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Afghan Teacher Who Taught Refugee Girls in a Tent Honored by the UN
Life for refugees of war-torn nations can be tough. But one woman is being honored by the United Nations for her work to help young girls get an education, even while in exile. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has chosen to honor Afghan refugee and teacher Aqeela Asifi for its…
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Courageous Students Help Police Track Down Peeping Tom
Eight female college students are being commended for their bravery in helping police identify and arrest a man who was peeping into their windows on multiple occasions. According to local Minnesota news affiliate WCCO, University of St. Thomas student Emma Button noticed a man staring into her window on the night of Sept. 7. Upon…
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Charleston Business Donates 450 Yards Of Carpet To Charleston Church
According to a recent story from The Daily Citizen, a Charleston, South Carolina, flooring store owner found a way to give back to the community after a national tragedy. When nine members of Emanuel African Methodist Church (or Mother Emanuel) were shot to death by Dylann Roof, 21, the country stood by as the manhunt…
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Gorging in the Name of Science: New Study Looks For Diabetes-Obesity Link
The war against the obesity epidemic is on, with more than two in three adults in the U.S. being considered overweight or obese. In the latest scientific battle, researchers had six men gorge themselves for a week in the hopes of finding how, why and when chronic overeating leads to metabolic problems and to Type…
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Lotto Ticket Error Voids Woman’s $20,000 Win
When something seems too good to be true, it probably is. That’s the lesson a Washington, D.C. woman is learning after she thought she won $20,000 on a scratch-off ticket late last month. Ardella Newman was in disbelief when she saw her winning number matched the corresponding prize of $20,000, according to local news affiliate…
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Bay Area Bartender Finds $20, Wins $1 Million in California Lottery
Talk about lucky! Hubert Tang, a Bay Area bartender at the San Francisco International Airport, walked outside after work and found a $20 bill on the sidewalk, so he decided to have some harmless fun and purchase a couple scratch-off lottery tickets at the corner store nearby — because why not? There’s nothing to lose,…
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What is San Francisco Doing to Combat its Astronomical Housing Prices?
With housing prices in San Francisco and across the Bay Area showing no signs of letting up on their precipitous rise, affordable-housing activists have tried nearly every avenue of protest in the book. They haven’t, however, tried taking legal action against high housing prices — until now. According to the Inquisitr, the housing activist group…
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Are the Olsen Twins Too Late to Capitalize on the Dry Shampoo Trend?
Celebrity twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are many things — actresses, former child stars, and fashion designers are just a few of the hats they wear. The pair’s “Elizabeth and James” line, named for two of their siblings, offers clothing, handbags, fragrances, and now a line of dry shampoos, according to E! Online. Dry shampoo…
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Global Debate Over Wisdom Teeth Removal Arises in Dental Community
New evidence is suggesting that wisdom teeth are removed more often than they should be, while opponents of the study claim that it’s all just a money grab from the organizations that funded it. According to Discovery News, a recent study by the British Dental Journal suggests that wisdom teeth that remain asymptomatic should be…
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NC Family Returns From Vacation to Find SUV Full of Biting Ants
After returning from a 10 day vacation, the last thing you’d think of needing is pest control. But this family was unpleasantly surprised when they came back to find their car had been infested with ants while parked at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. “One of my twins started telling me there…