Unusual News
Latest in Criminal Fashion: Yankee Caps
If it wasn’t for their long history of sports success, the New York Yankees might have a branding image problem in the Big Apple. The New York Police Department reports that criminals have taken a liking to donning Yankees caps and jerseys when ... read more
Gain a New Lover, Lose Two Close Friends
Confirming what most people have already known about their personal lives, researchers in the United Kingdom have determined that romantic relationships kill friendships. Robin Dunbar, head of the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropo... read more
Burglars Used Facebook Updates to Pick Victims
Police in Nashua, New Hampshire have arrested what they believe are the culprits behind a string of robberies aided by people who posted too much personal information on Facebook. The robbers, who stole between $100,000 and $200,000, allegedly z... read more
Kentucky Supreme Court Rules “Biblical Health Care” is a Form of Insurance
Medi-Share, operated by the American Evangelistic Association and the Christian Care Ministry, can be considered a type of insurance despite its characterization of offering “affordable, biblical health care” to customers, all of whom must be Chri... read more
Tennesseans Eat Their Vegetables; South Dakotans Don’t
In an effort to promote the importance of healthy eating, federal health experts have published data on which Americans consume fruits and vegetables multiple times a day. Folks in Tennessee came out on top with 33% of the population eating vege... read more
10 Occupations with the Highest Percentage of Asian-Americans
1. Miscellaneous personal appearance workers—49.6%
2. Medical scientists—33.3%
3. Computer hardware engineers—26.8%
4. Computer software engineers—26.6%
5. Gaming services workers—26.0%
6. Chemists and materials scie... read more
12 Occupations with the Lowest Percentage of Asian-Americans
1. Highway maintenance workers—0.1%
1. Mining machine operators—0.1%
3. Parts salespersons—0.2%
3. Refuse and recyclable material collectors—0.2%
5. Cost estimators—0.3%
5. Helpers, construction trades—0.3%
5. Crane and tower operators—0.3... read more
English Prison Offers Profit to Investors if Released Prisoners are not Rearrested
With low-level inmates prone to return to prison 60% of the time, conservatives in the United Kingdom are banking on a novel experiment to reduce the recidivism rate.
Through the use of a social impact bond, investors have committed £5 milli... read more
Rupert Murdoch Partners with North Korea to Create Big Lebowski Game
Seeking cash for its weak economy, North Korea has partnered with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. to develop cell phone-based video games, including one based on the film The Big Lebowski.
The strange bedfellows partnership came about after News... read more
Executions Delayed Because of Drug Shortage
Of the 35 states that allow the death penalty, nearly all of them use sodium thiopental to execute prisoners through lethal injection. But some of these states have had to delay executions because of a shortage of the drug.
Hospira, based outs... read more
10 Occupations with the Highest Percentage of Latinos
1. Graders and sorters of agricultural products—58.0%
2. Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers—56.6%
3. Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers—51.5%
4. Helpers, construction trades—48.6%
5. ... read more
11 Occupations with the Lowest Percentage of Latinos
1. Environmental scientists and geoscientists—1.2%
2. Editors—1.3%
3. Farmers and ranchers—1.7%
4. Millwirghts—2.1%
5. Occupational therapists—2.6%
5. Chemical engineers—2.6%
7. Miscellaneous healthcare practitioners and techni... read more
10 Occupations with Largest Percentage of African-Americans
1. Barbers—35.0%
2. Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides—34.0%
3. Residential advisors—29.6%
4. Security guards and gaming surveillance officers—28.6%
5. Postal service clerks-28.3%
6. Baggage porters, bellhop... read more
10 Occupations with Smallest Percentages of African-Americans
1. Artists and related workers—0.8%
2. Environmental scientists and geoscientists—1.0%
3. Cost estimators—1.1%
4. Farmers and ranchers—1.4%
4. Dentists—1.4%
4. Surveying and mapping technicians—1.4%
7. Farm, ranch, and other ... read more
Bad Golf Shot Starts Wildfire
A bad slice into the rough not only can burn a golf score but also the surrounding terrain. That’s what a golfer at Shady Canyon Golf Club in Irvine, California, found out on August 28 when he hit a rock while chipping his way back onto the course... read more
Southern Sudan to Plan Cities in Shapes of Animals
Ninety percent of South Sudan’s population lives on less than $1 a day. Its annual budget is $1.9 billion. And yet leaders of the region, which may become an independent nation next year, want to spend $10.1 billion to transform their cities into ... read more