Shauna Wright
Record-Breaking and Rare October Snowstorm Batters Northeast US
The record-breaking snowstorm that swept over the Northeast this weekend has left 2.2 million homes without power, closed public schools, and resulted in eight deaths, mainly from car accidents on icy roads.
Celebrity Birthdays for October 31 – Dan Rather, Peter Jackson and More
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Dan Rather
Age: 80
Occupation: Television Journalist
Known For: Anchoring the ‘CBS Evening News’ for 24 years, contributing to ’60 Minutes,’ and being the current managing editor and anchor of the television news magazine ‘Dan Rather Reports’
This Day in History for October 31 – Mount Rushmore Completed and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1864 – Nevada is admitted as the 36th state in the US (More info)
1926 – Magician Harry Houdini dies of gangrene and peritonitis that develop after his appendix ruptures (More info)
Weekend Box Office: ‘Puss In Boots’ Is Purr-fect
The swashbuckling feline from the ‘Shrek’ franchise, ‘Puss In Boots,’ still has plenty of lives to spare after its weekend haul of $34 million, putting it at the top of the charts in its first week of release.
US Census Finds Neighborhoods Are Growing More Diverse
According to the 2010 US Census, all-white neighborhoods are vanishing, a statistic driven by the nation’s rising number of Hispanics and Asians, many of whom are immigrants. The result is that many areas are more diverse than at any time in American history.
Which US States Have the Most Millionaires?
While many in the US are feeling the pinch of the recession, others are enjoying unprecedented boom times.
So says Phoenix Marketing International, which just released its annual roundup of the states with the most millionaires and found that for the second year in a row, the overall number of millionaire households in the US actually went up.
Study Discovers Wealthier Parents More Likely to Download Apps for Kids
A new study by the San Francisco-based non-profit group Common Sense Media found that affluent parents download apps specifically for their young children more than parents of lesser financial means do.
Deemed the “app gap,” researchers found almost half of families with incomes above $75,000 had downloaded such apps, compared with only one in eight families earning less than $30,000. Lower-income
What Is the World’s Most Stolen Food?
According to a new report from the Center for Retail Research, the most frequently stolen food on the planet is… cheese.
The report says four percent of the protein and calcium-rich (not to mention tasty) food winds up being shoplifted worldwide every year, besting the theft-rates for other items like candy and alcohol and causing cheese to be labeled “high risk” for retailers.
New Movie Releases: ‘In Time,’ ‘The Rum Diary,’ ‘Puss In Boots’
This weekend’s new films star Justin Timberlake, Johnny Depp, and the voice of Antonio Banderas. In other words, you may find more than a few women lining up outside theaters come Friday night.
New Heart-Monitoring Device for Smartphones Could Save Your Life
Swiss researchers say new technology that interacts with smartphones could revolutionize the treatment of heart patients.
The device in question consists of four electrode sensors attached to the skin and linked to a radio module and computer chip that clips onto a patient’s belt. Data from the device is sent to a smartphone and can be viewed in real-time for up to 150 hours on a single charge. An
Cell Phones Eliminate the Three-Day Rule in Dating — Survey of the Day
If a new survey from dating site Match.com is to be believed, the rules of dating have changed — largely because of cell phones, email and texting.
Construction Worker Moons Queen Elizabeth With Inappropriate Flag Placement
Not many people can say the Queen of England has seen their bare backside, but Liam Warriner of Australia can.
During the monarch’s recent visit to Brisbane, her motorcade was treated to a “full moon” when Warriner dropped trou and ran about 50 yards alongside the cars with an Australian flag wedged between his buttocks.