Stranded Antarctic Researchers Make The Most Of It With Delightful Tweets And Vines
Scientist Chris Turney has been posting some awesome images from aboard the blocked research ship, which is currently stuck in ice.
Scientist Chris Turney has been posting some awesome images from aboard the blocked research ship, which is currently stuck in ice.
You could even say that it’s OUT OF THIS WORLD. lol sorry.
Friday, Connecticut State Police are set to release their final report on Sandy Hook, the culmination of the investigation into the December 2012 shooting at the Newtown, Conn., elementary school that killed 20 children and six adults. The file is several thousand pages long, contains photos and 911 calls, and is heavily redacted, police say.
The blast in the Lebanese capital of Beirut has reportedly killed the senior aide to former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Mohammed Chatah, along with four others. At least 70 others have been injured.
Due to a technical glitch, flyers purchased really cheap tickets on Delta flights, including $68 round-trip flights to Hawaii.
The class-action lawsuit filed last week accuses the city of failing to supervise its police department and discriminating against women.
The site that infamously recommended McDonald’s employees sing a song to relieve stress and not eat the very food they serve has unceremoniously been shuttered.
But they have internet access, so it’s not that bad!
Steve Whitcomb was horrified when he discovered who he pulled from the wreckage.
The Palestinian girl was killed, and as many as six were injured, in a series of Israeli airstrikes which came after a Palestinian sniper reportedly killed an Israeli civilian. WARNING: Graphic images.
Merry Christmas!
The War on Christmas is real.
Russia has dropped all but one case against the Greenpeace activists known as the Arctic 30 following a massive amnesty.
Nadya Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina have been reunited after both were released from jail.
The declaration came after a blast at an Interior Ministry building in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura killed at least 14 people and injured 120 others.
This was a huuuuge year for #BlackTwitter. Here are some of the biggest moments, in no particular order.
This is basically Pope-ception.
A video of police striking unarmed women who were protesting against Spain’s restrictive new abortion laws was widely shared.
Mikhail Kalashnikov died at age 94. He created a gun that would change the world.
A heartwarming reunion, thanks to a local TV station.
Nadya Tolokonnikova spoke hours after she and fellow Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina were released from prison by the Russian government as part of a massive amnesty.
“I’m trying to give him a journey,” Hallie Twomey said.
Paul McCartney, Madonna, Mayor Bloomberg… this episode is ridiculous.
Front pages from across the Beehive State.
Molhem Barakat was a freelance photographer for Reuters covering the fighting in Aleppo.
Using Census Explorer, a tool from the U.S. Census Bureau that allows users to track statistics in states and counties, you can see how things have changed from 1990 to 2000 to 2012. The data is from the 1990 and 2000 census and 2008-2012 American Community Survey.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2014, recreational marijuana sales will be legal in Colorado. Here is how it will work.
“This is happening,” Seth Anderson tweeted Friday about his marriage to Michael Adam Ferguson — the first legal marriage between same-sex couples in the state. This is the only time you’re allowed to live tweet your wedding.
The very best gift. (via Hooplaha)