Rap star Vanilla Ice: Burglary arrest ‘blown out of proportion’
The rapper spoke to WPBF after his release from Palm Beach County Jail on a $6,000 bond Wednesday. The Lantana Police Department said the robbery occurred sometime between December and…
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115 million people are collectively going, ‘Shiver me timbers, it’s cold!’
The kind of cold that makes even winter-tested Chicago throw in the towel. That makes battle-hardened Boston cry out “Enough already!” And sunny Florida lament, “Not us too!” Pretty much…
This Is What Diabetes Looks Like In America
The health threats Americans face every day are staggering, but none as pervasive as diabetes: 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3 percent of the U.S. population, have diabetes, a disorder caused…
Nightclub Fires Fast Facts
April 23, 1940 – Natchez, Mississippi – About 200 people die in a fire at the Rhythm nightclub. Boarded up windows, flammable decorations and overcrowding play a factor in the…
Box office winners at the Academy Awards
As for “Boyhood,” a favorite to win Best Picture, Richard Linklater’s 12 year opus comes in second to last with just $25 million. Best Actor box office winner: Bradley Cooper…
Inside Man in Paris Jewelry Holdups Admits to His Role, and Stupidity
PARIS — When diamond thieves struck a Harry Winston jewelry store with clockwork precision, it appeared to be a perfectly executed $100 million heist. But a video of their 2008…
‘Glory’ Is The Inspiring, Oscar-Nominated Anthem We Need Now
Twenty-five million viewers tuned in to watch Common and John Legend perform “Glory” during the Grammy awards on Feb. 8. At least 40 million people will likely watch the duo…
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Leads Weekend Box Office, Stirring Reflection on Sex Films
LOS ANGELES — Moviegoers turned out en masse to see the sadomasochistic love story “Fifty Shades of Grey” over the Presidents’ Day weekend, delivering a triumph for Universal Pictures and…
‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ Whips Up Record-Breaking Weekend Box Office Debut
“Fifty Shades of Grey” raked in the Valentine’s Day dollars, earning an estimated $81.7 million from 3,646 theaters in its first three days, distributor Universal Studios said on Sunday. The…
NASA’s Time-Lapse Video Capturing Five Years On The Sun’s Surface Is Simply Spectacular
Since its launch in February 11, 2010, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has been busy watching the sun, capturing an image of the magnificent star more than once per second. And…
5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Gluten
By Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD There’s been a bit of gluten-free backlash lately, but this trend doesn’t seem to be slowing down. A recent poll found that nearly 30 percent…
14 Things You Didn’t Know About New Orleans
Mardi Gras season is well under way. This year, around one million tourists are expected to flock to New Orleans to partake in the festivities. If you’re one of the…
Sierra Leone Loses Track of Millions in Ebola Funds
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — A report by Sierra Leone’s national auditor says government ministers lost track of more than $3 million in internal emergency funds to fight the Ebola virus,…
Oil Prices Up 3% on News of Economic Growth in Europe, but Supplies Rise
HOUSTON — The global benchmark price for oil rallied above $60 a barrel on Friday for the first time in 2015, but analysts warned that growing stockpiles were hanging over…
Roger Goodell Makes $35 Million Running A Non-Profit
Roger Goodell made $35 million running a small non-profit known as the National Football League in 2013. For those who don’t know about it, the league, commonly referred to as…
Network News Is Dying Thanks to Cable
Now that Brian Williams has been suspended by NBC for six months—and I’d be really surprised if he gets his job back at the end of that—my younger readers might…
One Of Marshawn Lynch’s Best Friends Says He Doesn’t Know If Lynch Is Going To Play Next Year
Marshawn Lynch’s close friend, former Seattle Seahawks fullback Michael Robinson, said Thursday that he is unsure whether the star Seahawks running back will play next year. He also doesn’t think…
Rapper Drake drops surprise album
http://t.co/KcZooNLcPE pic.twitter.com/s6krTAeuke – Releasing unexpected music seems to be all the rage since singer Beyoncé dropped a surprise album in 2013. The self-titled album was a huge hit, selling more…
Struggling Single Mom Of Four Wins $188 Million In Powerball
Bummed that you didn’t win Wednesday’s massive Powerball drawing? – NBC noted that Holmes’ windfall would be worth $188 million distributed over 30 years, or $127 million in a lump…
Mark Zuckerberg Fast Facts
Birth place: Dobbs Ferry, New York Birth name: Mark Elliot Zuckerberg Father: Edward Zuckerberg, dentist Mother: Karen (Kempner) Zuckerberg, psychiatrist Marriage: Priscilla Chan (May 19, 2012-present) – December 2012 –…
Obama Wants More Free-Spending Visitors To America
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama wants more tourists to visit the United States and spend their hard-earned cash, whether at the slot machines in Vegas, the beaches of Miami, the…
This Company Wants To Be The Lego Of The Internet
NEW YORK — Joachim Horn’s refrigerator is probably smarter than yours. Sensors inside of it tell him how much remains of particular foods, so he knows what recipes he can…
Plastic Ocean Waste Levels Going Up, Study Says
Some eight million metric tons of plastic waste makes its way into the world’s oceans each year, and the amount of the debris is likely to increase greatly over the…
News Anchor Goes Off On ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’: ‘Worst Movie I Have Ever Seen’
Hardcore “Fifty Shades of Grey” fans, brace yourselves. While the highly anticipated new film is already selling out in cities nationwide and expected to bring in more than $45 million…
Winning Powerball Numbers For February 11, 2015 Drawing: 11, 13, 25, 39, 54 And Powerball 19
The winning numbers for the February 11, 2015 Powerball lottery were: 11, 13, 25, 39, 54 and the Powerball was 19. Since no one has won the Powerball lottery for…
At the Time Warner Center, an Enclave of Powerful Russians
In March 2009, a bookish-looking Russian senator stepped to the podium at the Brookings Institution in Washington. The occasion was the inauguration of a new think tank devoted to United…
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ROME — An Italian court convicted Francesco Schettino, the captain of the cruise liner that capsized in 2012 and left 32 people dead, on Wednesday and sentenced him to just…
Powerball Jackpot Rises To $500 Million
Officials say the Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $500 million, which would make it the fifth largest lottery prize in U.S. history. – The chance of winning a…
Betty Who Is ‘Honored’ To Be Part Of Viral Same-Sex Marriage Proposal Video
Before Spencer Stout and Dustin Reeser were married at the 2014 Grammy Awards with 33 other couples, their flash mob marriage proposal took the Internet by storm, garnering more than…
ISIS’ high-profile hostages
In other cases, where money isn’t forthcoming, the Islamic militant group has publicized its barbaric killings of the hostages, apparently in an effort to score propaganda points with its extremist…