SpaceX, the commercial space exploration company founded by Elon Musk, has successfully launched and landed the F9R. In this video, you will see the shuttle rising 250 meters and then landing next to the launch pad. Read More »
A fifty foot deep sinkhole is threatening at least two homes. Crews are working to fill the giant hole before it gets any bigger and destroys the homes in central Florida. Deputies say the hole first opened up about three weeks ago, and was filled. They believe it opened up again Friday night because of recent rains. Read More »
An Ohio couple who eloped to the tri-state to get married 70 years ago died just hours apart. Helen Felumlee Of Nashport in central Ohio died April 12. She was 92. Her husband, 91-year-old Kenneth Felumlee, died just 15 hours later. Read More »
A woman who was born with Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome was recently implanted with a lab grown vagina and now leads a normal life. The Mexican women who participated in the study said that she felt very fortunate because she could have a normal life, the New York Daily News reported. The unnamed woman, who lives in Mexico, said in a ... Read More »
Background While cigarette consumption in the USA continues to decline, cigar consumption has increased. Tobacco-trade publications suggest that flavoured cigars are driving the recent growth in cigar consumption. Limited survey data exist to explore flavoured cigar preferences among youth and adults. Read More »
A family has turned to the Internet to help them solve a medical mystery involving their 10-month-old son. The Scott family, of Ottawa, Canada, created a website, WhatsWrongWithWyatt.com, hoping that someone may recognize their son’s problem or have some type of solution, according to ABC News. When Wyatt Scott was born, nurses realized something was wrong when his mom couldn’t ... Read More »
The negative effects of childhood bullying are still evident nearly 40 years later, according to new findings by researchers at King’s College London. The study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, is the first to investigate the repercussions of childhood bullying beyond early adulthood. Read More »
One of two teens charged in the Rehtaeh Parsons child pornography case is now accused of threatening to kill the girl’s father, Glen Canning. Police said Saturday that a 19-year-old Eastern Passage, N.S., man is facing charges of uttering death threats and criminal harassment after allegedly making threats online. Read More »
SeaWorld is sinking. The marine mammal theme park has seen a drastic decrease in visitors. “The killer whale show has long been SeaWorld’s most popular attraction, but so far this year, park attendance has been decreasing, down 13 percent.” The Guardian says the number of visitors from January through March at SeaWorld’s 12 U.S. locations has dropped from 3.5 million ... Read More »
Observers in the Russian city of Murmansk saw a late-night fireball streak across the sky Saturday night. Russia Today reported that citizens in the northern city witnessed a “suspected meteor” explode at 2:10 AM. Read More »
Smush Parker, a former NBA point guard who was once the whipping boy of Kobe Bryant*, recently punched a 16-year old high school basketball player during a pick-up game in New York City, according to a report. Read More »
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