Asked by police why they sat and filmed two dementia patients beat each other up instead of intervening, a staffer said that one of the patients was a “pain in the butt.” FacebookDanby House promptly terminated the three staffers’ contracts. A North Carolina Department of
This wasn’t even the first time doctors had to remove “metal forceps” from a man’s urethra. Mohamed Abouelazayem et alX-ray image of tweezers stuck inside a patient’s urethra. Inserting foreign objects into one’s orifices sounds like an unnecessarily painful experiment, but a 22-year-old male patient
There may be a few American football players giving thanks today after a possible case of divine intervention. Pope Francis’s account accidentally tweeted support for the New Orleans Saints, and the team went on to win their Sunday game with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Pope
Mourners who attended the funeral of a man in Ireland were left in shock when they heard his voice from beyond the grave. “Let me out, it’s f***ing dark in here” cried Shay Bradley from his coffin as it was being lowered into the ground
A limited edition Nike Air Max 97 sneaker with its transparent sole filled with “holy water” from the Jordan River sold out within minutes of its official release, despite a prohibitive price tag of $3,000 per pair. Officially named “MSCHF x INRI Jesus Shoes”, the
Japanese Police arrested a man suspected of assaulting a young pop star he was obsessed with, after allegedly figuring out where she lives by analyzing her social media photos, specifically the reflections in her pupils. Hibiki Sato, a 26-year-old unemployed man from Saitama, a city
Libra could use a return to balance. Even by Facebook standards, it’s been a tumultuous few weeks for the company’s nascent cryptocurrency effort. First came the departure of PayPal, the old haunt of Facebook blockchain guru David Marcus, from the Libra Association, the group that
Oct. 14 (UPI) — U.S. President Donald Trump imposed new sanctions against Turkish officials for their role in the country’s military operation in Syria. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the United States took action against two ministries and three senior Turkish government officials. “The
Oct. 14 (UPI) — The New England Patriots are finalizing an agreement to bring back veteran tight end Benjamin Watson. League sources told ESPN and NFL Media that Watson was at the Patriots’ facility Monday as the two sides work toward a contract. The Patriots
Oct. 14 (UPI) — The Los Angeles Rams are expected to place veteran starting cornerback Aqib Talib on injured reserve due to a rib injury. League sources told ESPN and NFL Media on Monday that Talib will be sidelined for at least eight weeks before
[embedded content] If you’ve been waiting for a new Pixel device, Tuesday is the day to send the kids to your mother’s, drop a note in the #WFH Slack channel, and ask Google Assistant to hold your calls. Google is expected to unveil the Pixel
Oct. 14 (UPI) — Howard Stern remarried his wife, Beth Stern, on Monday on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. DeGeneres set up an impromptu ceremony for the couple after Stern had re-proposed to Beth during Wednesday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! Bachelor alum Colton Underwood, who
Oct. 14 (UPI) — At least 13 police officers were killed and three more were injured during a shooting in Mexico on Monday. A group of armed civilians attacked the caravan the officers were traveling as they were carrying out a court order in Aguililla,
Having been on record as an iTunes hater since 2008, I’d like to take this moment to do a little dance on its grave. Except for one thing: iTunes is not really dead. It’s just back to doing what it was once really good at,
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Oct. 14 (UPI) — A white male police officer who fatally shot a 28-year-old black woman in her mother’s home through a window Saturday has resigned, the Fort Worth police chief said Monday. Aaron Dean, who has been on force since April 2018, resigned Monday
Oct. 14 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy’s guided missile destroyer USS Porter arrived in Odessa, Ukraine as a part of the 6th Fleet’s Black Sea operations. Its docking on Saturday was a scheduled port visit “as part of our continued Black sea presence and support
Oct. 14 (UPI) — A Georgia jury on Monday found former police officer Robert Olsen not guilty of murder in the death of Anthony Hill. Olsen, 57, was found not guilty of two counts of felony murder for shooting and killing Hill in March 2015.
On Saturday morning in Vienna, Austria, Eliud Kipchoge, the world’s finest marathoner, became the first person in history to run 26.2 miles in under two hours. His time of 1:59:40 required him to maintain an average pace of just under 4:35 per mile. That is,
Oct. 14 (UPI) — Scientists have found a new way to coax microbes into producing valuable secondary metabolites, chemical compounds that help microbes adapt to changing conditions. Despite the contributions secondary metabolites have made to medical and material science, researchers suspect they have only barely
Oct. 14 (UPI) — An Idaho man with more than 100 Guinness World Records to his name captured his latest title by finishing a half-marathon in 2 hours, 13 minutes and 41.8 seconds — while skipping. David Rush, whose previous records include the world’s longest
Oct. 14 (UPI) — An Australian 8-year-old may have set a new world record when he reeled in a 692-pound tiger shark off the country’s coast. Jayden Millauro was fishing with his father, Jonothan, and other members of the Port Hacking Game Fishing Club off
Oct. 14 (UPI) — Uber has laid off about 350 employees in its self-driving, Uber Eats and other teams, marking the final phase of layoffs that began earlier this year, the company confirmed Monday. The announcement by Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi in a companywide letter
iOS 13’s “Fraudulent Website Warning” feature for Safari mobile shares some of your browsing data by default. That’s normally a good thing, since Google takes this data, hashes what you’re attempting to access, and is only able to sort-of match what you were looking for