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Search for remains of Jimmy Hoffa in Michigan field ended by FBI

It appears that what was thought to be a credible lead in the 38-year search for the remains of teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa has been ended with no success. The FBI said Wednesday the field yielded nothing and they're taking their excavator and going home.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro

'Sharpshooter' cancer drug ready for human trials, stops cancer

Cancer researchers from Toronto and Los Angeles combined research efforts and the result is a drug they call a "sharpshooter" for its ability to pinpoint enzymes and stop cancer, without harming healthy tissue. The drug is ready for human testing.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro - 2 comments

Pit bull chewed off 2 of owner's toes, bits of foot, as he slept

In Indiana, a six-month old pit bull, attracted to his diabetic owner's open wound, chewed off two of the man's toes and part of his foot as he slept. The man awoke to find his foot a bloody mess and discovered the results of his puppy's nighttime meal.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro - 2 comments

Ottawa daycare workers fired for taping kids down at naptime

An investigation into daycare workers at the Bayview Public School in Ottawa has lead to two workers being fired. The investigation began when a parent complained a child was taped to a cot at nap time.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro - 1 comment

Did Vladimir Putin steal Patriots owner's Super Bowl ring?

There may be a minor flap brewing about a Super Bowl ring no longer on the finger of Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots. It was there once, but no more. Where is it? In Russia on display in the library in the Kremlin.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro

Crappy times for Stinky the Squirrel inside a Winnipeg toilet

A squirrel from Winnipeg, Canada, has a pretty shitty story to tell its family after getting trapped in a sewage pipe and having to crawl up and into a home's toilet. Covered in sewage the beast was at the mercy of a surprised homeowner.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro - 1 comment

Florida police find cocaine between man's toes, he claims not his

A man brought to police headquarters on an assault charge, was found with drugs between his toes. Martin Perez claimed he had no weapons or drugs on him and when the drug, it was cocaine, was found, Mr. Perez said it was "not mine."
In the Media by Marcus Hondro - 5 comments

Justin Bieber not reckless driver, 'Tyler, the Creator' did it

Seems like the world was trashing Justin Bieber for driving his Ferrari recklessly when it wasn't him behind the wheel. Not only that but Tyler, The Creator, who was behind the wheel, said the whole thing was exaggerated.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro

World's oldest human is no longer as Jiroemon Kimura dies at 116

The oldest person upon our planet title has been moved from a Japanese male, Jiroemon Kimura, who died today age 116, to a 115-year-old Japanese woman, Misao Okawa. Mr. Kimura, of Kyotango, was born April 19, 1897 and died of natural causes.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro

South Africa's 'poo wars' see arrests of poo packing protestors

Cape Town - Protesters carrying bags reportedly full of human feces converged on the streets of Cape Town to protest the city's poor sanitation situation. Some 180 have been arrested but not before some of the bags were hurled into government offices.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro - 1 comment

Oprah Winfrey calls fundraising kids in Florida, donates $100,000

Oprah Winfrey made a $100,000 donation to Mikey's Run, a charity two young brothers in Florida began to raise funds for victims of the Boston bombing. Winfrey did it by simply phoning the boys up at their home/headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro

Sex assault trial for senior Canadian archbishop in OCA begins

The trial of Archbishop Kenneth William (Seraphim) Storheim, highest-ranking cleric in the Canadian diocese of the Orthodox Church in America, began in Winnipeg Monday. The archbishop is accused of sexually assaulting two brothers in the mid-eighties.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro - 1 comment

U.S. Supreme Court: Donald Rumsfeld can't be tried for torture

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against two men seeking to sue former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for torture they endured in Iraq during the Iraq war. The ruling prevents Donald Vance and Nathan Ertel, or anyone, from suing Rumsfeld for torture.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro - 7 comments

Canadian government seeks to curb high public service sick days

The Conservative government in Canada is taking aim at the amount of sick days being taken by public service employees. The average is 18.2 per year for public servants in the country, well above the 6.7 in the private sector.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro - 3 comments

Naked women to zipline for breast cancer and set Guinness record

Naked ziplining to raise money for breast cancer is becoming a tradition in the Canadian province of B.C. For the third year in a row women will zipline naked to fight cancer, and this time they'll also be making the Guinness Book of World Records.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro

Lady Gaga: Media publishes stories, pics showing Gaga weight loss

Entertainment websites and other media have been pumping out stories recently on how Lady Gaga has lost weight. She's in Mexico vacationing with friends, reports have it, and has lost considerable weight as she continues recouping from surgery.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro

Electric passenger bus in Geneva can be charged in 15 seconds

The news about electric vehicles keeps getting better and among the latest is a bus soon to be deployed in Geneva that can be flash-charged in 15 seconds. That's less than the time it takes for passengers to get on and off the bus at a stop.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro - 2 comments

Mondelez confectionary company invents heat-resistant chocolate

Many of us have bought chocolate on a hot day planning to have a treat later only to pull it out of the bag once home and find it melted. That problem may now be solved - at least for part of the world.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro - 3 comments

Justin Bieber to pay $250,000 for Richard Branson space odyssey

Canadian pop-star, and emerging pop-diva, Justin Bieber, is going into space. Bieber and manager Scooter Braun have signed on for a 2-day 'suborbital' space flight with Virgin Galactic, owned by American entrepreneur, Richard Branson.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro - 1 comment

Three more elephants struck and killed by express train in India

Express trains in the West Bengal region of India are continuing to kill elephants. Three more died this week when hit by a train, bringing a conservative estimate of the total killed there since 2004 to 42. Another was injured in this latest incident.
In the Media by Marcus Hondro - 1 comment
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