Tennessee teacher out of a job after taking sick student to ER and paying the bill
“No good deed goes unpunished.”
Wait a minute, that doesn’t sound right.
However, this was the reality for a Tennessee teacher named Jennifer Mitts, who says she was forced to resign from her post at Red Bank...
Mystery woman who aided shot cop in courthouse on pot charge
TORONTO -- The fact that a mystery woman — initially thought to be a nurse — dove in to save a wounded police officer’s life Friday was already the stuff of movies.
The plot has thickened.
Not only does it appear that the mystery...
Million jars of peanut butter dumped in New Mexico after bankruptcy dispute
By Jeri Clausing, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – 20 hours ago
By Jeri Clausing, The Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Nearly a million jars of peanut butter were dumped at a New Mexico landfill...
To me, the answer to the question of how low this forum can go is really dependent upon the question of 'how long do you plan on sticking around?'. So far this morning, before I'd even had a chance to finish a single cup of coffee, you've managed to assert that an electric cattle prod...
Never, ever allow the idiotic masses to dictate what you do with 5 or 10 grand.
Radio station burns $5,000 in cash; Next up $10,000
Bill Kaufmann, QMI Agency
Mar 24, 2014 , Last...
Girl, 9. questioned about making bombs by Ottawa airport security
TORONTO - Little girl, are you currently carrying on your person anything that could be used to make a bomb?
An Ontario grandmother is fuming after her nine-year-old daughter was allegedly asked that question like that by...
So here's the thing, as I get older (which I'm only admitting that I actually do this one time, so pay attention) I realize that by nature I tend to be a very conservative person. In the truest sense of the word. I look before I leap, I find comfort in having a solid plan before embarking on...
Chimp attack victim who required face transplant wants to sue state
Charla Nash (L) speaks to the media, next to her daughter Briana Nash, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Connecticut March 21, 2014. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
Richard...
Killer ex-doc Guy Turcotte to face second trial after Supreme Court rejects appeal
QMI Agency
Mar 20, 2014
, Last Updated: 10:33 AM ET
OTTAWA — A former heart specialist will face a second trial for killing his two young children after Canada's highest court rejected his appeal on Thursday...
Dominatrix plans to run for mayor of Toronto
Mike Strobel, Toronto Sun
Mar 17, 2014
, Last Updated: 12:52 PM ET
TORONTO -- Ever smoked crack cocaine? I inquire of our new wannabe mayor. It’s the first thing you ask these days.
“No,” replies candidate Carlie Ritch. “I don’t even drink much.”...
Ex-leader of Westboro Baptist reportedly on death bed
QMI Agency
Mar 17, 2014
, Last Updated: 8:51 AM ET
The former leader of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church is reportedly on his death bed, his estranged son says.
Nate Phelps, who lives in Calgary, wrote his father, Fred Phelps Sr...
Zebrafish embryo
Annie Cavanagh and David McCarthy
Scanning electron micrograph of a four-day-old zebrafish embryo. To capture this image, the zebrafish was physically attached to a stub (specimen holder) by its tail and tilted to 65 degrees. As...
Family-trapping cat to get therapy - because that's a thing
Newsy
Mar 12, 2014 , Last Updated: 12:12 PM ET
Lux, the cat who made headlines for barricading its family in a...
Plight of exploited disabled workers brought to light with Ontario woman’s damage award
A law allowing employers to pay disabled workers less than the minimum wage looks like an example of good intentions gone awry.
On the one hand, it's intended to encourage companies to hire the disabled...