Although Massachusetts hasn’t been very hot or humid this summer, there are several reports that the state’s recent weather conditions have caused the arrival of a practically fatal disease. In fact, one person has been reported to be infected with the eastern equine encephalitis virus (triple E), which comes from mosquitoes. The state’s department of […]
Skye McCole Bartusiak, who was cast as Susan Martin in Mel Gibson’s 2000 The Patriot, passed away Saturday from unknown causes in Houston, Texas. She was 21. Bartusiak’s mother said her daughter suffered with epileptic seizures and had been suffering them for a big part of her life. She said they hit her again just […]
A Florida jury hit R.J. Reynolds Tobacco company with a $23.6 billion ruling for damages in a lawsuit brought on by the widow of a chain smoker. Cynthia Robinson was also given $16.8 million in compensatory damages after the four-week trial that caused one head Reynolds executive to see red. Robinson’s husband, who was a […]
5-year-old Cadence Harris of Leavenworth, Kansas was killed Friday night after a shootout between her alleged kidnapper and police. Harris, who had been kidnapped around 7:30 p.m. Friday, was trapped in the cross-fire between the suspect and police after a high-speed car chase that ended in a Leavenworth construction yard. Both Kansas and Missouri police […]
Hold steady chocolate lovers! You’re about to see a price hike in your candy and other foods. The number one U.S. candy producer Hershey Co. is raising its chocolate prices in response to a rising price cocoa market that’s starting to hit the company’s profits. It’s the first increase in three years. The company said […]
Nickelodeon’s hit show Sam & Cat has been officially cancelled. That’s the word from actress Ariana Grande, who played Cat. The show, which was supposed to have 40 episodes in its first season, was prematurely cancelled and will only have 36 episodes. The series finale is set for July 17. The 21-year-old Grande confirmed the […]
There are multiple reports that Jimmy Graham and the Saints are nearing a contract agreement that will make Graham the highest-paid NFL tight end, although no terms have been revealed as of yet. Jimmy Graham recently put in an appeal for an arbitrator’s ruling that said Graham was a tight end, not wide receiver and […]
Officials and Citigroup, Inc. said in an effort to settle multiple state and federal government investigations, the company will pay $7 billion in consumer relief and cash regarding its sale of substandard mortgage investments during the subprime housing boom. The company is paying the amount as follows: $4 billion in civil fines and $500 million […]
It’s all a hoax! For fans of the popular Netflix drama “Orange is the New Black”, the hour and half, on July 11, they learned the show was “cancelled” was excruciating. But, good news fans! Netflix is NOT going to cancel the show! It began when satirical website Empire News posted an article that said […]
Despite the Daily Mail’s website apology to George Clooney about the recent story it published in regards to his fiancé’s marriage objecting to their union, Clooney has refused to accept it. In a statement in the USA Today, he said The Mail knew full well the story was false and went ahead and printed it. […]