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Ryan Lewis revealed a personal secret as part of an announcement regarding the new nonprofit he created with buddy Macklemore — his mother, Julie Lewis, has been HIV positive for 30 years. The nonprofit, 30/30 Project, was created to provide access to affordable health care worldwide. “A huge part of what’s made me who I am, is something I haven’t talked about in interviews, until now,” he wrote, along with a link to the fundraising page for the project. Read about it here…[USMagazine]

In an effort to remain vigilant after a string of break-ins, a Pennsylvania chapter of the Ku Klux Klan has established a neighborhood watch to monitor criminal activity. But despite skepticism that the volunteer group will leave their racist values out of their new work, imperial wizard Frank Ancona is claiming members won’t target black individuals. “It’s just like any neighborhood watch program. It’s not targeting any specific ethnicity. We would report anything we see to law enforcement,” he said. Well if this ends up anything like George Zimmerman’s neighborhood watch effort…[ThinkProgress]

Talk about Jesus really being a fence! A 10-year-old Atlanta boy was kidnapped outside his home earlier this month, but was let go just three hours later after his abductor got tired of hearing the boy sing gospel songs. Willie Myrick was lured to the car by the promise of cash, but when he continued to sing “Every Praise” over and over as he was bound in the car, the annoyed driver pulled over and threw him out. Read about the divine intervention here…[Mirror]

A Georgia deputy sheriff is recovering after his attempt to take a selfie with a police dog ended with a trip to the hospital. Greg Morrison, thinking it a great idea to flick it up with the pup, put his arm around the dog to snap the picture. Problem was, the professional police K9 wasn’t in the mood. He snapped at Morrison’s chin, mauling the man’s face. Read about it here…[DailyMail]

Some devils over at Häagen-Dazs thought it would be a great idea to put vegetables in our ice cream…where they certainly don’t belong. In Japan, consumers can soon enjoy Tomato Cherry and Carrot Orange flavors straight from the frozen section. And yes, we just died a little inside. What did we do to deserve this? Read about it here…[EOnline]

PHOTO CREDIT: Getty