Less than three years ago, Mary Ann and David Giordano were taking turns lying on the living room floor with their Afghan hound Frankie, hand-feeding the desperately ill dog anything she would eat. She had developed severe kidney problems after contracting Lyme disease, despite being on medication meant to repel ticks that carry the bacteria that cause it. Veterinarians weren’t …
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Colorado authorities recently announced that they’ve recovered massive invasive fish from a local pond – all thanks to a local fishing enthusiast. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) published a press release about the discovery on Monday. Officials explained that an angler tipped them off to the presence of bighead carp in Jack B. Tomlinson Park in Arvada, Colorado, last week. …
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America’s first space station, Skylab, launched into Earth’s orbit on this day in history, May 14, 1973. The unmanned space station blasted into space on a modified Saturn V rocket at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, NASA’s Skylab website reports. This marked the last time the Saturn V rocket was used in spaceflight, according to Space.com. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, …
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The long-awaited re-imagining of Cedar Point’s Top Thrill Dragster roller coaster known as Top Thrill 2 closed indefinitely just days after it officially opened to the public. “Top Thrill 2 is currently experiencing an extended closure as Zamperla (the ride’s manufacturer) completes a mechanical modification to the ride’s vehicles,” said Cedar Point in a May 12 press release that was …
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A firefighter has added a four-legged friend to his life after handling a very tough assignment. Firefighter James Trounson recently adopted a terrier named Martha after helping to rescue the dog from her previous owner’s home. The 52-year-old Mullion Community Fire Station firefighter in Cornwall, England, was among those called to assist the Helston Community Fire Station when he found …
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A delivery driver is attracting attention online after she claimed in a TikTok video that a food order she picked up was requested to be delivered to a prison for a death row inmate. Chrishalea Farley, 39, a part-time Instacart driver from McDonough, Georgia, told Fox News Digital that she received a request for a large wing platter and potato …
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Punxsutawney Phil’s two new groundhog babies have been given names that are right on brand with Groundhog Day. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle announced on Mother’s Day that the baby girl and boy groundhogs will be called Sunny and Shadow. After the pups were born in March, members of the public submitted hundreds of name suggestions, according to TMX, …
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It is hard to fight against an enemy whose reason for being is to eliminate you. So said author and Jewish historian Rick Richman in an interview as he answered the criticisms that are being leveled against Israel. These criticisms accuse the Jewish state of committing genocide in Gaza. Rather, it is Israel, he said, that is trying to prevent …
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Pope John Paul II was shot and nearly killed on this day in history, May 13, 1981. During his regularly scheduled Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter’s Square, the pope was shot by Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Ağca. Ali Ağca fired a total of four times. Two bullets hit Pope John Paul II in the abdomen and left hand, and …
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A set of New Jersey quintuplets achieved the impossible by graduating from the same university this week. Victoria, Ludovico, Ashley, Michael and Marcus Povolo earned their diplomas from Montclair State University on Monday. In a press release, the school said that the siblings are likely the only quintuplets in the Garden State to have ever accomplished the feat. “The milestone …
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