CDC urges Americans not to kiss chickens
22 May 2021
The Center for Disease Control has advised Americans not to kiss live poultry due to an outbreak of salmonella.- Page
Software error misclassifies female airline passengers as children
9 Apr 2021
A Tui Airlines flight took off heavier than expected after software identified female passengers as children, causing an error in calculating the aircraft’s total weight.White House seeks to discredit Fauci
13 Jul 2020
The White House has begun attacking a member of its own coronavirus task force, attempting to damage the reputation of Dr. Anthony Fauci by leaking a document containing a list of his comments to several media outlets.Pence used personal email for state business
3 Mar 2017
Vice President Mike Pence reportedly used a private email account to conduct public business, including homeland security matters, while he was governor of Indiana.Libertarian children's books
1 Sep 2016
The Okapi Factor is pleased to present a list of recently-published titles, suitable for the littlest libertarians.Unarmed therapist shot by police
21 Jul 2016
A video shows an unarmed African-American man pleading with his arms raised before police shoot him.Brexit: Government rejects calls for second EU referendum
9 Jul 2016
The UK government has rejected a petition calling for a second referendum on whether to leave the European Union.ISIS Helpline
17 Nov 2015
According to newspaper reports, the terrorist group Islamic State operates a 24-hour helpline for its members.RNC fears Romney, Ryan may run out of lies before November
30 Aug 2012
Fox News has described Paul Ryan’s convention speech as “... an apparent attempt to set the world record for the greatest number of blatant lies and misrepresentations slipped into a single political speech”.Tough on soda
31 May 2012
New York mayor Mike Bloomberg plans to abolish the sale of large cups or bottles of soda in the city.Death of Kim Jong-il renews fears of 'Peak Tyranny'
19 Dec 2011
The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has led to renewed fears that the earth may have passed the point of maximum despotism, known as Peak Tyranny.It’s about the pancreases, stupid
9 Nov 2011
Maybe “We’re here for your water” is just one of those things that aliens like to say when they invade. It’s a big in-joke in the whole planetary invasion crowd.