African Kids React to Seeing a Drone for the First Time
While traveling in Zombo District, Uganda, Brandon Smith, a globetrotting filmmaker from Houston, Texas, blew the minds of dozens of school children when they witnessed him fly his quadcopter camera...
View ArticleWhat Is The Real Unemployment Rate?
This is In Real Terms, a column analyzing the week in economic news. We’re still experimenting with the format, so tell us what you think. Email me or drop a note in the comments. And thank you for...
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Outrageous Comments Trump Made About Women Revealed in Old Radio Interviews
Donald Trump has come under fire during his presidential campaign for his comments about women, and now newly released tapes of old radio interviews will likely reignite the firestorm. The real estate...
View ArticleHow Bernie Sanders, the Socialist, Quietly Entered the Top 4% of Earners
Bernie Sanders has charted his own, highly unbeaten path in politics. A self-described Socialist, Sander hasn’t just eschewed the familiar trappings of capitalism – high-paid speaking gigs, investment...
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Humans Are Doing A Remarkable Job Of Killing The Species That Feed Us
From almonds to apples, our food supply relies in large part on the industriousness of buzzing pollinators. But human activities could wipe out many birds, bees, bats, and butterflies, along with...
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Man Breaks Into Store & Pays for Cigarettes
The man left $6 on the counter after breaking into the store. A man identified by police as Ellis Battista shows a security camera that he is leaving payment for a pack of cigarettes at a Las Cruces,...
View ArticleMan Posed as Dead Neighbor: Police
Christopher Brian Colbert (inset, in a previous mugshot) is suspected of posing as his deceased neighbor to sell the neighbor’s home, in the 700 block of Winnetka Avenue in Dallas, police say. Police...
View ArticleLong Island Driver's Live-Stream Ends with DWI Charge
A Long Island man discovered an all-but-certain way to be charged with driving while intoxicated in the Internet Age: He posted a live stream of his erratic diving. Ahmed Almalki, 33, of Oyster Bay,...
View ArticleHuge Trump Parody Hat Stolen
A huge hat inspired by a Donald Trump slogan that reads, “Make Your Hair Great Again” was swiped from a Redondo Beach salon. Michelle Valles reports for the NBC4 News at 5 on Wednesday, March 9, 2016....
View ArticleHashtags on Bank Robbery Notes: PD
Prince George’s County police say a man believed to be linked to at least nine bank robberies in Maryland used notes that included the hashtags #nopolice, #becarefull (sic) and #afterwork?. Leroy...
View ArticleKalamazoo Shooting Suspect Sues Uber for $10 Million
The Uber driver accused of going on a deadly shooting rampage that left six people dead and injured two in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is now suing the transportation company, according to a handwritten...
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'Boaty McBoatface' Floats in UK Ship-Naming Polll
NEWSLETTERS Receive the latest weird updates in your inbox An artist’s impression of the polar research vessel being built for Britain’s Natural Environment Research Council. When scientists in the...
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Seal Pup Found in Calif. Yard
A 9-month-old, tagged California fur seal found its way to a home in Fremont Thursday morning, puzzling cops and neighbors over how the small mammal waddled its way there. Police spokeswoman Geneva...
View ArticleMystery Meat Found on Several New Hampshire Roads
A trail of mystery meat has hit the road in New Hampshire. Chicken, drumsticks, sausage, Angus steaks, pork chops and wild game meats were found alongside several roads in Epping last weekend,...
View Article911 Call Over Botched Pizza Order
Police say a woman called 911 after a pizza shop made a mistake on her order. (Published 4 hours ago) A woman called 911 to complain that a Hartford, Connecticut, pizza shop made a mistake with her...
View ArticleWATCH: Cop Car Narrowly Misses Falling Tree
A New Jersey police car came dangerously close to being crushed by a large tree when the tree snapped and fell onto the road amid powerful winds Sunday, dashcam footage from the patrol car shows. Gus...
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LA's 'Murder House' Up for Sale
This house at 2475 Glendower Place is known as the Murder House because a man killed his wife there in 1959. It went up for sale for $2.75 million in March 2016. The ad on realtor.com for the...
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Man Breaks Into Store & Pays for Cigarettes
The man left $6 on the counter after breaking into the store. A man identified by police as Ellis Battista shows a security camera that he is leaving payment for a pack of cigarettes at a Las Cruces,...
View ArticleMan Posed as Dead Neighbor: Police
Christopher Brian Colbert (inset, in a previous mugshot) is suspected of posing as his deceased neighbor to sell the neighbor’s home, in the 700 block of Winnetka Avenue in Dallas, police say. Police...
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