You gotta love San Francisco, the city that forbid McDonald's from giving away toys with Happy Meals that contain high levels of calories, sugar and fat. Now, along that same “obesity prevention” vein, the city has passed a law...
We’re about a week from a very big day for American politics. Many states, including New Jersey, Montana, North Dakota and Iowa will hold their Democratic primaries on June 7. Most importantly, the powerhouse California primary also will take...
Those who consider pigeons “rats with wings” have little clue about the role these birds have played and continue to play in human history. These lovely, smart creatures are intelligent enough to recognize their image in a mirror —...
Success can be measured in many different ways, and we all have our different notions of what it means. Most of us would agree, however, that success is generally synonymous with happiness: To be happy, we must be successful...
A major US mobile phone provider's anti-union tactics have inadvertently proven why workers need to organize, according to a union advocate. The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has accused telecommunications firm T-Mobile of seeking to stop its workers from...
Cancer is one of the most feared diseases out there, so it makes sense that we want to do everything we can to prevent it. In the United States alone, it is estimated that cancer will claim about 600,000...
I have seen some big alligators in my life but nothing quite like the one featured in the video below. Golfer Charlie Helms got more than he bargained for when he was golfing with a friend at Buffalo Creek...
What would you do if you woke up to find your neighbor's cable line snaking through your backyard? If you’re like most, you’d be angry and then increasingly frustrated at the cable company's poor workmanship. After one homeowner discovered...
Sharks have a reputation as being bloodthirsty killing machines, a view reinforced by movies and sensationalism. But after a 13-year-old boy was seriously hurt in a shark attack at a Florida beach recently, some are left asking the question:...
Attention residents of northern Alabama, and especially mothers-to-be and parents of young children: you may not want to drink your tap water for a while.
According to a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) health advisory announced by the Alabama Department...
