Deadly California weather leaves 150,000 without power
Ferocious winds and intense rains pummeled Southern California, leaving one driver dead and more than 150,000 in the dark. Massive trees snapped like toothpicks, causing damage from San Diego to north of Los Angeles. In San Diego, an 80-foot tall tree fell on a car Sunday, killing the driver, Fire-Rescue Capt. Joe Amador said....
Sweden may be at war ‘in a few years’ – top brass in leaked document
In a few years Sweden may be engaged in a war with a “qualified opponent” after two centuries of peace, a senior Swedish commander has told soldiers in an internal brochure. The alarming message was reportedly sent by Major General Anders Brännström, the Army chief, in a brochure distributed among the...
10 things that look more like Donald Trump than Donald Trump
From dogs to corn on the cobs, check out the funnest Donald Trump...
The ridiculous things parents say to teachers
IF YOU talk to any teacher, chances are they won’t hesitate to answer when you ask about the biggest challenge of their job. Surprise: It’s parents. Let me clarify by saying that most parents are beautiful. And they, along with their children, make the job a joy every single day. But there are also some parents who...
‘World’s best chef’ Benoit Violier found dead at Swiss home
THE ‘world’s best chef’ Benoit Violier has been found dead at his Swiss home. Violier, 44, has taken his own life just months after his three-star restaurant Restaurant de l’Hotel de Ville in the small Swiss town of Crissier was named the best in the world. The Frenchman was due to attend the launch of...
White House hopefuls in final lowa plea
US presidential candidates are making a final pitch to people in the state of Iowa, where the first votes for party nominations will take place on Monday. Polls suggest that Republican Donald Trump has a narrow lead over Ted Cruz but both are well ahead of the others. But the Democratic race is slightly tighter, with former US...
Top 5 scariest places on Earth
If travel broadens our horizons and horror heightens our senses, then the two combined pack a powerful punch. From a temple crawling with thousands of rats, to an island swarming with flesh-melting snakes – question-and-answer site Quora uncovered some of the most disturbing, bone-chilling and goosebump-inducing places on...
1 dead, multiple injured in Denver motorcycle rally shooting & stabbing
At least one person was killed in a shooting and stabbing attack at a motorcycle rally in Denver, Colorado, with multiple victims hospitalized. Police say no one is yet in custody and the situation is being investigated. The shooting broke out on Saturday afternoon at the National Western Complex, which was hosting the Colorado...
Kazakh thieves steal 1,000 kg of… pinecones in hope to sell them back to owner
Two Kazakh men have been arrested for stealing 46 sacksful of pinecones from a forestry service. They planned to sell their loot back to the rightful owner, but may instead go to prison for up to five years. The alleged thieves are local residents of the Pavlodarsk region in northeastern Kazakhstan. They broke into a warehouse...
12 bodies found at Moscow’s burning factory, murder & arson suspected
Twelve bodies have been recovered from a factory fire in eastern Moscow, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry says. Police are investigating to determine the causes of death and if arson was involved. Sources suggest the massive blaze may have been a cover-up. The fire broke out Saturday night in Moscow’s eastern Sokolniki...
Hand of God? Pictures of heavenly cloud formation go viral
Pictures of a cloud that social media users say looks like the “hand of God” have gone viral after being posted online. Locals living on the Portuguese island of Madeira were greeted with the unusual cloud formation this week with weather blogger Rogerio Pacheco taking a few snaps of the impressive morning sky....
Masked marchers beat immigrants in Stockholm
A gang of up to a hundred black-clad masked men marched in central Stockholm on Friday evening, singling out and beating up immigrants, and handing out leaflets threatening further violent attacks against unaccompanied refugee youth. The march, the most extreme reaction seen so far to the murder on Monday of social worker...