Category: WTF?!?!
Facebook will now track you even if you’re not a Facebook user
It’s official: there’s nowhere to hide. (FOX)- Companies like Facebook and Google are happy to offer you their services for free, but free always has a cost on the internet. Advertising pays the bills, and these big companies separate themselves from the pack by serving up ads that are better targeted than other networks. How […]
Read MoreLouisiana man dies after 1,000 bee stings in Arizona park
Authorities say a man visiting from Louisiana has died after being stung by bees more than 1,000 times while hiking in a Phoenix-area. (FOX)- Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials say a large swarm of bees attacked Alex Bestler and a female friend Thursday morning while they were on a trail in Usery Mountain Park in Mesa, […]
Read MoreNYC man gets 6 years in prison for calling 50 fake emergencies to 911
A New York City man has been sentenced to six years in prison for calling 911 more than 50 times to report fake emergencies. (FOX)- Ronald DeShields was sentenced Thursday. The calls, made between January and February 2014, included false claims of police-involved shootings, law enforcement in need of assistance and fires with people trapped. […]
Read MoreStudy: Less than 10 percent of new VA hires were doctors
A newly released study hammered the Department of Veterans Affairs for spending a fraction of its budget on new doctors while devoting millions to lawyers and public affairs officials – as thousands of veterans were waiting for care. (FOX)- The study from OpentheBooks.com shows that between 2012 and 2015, just one in 11 new hires […]
Read MoreObama calls for reduction of nuclear stockpiles during Hiroshima visit
President Barack Obama called on nations to “escape the logic of fear” and reduce their stockpiles of nuclear weapons as he became the first sitting U.S. President to visit Hiroshima, Japan Friday. (FOX)- Obama did not apologize for or second-guess President Harry Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August […]
Read MoreDocuments show different medal count for ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle
Documents show the number of medals slain Navy Seal and “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle received for his military service is different from what he indicated in his best-selling memoir about his four tours of duty in Iraq. (FOX)- Navy documents show Kyle earned one Silver Star and three Bronze Stars with valor, instead of […]
Read MoreVA has declared thousands of living vets dead, stripped benefits in last five years
The Department of Veterans Affairs has mistakenly declared thousands of veterans to be deceased and canceled their benefits over the past five years, a new snafu to emerge at the embattled department. (FOX)- The VA has made the error more than 4,000 times over a half-decade because of employee mistakes or erroneous cross-checking of data […]
Read MorePortland police chief placed on leave amid probe into accidental shooting
The police chief in Portland, Ore. was placed on administrative leave Tuesday amid an investigation into whether he misled authorities about his involvement in an accidental shooting last month. (FOX)- Chief Larry O’Dea acknowledged this past Friday that he had shot and injured a friend of his with a .22-caliber rifle during a hunting trip […]
Read MoreMemorial Day crosses honoring fallen soldiers removed from public property after complaint
A Memorial Day display featuring crosses to honor fallen soldiers was removed from public property in Georgia after someone questioned whether the soldiers were all Christian. (FOX)- The 79 white, handmade crosses posted on public property along state Highway 92 in Hiram, Ga., were meant to represent the 79 Paulding County residents who died in America’s […]
Read MoreObama admin set to transfer up to 24 more detainees from Gitmo
The Obama administration is preparing to transfer up to 24 additional detainees out of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp this summer, Fox News has learned. (FOX)- The move comes as President Obama continues to try to close the camp in the face of congressional resistance. The administration so far has reduced the population from 242 […]
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