Day: November 17, 2013

Some NFL games in direct path of tornado potential

AP reporting: The National Weather Service confirmed tornados have touched down in several Illinois communities by early afternoon. Meanwhile in Chicago, fans at Soldier Field watching the Chicago Bears host the Baltimore Ravens were cleared from the stands and players and coaches left the field around 12:30 p.m. as wind and rain moved in. Some … Read moreSome NFL games in direct path of tornado potential

Murder trial in Florida: Joke about actress Megan Fox led to son’s murder of father

Jason Beckman talked about killing his father for some time. But in 2009, when he dad made a joke that his son would not ‘know what to do with taht [Megan Fox]’, he killed him. The MIAMI HERALD money quote: Jason Beckman, on trial for killing his politician father in April 2009, confided to fellow … Read moreMurder trial in Florida: Joke about actress Megan Fox led to son’s murder of father

Heads up for the Mid-Mississippi & Ohio Valleys and southern Great Lakes Region: Today may be filled with violent, severe weather

The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has issued an extremely serious “Particularly Dangerous Situation” alert for an extremely violent… It’s mid November. It will feel like mid-spring–and the skies above will be just as confused.. it’s not severe weather season but today will be severe in some places.  The threats in this area today … Read moreHeads up for the Mid-Mississippi & Ohio Valleys and southern Great Lakes Region: Today may be filled with violent, severe weather

Harrisburg PA PATRIOT NEWS retracts an 1863 review of the Gettysburg Address, which called Lincoln’s speech ‘silly’

And now SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE took notice. National attention for the small city paper.  Congrats, in some sort of sense, are in order? Harrisburg PA PATRIOT NEWS retracts an 1863 review of the Gettysburg Address, which called Lincoln’s speech ‘silly’