A 23-year-old guy from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany was in court this week and admitted he drugged his 24-year-old girlfriend — because he wanted to play video games. Apparently, he and a friend were playing last August when his girlfriend came home after a 10-hour shift at work. She asked him if he could wrap it…… MORE
Football players and fireworks don’t mix
New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre PauL suffered burns to three fingers in a fireworks mishap last weekend. It turns out it’s more serious than we first thought: He had to have one of them amputated yesterday. A reporter for ESPN posted a photo of Jason’s medical chart that says it’s his right index…… MORE
Vacation days or a raise?
Everyone knows Americans don’t take vacations. But, do we even want more time off? A new survey asked people which they’d want more: A $20,000 raise, or an extra four weeks of vacation? The top answer by a giant margin is: We want the raise. Sixty-six percent of people would take the money, versus 32…… MORE
Powerball to add more numbers
If you haven’t won a giant Powerball jackpot yet, here’s bad news: Now you’re really not going to. The lottery commissioners who run the Powerball just approved a plan to make it WAY harder to win those giant jackpots — from one in 175 million to one in 292 million. They’re adding 10 more balls…… MORE
So, a guy was killed by a selfie stick
Selfie sticks finally crossed the line from obnoxious to deadly. It was just a matter of time. A guy from England was hiking a mountain in Powys, Wales this weekend when a thunderstorm suddenly hit. Apparently he took out his selfie stick to get a sweet picture of himself in the storm. Now, let’s face…… MORE
KFC is going to make your insides happy or horrified with this new creation
This is one of those fast food creations in another country that HAS to make its way to America. KFC in Hong Kong is now selling fried chicken covered in pizza. It’s a pizza-chicken hybrid called Napoli Crispy Pizza Chicken. Basically, it’s a piece of fried chicken that has marinara sauce, mozzarella, and cheddar cheese…… MORE
Stupid news you’ll want to waste your time with
A new survey found 75 percent of people argue in the car. The top three reasons are backseat driving: frustration over traffic; and disagreeing about how to handle other drivers. The “New York Times” published a recipe for guacamole yesterday morning that included peas and the Internet unanimously rejected it. \ Even President Obama and…… MORE
Feeling unhealthy? Blame marriage
Breaking news: When you don’t have to worry about finding people to have sex with, you start eating more cupcakes. A new study in Switzerland just proved something your tight pants have been telling you for a long, long time: Getting married makes you chubby. Researchers studied more than 10,000 people, and found that married…… MORE
A creepy new app is here
There’s a new app called Alibi that automatically records audio and video from your phone 24 hours a day. The founders say it’s like a DVR for your life. My first thought when I heard about it was how creepy it sounds. My second thought was that I could really use it to win a…… MORE
TV Land is pulling ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ because of Confederate flag
the uproar over the Confederate flag hasn’t subsided. Regardless of what you think of it, this seems a little excessive: TV Land has pulled reruns of “The Dukes of Hazzard” from its schedule. The show made frequent use of the flag, particularly on the roof of the ‘General Lee,’ Bo and Luke Duke’s orange Dodge…… MORE
