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Earthquake in California at 5.7 Magnitude Felt Across Northern Area

Erik Seawright — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:32:44 +0000

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Northern California and was felt across a large area, according to officials. The earthquake happened around 8:47 p.m. on Thursday night, and its epicenter was 27 miles southwest of Susanville and seven miles west northwest of Greenville, about 150 miles northeast of Sacramento, and zero feet deep, according to the [...]

Operation Swill Catches New Jersey Liquor Scam

Julio Rotella — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:08:00 +0000

State officials raided 29 New Jersey bars and restaurants on Wednesday morning, all part of Operation Swill, a year-long operation that caught establishments pouring bottom-shelf liquor into top-shelf bottles and fooling customers to thinking and paying as if it’s the real deal. The establishments allegedly aimed to “fool the customer and increase their profits,” according [...]

Target Launches Bridal Collection Featuring Wedding Dresses by Tevolio

Carisa Mackey — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:06:15 +0000

You may think of Target when it comes to bridal registries, but Target has announced a bridal collection. You got it, Target will be selling an in-house collection of wedding dresses ranging from $99.99 to $129.99. With that kind of price tag, don’t expect anything fancy by all-means. With that all said though, Target’s design [...]

Amphibians Seeing a Decline in Population at an Alarming Rate

Erik Seawright — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:15:50 +0000

According to a new U.S. Geological Survey, amphibians like frogs, toads and salamanders and disappearing at an alarming rate. Researchers found that overall, amphibians declined 3.7 percent annually from 2002 to 2011. If this rate continues, these species will disappear by half in the next 20 years. The more threatened species, considered “Red-Listed” in an [...]

Teen Birth Rates Fall to New Record Low

Neva Happel — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:33:49 +0000

Teens giving birth in the United States has dropped to a new low record, according to a federal report. The new rate, 31.3 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19, is about half the 1991 rate of 61.8 births per 1,000 teens, which was an all-time high, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. From [...]

RIP Zach Sobiech: Viral Clouds Songwriter Dies of Bone Cancer

Jenny Harper — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:22:13 +0000

Zach Sobiech, Clouds viral YouTube song creater, died on Monday from his bone cancer fight. Zach Sobiech, recently celebrated his 18th birthday, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma when he was 14. He underwent multiple surgeries and months of chemotherapy before being told that the cancer had spread to the point that the best that doctors could [...]

Pigs Fed Marijuana to Taste More Savory and Grow Bigger

Jeremy Thomas — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:48:32 +0000

If you are not a vegetarian, vegan or a person that does not eat pork, then parts of a Pig may seem pretty delicious to you. Bacon is by far the most popular meat consumed from the Pig, but Pork has a loyal following as well, but what if I told you some pigs are [...]

First Person to Lose Google Glass, Luke Wroblewski

Carisa Mackey — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:13:10 +0000

Not everyone is lucky to be the first in owning a pair of Google Glass and to be the first in losing the pair is just plain unlucky. Luke Wroblewski, a digital product design and strategy guy living in Silicon Valley has reported he lost his Google Glass while in an airport. Luke Wroblewski shared [...]

Iodine Deficiency During Pregnancy Could Lower Child’s IQ

Neva Happel — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:25:10 +0000

A recent study in the UK revealed that out of 1,000 pregnant women, those who consumed lower amounts of iodine were more likely to have children with lower IQs and reading abilities. Iodine is essential for producing hormones made by the thyroid gland, which has a direct effect on the development of the brain. A [...]

Keller Pickler and Derek Hough DWTS Season 16 Freestyle Performance Gets Rare Standing Ovation

Loraine Stiverson — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:58:52 +0000

During the “Dancing with the Stars” 2013 performance finals, which aired May 20 on ABC, Kellie Pickler and Derek Hough’s freestyle received a rare standing ovation. “I just feel like I let all of my walls down and I just got out there and just did my little dance,” Pickler, 26, told PEOPLE backstage after [...]