After many cops were reportedly falling asleep during retraining, the NYPD has instilled a cult classic to show them how to be nice. A scene from the ’80s hit Road House starring the late Patrick Swayze has been shown to officers during the three-day retraining course. The clip centers on Swayze’s character telling his bouncers to […]
The court has entered a not guilty plea for the U.S. Marine who was charged with murder for killing a transgender Filipino woman, The Guardian reports. Marine Pfc Joseph Scott Pemberton refused to enter a plea in court at Olongapo, north of Manilla on Monday. Pemberton killed Jennifer Laude last October after discovering she was a born […]
One of the three Chelsea fans who prevented a black man from entering a Paris Metro train after the English club’s UEFA Champions League game against Paris Saint Germain last week has been identified as a human rights official. Richard Barklie, who was part of the group chanting “we’re racist, we’re racist and that’s the way we like […]
Many are looking towards militant group Boko Haram after a female suicide bomber blew herself up in a crowded market on Sunday. The girl, predicted to be around 10-years-old, stepped out of a tricycle taxi in front of a cell phone market and triggered her explosives. Five people were killed and 46 others were injured. The incident has been […]
Dozens were reportedly injured and at least 20 killed by electrocution when a float hit a low-hanging power line during Haiti’s Carnival parade early Tuesday. The coordinator for the Department of Civil Protection, Nadia Lochard, said that at least 46 were injured in the accident that occurred in downtown Port-au-Prince. From the Associated Press: The […]
While some of us have understandable reservations about going anywhere near a corpse, a young man from Ghana recently claimed he has had sex with several dead people…all in the name of work. While on live television, mortuary worker Sharkur Lucas recently revealed that he was required to sleep with the dead as part of his employee training. […]
UPDATE: Friday, February 6, 2015 Just in — the mystery creature in Zoe Butler’s can of tuna has been identified as an immature crab named Eric. Well, that’s what Butler named him after the tuna company, Princes, called to correctly identify the creature. And we like Eric. I mean, he’s kind of cute with the rest […]
Fidel Castro, former Cuban leader, is finally breaking his silence on the decision to restore diplomatic ties with the United States in a statement that cites his distrust for the nation, but openness to smooth relations over. “I don’t trust the policy of the United States, nor have I exchanged a word with them, but this […]
Boko Haram gunmen launched an attack Sunday on the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, engaging government troops in a fierce fight, officials say. “Our soldiers initially repelled the terrorists but they mobilized more fighters and came back in full force. They overwhelmed our troops and forced them to retreat,” said a Nigerian military officer, who asked not to […]
Despite a drastic decrease in media coverage surrounding the Ebola virus, the crisis is still raging in a handful of African nations. Now, the first batch of an experimental vaccine is due to arrive in Liberia to combat the deadly outbreak. The Glaxo SmithKline’s (GSK) vaccine will hopefully curb what the World Health Organization (WHO) […]
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud died Friday, weeks after he was admitted to the hospital, officials say. Abdullah, who was suffering from a lung infection, was 90 years old. Hours later as mourners gathered in Mecca to pay their respects, his half brother, 79-year-old Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, was appointed as the new king. […]
Twenty-seven captives imprisoned by militant group Boko Haram were released Saturday in Cameroon. Among the former hostages were 10 Chinese workers who were kidnapped on May 16 from a construction camp, and the wife of Cameroon’s Vice Prime Minister Amadou Ali, who was kidnapped July 27 around Kolofata. According to government spokesman Issa Tchiroma Bakari, the Cameroon […]
