Researchers in Utah made a “once-in-a-lifetime” find last week, trapping a live wolverine that was suspected in 18 sheep deaths in the area. The reclusive carnivore was first spotted by U.S. Agriculture Department workers who were flying over Rich County on Thursday. They were conducting livestock protection surveillance when they saw the fearsome mammal eating […]
‘Wheel of Fortune’ contestant flubs commonly mispronounced Eurythmics lyrics
The Eurythmics song “Sweet Dreams” created a nightmare for one Wheel of Fortune contestant on Tuesday. Chris Bryant was well on his way to solving a “song lyrics” puzzle when he mispronounced a word that was completely spelled out. “Sweet dreams are made of this” was the correct answer, however Bryant pronounced the last word […]
British woman on her way home after six years detained in Iran
London: British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is on her way home to the UK after being given back her passport and allowed to leave Iran, six years after being detained in one of the world’s highest-profile cases of hostage diplomacy. British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is on her way back home after six years in detention […]
'Little Miss Nobody' fs finally identified 62 years later
Murdered girl dubbed ‘Little Miss Nobody’ after her body was found dumped in Arizona in 1960 is finally identified as four-year-old abduction victim who vanished playing outside her grandma’s house in New Mexico The Yavapai County Sheriff’s office said Tuesday the victim was four-year-old Sharon Lee Gallegos of New Mexico She was found partially burned […]
Girl, 14, killed herself after crippling anxiety over ‘falling behind in school work’ during pandemic
A SCHOOLGIRL tragically took her own life after suffering crippling anxiety over returning to school following the Covid-19 lockdown and 'falling behind in schoolwork', an inquest has heard. Kayley Taylor, 14, was so overwhelmed by anxiety when students began going back to class for the first time she could not get out of bed or […]
I'm terrified of spiders so I got one tattooed on my face to conquer my arachnophobia fears
A FLORIDA man decided he wanted to literally face his extreme fear of spiders when he decided to get a massive black widow tattoo on his face. Eric Ortiz said that “everybody” is afraid of spiders, which is what inspired him to get the creature permanently drawn on his cheek. “That’s why I got it. […]
Actor who headlined musical version of Elf sues for £1.7m
Talent show-winning theatre star who headlined musical version of Will Ferrell’s Elf sues for £1.7m after breaking his ankle in the show Ben Forster, 40, played Buddy on stage and was hurt while decorating a tree He fell from a 8ft wheeled ladder at The Lowry Theatre, in Salford, Manchester Elf The Musical (UK) denies negligence […]
Middle-schooler throws CHAIR at 73-year-old substitute teacher's head
Moment Texas middle school student hurls CHAIR at substitute teacher, 73, leaving blood pouring from man’s face – with elderly victim then throwing TWO chairs back at unruly teenager Video on social media from last week showed the fight in a classroom at DeSoto West Middle School, between the student and Larry Brumfield, 73 ‘Damn!’ […]
Roman Abramovich's remarkable rise from penniless orphan
From penniless ‘Del-ski Boy’ orphan flogging dolls in Siberia to Putin’s ‘money man’: BBC reveals EXACTLY how Abramovich made his fortune in Panorama probe exposing murky Krelmin connections – and asks how it took so long to sanction him? Abramovich was today sanctioned by the EU after having his cash and assets frozen by the […]
Schools got record federal money during COVID. They're having a hard time spending it all.
It seems like a balanced equation: Schools need a lot of help, but they also have record sums of federal money to spend. If only it were that simple. Across the country, schools are struggling to spend their COVID-19 relief money as quickly as planned. Their efforts are running up against a national labor shortage […]