Fifty members of Senate are urging the NFL to press the Washington Washington Football Team into changing their name. The letter comes on the heels of Donald Sterling, owner of the LA Clippers, racists comments. “The N.F.L. can no longer ignore this and perpetuate the use of this name as anything but what it is: a […]
The MERS virus is something we’ve been following for a while, but the scary illness has mostly been reported overseas – until now. The deadly MERS-CoV virus has spread to a third U.S. citizen and officials believe that, for the first time, the man was infected while in the United States. Officials believe an Illinois man likely contracted the respiratory […]
The Seattle Police Department has released new information regarding grunge rock icon Kurt Cobain‘s death. On April 8th, 1994, Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, with a shotgun by his chin and a high concentration of heroin in his body. Twenty years later, Seattle’s Police Department released a note found in his wallet that was kept […]
A 23-yar-old mother from California has reportedly stabbed her 7-month-old son to death, and is now in jail after trying to commit suicide following the incident. According to the San Jose Mercury News, the unidentified 24-year-old woman has been suffering from depression, and was arrested on suspicion of murder after her son was stabbed. The site […]
Despite rumors swirling that Seattle police would reopen their examination of Kurt Cobain’s death, the department confirmed on Thursday that there is no new evidence to change the police conclusion that Cobain took his own life. However, as Seattle nears the 20th anniversary of the beloved rock star’s death, the police department has released previously unseen […]
Kid Cudi has been working hard to promote his new movie Need For Speed in the past few weeks, but don’t get it twisted – he’s been busting his butt when it comes to his music as well. The “Pursuit of Happiness” artist recently stopped by The Arsenio Hall Show, where he talked about his thoughts on […]
Scott Kalvert, best known for directing the 1995 film “Basketball Diaries” died on Wednesday, according to a confirmed THR report. The 49-year-old was found in his Woodland Hills, L.A. home and pronounced dead at 1:55pm. Also, according to the site, the L.A. Coroner’s office is investigating his death as a possible suicide. Not only did […]
A Brooklyn man, by the name of Wesley Hunter, jumped from a hotel window at the W hotel in midtown NYC, and his landing was the roof of the theater for Motown: The Musical on Broadway. According to the NY Post, theatre-goers heard a loud thump on top of the roof, that shook the theater […]
An 11-year-old fan of “My Little Pony” is in the hospital after attempting suicide because he was being bullied for liking the iconic cartoon and toys. The mother of Michael Morones walked in just in time, but oxygen to his brain had been cut off after his attempt at hanging himself, leaving the boy in […]
Despite national attention and support in the wake of her alleged rape, Daisy Coleman, the teen in the middle of the Maryville rape case, attempted to take her own life this weekend after being cyber-bullied. The Maryville, Mo. teenager was in a Kansas City hospital on Monday night after attempting to overdose on pills Sunday […]
A 20-year-old man attempted to commit suicide on the anonymous 4chan website as 200 viewers watched in horror, some encouraging his death. The young man, identified as Stephen, announced his suicide plans and decided to broadcast the event for everyone to see. Hundreds signed up to watch his attempt, scheduled for 7pm on Saturday, and […]
An email sent to Army spokespersons about recruiting women for the armed forces had an interesting message. Pick “average” (read ugly) women, because pretty women can’t be taken seriously. Sent by Col. Lynette Arnhart, a senior military analyst who is working on a project to better integrate women into all military positions, the letter reads: “In general, ugly […]
