send Its Whisky to Space, for Science
Tokyo (AFP) – Japan’s Suntory whisky will be sent into space next month to test how time in a zero-gravity environment affects its flavour, one of the country’s biggest drinks makers said Friday.
Nearly 400 Sick from Mexican Cilantro Contaminated by Human Feces
More than 380 people in 26 U.S. states have been diagnosed with a stomach illness tied to Mexican cilantro contaminated by human waste, two federal agencies said Tuesday.
WWE’s Titus O’Neil Takes Homeless People to Lunch in San Diego
WWE wrestler Titus O’Neil treated a group of homeless people to lunch at a restaurant in San Diego over the weekend and documented the experience on social media.
Cecil the Lion Gets His Own Beanie Baby
Ty Inc. has unveiled a special Cecil the Lion Beanie Baby plush toy to honor the Zimbabwean lion who was killed last month in a big game hunt.
Whole Foods Purges $6 ‘Asparagus Water’ From California Store
Whole Foods has come under fire for selling $6 “asparagus water”–water with three green stalks of asparagus in it. Whole Foods reportedly sells a bundle of asparagus for $5.
Georgia Woman Eats Crack Cocaine in Front of Cops in Order to Get Rid of It
Agents with the Douglas-Coffee Drug Unit reported that, during her arrest, police observed a woman trying to escape a drug charge by eating the crack cocaine she had in her possession.
Canada’s ‘HitchBOT’ Destroyed in Philadelphia
HitchBOT’s co-creators Frauke Zeller and David Smith said Monday that they’ve been overwhelmed with support and offers to revive the robot since it was vandalized beyond repair and left on a street in Philadelphia on Saturday and they are considering rebuilding it.
HuffPo: Mars Has ‘Crabs’
A NASA image of Mars being passed around on social media over the weekend has imaginations running wild.
First Amendment: Developers Sue Oakland over Art
Developers are suing the City of Oakland, alleging that it is violating the First and Fifth Amendments by requiring them to pay a percentage of construction projects towards funding public art.
Bike Activists Want to Yield at Stop Signs in San Francisco
A San Francisco-based bicycle advocacy group known as the Wigg Party is trying to have San Francisco adopt a similar law to one in Idaho which allows cyclists to treat stop signs like a yield sign.
Walls That ‘Pee Back’ Deter Public Urination in S.F.
San Francisco’s newly-painted pee-repelling walls appear to be delivering on their promise. “We’ve had dozens of calls from other property owners and city agencies who want to put the coating on their properties,” an official said.
Cecil the Lion Shares Message of Hope to Animal Psychic’s Facebook Page
“I just connected with Cecil the lion who was recently killed. I wanted to let him know how loved and honored he is. I was moved to tears to hear his words. His message is profound.”
