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Earlier this week, on Tuesday, January 15th, a sergeant with the NYPD went above and beyond the call of duty when he saved a teenage boy on Manhattan Bridge. Sgt. William Hart was passing by the Brooklyn end of the pedestrian walkway by chance that evening when he was flagged down…
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Marie Jean Pierre, a 60-year-old former dishwasher at the Conrad Miami hotel, was awarded an incredible $21.5 million this week after claiming she faced discrimination by being forced to work on Sundays. Pierre worked at the hotel, which at the time was managed by Hilton, for more than a decade before…
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Jonah Hill is one of those actors who has come on in leaps and bounds over the last few years, and it's safe to say that his career is well and truly secure. A two-time Academy Award-nominated actor in film and TV, Hill first made his debut in the movie I Heart…
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Picture this: you're working a long shift in a McDonald's, fretting about the fact that you can't afford to buy a new car or repair your old one. Then your manager calls you in to speak with you privately. This can't possibly be good news can it? When Vicki Anderson…
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On Monday night, President Trump hosted a dinner for the Clemson University Tigers to celebrate winning the NCAA championship. And what do you serve a championship football team from a South Carolina college, on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Washington D.C. to visit the White House? A buffet of McDonald's, Burger…
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The #MeToo movement has inspired countless victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment to come forward and share their stories. As a result, we've seen a tectonic shift in culture, as rich, powerful figures finally face consequences for their bad behavior. Our eyes are open, and now that change has…
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In a world of free trade and globalisation, President Trump rose to power on a wave of isolationist and protectionist rhetoric. America would become great again by creating jobs, mining its resources and building not bridges, but walls. However, while his close relationship with Russia didn’t cause this wave of…
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This evening, MPs rejected the proposed Brexit deal as it currently stands, sending the Government back to the drawing board. The "Brexit meaningful vote" (which was originally scheduled for December 11th, 2018, but had to be rescheduled to this week after ongoing debate) would have allowed Prime Minister Theresa May…
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You might not know much about Flat Earth Theory, or have had a serious conversation with a believer. I imagine that most Flat Earthers don't put their beliefs out there publicly, because they know they will immediately be ridiculed by most people they come across. So when you think about…
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A star high school football player has unexpectedly died, the day after he committed to play in college, after undergoing routine knee surgery. Nick Dixon, a senior at Spartanburg High School in South Carolina, had an operation to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and a torn meniscus in his knee…
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Last week, a 13-year-old girl was discovered after going missing for 88 days, following the death of her parents. Her captor, the same man responsible for the murder of her mother and father, was caught soon afterwards - and both their statements on the crimes committed are absolutely chilling. Jake…
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It's been nearly a decade since Michael Jackson died, but his music lives on forever. If the King Of Pop were still alive today, would he be dominating the Billboard charts? Or would he be "cancelled" by Twitter due to those child sexual abuse allegations? I don't know, but I'm…
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When she put up her baby daughter up for adoption in 1999, Gina Crotts had no idea if she'd ever see her again. But one thing she certainly couldn't have expected was to lay eyes on her long-lost child 17 later through a dance studio window, through sheer coincidence. Gina…
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A 32-foot smuggling tunnel has been unearthed on the Arizona-Mexico border, reportedly the third tunnel found in the area in less than a month. According to a tweet on Wednesday from the Mexican Federal Police, the latest tunnel was uncovered across the border from Nogales, Arizona. Officials claimed the tunnel was…
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A public service announcement for all Millennials out there: If you were offended by an interview Dwayne Johnson did last week then relax, it turns out that you don't have to be. The Rock stirred up controversy when he allegedly did an interview with a British tabloid newspaper, slamming the…
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When you're a parent with a sick baby, then it's reasonable that you'd try anything available to help nurse your child back to health again - no matter how strange or potentially embarrassing. This week however, one ingenious mom has managed to provoke division and controversy on social media, after…
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For many young children, a Kinder egg is one of the best candies ever invented. When you're an adult, they kind lose their appeal, but as a kid they were inherently exciting. I used to remember getting really excited about the little toy inside them, wondering what it could be…
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Police in Utah have issued a warning to drivers after a woman reportedly crashed her car while driving blindfolded as part of the Bird Box challenge. According to the BBC, a teenager drove into oncoming traffic with a hat placed over her eyes in the city of Layton. Netflix had…
