Jeremy Taylor
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Dog Drives Car, Kills A Man
Wouldn't it be great if dogs could drive cars? If nothing else, man's best friend could make for a really loyal designated driver.
Actually, maybe it's not such a good idea. Just ask James Campbell. Oh wait, you can't ask him because he's dead, run over by a van driven by a boxer bulldog.
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See the Cast of ‘Sixteen Candles’ Then And Now
The 1984 coming of age comedy ‘Sixteen Candles’ was the first movie directed by John Hughes, who had already made a name for himself writing screenplays for movies such as ‘Mr. Mom’ and ‘Vacation’
Among its young stars were Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall, both of whom became regular John Hughes players, and were a part of a group of actors that became known as the ‘Brat Pack.’
See what all the young stars of ‘Sixteen Candles’ are up to now.
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Loyal Dog Attends Mass Every Day At Church Owner’s Funeral Was Held
Here's a story for you if you're in need of a good cry but don't feel like smashing your thumb with a hammer. One dog is so loyal to his owner, that he has continued to go to mass at the church where her funeral was held months ago. Still no tears? Read the details.
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Drunken Thief Was Too Bombed to Rob Little Caesars
Like so many of us have done, Ryan Hopkins made a bad decision while drunk. Unlike the rest of us, he decided to rob a Little Caesars. But the stick-up didn't go quite the way he had (probably not) planned.
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Dad to Buy Daughters Puppy After They Get One Million Facebook Likes In A Day
It's a scenario which has played out in countless homes over the years. The kids want a puppy, but the dad isn't so sure it's a good idea.
But when the Cordell girls, Cadence, 12, and Emerson, 9, went to their father Ryan with their canine request, he added a social media clause -- he would get his daughters a dog if they could get one million likes on Facebook.
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Honest Cover Letter Charms Wall Street
Summer internships on Wall Street can be difficult to snag, especially if you aren't related to one of the firm's senior executives.
But as an unnamed college student has proved, the really honest approach to job seeking can also work. His cover letter, in which he admits he has "no unbelievably special skills or genius eccentricities" and says he "no qualms about fetching coffee, shining shoes or picking up laundry," was immediately passed around the boutique investment bank he had applied, where it was praised as an instant classic.
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’90s Hip Hop Sensations Kris Kross Want to Make You ‘Jump’ Again
A little more than 20 years ago, the pint-sized hip-hop duo Kris Kross implored us to 'Jump.' They also wore all of their clothing backwards and shaved patterns into their eyebrows. Yup, it was the '90s.
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Teacher With Fear of Children Fighting Forced Retirement
Language teacher Maria C. Waltherr-Willard suffers from pedophobia, which means she is afraid of young children. When the 61-year-old is in the presence of the little tykes she experiences symptoms which include anxiety, chest pains and vomiting.
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New Girl Scout Cookie Mango Creme Is ‘Vitamin Enhanced’
When those sugar peddlers in green sashes come to your door this Girl Scout cookie season there will be a new treat on the menu.
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Cat Defeats Professional Wealth Managers In Stock-Picking Contest
In his book 'A Random Walk Through Wall Street,' economist Burton Malkiel famously declared that "a blindfolded monkey throwing darts" would able to pick stocks just as well as the professionals.
His theory has been tested over the years, with mixed results. But new evidence out of England suggests that it is cats, not monkeys, that all money managers should be measured against.
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Man Crashes Car Into Pizzeria, Orders Pizza
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. And when life steers your car straight into a pizzeria, you order a large pie.
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White House Rejects Petition to Build Death Star
The White House's 'We The People' website, which allows citizens to petition the Obama administration to take action on issues facing the nation, has been in the news a lot lately.
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New Electronic Fork Will Nag You Into Eating Properly
Nobody likes a nag, but then again, nobody likes it when their stomach is so round that they've run out of holes on their belt.
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Trail Of Cheetos Leads Police To Robber
It was 2:30 AM Sunday morning and Austin Lee Westfall Presler wanted to keep the party going, but the South Carolina man had run out of supplies. What's a party animal to do? Bust down the front door of the local convenience store, which was closed, and take what you need, that's what. Apparently.
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Plate of Pasta At New York Restaurant Costs $2,013
Pasta is typically one of the cheaper entrees at a restaurant. In fact you can often get an endless bowl of it for ten bucks at your local Olive Garden.
But a "plate" of pasta on the menu at Bice, an eatery in Midtown Manhattan, is anything but inexpensive. The dish, featuring homemade tagliolini pasta topped with two pounds of fresh lobster and black truffles, will run you the year-accurate sum of $2,013.
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Dad Hires Virtual Hitmen to ‘Kill’ Video Game Addicted Son
Feng's son Xiao had been a good student with a promising future. But according to Feng, who lives with his son in China, Xiao got really into video games in high school and his obsession was such that he hadn't found a job or moved out of the house by 23.
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Brave Cat Saves Baby From Python
Not long ago, Tess Guthrie's cat was hissing so loud that the sound woke her from her slumber. And when the 22-year old Australian mom did open her eyes she saw a six foot python had wrapped itself around the arm of her six-month-old daughter, who was sleeping right next to her.
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Facebook Reunites Sisters After 72 Years
Back when Facebook was just about college students and the recently graduated it was great for getting back in touch with high school friends that you had lost contact with for a few years. But now that everybody and their grandmother is on the social network, the reunions Facebook enables have started to become really impressive.
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Man Reported Missing by Mom but He Was Just Having a Lot of New Year’s Sex
Dale Rowlinson-Bates was living the New Year's dream: He had found himself a nice lady, and was starting 2013 with a long series of bangs. Unfortunately, it all ended with a visit from police, but not because the 20-year-old from England did anything terribly wrong -- he just forgot to call his mom.
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See the Stars of ‘Dick Tracy’ Then and Now
'Dick Tracy' was all about Warren Beatty, who directed and produced the film, played the iconic title role and cast his real life girlfriend Madonna as one of his love interests.
But the Material Girl was hardly the only superstar to join Beatty in the 1990 adaptation of the 1930s comic strip. See what the cast of 'Dick Tracy' is up to these days.
