This is sure to warm your heart. A Virginia teenager is getting a lot of attention after he took it upon himself to help someone in need, proving to the world not all teenagers are the worst. Some. Not all. Tommy Adams surprised his mother, Teresa, when he asked her to pull over on the side of […]
The recent snowfall may be a nuisance to many on the East Coast (namely New York, whose residents took to Twitter to express their frustration with the Blizzard of 2015 that never came), but for others in the Midwest, the treacherous weather is turning deadly. According to the Chicago Tribune, 13 people have died in […]
It’s true. The blizzard of 2015, the “life-threatening” storm dubbed Juno by meteorologists, didn’t live up to its hype in the city that never sleeps. The 2-3 feet New Yorkers were promised never came. In its place, less than 10 inches fell to the ground — a fault of Mother Nature’s (not Mayor Bill de […]
The “life-threatening” and “historic” blizzard New Yorkers hunkered down for reared its head Monday evening, but pulled back just when meteorologists thought it would deliver its promised Day After Tomorrow wrath. And people expecting to get their Jake Gyllenhaal on weren’t very happy with New York City officials for preparing for the worst. We’re not kidding. […]
UPDATE: 2:30 PM EST If you’re on the East Coast between New Jersey and Massachusetts, this is for you. Go home. Now. NY Mayor Bill de Blasio says all non-emergency vehicles must be off roads as of 11 pm tonight http://t.co/Rf3qdtYUir — Breaking News (@BreakingNews) January 26, 2015 There will be limited @MTA subway service […]
Boko Haram, the terrorist group responsible for the kidnapping of nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls, has reportedly taken over the northeastern Nigerian town of Gwoza, killing dozens and dislodging the military and local government in the process. Townspeople have fled their homes to escape the violence. Residents say more than 100 people have been killed by the members […]
One person is dead and another 13 injured after a rare lightning storm struck Venice Beach, Calif., Sunday, sending a bolt into the water that traveled to swimmers and surfers. The 20-year-old man who died was swimming and went missing in the water after the strike. “The fire department assessed a total of 13 patients, […]
On Saturday and Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey recorded seven small earthquakes in central Oklahoma in the span of just 14 hours. And no, that seven was not a typo. According to the USGS, the quakes, recorded between 7:57 p.m. Saturday and 9:51 a.m. Sunday, ranged from magnitude 2.6 to 2.9, and were centered in the Guthrie, […]
A storm that hit the East Coast on Tuesday afternoon killed 5 people and left many homes without power. The storm took over the Syracuse area of New York and Philadelphia, ripping trees from the ground and causing power outages to more than 500,000 people in both areas. Four people died from collapsed homes. The […]
A powerful earthquake rocked the southern region of Mexico and Central America early Sunday morning, killing five people and leaving many stranded between collapsed buildings. According to USA Today, the earthquake was originally reported as a 7.1 near Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, but the Geological Survey later labeled the quake a less severe 6.9. The U.S. Geological […]
It’s official; Tropical Storm Arthur has become a hurricane and is taking aim at North Carolina’s Outer Banks, a string of islands off the state’s main coast and a vacation hot spot for the Fourth of July. Dare County, N.C. officials have issued a mandatory evacuation of Hatteras Island beginning at 5 a.m. Thursday morning. After that time, […]
A man from Newnan, Georgia was blown out of his boots while doing some chores in his backyard. According to CBS 46, Sean O’Connor was raking leaves in his yard on a relatively sunny Saturday when he was struck by lighting in his right foot. The man says that he wasn’t aware of any storms coming, but […]
