As the U.S. government is working today to confirm the death of "Jihadi John", a U.S. official appeared confident the notorious ISIS executioner was taken out in what he called a "flawless" American airstrike. … [Read more...]
Runaway Emu Finally Recovered After 60 days
Dan Stonebraker is co-owner of 3 Palms Petting Zoo in Clayton. He says the bird has been put in a trailer and will be moved to a secure facility. The runaway emu was spotted Monday near Spring Meadow Elementary School and Old State Elementary School, leading to a "soft lockdown" at both schools. … [Read more...]
Electric Skateboards by Stary Are Super Cool
Electric skateboards are cool — that’s official — but they come ten-a-penny these days. If you want to find a good one, China is the place to look. But don’t worry, we went there and did the searching for you. … [Read more...]
Rex Ryan Enjoys a Jets Fiasco for Once
From coaching the Jets these last 10 months, Todd Bowles knows his players pretty well. He tries every game to maximize their strengths and disguise their weaknesses — and hope that other teams do not notice. … [Read more...]
Twin Suicide Blasts in Lebanon Kill More Than a Dozen
ISIS claimed responsibility for twin suicide blasts that killed dozens of people in Lebanon Thursday, an attack that could escalate Sunni-Shia violence in the Hezbollah hub. An ISIS statement released after the bombings credited "caliphate soldiers" in southern Beirut, according to the Middle East Media Research Institute. … [Read more...]
YouTube Music App Launched by Google for Finding Music Videos
YouTube's standalone music streaming app has arrived. Google launched YouTube Music App, the music complement to its new video subscription service YouTube Red. The app is available now for iOS and Android. … [Read more...]
Twin Brides, Grooms With Twin Priests and Flower Girls
Dilraj and Dilker, a pair of identical twins in Kerala, India, were recently married to Reema and Reena — who, as luck would have it, are also identical twins. … [Read more...]
Is Movember a Misguided Cancer Awareness Campaign?
Remember, remember, the scourge of Movember? We’re halfway through the advocacy month that calls for men to grow the manliest mustaches they can muster to raise awareness about prostate cancer, and once again, we can’t wait for Dec. 1. As November babies and gender critics, we take Movember as a personal affront. … [Read more...]
Will the Real Jon Snow Please Sit Down
The second most famous Jon Snow in the world just sat on the Iron Throne, and it was every bit as special as we knew it would be. Channel 4 News presenter and all-round hero Jon Snow tweeted a picture of himself sat on the throne on Thursday morning. The caption reads: "Winter really MUST be coming!" … [Read more...]
Simply Recipes Meal Plans and Gatheredtable
Hi everyone! For the last couple of months I’ve been working behind the scenes with Mary Egan, co-founder and CEO of Gatheredtable, a powerful, really easy-to-use menu planning service to create customized Simply Recipes meal plans. I’m honored to be Gatheredtable’s first food blog partner! … [Read more...]