Jailbreak: More than 500 prisoners escape in Central African Republic
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS From Mashable BANGUI, Central African Republic — The worst violence to hit Bangui, Central African Republic’s capital, in a year further deteriorated Monday as more than 500 inmates escaped from a prison and militia fighters looted…
The music industry has made more money in 2015 from a century-old technology than ad-supported streaming
By Dan Turkel From Business Insider A chart breaks down music industry revenue in the first half of 2015, from the RIAA’s midyear report. The numbers are in: vinyl is back. According to the mid-year report from the Record Industry…
Wild python casually shows up to flea market and hangs out in pile of jeans
By Lindsey Robertson From Mashable A wild Burmese python was spotted in a rather unusual location on Sunday: a pile of jeans at a Florida flea market. Presumably, the python was on the lookout for hot deals and rare antiques…
Laverne Cox says we can’t help transgender people if we don’t even count them
By Katie Dupere From Mashable Actress and activist Laverne Cox speaks about transgender population data at the 2015 Social Good Summit on Sept. 28, 2015. When Laverne Cox graced the cover of TIME magazine in 2014, the cover proclaimed that…
Does your RACE impact mental health? Study finds white men suffer more depression despite reporting less stress
By Ellie Zolfagharifard For Dailymail.Com Study says white men have less chance to develop coping mechanisms When they experience stress they are less equipped to deal with it Overall, the study found women had more exposure to stress than men…
Lord of the Rings
Lord of the Rings finished 12 years ago – where are Gandalf and the rest of the cast now? By Chris Harkin ⋅ From Movie Pilot After recently rewatching the final hobbit film, I found myself wondering how some of…
Baby was still alive when mom tossed her from window
By Larry Celona and Shawn Cohen From New York Post The newborn baby girl found dead in a Bronx courtyard was still alive when her mom tossed her out of a seventh-floor window, law enforcement sources said Tuesday. Charges were…
FBI arrests 10 Puerto Rico police officers amid corruption crackdown
From FOX NEWS SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The FBI on Tuesday arrested 10 Puerto Rico police officers accused of stealing drugs and cash, planting evidence and taking bribes, prompting the U.S. territory’s police chief to pledge a widespread restructuring…
Endangered fur seals dying on California coast
By AFP From Business Insider Fur seals breed almost exclusively on Guadalupe Island, off the Mexican coast, and little is known about the species Los Angeles (AFP) – Eighty fur seals have been found stranded or dead on California’s coast…
UK to send Jamaican prisoners back home and build new jail on island
From CARIBBEAN360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday September 30, 2015 – More than 300 Jamaican prisoners serving time in jails in the United Kingdom (UK) will be sent back to their homeland in another five years to continue serving their sentences, under…