Here are some of the stories making headlines today.
POLL: Do You Support Cold-blooded Execution of Teenage Criminals by Police?
You’ve seen the viral video showing a plain cloth police office executing an alleged member of the notorious ‘Super Power’ gang in Eastleigh. The execution was carried out in public, probably to send a chilling message to other criminals. There has been a heated discussion with a surprisin
Churchill Material: Watch Drunk Governor Ken Lusaka Address Johnny Walker (Hilarious)
Who knew we had a sitting governor who could give the best comedians on Churchill Show a run for their money? A tipsy looking Bungoma governor Kenneth Lusaka was caught on camera last week ‘addressing’ a bottle of Johnny Walker.
Hilarious! Kenyan Guy Takes Drastic Measures Following Joho’s Troubles with the Government (VIDEO)
A wise man once said that smart people learn from their mistakes while wise people learn from other’s mistakes. As you continue to marvel in the cat and mouse game between the Sultan of Mombasa and the government, you might want to be a wise person and learn from Joho’s mistakes.
Trump: US will act unilaterally on North Korea if necessary
“China will either decide to help us with North Korea or they won’t,” Trump said in an interview published Sunday in the Financial Times. “If they do, that will be very good for China, and if they don’t, it won’t be good for anyone.”
Tina Fey to white college-educated women: ‘You can’t look away’
Fey called out that particular demographic during a discussion Saturday on access to reproductive care hosted by the American Civil Liberties Union.
From altar boy to ISIS fighter
From fighting for ISIS in Syria to cashing welfare checks in Belgium, what life is like for a foreign fighter after leaving the so-called caliphate
Ancient Fez undergoes massive renovation
So goes an old Moroccan proverb. For centuries, wise men have flocked to the city of Fez seeking knowledge from the books held within its ancient library at al-Qarawiyyin. Scholars and students at the adjacent university, as well local artisans, have long drawn from its carefully curated manuscripts, providing a touchstone to Morocco’s past as pioneer in Islamic arts and science.
Trump’s old Ferrari sells at auction for record $270,000
The 2007 Ferrari F430 F1 Coupe was purchased new by Trump a decade ago. He didn’t drive the Ferrari much. Trump sold the supercar in 2011 with fewer than 2,400 miles on it. The vehicle changed hands again on Saturday at an Auctions America event in Florida.
Mostly Human: Hacker Down: ISIS’ Twitter Star
We explore the life and death of Junaid Hussain, the ISIS hacker who was the first social media star in history deemed dangerous enough to kill.
Twitter ditches iconic egg default avatar
Twitter is ditching the iconic egg avatar that appears as a default profile picture in favor of a more generic image of a dark gray disembodied head on a light gray background. Or it could be an uneven power outlet. We’re really not sure, to be honest.
Snapchat makes its stories searchable
Snap , the parent company of the popular disappearing photo app, is rolling out the feature in select U.S. cities on Friday. The company didn’t say which cities it will be available in. Stories, the 24-hour photo and video posts shared by users, first launched in the app in October 2013.
Neil deGrasse Tyson isn’t riding SpaceX to Mars until Elon Musk answers this challenge
Neil deGrasse Tyson, the ever-witty astrophysicist who delivers the truth about space and science to the masses, held a Reddit AMA on Sunday, and it included a playful challenge to SpaceX founder Elon Musk. When asked about SpaceX’s recent Falcon 9 mission and whether he’d ever consider making a trip to Mars via SpaceX, Tyson kept it far realer than many might have expected.
John Cena proposes to Nikki Bella at WWE match and it’s surprisingly romantic
In what may be the most American of all pop culture moments in recent memory, WWE wresting star and film actor John Cena proposed to his longtime girlfriend Nikki Bella on Sunday – in the WWE fighting ring, live on camera.
Dudes are drawing a ‘dick and balls’ with their GPS trackers for a good cause
Testicular cancer isn’t something that’s often discussed by young men, despite the average age of men affected by the disease being 33 years old. But most young guys would laugh at the sight of a giant penis drawing. Us included. Now a new campaign called “#GoBallsOut” aims to raise awareness of the disease through dick drawings on maps.
