Following the release of treated waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, China banned seafood from Japan. Following suit, North Korea announced they’ve banned healthy food from everywhere.
New York’s Manhattan borough is the most expensive city locale to live in the U.S., topping a list of 271 locations. The cheapest is Harlingen in south central Texas, where new residents can even get free bus trips to Manhattan.
Photos of “entitled” tourists entering restricted areas at national parks are drawing the anger of park officials and environmentalists who say they’re hurting the parks. However, hungry bears and mountain lions are generally okay with park visitors going where they’re not supposed to.
Today is National Knife Day – where the mayors of Philadelphia & Chicago wager cheesesteaks & deep-dish pizzas to see which city records the most stabbings.
A New Jersey woman was charged with fraudulently impersonating a doctor for over a year. She was arrested after asking one of her patients to help her put the extra leaf in her examination table.
A woman floating on an inner tube in a Montana river was hospitalized after being attacked by an otter. She received multiple stitches to her face & limbs and a rabies shot after her otter-body experience.
Patricia “Tan Mom” Krentcil registered as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate representing Florida. She faces stiff competition from GOP incumbent Rick Scott and melanoma.
“Masterdating” is a hot new trend of treating yourself to extravagant solo experiences. Although a lot of people who are confused by the name are getting thrown out of really nice restaurants and spas.
New Jersey will now require school districts to offer free menstrual products in for grades 6 through 12 – or, kindergarten for girls getting a really, really, late start on their education.
A monkey was spotted at the drive-thru of a Florida Popeye’s chicken restaurant. Wildlife experts identified it as a wild rhesus macacque monkey – presumably with high blood pressure and bad cholesterol.