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Vermont farmer crushes 7 police cars with tractor over pot arrest
A Vermont farmer used his tractor to crush seven Orleans County Sheriff’s Department squad cars on Thursday because he was angry about being arrested on marijuana charges last month. “It’s more than half our fleet,” Chief Deputy Sheriff Phil Brooks explained to the Burlington Free Press. “We have 11 cars.”…
Cain: Chick-fil-A founder is ‘man enough’ to oppose LGBT rights
Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain praising Chick-fil-A founder Dan Cathy for being “man enough” to admit that his company funded organizations that oppose equal rights for LGBT people. Cathy recently told the Baptist Press that his company was “guilty as charged” of working to prevent marriage equality. On Wednesday,…
Video catches Taipei man being killed by sinkhole during typhoon
Cameras in Taipei caught remarkable footage of the moment a deadly sinkhole opened and swallowed a man. The man was walking on a sidewalk outside the Temple of Sansha when the ground suddenly collapsed beneath him, according to CNN. Rescuers tried, but were not able to reach the man in…
Mother gets 50 hours punishment over daughter’s chalk drawings
A Virginia mother has agreed to 50 hours of community service after her 4-year-old daughter used chalk to draw on rocks on Belle Isle in Richmond. A judge determined that there was enough evidence to convict Susan Mortensen, 29, on charges of vandalism, but the charges are expected to be…
Three planes nearly collide at D.C. area airport
Three commercial airplanes owned by US Airways nearly collided on Wednesday afternoon during inclement weather at the Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. Authorities attribute the near-crash to a “miscommunication between the Tracon and the DCA tower led to a loss of the required separation between two regional jets…
12-year-old girl Tasered in St. Louis Victoria’s Secret
A 12-year-old girl is recovering after being Tasered in a St. Louis Victoria’s Secret while police officers were trying to arrest her mother over warrants for traffic tickets. The mother is now demanding an investigation, even though police insist their actions were appropriate. Dejamon Baker showed KSDK the wounds on…
Colbert: It’s ‘whore o’clock’ in America thanks to Obamacare
Wednesday night on “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert reminded viewers that Wednesday marked the beginning of a key provision in President Barack Obama’s health care reform plan, the Affordable Care Act. As of August 1, 2012, women’s birth control is covered under employee health insurance policies, regardless of the…
Jon Stewart calls out Fox & Friends for ironic criticism of Reid
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart on Wednesday chided Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) for claiming Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney hasn’t paid taxes for ten years. But he also savaged Fox News for reporting baseless claims. Reid told the Huffington Post that a Bain investor informed him that…
Chicago alderman Joe Moreno: Chick-fil-A discrimination ‘disturbing’
Chicago alderman Joe Moreno said Wednesday that the fast food chain Chick-fil-A had a “disturbing” history of discrimination. During an interview with the Baptist Press, Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy insisted the company was “guilty as charged” when it came to supporting anti-gay groups, sparking outrage in the LGBT community. Moreno…
Chick-Fil-A parody: Cluck off! You’re embarrassing yourself
The current political football surrounding Chick-Fil-A’s support of anti-gay groups inspired singer Kristie Stremel to let the fast food chain know how she felt. “Oh, Chick-Fil-A doesn’t like me cause I’m gay,” she sang on a video uploaded to YouTube. “So I wrote a little song to say: Cluck Off!…
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