The White House was on lockdown after a souvenir truck that caught fire caused a loud bang on a nearby street. The incident happened just as President Barack Obama was set to leave for the 50th anniversary of the Selma civil Right march. The security alert took place right before Obama and the family was […]
Easter isn’t that far off, and this means everyone’s favorite marshmallow – shaped like a chick – will hit the shelves. Peeps fans this year have another product they can try: Peeps-flavored milk. The limited edition milk will be available in three flavors: Easter Egg Nog, Chocolate Marshmallow Milk and Marshmallow Milk. It’s currently available […]
If you enjoy eating pancakes, then come join the International House of Pancakes restaurants March 3 for the 10th anniversary of National Pancake Day from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. There will be more than 1,500 participating restaurants throughout the U.S. The restaurant will offer a short stack of buttermilk pancakes for free, whereas guests […]
Internet video giant YouTube will launch its kids’ mobile video service on Feb. 23. The YouTube Kids service, which is owned by Google, will be available for the Android platform and is only for use in the U.S. As of this moment, content partners include National Geographic, DreamWorks, Jim Henson TV and YouTube Stars that […]
According to a recent study, the rise and fall of sea levels during and after the Ice Ages helped to spark the magma amount submarine volcanoes emitted. Along with that, the carbon dioxide the underwater volcanoes have released could have swayed the climate change. According to Maya Tolstory, a marine geophysicist at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty […]
Minnesota officials are no longer accepting tax returns that were filed by a popular tax preparation program due to the potential for fraudulent activity. Officials with Minnesota’s Revenue Department made the important announcement that it would no longer accept TurboTax returns after two taxpayers said they had logged into the program, only to learn they […]
Facebook will start displaying all Amber Alerts the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children issues in people’s news feed who live in the search area. These alerts will also show up on both the desktop and mobile version of the popular social network. Amber Alerts give people information about missing children along with a […]
A retired elementary school principal became the lucky winner of the $326 million Mega Millions jackpot, the largest New York Lottery jackpot in history. Wurtsboro resident Harold Diamond, 80, and his wife Carol, accepted a lump sum check at the same Middleton, N.Y. Valero gas station where bought the ticket on Nov. 4. When he […]
A New Mexico man thought he struck it big, winning $500,000 off a scratch-off instant lottery ticket that he purchased for $20. He was wrong! According to a lottery official, the matches were because of a printing failure. Linda Hamlin, a spokeswoman from the state’s lottery commission, said John Wines purchased the $20 ticket from […]
Oil futures saw another drop Wednesday on a government report that shows there’s an increase in U.S. oil supplies and a record level of gas production. The U.S. is packed with oil, and record production levels are meeting the increasing imports tide. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, oil stocks saw a 7.26 million […]