Gov. Cuomo declares State of Emergency
Posted on February 5, 2014 at 10:23 am
by Rick Karlin, Capitol bureau - full story here
Predictions of a foot or more of snow, highway closures, road salt shortages downstate and power outages, not to...
Family Rejects Homeless Teen Who Then Graduates As Valedictorian
A teenager from Jacksonville Florida, who was rejected by his family, and turned down by society has just overcame all the odds. Griffin Furlong faced a seeming mountain of struggles from the time he...
Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer Buy’s LA Clippers For $2B – An NBA Record Sale
Steve Ballmer, the ex-CEO of Microsoft just won the bidding war for the NBA's LA Clippers - his highest bid was $2 billion. When the deal finalizes, this will be the highest price ever paid...
Colombian City of Medellín Transformed From Drug Meca to Most Innovative City in South...
The city of Medellín, Colombia in the 1990s, was a haven for cartel bosses, one of the most prominent being Pablo Escobar. Less than 20 years ago, he ruled Medellín's streets and controlled its...
Washington DC Ban On Carrying Handguns in Public Ruled Unconstitutional
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Scientists at MIT-Harvard Discover Technology to Create Real-Life Lightsaber
Scientists at the Harvard-MIT Center for Ultracold Atoms have just made a ground-breaking discovery that could possibly lead to the production of Lightsabers and Power Weapons. They have essentially discovered a way to "create"...
Take A Ride Down The World’s Tallest Waterslide
The new world champion for water slides has just been completed. The new Verrückt located in Kansas City's Schlitterbahn Waterpark features a 168-foot drop on a 7-in. slide, as well as a second hill with...
Loving California Dad Builds Backyard Roller Coaster For His Son
Sometimes the most ordinary things can turn into the greatest adventures! After an relatively ordinary trip to an amusement park, 10-year-old Lyle Pemble asked his dad Will if they could build a roller coaster at...
Taylor Swift Gives Her Biggest Fans The Surprise of Their Lives
After Taylor Swift's record breaking year, she wanted to show her appreciation to some of her biggest fans, and their responses will absolutely melt your heart.
"That is a lot of the stuff I went...
Obama To Announce A Significant Increase To Student Loan Relief
The White House has just announced that President Obama will launch a major expansion of a student loan program that helps borrowers manage their debt. He will expand the criteria for a major alternative repayment program,...