Eddie Murphy made waves in February when he finally returned to Saturday Night Live — but declining to play Bill Cosby in a Celebrity Jeopardy sketch. Why? Because, as Murphy explained to the Washington Post just last week: “If you get up there and you crack jokes about him, you’re just hurting people," Murphy said. … [Read more...]
SUV Crashes Into Phoenix Lake, Family of Five Dead
Five family members, including three young children, died after their vehicle went into a suburban Phoenix lake, authorities said. Nazyiah Baxter, 2, was initially hospitalized in extreme critical condition but the boy was pronounced dead later in the day, Tempe police spokesman Michael Pooley said. … [Read more...]
Fun Kid’s Book to Illustrate the Monstrous World of Coding
On one page, you’ll see an illustration of kid scientists assembling multi-eyed orange creatures. On another, an amicable blue furry creature leads a march of kids and an alien. At first glance, these look like pages from a normal children’s fantasy book. Look again and you’ll realize these are all characters on a journey decorated with HTML tags. … [Read more...]
It’s Not a Halloween Decoration, It’s a Real Dead Body…
The body of a murdered woman in Chillicothe, Ohio was discovered partially hanging from a fence after it was initially mistaken for a Halloween decoration. According to local police, the woman’s body was found by construction workers around 8:30 a.m. Her body had “obvious injuries,” though police deny the body was mutilated. … [Read more...]
Roast Chicken with Apricot Glaze Recipe
Tired of the same 'ol roast chicken recipe you use all the time when you are serving up chicken for dinner? This is a pretty easy recipe, and it's an amazing alternative to the old doldrums of repetitive dishes. … [Read more...]
Windows 10 Install Sneaks Into Regular Windows Updates
Are you running Windows 7 or 8, but aren't quite ready to upgrade to Windows 10? If you're not careful, you could make the switch by simply OK-ing the latest bundle of Windows updates. The Windows 10 upgrade is appearing as a pre-checked, optional update for some users, Ars Technica reported Thursday. … [Read more...]
Protesters Gather in Washington to Ignite Action on Climate Change
“Hey hey ho ho climate change has got to go!” Chants and drums rang through the streets of downtown Washington, D.C. yesterday afternoon during the peak of rush hour traffic. About 500 people gathered from different sectors, advocacy groups, and areas of the region to rally around the fight for climate and social justice as a part of the People’s Climate Movement’s National Day … [Read more...]
Racist Note on a Playing Card Given to Young Girl in a Wendy’s Kids’ Meal
Two employees at a Colorado Wendy’s have been fired after a child received a playing card containing a racist note instead of a toy. Manige Osowski told ABC News today that her 7 year-old daughter received a deck of cards in her kids' meal in place of a tag game at the local Wendy’s in Arvada, Colo. last week. … [Read more...]