Shauna Wright
Could the Dangers of Driving and Using a Cell Phone Be a Bunch of Baloney? — Health Check
In recent years, study after study has raised the alarm about the dangers of talking on the phone while driving, with some saying you could be four times as likely to have a crash if you’re using a phone behind the wheel.
This Day in History for December 13 – Saddam Hussein Captured and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1577 – Sir Francis Drake sets out from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage (More info)
1862 – At the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats the Union Major General Ambrose E. Burnside in a decisive loss for the Union army (More info)
Woman Makes Santa’s Naughty List for Falsely Claiming She Had Cancer [VIDEO]
If anyone is going to get a lumps of coal in his or her stocking this year, it’s Martha Nicholas. The Virginian woman was arrested Wednesday for bilking kind-hearted people out of money by falsely claiming she had cancer. Nicholas, 42, duped even her husband and children along the way, claimed she was a four-time cancer patient and participated in multiple cancer fundraisers
This Day in History for December 12 – GM Phases Out Oldsmobile and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1901 – Italian physicist and radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi succeeds in sending the first radio transmission across the Atlantic Ocean (More info)
1913 – Two years after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris, Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece ‘The Mona Lisa’ is recovered inside Italian waiter Vincenzo Peruggia’
Weekend Box Office: ‘New Year’s Eve’ Toasts a First Place Finish
It took a movie with a zillion stars to do it, but ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn’ has finally been knocked off its perch at the top of the charts. Despite blistering reviews, ‘New Year’s Eve’ brought in $13.7 million in its debut, making it the most popular movie at the box office this weekend.
What Are the Most and Least Dangerous Cities in America?
The 2011 CQ Press City Crime Rankings, which purports to identify the most dangerous cities in America, was released on Thursday — but experts say not to put too much stock in the controversial annual report.
Thank You, Cavemen, For Teaching Us How to Yawn — Health Check
The mystery of why yawning is contagious may finally have been solved: an Italian study says it’s linked to empathy.
You Won’t Believe What a Group of Parents Did to Get Better Schooling for Their Kids
Parents upset about the education their children are receiving at the Notre-Dame de Caderot school in southern France didn’t merely hold meetings or complain to the school board.
Instead, they stormed the building and took several teachers and the school headmistress hostage.
Coke Moves Its Secret Formula for All to See — Kind Of [VIDEO]
Since 1925, the secret recipe for Coca-Cola has been famously locked in a bank vault. But no more — to much fanfare, the coveted list of ingredients was moved Thursday to a new vault that’s on display at the World of Coca-Cola Museum at the company’s headquarters in downtown Atlanta.
UPDATE: Virginia Tech Gunman Not Believed to Be a Student [VIDEO]
In a frightening reminder the 2007 massacre on Virginia Tech’s campus that left more than 30 people dead, a gunman shot and killed a police officer at the university on Thursday before apparently turning the gun on himself.
Michelle Duggar Suffers a Miscarriage
Some sad news from Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar — after recently announcing they were expecting their 20th child, they’ve now learned that Michelle, 45, has miscarried in her second trimester.
Forget the Holiday Parties, Employees Just Want the Bonuses — Survey of the Day
While holiday parties are thought to bring on the holiday cheer in employees, a new survey indicates they’d be a lot happier skipping the revelries and pocketing the cash equivalent instead.