An explosion at the Nippon Shokubai Co. factory in Himeji Japan left one firefighter dead and 36 others suffering from mild to severe injuries. The explosion and fire damaged the acrylic acid tanks of the Himeji Plant on September 29, 2012. The injured include firefighters, police officers and employees. […]

  Commercial pet foods, or in this case pet treats, bearing the label ‘Made in China’ are in the news once again for containing harmful ingredients. Since 2007, there have been warnings from the FDA of tainted pet foods that can harm and even kill pets. Certain foods can even […]

  Bryan Craig, a 33-year-old guidance counselor and girls’ basketball coach at the south suburban Rich Central High School, was put on administrative leave after the publication of his book, It’s Her Fault. The book is of the self-help genre and is intended to help women achieve the upper hand […]

  The Russian government recently declassified the 30-year-old discovery of a 35-million-year-old, 60-mile-wide diamond field; remnants of an asteroid crater in eastern Siberia known as the Popigai Astroblem. Upon its discovery in the 1970s, the USSR was already producing immense profits within a rigidly controlled global diamond market, so the […]

  Joe Biden and Paul Ryan came out swinging in the solo vice-presidential debate Oct. 11.  Both Democratic Vice-President Biden and Republican challenger Ryan extended fiery attacks on the other, but Biden displayed his confidence and utilized his knack for interruption.  Consistently catching Ryan off guard, his smile was the […]

  “Sexting” is again linked to risky sex among teens, Reuters.com article says that “”What they’re doing in their offline lives is what they’re doing in their online lives.” “One out of every seven Los Angeles high schoolers with a cell phone has sent a sexually-explicit text message or photo, […]

  The process of acquisition and application of knowledge is currently being tested in the youth of America through the American College Test (ACT) and the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT). It is often put into question whether these tests are accurate evaluations of one’s intelligence. The definition of intelligence has […]

  For medical practitioners and hobby enthusiasts of marijuana alike, Colorado’s proposed Amendment 64, legalizing and outlining the regulation of marijuana, holds great potential for removing the drug from its current legal grey area. Colorado’s Amendment 64 is one of three proposals – Colorado, Washington and Oregon – for full-legalization […]

  When deliberating the mysteries of the world, atheists often quote the late Carl Sagan’s declaration that “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” Whether it’s God, reincarnation or other supernatural beliefs, atheists demand such beliefs be supported with scientific evidence, extraordinary scientific evidence to be precise. Absent of such evidence, one […]

  When Al Gore invented the internet, he forgot to account for server overloads during live-streamed events. As online viewers began to download the live-stream feed of “The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium,” a debate between Jon Stewart, anchor of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Bill […]