Neal Falls, the suspected serial killer slain by an escort in West Virginia, may have had a very disturbing online alter ego. The suspected serial killer gunned down by a West Virginia prostitute led a double life that may have included a bogus Facebook profile with a picture of a Barbie doll standing over bloodied and dismembered figurines. … [Read more...]
Hundreds Watch 90th Annual Chincoteague Pony Swim
Hundreds of spectators braved the marshy mud and mosquitoes in Virginia Wednesday to watch the 90th annual Chincoteague pony swim – even if it meant losing a shoe. … [Read more...]
FireChat’s Off-Grid Messenger Now Has Private Messaging Feature
FireChat, Disrupt alum Open Garden‘s popular off-the-grid messaging app, is getting a major update today that introduces private messaging that can even bridge local networks. The major innovation of FireChat was that it allowed users to chat in groups even when there was no Internet connection available. … [Read more...]
Secret History of U.S. Weather Control Programs Revealed
Have the U.S. government and American researchers been toying with the notion of controlling, changing or otherwise adapting the weather? According to this comprehensive and exhaustive list of patents, the answer is yes. … [Read more...]
Glue Ear Treated by Blowing Up Balloons
A recent study has found a cheap and quick way of treating children who suffer from glue ear. The study revealed that blowing balloons treats glue ear, which is a form of hearing loss. The procedure is called “nasal balloons” and has been revealed to work better than the more common expensive but ultimately ineffective treatments with the use of antibiotics. … [Read more...]
911 Dispatcher Resigns After Hanging Up on Friend of Dying Teen
A 911 call dispatcher at the Albuquerque Fire Department has resigned after audio was released from a recent emergency call in which he told a teen, who called to report her friend had been shot, to "deal with it yourself" before abruptly hanging up. … [Read more...]
Kim Kardashian Faking Her Baby Bump?
Is Kim Kardashian faking her baby bump? Some seem to think so after she was spotted walking around Los Angeles on Monday with a small baby bump and later posted a selfie in the same outfit with a noticeably bigger belly. … [Read more...]
LinkedIn-style Personality Tags on Facebook Profile Page
Facebook is quietly testing a new feature that lets users tag friends with a word and phrase that describes their personality or interests. The feature, first spotted by The Verge, is not unlike LinkedIn's capabilities to tag users on the site with job-related terms. … [Read more...]
Fire Still Plagues the West
Just in time for peak tourist season, Montana’s Glacier National Park is on fire. As of Tuesday, some 3,200 acres of the park were engulfed by wildfire, which began a week ago and caused park officials to shut down three separate campsites throughout the park as well as close off the St. Mary Visitor Center. … [Read more...]
Patriots Are Still Going to Win AFC East
There are dozens of reasons Tom Brady should give up his faux-chivalrous quest to be exonerated in Deflategate, a pipe dream that, thanks to Roger Goodell, will never happen. Forget the facts, forget the process: Brady lost the battle, then the war — a war New England only realized it was fighting on Wednesday. … [Read more...]