Two 19-year-old students at the University of Chester are being condemned by their University and fellow students after they dressed up as the burning Twin Towers for Halloween and photos were shared on social media. Amber Langford and Annie Collinge won
POLAND – It was one of those nights for 56-year-old Marek Michalski. One of those nights when “one more” seemed like a good idea – but wasn’t. He was found passed out on a bench in Piotrkow, Poland without a
CHINA – A used condom belonging to an unnamed someone reportedly shattered a car windshield belonging to a different unnamed someone when it was discarded from a building in eastern China. Upon discovering the condom resting against the cracked windshield,
BOSTON – Tuesday night. Boston. The returns were in. The election was over. A victor had been declared. Martin Walsh’s cell phone rang. He answered. On the other end was vice president of the United States, Joseph R. Biden, offering his
Two Belgium orthopedic surgeons have discovered a previously unknown ligament they believe could be responsible for many common knee injuries. The new ligament was not discovered with the assistance of high resolution scanners or subatomic lasers, but rather, the doctors
Having been spotted in Kent, the West Country and Sussex, there are fears that a new form of ‘mutant rat’ is spreading across the UK – a rat that can’t be killed by regular poison and eats toxic pellets “like
SEATTLE – Two candidates in separate races in Washington state are both leading their opponents in Tuesday’s elections. Should they both hold on for victory, do not expect any long acceptance speeches. Both candidates are currently dead. In the Seattle
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The presidential suite at the Omni William Penn Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh features 1,300 square feet of space in the parlor and an additional 300-500 square feet of space per bedroom. The suite features crystal chandeliers in the
A Brooklyn man has filed a lawsuit alleging that NYPD officers forced him to rap if he wanted to get out of handcuffs. What’s more is, the suit claims the officers warned him that if his rhymes weren’t “hot” enough, he
A Las Vegas man, who has previously taken part in paid medical studies including one that involved the Ebola virus and another where he was paid $5,000 and monitored for a week in an experiment never tested on humans or
ST. LOUIS (KSDK/CNN) – Investigators say a Missouri father posted an online ad looking for someone to beat and rape his 11-year-old daughter while he watched. St. Louis County Officer Randy Vaughn said an undercover officer made contact with the
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – A Whitley County teenager refused to run in her regional cross country meet last Saturday after being given the bib number ‘666.’ Codie Thacker sat the race out refusing to wear what she says many see
AUSTRALIA – Bio-security officers have been instructed to inspect Katy Perry CDs that have been purchased overseas. The deluxe version of her new album PRISM contains a small packet of seeds which officials from the Department of Agriculture feel could pose a risk
BEIJING – A Chinese businesswoman was sentenced to death for cheating investors out of an “extraordinarily large” amount: $200 million. Su Yenyu, 42, was sentenced to death in January this year by the Erdos intermediate people’s court. That verdict was recently
With his bib number attached to his cross, a barefooted man, dressed as Jesus, ran the New York City Marathon. According to Gawker, the man was identified as New York-based photographer Makoto Takeuchi, based on his bib number. No word as
CHICAGO – Chicago police say a 20-year-old woman accidentally shot herself in the abdomen while trying to hide a gun under the back seat of a patrol car. The suspect, Tiara M. Paul, was initially stopped by officers who spotted
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WZZM) – A Michigan teenager was sentenced to at least three years in prison for shooting his friend in the face during a game of Russian Roulette earlier this year. 18-year-old Richard Usher (pictured above) will serve two
A video showing the glorious finale of a Glasgow fireworks show has gone viral after it was posted on The Poke Sunday. The video is simply titled “This is how they do fireworks in Glasgow.” Pyrotechnic artists designed a glorious
BRIDGEVILLE, Del. – A 77-year-old Bridgeville man was arrested by Delaware State Police over the weekend for his 11th DUI offense. Troopers say that Ruppert Bell Jr. was arrested Saturday evening after he was seen swerving repeatedly into the northbound lane of Coverdale
CINCINNATI – After reading stories about dogs being used to detect cancer, an animal conservation scientist at the Cincinnati Zoo has enlisted the help of a Kansas handler to train a 2-year-old beagle named Elvis to help detect when polar bears
