Author: USA Today
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Video: U.S. military recovers Orion spacecraft from ocean
The U.S. military released footage of their role in the recovery of the Orion spacecraft in the Pacific Ocean. Orion splashed down on Friday in the Pacific, some 630 miles southwest of San Diego, after four hours in space, according to NASA. Orion was recovered by the San Diego-based USS Anchorage with the use of Navy divers. It was…
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Report: NFL won’t discipline Rams players for Ferguson protest
The NFL will not adhere to a request from the St. Louis Police Officer’s Association to discipline St. Louis Rams players who did the “hands up, don’t shoot” pose used by protesters in Ferguson, Mo. during pre-game introductions on Sunday. “We respect and understand the concerns of all individuals who have expressed views on this tragic situation,”…
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Report: New Bill Cosby accusers include Lou Ferrigno’s wife
In two new interviews, two new women detail incidents involving Bill Cosby and unwanted sexual advances that happened years ago. Therese Serignese, 57, a registered nurse from Boca Raton, Fla., lays out a story of a meeting, a drugging and a rape to The Huffington Post. And Carla Ferrigno, wife of bodybuilder/actor Lou Ferrigno, tells…
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Report: Jim Kelly says he has MRSA infection
Nearly two months after doctors told him he was cancer-free, former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly revealed he is facing a new health scare: a staph infection in his bones. “I came down with MRSA,” Kelly told the Miami Herald. “I was cleared in September of the cancer — I have another MRI in two weeks.…
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Google fined for showing cleavage on street view
NEWSER) – The latestembarrassment for Google Street View: Google has been fined more than $2,000 after its mapping feature showed an image of a woman’s cleavage. A Montreal judge found that Maria Pia Grillo’s privacy was invaded in having “part of her breast exposed,” Gigaom reports, citing local media. The Canadian woman looked up her house on Street View in…
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Mike Tyson says he and Robin Williams had same drug dealer
Mike Tyson knew Robin Williams, he told Howard Stern in a SiriusXM radio interview Wednesday. And they even had the same drug dealer at one point. The boxer/actor was talking about addiction, depression and his battle with demons, USA Today is reporting. Tyson explained to Stern, “People that deal with this situation (addiction), we know each other.” Tyson said…
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Teacher tells middle school students to compare Hitler, George W. Bush
A sixth-grade teacher at a Washington, D.C., middle school is in deep water after assigning students to make comparisons between former president George W. Bush and Adolf Hitler in a class project, according to USA Today. According to local media, the educator at McKinley Middle School sent students home with a Venn diagram with instructions…
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Report: Tom Brokaw says he’s beating his cancer
Tom Brokaw was back behind NBC’s Today Showanchor desk Thursday, filling in for host Savannah Guthrie while she’s on maternity leave. Brokaw, who hosted the show from 1976 to 1981, was actually there to reflect on the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks but he did take a moment to provide an update on his health. And it’s a…
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Who took more presidential vacations?
Q: Is it true that George W. Bush took more vacation days than Barack Obama? A: Yes. Before his two-week trip to Martha’s Vineyard in August, Obama’s count was 125 full or partial days and Bush’s total at the same point in his presidency was 407. Our inbox is chock full of questions about who…
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Support spreads for police officer in Ferguson shooting
In the days since police in Ferguson, Mo., named Darren Wilson as the officer who shot and killed unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, a small, quiet counter-protest, taking place mostly online, has arisen far from the angry, noisy nightly protests roiling Ferguson. Two Facebook groups, both supporting Wilson, have appeared. Between them, they had more than…