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'Depressing' Drought Killing Businesses Near Dry Folsum Lake

California’s drought has been negatively affecting businesses throughout the Golden State, particularly in Folsom Lake, where water levels have shrunken so much that the area which should be bustling with beach-goers and water sport enthusiasts resembles a desert, resulting in

'Depressing' Drought Killing Businesses Near Dry Folsum Lake

Rounds of Golf–Obama: 186 Bush: 24

President Barack Obama has already played nearly eight times as many rounds of golf during his presidency as President George W. Bush did throughout his eight years in office, according to noted presidential chronicler of all things numerical, CBS News’

Rounds of Golf–Obama: 186 Bush: 24

Beauty Queen Busted for Workers' Comp Fraud

A Riverside, California beauty pageant queen was arrested last Friday for committing insurance fraud by claiming workers’ compensation benefits for a “foot injury” that she said inhibited her from standing on her feet for work–but apparently not from competing in

Beauty Queen Busted for Workers' Comp Fraud

VIDEO: St. Louis Police and Protesters Face Off in Ferguson

Another tense night in Ferguson, Missouri happened on Wednesday as St. Louis County Police clashed with protesters. Law enforcement officers used Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRAD), rubber bullets, smoke grenades, and tear gas canisters, on the crowd.  Protesters, angry at

BYU WR Tweets He Got Suspended for Wearing Earrings

BYU wide receiver Devon Blackmon has allegedly been suspended for the team’s first game for wearing earrings.  “Rules are rules … Abide by them or suffer the consequences … Looking forward to the Texas game,” Blackmon reportedly Tweeted on Tuesday,

BYU WR Tweets He Got Suspended for Wearing Earrings

Invasive Pest Threatens CA's $2 Billion Citrus Crop

CBS Sacramento reports that California’s $2 billion citrus crop is being threatened by a pest which has already destroyed much agriculture in the Southeast United States. Called the Asian citrus psyllid, it spreads a disease called “Citrus greening.” Rich Ferreira

Invasive Pest Threatens CA's $2 Billion Citrus Crop

Oscar-winning Comedian Robin Williams Dies at 63

Robin Williams, the comic firebrand who gained fame as a goofy TV alien but matured into an Oscar-winning actor in films like Good Will Hunting, Awakenings and Good Morning, Vietnam, has died at the age 63. Entertainment Weekly confirmed the

Oscar-winning Comedian Robin Williams Dies at 63

Media Suddenly Discover Hamas War Crimes

Throughout the war between Israel and Hamas, western journalists in Gaza failed to report anything other than civilian casualties caused by Israeli air strikes. It took the accidental, frightening appearance of Hamas rockets being fired on live TV–using journalists as

Media Suddenly Discover Hamas War Crimes