Drew Weisholtz
What Have Two Percent of Americans Made for Their New Year’s Resolution?
According to Redbook, 47% of readers say losing weight is their New Year’s resolution, but 2% say their resolution is this. What is it?
College Football Top 25 Weekend Recap
The college football season is underway. Week one was mostly a humdrum affair, with Notre Dame and TCU suffering the biggest upsets among ranked teams. Here’s a complete look at how the top 25 did:
#1 Oklahoma 47, Tulsa 14
Junior walk-on RB Dominique Whaley rushed for 131 yards and four touchdowns in the top-ranked Sooners’ season opener...
Virginia Tech Goes into Lockdown Mode After Reports of Gunman on Campus
Four years after the nation’s deadliest school shooting, a report of another armed man on the grounds of Virginia Tech sparked an all-day manhunt Thursday.
A campus-wide lockdown was instituted just 28 minutes after three teens attending a summer program at Virginia Tech reported seeing a man carrying a weapon. While officers searched some 150 buildings for the suspect, the university activated a
Congressmen Holding Fundraisers at Taylor Swift’s Washington Concerts
UPDATE: Turns out this information was false — Swift’s reps have told us that the singer’s shows are not, in fact, doubling as political fundraisers.
Taylor Swift is already a musical powerhouse, but she could soon turn into a political one, as well.
The superstar pulls into the nation’s capital this week for a pair of shows that will have seven Congressman in attendance to help them raise funds.
LAPD Arrest Two People for Brutal Beating at Dodger Stadium, Previous Suspect Cleared
There’s been a new twist in the investigation into the beating of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium back on Opening Day.
On Thursday, police in Los Angeles arrested two men in connection with the attack on 42-year-old Bryan Stow.
Uncivil Behavior a Growing Problem In the US
How rude!
That catch phrase from ‘Full House’ is now more relevant than ever, thanks to the results of the Civility in America survey.
Man Sets House on Fire While Cleaning Foot Infection
Sure, your feet burn when you have athlete’s foot, but a Fort Walton, Florida man had a foot injury that caused much worse burning than that.
The unidentified man accidentally set his house on fire Wednesday while he cleaned an infection in his foot.
Boston Bruins Defeat Vancouver Canucks to Win Stanley Cup
So much for home ice advantage.
The Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks, 4-0, on the Canucks’ home ice Wednesday night to win the Stanley Cup, the first time the franchise has claimed hockey’s holy grail since 1972.
What State Has the Most Politicians With College Degrees?
How can a state with so many smart people in charge have so many financial problems?
Nearly 90 percent of all legislators in California have a bachelor’s degree or higher, the highest percentage of any state legislature in the US. Of course, considering the well-known money issues plaguing the state, maybe it’s time voters elect someone who majored in economics.