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Mass workplace shooting in Minneapolis leaves five dead
Update: The Associated Press confirms that the identity of the shooter is 36-year-old Andrew J. Engeldinger. Police say he had 10,000 rounds of ammo in his his home and he had been fired hours before the shooting. Authorities say a gunman killed at least four people and then took his own…
Armless woman’s job search becomes online inspiration
A Missouri woman’s search for a graphic-design job has led to her becoming an online hit. 25-year-old Tisha Shelton said she started her video blog, which has garnered more than 1.5 million views in just a month, as a way to reassure employers she wasn’t much different from any other…
iPad thieves arrested after high-speed chase and crash into media van
Three suspects are in custody after an attempt to steal a San Francisco woman’s iPad led to a high speed chase that ended in a spectacular crash. The three men plowed their silver Mercedes SUV into a Mazda minivan less than a mile from the scene of the theft, injuring…
Oregon man’s facial hair a key ingredient for new flavor of beer
One Oregon-based brewery is hoping, for some reason, that their newest brew made from an ingredient derived from the brewer’s beard holds the secret to unlocking the selling power of the man’s mane. For Rogue Ales Brewery brewmaster John Maier, it all started as a joke when a coworker suggested…
Dozens of emaciated horses seized at ‘pony mill’ in Tacoma
Authorities in Tacoma, Washington on Wednesday said that they had seized 39 horses that were sickly, emaciated and living in inhumane conditions. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department told KING5 that Animal Control officers obtained a search warrant after another law enforcement agency suspected the horses were being abused. About a…
Georgia teacher under investigation over sexualized ‘CreepShot’ photos of students
A substitute teacher at East Coweta High School in Sharpsburg, Georgia was fired this week after a user of the popular online forum Reddit allegedly caught him posting photos of a female classmate on a chat board for voyeurs. The forum where it all transpired is better known as “CreepShots,”…
Researchers turn cockroaches into remote controlled cyborgs
Researchers at the University of North Carolina have discovered how to turn cockroaches into steerable cyborg bugs. Using a light-weight microchip that is wired to the cockroach’s sensory organs, the researchers are able to control the movement of the bug with a joystick. “Our aim was to determine whether we…
Tesla promises free solar-powered travel with new ‘Supercharger’ tech
Electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors announced Monday that it will roll out a network of solar-powered charging stations across the United States over the next two years, enabling owners of the company’s all-electric “Model S” vehicles to “travel for free, forever, on pure sunlight.” Appearing at an unveiling event Monday…
Report claims you can die of a broken heart
A report that aired on Monday night on “NBC Nightly News” claims that a broken heart is a medical syndrome that can be as lethal as a heart attack or a stroke. Most people have watched a relative or friend pass away not long after the death of a loved…
Georgia woman says store manager insulted her for using food stamps
A Georgia woman says she was publicly humiliated by a Kroger store manager over her bill because she paid for her groceries with a food stamps debit card. According to The Huffington Post, Cindy Nerger got into an argument with the manager over a $10 discrepancy in her bill. Nerger…
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