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In a report published in the upcoming issue of Pediatrics, a team of doctors outlines the health risks of the internet trend “The Cinnamon Challenge,” urging everyone (especially teens) to avoid it. But while the …
Next month, the Boys Scouts of America may be undergoing a historic change. For years and years now, the Boy Scouts have not permitted gay youth to participate in their organization. However, the organization is …
Writing in British newspaper The Guardian, international relations expert Michael Cohen says the US and the city of Boston “over-reacted” to Monday’s marathon bombing by shutting down the greater metropolitan area. Cohen points out that everything from …
Early this morning, Boston Police released the name of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect still reportedly on the run: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Information is coming in fast, and much of it has already proven false.
The two suspects were …
With a new world tour underway, there’s no doubt that Beyonce Knowles is hungry to run the planet. But the international pop diva has teamed up with her mother Tina Knowles and sister Solange to …
Sit. Stay. Heal.
The Huffington Post reported yesterday that golden retrievers from the Lutheran Church Charities “K-9 Comfort Dogs” will visit Boston-area hospitals, churches, and other locations to comfort victims and witnesses of Monday’s Boston Marathon …
The hibernating Winter days are almost over allowing Spring weather to finally bestow its blessings upon us in New York City! Many people were confused about how to dress considering that the weather jumped from …
A little tip for those people out there who include “drug dealing” as one of their main sources of income: Do not—we repeat, DO NOT!—rant and rave about your occupation on Facebook, Instagram, or any …
Public criticism of Rick Ross surrounding his “date rape” lyrics in the Rocko track “U.O.E.N.O.” continues, with the man the rapper named himself after releasing a scathing (but not so surprising) statement on the controversy.
The …
By now, you’ve no doubt heard about what took place in Boston yesterday during the Boston Marathon. At least three people have lost their lives and more than 100 people were injured because of two …
This man is my hero of the moment: 78-year-old runner Bill Iffrig, who was just feet from the first explosion at yesterday’s Boston Marathon, still finished the race.
Iffrig was perhaps the runner closest to the …
A bomb attack on Monday afternoon at the finish line of the Boston Marathon has resulted in two people reported dead so far and dozens with horrific injuries, many missing arms and legs.
According to the …
Today is April 15. And you know what that means. At least, we hope you know what that means. Your taxes are due! For millions of Americans, that means scrambling at the last second to …
McCraig and Miles Warren (not pictured above, obviously) are suing US Airways for discrimination in federal court after they were allegedly forced to change out of jeans and hoodies before flying first-class. The two men, who …
Jay-Z fired back at critics of his recent vacation to Cuba with his scathing new song “Open Letter,” where he claims President Barack Obama himself approved the trip. The White House unequivocally denied the lyric.
In the song, …
Yesterday’s tragic mass stabbing at Lone Star College immediately unleashed a wave of snark from conservatives, who all had the same comment: “I suppose Obama is gonna ban knives now.”
Haha, so funny and original.
Others were …
If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.
That’s the lesson some Macy’s customers in Plano, Texas learned after receiving a catalog in the mail advertising a sparkling $1,500 diamond necklace for the jaw-dropping …
Country superstar Brad Paisley wanted to write a song addressing the devastating racial tensions still affecting our nation. Instead, he produced what may be one of the most unintentionally hilarious and unintentionally honest songs about …
Are you pro-life or pro-choice? Regardless of where you stand, you still might be a bit torn over a ruling that was made by a federal judge late last week. On Friday, District Judge Edward Korman …
A little more than a week ago, CBS Sports writer Mike Freeman revealed that he had been told, through a source, that there is an NFL player out there who is thinking about coming out …
