Nyree Holmes is a senior at Cosumnes Oaks High School in Sacramento County. When Mr. Holmes tried to express his African heritage by wearing a kente cloth (a cultural cloth… Read the rest of the article: Student ejected from ceremony for graduating while black
During a House Transportation Committee hearing on a proposal to ban vaping on airplanes, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) took a hit from his vaporizer and exhaled a cloud of mist,… Read the rest of the article: Vaped crusader
Falcon Heene, the "Balloon Boy," is now in a metal band, and he's written a song about his adventure. Previously on Boing Boing.
Dr. Melissa Click, the University of Missouri professor who blocked a student reporter from reporting on a campus protest, has been charged with class C or 3rd degree assault for… Read the rest of the article: Professor who blocked a student reporter from reporting last year has been charged with assault
The apartments at 310, 320, and 330 Esplanade in Pacifica, California are literally hanging over the edge of a cliff. Rain, storms, and rising ocean levels are steadily eroding the… Read the rest of the article: Video: cliffside apartment buildings near San Francisco are about to fall
Donna Stearns is a mom and an elementary school teacher who plays drums. Here's Donna, tearing up the drums on "Wipeout."
Here's a fellow who lost control while driving too fast on the Angeles Crest Highway in Southern California, and drove off a cliff. He survived. His dashcam recorded the entire… Read the rest of the article: Here's what it's like to drive off a cliff
A video of a protest at the University of Missouri shows a professor of mass media blocking a student reporter from reporting.
Students at the University of Texas at Austin will protest a new law that will allow more guns on campus. Instead of signs, the students are protesting by "strapping gigantic… Read the rest of the article: U of Texas students protest open carry gun law with open carry dildos
[UPDATE: Never mind. It's a hoax designed to raise interest for an important charity that looks like it has something to do with dogs that have rubber bands stuck on… Read the rest of the article: People (pretend) to discover an old safe that has cool stuff in it
The IRS has incorporated an Indianapolis marijuana-smoking church as a tax-exempt religious organization. Donors to the church can now deduct contributions on their taxes. "We got the approval back in… Read the rest of the article: Holy smoke: IRS awards cannabis church tax-exempt status
Karen Momsen-Evers was aboard a Southwest Airlines flight when she received a disturbing text from her husband, asking for forgiveness for what he was about to do. Mrs. Momsen-Evers says… Read the rest of the article: Southwest flight crew didn't let woman call her suicidal husband
Guardian: "An eight-year-old boy has been handed over to Spain's child protection services after he was found curled up in a suitcase as a woman attempted to smuggle him across… Read the rest of the article: X-ray scan at border reveals child stashed in suitcase
Kettlebells are out. Removing intramedullary nails with hammer is in. What a workout!
The jet triggered car alarms, upset dogs, disrupted hot yoga classes, and just generally freaked everyone out.
A mining company employee who refused to submit to biometric hand scanning because he feared the scanner would imprint him with the "Mark of the Beast," was awarded $150,000 in… Read the rest of the article: Christian miner who refused 'Mark of the Beast' Antichrist biometric hand scanner awarded $150K
Required reading for followers of the true-crime drama.
Some crazed genius made a song from the MailChimp ad at the introduction to every Serial episode.
Bill Ansell's neighbors do not like his holiday display.
Back in November, Mark Oberholzer traded in one of his company's pickup trucks. Shortly thereafter, Oberholzer and his company began receiving death threats.
