A 23-year-old Canadian man who is accused of murdering four people allegedly sent messages to his online gaming buddies before the massacre — saying he “slaughtered” his entire family “so that they didn’t suffer knowing how much of a pathetic subhuman” he was. “Its all very selfish,” wrote Menhaz Zaman, according to CBC News. “IRead moreRead more
Month: July 2019
Slay suspect told gaming pals he didn’t want family to know he was a ‘pathetic subhuman’: report
Teacher finds 2.12-carat diamond in Arkansas state park
A 36-year-old school teacher made a sparkling discovery when he found a diamond that weighed more than two carats at an Arkansas State Park. Josh Lanik, from Nebraska, was on a family vacation when he visited Crater of Diamonds State Park on July 24 and left with the “brandy-colored gem” worth thousands of dollars, theRead moreRead more
Teen ‘gored’ by bison at US national park, hospitalized
There’s been another bison attack at a US national park, according to officials. The latest incident involved a 17-year-old boy from Colorado who was walking along a trail in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park on Saturday. “A witness stated that the visitor was walking along the trail; a herd of bison was nearby,” saidRead moreRead more
The 9\/11 victims fund is finally fixed
Less than seven weeks after the dramatic June 11 testimony of since-departed NYPD Detective Luis Alvarez, President Trump on Monday signed the law ensuring that the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund will have all the cash it needs through 2092. That is, ailing and aging first responders like Alvarez will never again have to head toRead moreRead more
Star orbiting huge black hole lends support to Einstein’s theory
WASHINGTON – Observations of light coming from a star zipping in orbit around the humongous black hole at the center of our galaxy have provided fresh evidence backing Albert Einstein’s 1915 theory of general relativity, astronomers said on Thursday. Researchers studied a star called S0-2, boasting a mass roughly 10 times larger than the sun,Read moreRead more
Sony wants to build a wearable ‘air conditioner’
This is certainly one way to beat the heat. Sony, via its experimental First Flight program, is crowdfunding a wearable “air conditioner” known as the Reon Pocket that people could wear as they deal with high temperatures. According to a translated version of the website, the device would reside in a pocket of a specialRead moreRead more
Dad dies after rescuing drowning son in ocean off Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Authorities say a father died while rescuing his son who was struggling in the ocean off Atlantic City. Click Here: Cheap kid backpacks Emergency responders went to the beach around 9:30 a.m. Monday for a report of a child drowning. Before they arrived, the father had entered the water to helpRead moreRead more
Jets’ Leonard Williams is in very intriguing situation
Listening to Adam Gase rave about Leonard Williams on Monday was reminiscent of the praise Rex Ryan once showered upon cornerback Darrelle Revis back in the day — much to the dismay of the Jets general manager at the time, Mike Tannenbaum, who was charged with signing Revis to his next contract. Gase, the DolphinsRead moreRead more
30-year-old artist identified as cyclist fatally hit by truck in Brooklyn
A 30-year-old artist was fatally hit by a truck while riding her bike in Brooklyn Monday morning — the 18th cyclist killed on city streets this year. Sunset Park resident Em Samolewicz was riding north on Third Avenue near 35th Street in her neighborhood just after 9 a.m. when a parked motorist opened the doorRead moreRead more
Lawsuits stemming from gas explosions settled for $143M
LAWRENCE, Mass. — A series of class action lawsuits stemming from the natural gas explosions in Massachusetts have been settled for $143 million, the utility blamed for the disaster and lawyers for the plaintiffs announced Monday. The settlement is subject to the approval of a judge, according to Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, and its parent,Read moreRead more