California Day Care Accused of Using Push Pins to Punish Kids
An Agoura Hills daycare center has been sued by parents who claim two teachers punished their children by pressing push pins through their clothes into the skin.
Weird News
Watch: South African Television Reporter Mugged on Camera
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Two men, one armed with a gun, were caught on camera late on Tuesday mugging a South African journalist as he prepared for a live television report on Zambian President Edgar Lungu’s hospital treatment.
Autopsy Shows Chicago Baby Dead When Cut by Power Saw
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman is charged in the death of her 7-month-old granddaughter, who was struck in the head multiple times before having her throat cut with a power saw, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Man Dressed As Pirate Wields Knife on Set of New ‘Pirates of Carribean’ Film
A man dressed as a pirate threatened a security guard with a knife on the set of the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean sequel, which is being shot on Australia’s Gold Coast, reports 9 News.
Garbage Man Gets 30 Days in Prison for Collecting Trash Too Early
A trash collector in Georgia got the shock of his life after being arrested and sentenced to 30 days in jail for collecting trash too early in violation of a city ordinance.
Bagged Air from Kanye West Concert Selling for $45,000 on eBay
Do you have a measly $45,000 that you just can’t wait to be rid of? Have you ever wanted to breathe a small amount of the same air as Kanye West?
Girl Scouts Install Drive-Thru in Abandoned Warehouse to Boost Cookie Sales
SALEM, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire Girl Scout troop is seeking to boost its cookie sales by offering a drive-thru option.
Marijuana Growers Arrested after Pocket-Dialing 911, Making Threats against Cops
A group of marijuana growers were arrested near Alpine, California this week after pocket-dialing 911 while the they discussed assaulting law enforcement officers in a following car.
Dating Site for ‘Hot’ People Expels 3,000 Members for Becoming Ugly
Three thousand members of beautifulpeople.com, an exclusive international dating site, serving only those deemed the most eye-catching, signed-in to their computers Thursday to learn they had been booted for failing to maintain their coveted looks.
Death Star Launches at Legoland
Luke Skywalker maneuvers his X-Wing fighter through the combat zone around the infamous Death Star in a new 500,000-brick Legoland Star Wars exhibit unveiled this week at the California theme park.
The Talking Girlfriend Pillow: Love in Unexpected Places
I came across Ita-Supo, a life-sized “anime hug pillow” adorned with the likeness of a Japanese high school girl, who can talk to you and even responds when you rub certain parts of her 2-D body.
Teachers Take Students on ‘Camping’ Trip With Cocaine, Sex, Alcohol
A pair of California teachers who turned a camping trip involving underage male high school students into a drugs, alcohol and sex-induced weekend are facing sex charges–and, if convicted could spend a combined 23 years in prison.
Cats Outnumber Humans 6 to 1 on Japanese Island
A Japanese island that imported cats to deal with an infestation of mice that overran fishermen’s boats is now overrun with cats.
Rep. Honda Nods Off in Congress
The old adage “The camera doesn’t lie” was fully realized last week when United States Congressman Mike Honda (D-California) dozed off on the House floor before CSPAN cameras as his colleagues debated funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Officials Worried by Mount Everest Feces Pileup
Human waste left by climbers on Mount Everest has become a problem that is causing pollution and threatening to spread disease on the world’s highest peak, the chief of Nepal’s mountaineering association said Tuesday.
High School Students Find Teacher Hanging in Classroom
Students at a California high school found their teacher hanging inside her classroom early Monday morning.
EVACUATION: Woman Loses Control of ‘All Bodily Fluids’ at ’50 Shades’ Screening
Theatergoers enjoying the Valentine’s Day premiere of 50 Shades of Grey at a screening in Milton Keynes, England, were forced to evacuate the theater after a woman reportedly lost control of “all bodily fluids” while the film was playing.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Defense: Not Enough Minorities in Jury Pool
Lawyers for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect asked a judge Thursday to dismiss the indictment against their client or suspend his trial, saying there weren’t enough minorities and younger people in the jury pool.
Male Nurse Texts, Calls Female Patient After She Goes Home
A male nurse in Bakersfield, California is believed to have crossed the line with regard to patient confidentiality when he allegedly texted and called a female patient after she underwent reconstructive surgery. He allegedly obtained her cell phone number from her patient file.
Bill De Blasio Defends City’s Deal on Oral Suction Circumcision Ritual
Mayor Bill de Blasio is defending New York City’s tentative agreement with members of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community over a tradition known as oral suction circumcision.
Sacramento Man Refuses to Remove Swastika Display
An American flag using swastikas instead of stars, and Israeli flags with swastikas instead of Stars of David, are flying outside the home of a man living in Sacramento’s River Park neighborhood. Despite protests from neighbors, the man has refused to remove them.
Man Robs Girl Scout Troop of Cookie Money
A troop of Girl Scouts was selling cookies outside of a San Jose grocery store when a man approached and allegedly stole the cash box.
Murder Suspect Dubbed ‘Michelangelo of Buttocks Injections’
A Gothic hip-hop artist who did illegal cosmetic surgery on the side boasted at her murder trial Thursday that her body sculpting work was so popular she was dubbed “the Michelangelo of buttocks injections.”
100,000 Gallons of Water Flood Hollywood Hills
A water main from 1926 broke in the Hollywood Hills during the early morning hours on Wednesday, letting over 100,000 gallons of water loose onto the streets, resulting in damage to sidewalks and submerging vehicles.
Google Puts Office in Bathhouse, Reconsiders ‘Don’t Be Evil’
Google has been reconsidering its iconic motto, “Don’t Be Evil,” which the company adopted for its 2004 public offering. According to the founders, the company has grown so large and diverse that it has expanded beyond its original mission to “organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” As a demonstration of its new horizons effort, Google allowed its staff in Budapest, Hungary to design new office space in a very cool aquatic bathhouse theme celebrating the nation’s Cold War triumph.
