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  • Kansas church to hold prayer services for Chiefs quarterback’s injured ankle

    PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. – A Kansas church is asking for some divine intervention as the Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes continues to play through an injured ankle, according to WDAF. Fans realized how serious the injury could be after the Colts sacked Mahomes in Week 5. The injured ankle tarnished some of the Mahomes Magic as reality caught up to the star quarterback and his fans. Now a metro church is asking for a little help, a little divine intervention, you […]

  • ‘Don’t Be a Fool!’ Trump wrote letter to Turkish leader threatening economic destruction

    WASHINGTON – In an extraordinary letter sent to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week, President Donald Trump warned that he could destroy Turkey’s economy if the situation in Syria is not contained and resolved in a humane way, CNN has confirmed. The tone of the letter is consistent with Trump’s unconventional approach to diplomacy, particularly when dealing with strongman leaders, as he tells Erdogan: “Let’s work out a good deal” and “Don’t be a fool!” But it’s striking to see a […]

  • 15-year-old Houston sex trafficking victim commits suicide

    HOUSTON – A family is asking for justice after a young girl, who was the victim of sex-trafficking, took her own life Saturday, KTRK reports. Letty Serrano turned 15 in May. Her family says she couldn’t live with her pain after going missing when she was 13. “I wish we would have done more for her. And when I say ‘we,’ I mean the city. Us as a community,” said Cynthia Rivera, her grandmother. Letty was found drugged and abused […]

  • Mom diagnosed with cancer early in her pregnancy gives birth to healthy boy

    When Jade Devis was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer during the first trimester of her pregnancy, she was warned that a difficult and dangerous road was ahead. After surgery, chemotherapy and four months of worry, Devis, 36, gave birth in July to her “miracle child,” Bradley. And Devis herself has responded very well to treatment for her aggressive cancer. “Devis finishes her final round of infusion therapy at the end of November, but she’s grateful to have […]

  • Company will pay you $1,000 to watch 30 Disney movies in 30 days

    You don’t have to rub a magic lamp or wish upon a star to have a dream come true. To create buzz around the launch of Disney+ on Nov. 12, Reviews.org wants to hire Disney fanatics to watch 30 Disney movies in 30 days. Perks include a $1,000 payday, a one-year subscription to Disney+ and a Disney-themed movie watching kit. “Do you sing along with your kiddos when they belt out “Let It Go”? (Or maybe when you’re alone in […]

  • Meet the ‘blob’: Paris zoo unveils unusual organism that can heal itself and has 720 sexes

    It is bright yellow, can creep along at a speed of up to 4 centimeters (1.6 inches) per hour, can solve problems even though it doesn’t have a brain and can heal itself if it is cut in two. Meet the “blob,” an unusual organism that will go on display Saturday at the Paris Zoological Park, as part of a first-of-its-kind exhibition intended to showcase its rare abilities. The slime mold, which is known officially as physarum polycephalum (or “the […]

  • New Virginia Women’s Monument unveiled – with a typo

    RICHMOND, Va. – After years of planning and work, a first of its kind monument celebrating women in Virginia was unveiled Monday – with a typo. The Virginia Women’s Monument includes seven bronze statues honoring prominent women in the state’s history, as well as a wall including 230 other names. It also includes a sundial around those statues and that’s what many people in the community are buzzing about. There are dozens of localities inscribed in the sundial, including Loudoun, […]

  • 95% of tested baby foods in the US contain toxic metals, report says

    Toxic heavy metals damaging to your baby’s brain development are likely in the baby food you are feeding your infant, according to a new investigation published Thursday. Tests of 168 baby foods from major manufacturers in the US found 95% contained lead, 73% contained arsenic, 75% contained cadmium and 32% contained mercury. One fourth of the foods contained all four heavy metals. One in five baby foods tested had over 10 times the 1-ppb limit of lead endorsed by public […]

  • Dramatic video shows Utah trooper rescuing unconscious man from path of oncoming train

    With only seconds to go before a train barreled through, a Utah state trooper pulled an unconscious driver from his car after it got stuck on the tracks.

  • Barbie’s Malibu Dreamhouse will be on Airbnb for $60 per night

    Call three friends, jump in the bubble gum pink Jeep, and hop on the Pacific Coast Highway. The Barbie Malibu Dreamhouse is available to rent.

  • Identical twin babies delivered by identical twin nurses at Georgia hospital

    As a pair of identical twin girls entered the world, they were greeted in the delivery room by two people who had been there before: Tara and Tori, the identical twin nurses working in their delivery room.

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