Thank goodness-there is now no age limit to apply for ‘America’s Next Top Model’
Everyone over the age of 27 who dreams of smizing with the stars- Tyra Banks has got your back. The model and host of the majority of America’s Next Top Model ( hi Rita Ora) announced major changes for the show’s 24th season. As casting begins, Banks confirmed that all ages will be allowed to enter.
New discovery reveals the T. Rex was actually super into foreplay
The Tyrannosaurus Rex has long been seen as the ultimate tough guy of the dinosaur kingdom, but scientists have found the predators may have been into snuggling. Wait…what? It’s true. The T. Rex has been declared “a sensitive lover.” Hard to imagine the 20-foot tall, menacing creature was actually a love bug.
Jeff Bezos and Amazon are nearing a super-villain level of rich
What’s cooler than a few billion dollars? A trillion dollars. And for Amazon, that milestone is in sight. The tech giant will eventually be worth $1 trillion, the financial services firm Barclays predicted. “AMZN is likely to be one of the first trillion-dollar market cap companies; it’s just a question of when, not if, in our view,” analyst Ross Sandler wrote in a note to Barclays’ clients.
A Balloon Ride to Space: Float 100,000 feet above Earth into the stratosphere
“A Balloon Ride to Space,” episode 4 of THE POSSIBLE, takes you where few have gone before. You’ll witness the construction of a technologically advanced balloon that, when inflated, is as big as a football stadium…soar 100,000 feet above Earth…and experience an utterly unique and awe-inspiring perspective on the planet we call home.
John Cena proposes to Nikki Bella at WrestleMania
It wasn’t the sound of a Smack Down that got fans roaring at WrestleMania on Sunday night…but the tinkling of wedding bells. Pro wrestler John Cena got down on knee to perform his most gallant act as he proposed to longtime girlfriend Nikki Bella in front of thousands.
Attorney For Bill O’Reilly Accuser Calls Fox News ‘The Bill Cosby Of Corporate America’
Lisa Bloom, the attorney for a former Fox News guest holding a press conference Monday, ripped the network’s handling of sexual harassment lawsuits against top-rated primetime host Bill O’Reilly and called for an independent investigation. “How many women have to come forward?”
END OF AN ERA
WWE WrestleMania 33 ended on an emotional note as one of professional wrestling’s most iconic stars announced his retirement. After suffering only the second loss in his decades-long career, The Undertaker removed his coat, gloves and hat, placed them in the center of the ring and exited the arena.
LATimes: ‘Nothing Prepared Us For The Magnitude Of This Train Wreck’
The Los Angeles Times editorial board published a blistering review of President Donald Trump ‘s first months in office on Monday. “It was no secret during the campaign that Donald Trump was a narcissist and a demagogue who used fear and dishonesty to appeal to the worst in American voters,” the board wrote.
Trump Earns Majority Of Americans’ Disapproval In Record Time
President Donald Trump’s job approval ratings are low in any context, but they look even worse through a historical lens . Gallup’s latest poll, issued Friday, shows 38 percent of American adults approve of the job Trump is doing as president, and 56 percent disapprove. That’s comparable to some of the ratings his predecessors saw.
Desperate Search Launched For 22 Seamen On Capsized Freighter
A frantic search has begun to locate 22 crew members of a massive South Korean cargo ship that sank in the South Atlantic over the weekend. Two Filipino crew members stranded in a life raft were rescued on Saturday.
Trump on if he regrets any tweets: ‘I don’t regret anything’
President Trump said during an interview published Sunday he doesn’t regret his tweets, noting without the medium he might not be in the position he is. “I don’t regret anything, because there is nothing you can do about it,” the president said when asked during an interview with the Financial Times if he regrets any of his tweets.
Japan Returns With 333 Minke Whale Carcasses After ‘Scientific Expedition’
Japanese whaling fleets have returned from Antarctica with 333 butchered bodies of minke whales in what officials are calling “ecological research.” Labeling the whale kill as science is a way to dodge a global hunting moratorium protecting the giant mammals, rights groups say.
