Under California law, a paleontologist and an archaeologist must be on-site to supervise during any new road construction — and in at least one case, this law has turned out to be quite useful.
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Trader Joe’s Two-Buck Chuck Gets a Price Hike
It could have only lasted for so long, but Trader Joe’s Charles Shaw wine — infamously known as “Two-Buck Chuck” — is no longer two dollars after an impressive 11-year run.
Internet Wonders What It’s Like to Murder Someone; Inmates Answer
Although the online question-and-answer site Quora is often home to inane or silly or generally ridiculous queries, sometimes an earnest question will prompt a pretty heavy response.
Reading While Eating for Sept. 27: For God and Country
In today’s must-read links for your lunch break: Mitt loves Ann, and Google turns 14.
Chef Admits to Slow-Cooking Wife’s Body After Killing Her
A California chef has admitted to the murder of his wife and, even more gruesomely, to disposing of the body in an appropriate fashion: by slow-cooking her for four days.
That’s what a jury is hearing in the Southern …
Aspiring Rapper Drunk-Tweets “YOLO” Just Before Fatal Car Crash
Look, the dangers of texting while driving are well-documented. It was only earlier this year that a Texas college student texted about needing to stop texting lest he die in a car accident right before he drove himself off a …
Friends of ‘Sam Bacile’: A Who’s Who of the Innocence of Muslims Film
Several people, either directly or inadvertently, were involved with the controversial film “Innocence of Muslims,” whose trailer on YouTube is said to have incited riots that led to the death of a U.S. ambassador
Bank Manager Kidnapped, Forced to Rob Own Bank
Do you ever see a crime carried out in a movie and, perhaps somewhat irrationally, begin to fear that real-life criminals might attempt a similar transgression?
Well, maybe such worries aren’t entirely unfounded, because …
Police: Rodney King Died of Accidental Drowning, Had Drugs, Alcohol in System
Rodney King, whose beating at the hands of police officers sparked national outcry and eventually led to the 1992 Los Angeles riots, died from an accidental drowning and had a number of drugs in his system including PCP and …
Shark Week: A New App That Lets You Track Great Whites
Want to stalk great white sharks in real time? There’s an app for that.
WATCH: Curiosity Rover’s Harrowing Descent onto the Surface of Mars
When the Mars rover Curiosity landed on the surface of Mars Sunday night, the NASA team that had anxiously watched its 9-month journey erupted in cheers.
But before the celebration came nervousness, during the so-called “seven …
Jackson Family Drama: Is a Dispute over Michael’s Will Causing Turmoil?
A series of tweets from Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris inadvertently revealed a conflict between his executors and three of his siblings, who have accused the executors of criminal misconduct regarding his multimillion dollar estate.