Turkey protesters
Dramatic photos show referendum protesters in Turkey take the streets after Erdogan’s narrow win By Madeleine Sheehan Perkins From Business Insider Protesters took to the streets in Turkey on Monday less than one day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s power-extending…
Turkey’s referendum protesters
By Madeleine Sheehan Perkins From Business Insider Protesters took to the streets in Turkey on Monday less than one day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s power-extending referendum win. According to the Associated Press, hundreds of protesters were shouting “thief, murderer,…
US dentist accused of medicaid fraud, pulling teeth while on hoverboard
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist Going to the dentist is often unpleasant enough without worrying that your doctor will perform a procedure while riding a hoverboard, but prosecutors in Alaska say one dentist not only defrauded the state out of…
Mercedes recalls 354K vehicles over fire risk
By Ashlee Kieler from Consumerist If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a million times: You don’t want your vehicle to catch on fire. For that reason, Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than 354,000 vehicles. Mercedes announced Thursday the recall…
Brazil’s carnival
Brazil’s Carnival begins with parades, parties but no mayor By PETER PRENGAMAN and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press From Daily Herald RIO DE JANEIRO — Revelers across Brazil began Carnival celebrations on Friday, taking to the streets to dance, drink beer…
US: House couple was buying to tear down over fire hazard concerns catches fire while they sign deed
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist Sometimes, bad things happen pretty much exactly when you’d expect them to, in a bit of unfortunate happenstance. Does it make you mad? Yes, maybe, but it was just meant to be. To wit:…
World’s largest tomato fight
Streets of Spanish village splattered with tomatoes after the world’s largest food BY BRITTANY HERBERT From Mashable The streets of Bunol are splattered with red after the world’s largest food fight. The annual Tomatina fiesta took place on Wednesday in…
Mother of man in wheelchair shot by police arrested for threatening woman
By Ciara McCarthy and agencies From Guardian UK Phyllis McDole released on $10,000 bail after allegedly confronting the woman she believed called 911 about her son before his death in Wilmington, Delaware Police arrested the mother of Jeremy McDole, a…
Hungarian camerawoman fired after intentionally kicking, tripping refugees
By Megan Specia From Mashable A Hungarian camerawoman was fired Tuesday after shocking footage emerged of her intentionally tripping refugees fleeing police near the country’s border as she covered the crisis for a local news outlet. The incident took place…
Pope says he supports ‘State of Palestine’
By Brian Ries From Mashable Pope Francis called for peace in the “increasingly unacceptable” Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Sunday in a speech at the palace of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem. In his speech, which came hours before the Pope…
