2 weeks ago A solar eclipse is a rare event, and one takes place this Thursday and Friday. Unfortunately, those of us in the northern hemisphere (as in Utica-Rome) won't be able to see it, but it will be broadcast.
2 weeks ago An airshow in Madrid, Spain ended in tragedy when a vintage jet slammed into the ground and exploded. The pilot reportedly survived the initial crash, but died at the hospital.
3 weeks ago A civilian cargo plane crashed at Bagram Air Field north of Kabul in Afghanistan. Seven people were killed, four pilots, two mechanics and a load master. One of the victims has been identified as Brad Hasler, a father of two whose wife is pregnant, from Michigan.
3 weeks ago Most of us spend a fair amount of time complaining about how much--or how little--money we earn. If this includes you be prepared to be surprised at just how well off you are as compared to people in other parts of the world. GlobalRichList.com did the computing for us with these results.
4 weeks ago In the words of Ron White, you can't fix stupid. In Germany, a group of friends wanted to make their own 'Harlem Shake' video in front of a bonfire. And it's like all the other 'Harlem Shake' videos. One guy dances by himself, then on cue, his other friends start dancing like crazy too. Only in this video one of the friends falls RIGHT INTO THE BONFIRE. Another friend drags him out and luckily he only suffered minor blisters.
4 weeks ago A meteor lit up the sky in Argentina Sunday, and there are a bunch of different videos of it. It happened in the middle of the night, but it was so bright it looked like daytime for a split second.
4 weeks ago Today is "Earth Day", a day when we recognize that we live on a fragile planet that needs our efforts to preserve it. Traditionally on this day, many local groups and individuals put forth efforts to help clean up parks, streets, creeks and streams from picking up litter to recycling discarded items.
5 weeks ago If you are going car buying in Singapore make sure you're ready for some serious sticker shock. A VW Golf that would cost an American buyer about $23,000 goes for $110,000 in that Southeast Asian country. That's just one example of everyday purchases that are outrageously expensive in other countries. A cup of Starbucks coffe in Norway? Brace yourself.
April 17, 2013 Sure, when I leave a hotel I might grab a bar of soap or a pen as a souvenir but when it comes to amenities like pillows or robes, nope, those stay. Most Americans feel the same way. A new survey found that most American hotel guests (66%) say they have never taken anything from their room. How do other nationalities fare?
April 8, 2013 Margaret Thatcher has died. According to AP on Twitter, the former UK Prime Minister suffered a stroke. She was 87.
April 5, 2013 While visiting Scotland PRINCE WILLIAM was dissed, by a four year old little girl. He and Kate Middleton were shaking hands with locals when William got shot down by a four-year-old girl he THOUGHT wanted a kiss from him. He asked if she wanted a kiss, but she yanked her head away right when he leaned in. Ouch!
March 22, 2013 It is often said that records are meant to be broken but, in some cases, that may not be true. The reason isn't that those records are beyond the ability of anyone to break them but because they are so bizarre that no one would even think to do so. I'll give you a few examples compliments of The Week.
