The unique raffle-card lottery game that captured much of the world’s attention for the last year or so has finally pulled a winner. The small town of Inverness, a fishing village off the coast in Nova Scotia, Canada, has made…
This is what passes for criticism in the tech journalism world of 2015: “Elon Musk is a genius. He’s a business icon. He’s a massive force for good on our planet, and he’s one of the most impressive people of…
Or, at least, that’s the claim made by new critics of the standing desk trend. The backlash against the standing desk movement seems to come from two primary sources: annoyed coworkers and health experts. A growing body of standing desk…
Police in South Carolina are mowing through calls after asking the public for tips on a serious crime committed against a landscaping company on Friday morning. According to local news affiliate WISTV, police in Forest Acres, SC are on the…
The latest battle over police brutality and #BlackLivesMatter is being waged on… T-shirts? In Baltimore, some residents are furious over a T-shirt featuring a large brick and the slogan, “The Baltimore Riot 2015, The Battle of Mondawmin.” Baltimore became the…
Overdosing on marijuana may not be possible, but apparently the drug can still cause tragedy, according to recent events. Last week a 69-year-old man, Sheldon Bare, and his 15-year-old grandson, Ryan Bare, were both fatally injured in an apartment fire…
When most people hear the term malpractice, the first thing they tend to think of is medical. That makes sense considering it is one of the most common and potentially serious versions. According to the Journal of the American Medical…
Any dedicated Shakespeare scholar will likely recognize the Bard’s mentions of thinking up “new-found methods and compounds strange” thanks to “invention in a noted weed” in Sonnet 76. But to this day, few people probably suspected this “noted weed” referred…
When most people purchase a home security system, they expect to get just that: security. However, a new scam is targeting these very homeowners nationwide, threatening to take away the security they seek. According to a July 30 WCPO article,…
A recent court ruling in Florida has dealt a potentially devastating blow to the state’s current cap on damages paid out in medical malpractice lawsuits. According to the Washington Times, the 4th District Court of Appeal ruled that caps on…