A Convenience Store Clerk Was Critically Injured When Trying To Protect A...
A 36-year-old Cumberland Farms convenience store clerk was critically injured after trying to protect two cutouts of "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff from a thief who was trying to put the "Iced...
View ArticleHow 'Jobs' Actor Josh Gad Lost 30 Pounds After Playing Steve Wozniak
Actor Josh Gad is used to playing the overweight, funny sidekick on NBC's recently cancelled"1600 Penn" and in a range of films from "Love & Other Drugs" to "The Internship."But in his latest film...
View ArticleHere's Which Citi Bike Stations Are Most Often Empty [MAP]
The remarkable efforts of Citi Bike operators to keep stations stocked around New York City was highlighted last week in the New York Times. Despite their good work, however, many stations still often...
View ArticleCheck Out How Emerging-Market Currencies Got Smoked Today
Emerging markets (EM) have been front-and-center in global markets this week as the sell-off that roiled the asset class for much of the summer has picked up again.The big losers today: Brazil, Mexico,...
View ArticleThis Tiny Office Uses Movable Walls To Adapt To Any Need
The task of changing around a small office space to accommodate more employees or an event can feel daunting. Organizations like New York-based non-profit Environmental Grantmakers Association, which...
View Article21 Vintage Photos Of Hawaii From Before It Became A State
Hawaii became the 50th U.S. state 54 years ago today, when President Eisenhower signed the Hawaii Admission Act on August 21, 1959.Today the youngest state is known for its varied cuisine, beautiful...
View ArticleCory Booker's Campaign Website Featured Jon Corzine With A Big Text Box...
The last thing Senate hopeful Cory Booker wants to do is associate himself with former New Jersey politician Jon Corzine.Corzine, once the CEO of commodity futures brokerage MF Global, faces a civil...
View ArticleA-Rod Will Not Be Suspended For Any Games This Season
If Alex Rodriguez does have to serve his suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs, it won't happen this year according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com.There are only 37 games left in the regular...
View ArticleAmerica's Best Coastal Hotels
“The Post Ranch Inn is a serene, almost spiritual, place that feels miles in the sky. The majestic view of the Pacific Ocean and the misty bluffs of Big Sur from its cliff-side patio is like none other...
View ArticleGay Florida Teen Sent Back To Jail, Could Get 15 Years In Prison For Sex With...
A judge revoked bond Tuesday for Kaitlyn Hunt, who faces felony charges for having sex with a 14-year-old girl on her basketball team when she was 18, The Orlando Sentinel reports.Judge Robert Pegg...
View ArticleJason Heyward Was Hit In The Face With A 90 MPH Fastball
Jason Heyward of the Atlanta Braves was hit in the jaw by a 90 mph fastball from Jonathon Niese of the New York Mets.Heyward was visibly shaken and fell to the ground where he remained for several...
View Article"Jeremy Siegel might have a point about
"Jeremy Siegel might have a point about Shiller P/E if price/sales, price/book, price/div, and Mcap/GDP didn't all say EXACTLY the same thing."— John Hussman regarding Siegel's claim that the Shiller...
View ArticleFlorida University Suspends Frat Over Facebook Posts That Appear To Discuss...
MIAMI (AP) — Florida International University officials have suspended the school's Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity chapter following a series of Facebook posts.An anonymous e-mail recently sent to local...
View ArticleMutual Funds Try Hard To Hide One Statistic
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.Mutual Fund Companies Are Keeping A Big Secret (Advisor Perspectives) Gary...
View ArticleAnother Problem For Detroit: Packs Of Abandoned Dogs Are Taking Over The Streets
Detroit is slowly becoming overrun with packs of wild dogs, Bloomberg reports.As many as 50,000 stray dogs are now roaming the streets and shacking up in one of the city's thousands of abandoned...
View ArticleThis 'Death Calendar' Shows How Dangerous US Working Conditions Used To Be
From July 1906 through June 1907 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 526 workers died in "work accidents"; 195 of these were steelworkers.That's how bad things used to be in the United States before a...
View ArticleCoolio Selling Rights To 'Gangsta Paradise' To Fund Cooking Career
Coolio, the man who reshaped Stevie Wonder’s “Pastime Paradise” to bring the 90s “Gangsta’s Paradise,” is selling the rights to his Grammy-winning single, along with 122 other songs. Why would he ever...
View ArticleIchiro Collects His 4,000th Career Hit
Ichiro picked up his 4,000th career hit combined between Japan and the United States. Fittingly, it was a slap-single to left field and it came off of R.A. Dickey of the Blue Jays.Of the 4,000 hits,...
View ArticleUnreal Video Of A Russian Military Hovercraft Landing On A Crowded Beach
An ominous hovercraft sending up a huge plume of mist as it approaches a beach full of sunbathers might sound like something out of a sci-fi film, but it’s apparently just a “normal event” in Russia.A...
View ArticleChild Survivor Of Alleged Chemical Attack In Syria Shows The Immensity Of...
Images and videos continue to trickle in from an alleged massive chemical weapons attack in a small Syrian city on the outskirts of Damascus. If confirmed, the attack comes as UN chemical weapons...
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