An obviously fed up elephant was put down today by a South African national park after it attacked a car last December. According to Gawker, Kruger Park is standing by its decision after the elephant demonstrated “aggressive behavior” when it attacked a car driving along a path in the safari park. The elephant concentrated on […]
A 12-year-old boy opened fire at a New Mexico middle school yesterday, critically injuring two students. Now, reports say the boy may have warned fellow students about his intentions before the attack. According to CNN, the shotgun-wielding preteen opened fire in his Berrendo Middle School gymnasium in Roswell Tuesday morning, injuring a 13-year-old girl and a […]
Justin Bieber’s circle isn’t looking too good right now. Lil Za, a friend of Justin Bieber’s, was arrested on felony and drug charges at the singer’s home yesterday during a police raid. But now, we’ve found out that he was popped – yet again – before he was even released. E! News reports: According to a law-enforcement […]
The family and loved ones of Jonathan Ferrell hope that justice will be served in some capacity with their latest move. Ferrell’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against several parties connected to his death. The 24-year-old was shot and killed in Charlotte, NC by police after looking for help after a car crash in September. […]
After countless protests and support from around the world, transgendered woman CeCe McDonald was freed this week from a men’s prison. McDonald’s case caught national attention and massive support from the LGBT community in June 2011 when McDonald, along with her friends, were taunted with racial and homophobic slurs after a leaving a bar in Minneapolis. […]
The popularity of MTV’s 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom series is still going strong and now, a new study is proving that the show’s influence on teen pregnancy is bigger than you think. According to a new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research obtained by the New York Times, the programs reduced teen pregnancy […]
It looks like all the NSA spying — including wiretaps — has done little to prevent terrorist attacks over the years. An analysis of 225 terrorism cases in the U.S. were studied by the non-profit New America Foundation, revealing that the NSA was able to crack only one case of possible terror: Basaaly-Moalin, who sent […]
Temperatures aren't back to normal, but the Polar Vortex is slowing shifting away from the U.S...
In light of the third anniversary of the shooting in Tuscon, AZ. that killed six people and injured 10 in 2011, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz) wrote a special piece on gun violence and her journey to survival for The New York Times. Giffords was shot in the head during an outside meeting by Jared Lee Loughner in […]
Colorado business are all smiles as the first numbers regarding marijuana sales come in. In the first week, sales for retailers in Colorado are bigger than ever, with a combined total of $5 million dollars. Smaller shops have sold 20 to 30 pounds, while bigger shops have sold 50 to 60 pounds of strands like […]
Justice has been served for one family in Atlanta, Ga. after a man slapped their child last year. According to USA Today, Joe Rickey Hundley was sentenced to eight months in prison today. Hundley was arrested in February after slapping a toddler and spitting racial slurs on a flight to Atlanta. During take off the baby, […]
Blackfish isn’t the only thing that has animal activists upset in 2014. A Japanese ship carrying four butchered whales has come under fire by activists after the vessel was caught in a commercial whaling free zone. According to the Daily Mail, Sea Shepard an anti-whaling group caught the Nishin Maru in the protected Southern Ocean […]