Michigan State Police Rescue 25 Missing Children in Greater Detroit Area
BY MICHAEL WING Michigan State Police have rescued 25 children that were reported missing in the Greater Detroit area as part of a strategic operation to locate missing at-risk youth last week. In a Twitter post Wednesday, MSP announced that “Operation MISafeKid II” was conducted on Sept. 23, and successfully located the missing children in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties. […]
NASA Shares Incredible Image of Jupiter’s Polar Cyclones That Looks Like ‘Pepperoni Pizza’
BY MICHAEL WING NASA’s Juno space probe is on a multi-year mission to explore the origins and evolution of the gas giant Jupiter—it’s serious science. But Instagrammers have shared some rather unserious observations of Juno’s highly detailed infrared image posted on the space agency’s Instagram page. You could say their comments are way out to lunch—but way out for pizza would be more […]
Personal Trainer Goes on Runs With American Flag to Raise Awareness of Veteran Suicide
BY MICHAEL WING A fitness trainer from Illinois started carrying an American flag during his daily runs through Lake County Forest Preserves. Although Mark Palmieri, 36, has never served in the military, he knows many who have, including his best friend, whom he saw struggle after he returned state-side from deployment. That spurred Palmieri to play a greater […]
WWII Vet Who Greets Neighbors With American Flag Every Day Honored With Patriotic Car Parade
BY MICHAEL WING Every morning, 95-year-old World War II vet John Mastrocola rises at 8 a.m., sets up his lawn chair alongside Litchfield Street, outside his home, and waves his American flag at passersby. He became a fixture for locals in his town of Torrington, Connecticut, who came to expect his patriotic greeting each day; and they recently […]
San Diego Researchers Say New Blood Test Can Detect Cancer 4 Years Before It Appears
BY MICHAEL WING Researchers in San Diego are developing an “exciting” new blood test that could potentially detect several types of cancer as early as four years before symptoms appear. The team of international researchers say that a non-invasive blood draw and “DNA methylation” screening can detect five types of cancer, predicting stomach, esophageal, colon, lung, and liver cancers. […]
Vacationing Teens Help Rescue 2 Girls Drowning in the Ocean at Sunset Cliffs in San Diego
BY MICHAEL WING Two teenagers from Arizona were vacationing in San Diego on July 4th weekend, and they found themselves in the middle of a rescue by the ocean at a place called Sunset Cliffs. The two boys, 16-year-old Zach Haugen and 15-year-old Jake Watson, had been exploring the spectacular cliff formations during a beautiful sunset on Friday July 3rd when […]
Fresno Teen Distracts Burglar for 40 Minutes During Home Invasion to Protect His Little Sister
BY MICHAEL WING A terrifying scene played out just after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, when a burglar broke into a home in Fresno, California. Two teens were home alone during the home invasion, a 15-year-old boy and his 13-year-old sister. The brother stumbled upon Steven Vega, 23, inside their home near E. Butler and S. Clovis Avenues, the Sheriff’s Office […]
The Best Annular Eclipse of the Decade Will Form a ‘Ring of Fire’ in the Sky on June 21, 2020
BY MICHAEL WING Less than nine hours after June’s solstice, the new moon will appear before sweeping directly in front of the Sun on June 21, forming the most impressive “ring of fire” annular solar eclipse of the decade. On Sunday, June 21, the eclipse will begin at sunrise in the Republic of the Congo and travel northwest across central […]
‘I Only Kneel for One Person’: State Trooper Tells BLM Protesters He Only Kneels for ‘God’
BY MICHAEL WING Georgia State Trooper O’Neal Saddler was filmed speaking to members of Black Lives Matter at a protest in Hartwell on Sunday. The demonstrators had asked Saddler to take a knee in solidarity with their cause; however, the State Trooper refused. He told the protesters that he had “respect” for them and that he had made a sacrifice so […]
Police Department Asks Public Not to Call 911 When Out of Toilet Paper in Hilarious Post
BY MICHAEL WING Amidst the the coronavirus pandemic panic-buying, the Newport Oregon Police Department released a statement urging people not to call 9-1-1 emergency services when running out of toilet paper. The online community warmly received the witty post during these times of uncertainty. The department’s viral post begins, “It’s hard to believe that we even […]
