This 9-Year-Old Boy’s Last Wish Is For A Christmas Card From You
The first thing you have to know about Jacob Thompson is that he loves penguins. Like other 9-year-old boys his age, he also likes “Star Wars” Lego and the Minecraft game. But there’s something about Jacob’s favorite poem “Advice From a Penguin” that really captures what this young person is all about: Dive into life Find warmth among friends Appreciate snow days Take long...
Bulletproof Backpacks For School Kids?
Standardized tests, peer pressure and bullying are stressful enough. But today’s students (and their parents) have to cope with a whole new type of challenge — school shootings. Are bulletproof backpacks the answer? These incidents can grab the headlines and they are every parent’s nightmare. Nevertheless, they are still statistically rare. However, both school officials and parents are trying to take...
Air Force Claims They Failed Procedure, Allowed Texas Shooter To Buy Firearms
The Air Force is new reporting that they failed to follow their formal procedure of alerting federal law enforcement about the Texas Church Shooter’s violent past. The shooter, whose name will not be mentioned, should not have been allowed to purchase firearms and body armor because of his domestic violence conviction in 2014, when he was serving...
Was This Right?- Woman Fired For “Flipping Off” Trump’s Motorcade
As reported by USA Today, a photo of a woman giving President Trump’s motorcade the middle finger went viral last week. However, the woman, who was later identified as Juli Briskman, ran into problems when her employer, Akima LLC, saw the photo on her Facebook page and fired her as a result. Here’s the viral picture of...
This Family Lost Three Generations In Texas Shooting
Places of worship are supposed to be safe spaces for families to gather and pray. But that no longer seems to be the case. Armed with a Ruger military-style rifle, 26-year-old Devin Patrick Kelley opened fire on parishioners of the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Within minutes, many of those inside the church were either dead or wounded....
The Psychology Of Mass Violence: Why The Texas Shooter May Have Snapped
Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, was dressed in black tactical garb when he carried out his horrific attack at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, which left at least 26 people dead. Authorities are still trying to piece together who this man was and what his motives may have been. But the impulses that drove him to commit mass murder...
Would You Agree To Tougher Gun Laws If We Also Passed Stronger Immigration Laws?
In the past month and a half, the United States has seen an extraordinarily large amount of heart-wrenching violence and death in the Las Vegas shooting, the New York City truck attack and the Sutherland Springs church shooting, which occurred yesterday. These were also not your ordinary attacks. The Las Vegas shooting was the deadliest mass shooting in modern...
BREAKING: 27 Dead, 20+ Injured In Texas Church Shooting [LIVE]
Just over a month since the deadliest mass shooting in United States history in Las Vegas, we now have the fifth deadliest. Today, a gunman opened fire at a church during a weekly Sunday service. It will mark the deadliest church mass shooting in United States history. It will also go down as the deadliest mass shooting in the...
Mix Ginger With THIS For The Ultimate Fat Loss Drink
Isn’t it wonderful when the everyday ingredients we use in our cooking — spices, herbs, vegetables and fruits — turn out to be amazingly good for your health? Modern science is constantly turning up new health-promoting secrets of foods we’ve been using our whole lives simply for the flavor and nutrition they provide, and it’s these ingredients that can...
These Genetically Modified Arctic Apples Don’t Turn Brown
Does an apple that turns brown, turn you off? Nah, it’s just a natural process, right? Well, not anymore. In a quest to perfect the humble apple, scientists have created a genetically modified apple that won’t brown when sliced. It’s called the Arctic apple. Supporters of GM food say the Arctic apple provides an alternative to pesticides, benefits health...
