The Dutch airline KLM took a social media beating this week after its India team shared a tweet about the seats where passengers are most likely to die, according to a new report. Click Here: Arsenal FC Jerseys The tweet in question, posted by @KLMIndia along with the hashtags #TuesdayTrivia, #Aircraft and #Facts, has since … Continue reading "KLM blasted for sharing tweet about fatalities based on seats"

Imagine going blind just because you showered while wearing your contact lenses. That’s what happened to one unfortunate 41-year-old woman in the UK, who lost vision in her left eye after contracting a parasite associated with wearing contacts, thanks to her habit of swimming and showering with her contacts in. She came to her doctor … Continue reading "Another person goes blind after showering with contacts left in"

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson may have just slammed the parking brake on his mayoral bid. Johnson fumed to WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” on Thursday that too much public space is dedicated to on-street car storage, potentially alienating a host of car-driving voters. “I do think that there are too many parking spaces in … Continue reading "Corey Johnson says New York City has ‘too many parking spaces’"

A man who spent decades in prison for fatally stabbing his wife was released after being deemed too old to pose a threat — only to be convicted this week of a nearly identical crime. It took jurors in Maine less than an hour to find Albert Flick, 77, guilty in the 2018 murder of … Continue reading "Killer released from prison, dubbed too old to be dangerous, kills again"

He’s the Houdini of bears. A 3-year-old male brown bear known as M49 beat the odds and broke free from captivity just hours after being captured in Italy on Sunday. The furry escape artist was detained in Trentino, a northern province, but within hours had scaled a 13-foot-high electric fence and run off into the … Continue reading "‘Escape genius’ bear jumps electric fence to evade rangers"

Even in 2002, Beyoncé knew what she wanted. And it had nothing to do with music. Back then, she was just a 20-year-old singer best known for her work with Destiny’s Child and had yet to release a solo album. She was set to make her theatrical-film debut in the Mike Myers comedy “Austin Powers … Continue reading "Could Beyonc\u00e9 finally win coveted Oscar with ‘Lion King’ song?"

A pair of penny-pinching Republican senators are gumming up the works on a bipartisan bill that would provide for 9/11 victims and their families, infuriating first responders who worked at Ground Zero. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah placed a procedural hold on an extension of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, a Senate aide confirmed to … Continue reading "Sens. Mike Lee, Rand Paul are holding up 9\/11 victims fund"

Virgin Holidays will no longer offer tickets to tourist attractions featuring captive whales and dolphins — and SeaWorld fired back at the travel site for succumbing to “pressure from animal activists.” The travel company has announced the new policy will “come into effect as soon as possible” and will impact major parks such as SeaWorld, … Continue reading "SeaWorld hits back after Virgin Holidays drops park from offerings"

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman spoke publicly for the first time since his conviction on Wednesday, complaining to a judge that his incarceration at a Manhattan lockup has been absolute “torture” before being sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years. “I’ve been forced to drink unsanitary water. I’ve been denied access to fresh air and … Continue reading "El Chapo whines about lockup before getting life in prison, plus 30 years"

The New Jersey judge who refused to try a 16-year-old boy who was accused of rape as an adult — because he comes from a “good family” — has decided to step down, according to officials. The state Supreme Court granted Judge James Troiano’s request to resign on Wednesday and terminated his services effective immediately. … Continue reading "Judge who said teen rape suspect was ‘from a good family’ steps down"