category featured image

Category Archives for: Diversions

Waffle House customer shoots armed robber

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (WCSC-TV) North Charleston police say an armed suspect who was shot by a customer during an armed robbery attempt Saturday morning has died from a gunshot wound. He more…

USC football coach drunk at game?

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (YAHOO! SPORTS) USC coach Steve Sarkisian was asked to take a leave of absence from the program, athletic director Pat Haden announced Sunday afternoon. Clay Helton will serve more…

How far back did people know Earth was round?

by Bill Federer -- Columbus was looking for a sea route to India and China because 40 years earlier Muslim Turks conquered Constantinople in 1453, cutting off the land routes. A biography more…

Actor Randy Quaid arrested crossing border

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (CNN) — ive years after fleeing to Canada, actor Randy Quaid is back in the United States and in custody. The 65-year-old star of "Kingpin" and other popular more…

Tom Jones blows whistle on 'The Voice'

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (TELEGRAPH) — Tom Jones, who published his autobiography on Thursday, and who was unceremoniously dumped from the judging panel of the BBC’s talent show The Voice back in more…

A horse

by -NO AUTHOR- -- Editor's note: Do you need something to smile about? Every day, WND selects the best joke offered up by readers and contributors to its Laughlines forum and brings more…

How tyrants arise: Plato's eerily accurate words

by Bill Federer -- [caption id="attachment_2516655" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Plato[/caption] Plato was a Greek philosopher who lived in the city-state of Athens. In 380 A.D., Plato wrote "The Republic," where he described in more…