A British family was forced out of their home after discovering dozens of the world’s deadliest spiders in a bunch of bananas purchased from supermarket Sainsbury’s. The mother, Consi Taylor, 29. told The Sun she noticed a white spot on
Unusual accusations are unfolding in a federal court case in San Diego -accusations that involve a gregarious Malaysian businessman, Leonard Francis (aka Fat Leonard), military secrets, prostitutes and Lady Gaga tickets. Prosecutors in court papers say Francis, who is well known
WISCONSIN – Nine skydivers and two pilots escaped serious injury when two planes collided midair Saturday evening in far northwest Wisconsin near Lake Superior. Officials with the FAA were on scene Sunday to talk to those involved in hopes of
CRAIGSVILLE, Va. (WHSV) – Halloween. So much fun to see neighborhoods crawling with little superheroes, miniature pirates and princesses and tiny members of the KKK. But before judgement is passed on the mother of the 7-year-old Craigsville boy who donned
BELGIUM – The government in Belgium is considering new legislation that would allow for children under the age of 18 and adults with early dementia to request euthanasia. Euthanasia is already legal in Belgium for people over the age of
(CNN) – In even the best of marriages, sometimes careless words are exchanged. Sometimes a man might even accidentally light his wife on fire which is exactly why one Georgia man will face criminal charges. 37-year-old Austin Dawkins will be
After a Google Earth image of a Christian Science Church in Dixon, Illinois went viral due to its phallic nature, the church responded on its Facebook page with this new information: ‘Giant Fig Leaf Coming Soon.” The building which curves nicely
CHICAGO -A 21-year-old man suspected of firing a paintball gun at people was shot in the shoulder with a real gun Thursday evening in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. Police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said the man was shot about 7:40 p.m. in
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Police say a man suspected of theft was arrested after his severed finger left at the alleged crime scene was used by police to identify him. A police spokeswoman said, “His own finger put him behind bars.” Joshua Allen
Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) – Eight Clark County kids were adopted Halloween morning. The judge who presided over the ceremony and finalized the adoptions, dressed up as a fairy godmother. Judge Cynthia Guiliani says she’s granting their wish to find a permanent
LA VERGNE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A Tennessee high school is stirring up controversy for a policy that separates students at lunch based on their grades. Specifically, La Vergne High School student who are making poor grades are separated from their
CLEVELAND – A 22-year-old mother was arrested after allegedly placing her infant daughter in an oven on Wednesday night. Lalier M. Dillon was charged with domestic violence, escape, endangering children and resisting arrest after a witness said he saw her put
Upstate New York – A 21-year-old driver slammed into a herd of cattle crossing the road near a farm in the town of Wawayanda. Witnesses claimed the female behind the wheel was texting and driving at the time of impact
WICHITA, Ks. – Police say a 56-year-old man suffered minor injuries after an argument with a 37-year-old woman and her 16-year-old son over a bottle of cologne escalated into an assault. The incident occurred just before 11 a.m. Wednesday in the
MOYOCK, N.C. – A man was injured Thursday afternoon after being attacked by four pet Capuchin monkeys that escaped their enclosure at a home in Wedgewood Lakes around 11:30 a.m. Currituck County Sheriff Susan Johnson said the victim drove himself to the hospital
WASHINGTON – (WUSA/CNN) – A woman was captured on camera attacking a TV news crew that was covering a story about a home invasion. The tattooed and pierced woman hurls many a profanity at the crew and sprays them with what was either
NEW YORK – “She was distraught, she was distant, she was really disconnected.” This is how a bus driver described a woman he found clinging to the railing of a bridge looking as if she might jump. After spotting the woman
JOHANNESBURG – A high teacher at Willowridge High School, east of Pretoria, has reportedly been fired after he took three students to have their penises pierced. The unnamed teacher has been on paid suspension since earlier this year and had
Officials say a suicide bomber detonated on an empty beach in front of a hotel in the Tunisian Mediterranean resort town of Sousse. He was the only fatality. An employee at the hotel told the BBC the blast occurred at 09:45
TEXAS – Jory Enck is apparently a slow reader. About 3 years ago, he checked out a G.E.D study guide from a library in Copperas Cove. Last week police arrested him on a warrant for not returning library materials. The
