Author: Jennifer Van Laar

She just won two gold medals in gymnastics for her country, but all some of her fellow Muslims saw was her “revealing” outfit. They’ve lashed out at her, saying she must prioritize her religion. Farah Ann Abdul Hadi had been rebuked by Muslim leaders for showing off her ‘aurat’ – an Islamic word meaning the […]

Wearing an eye patch is no fun for anyone, let alone a child who might not understand the importance of complying with a doctor’s orders. But one British dad is doing everything he can to make it easier. Geof Grubb’s 18-month-old daughter Layla was born with a cataract in her right eye and has to […]

Wow, they’re brazen. Four dudes beat up this guy – and slashed his face – just to take his iPhone. They’re still at large. The violent assault occurred in the 1500 block of Westchester Avenue about 7 p.m. on June 9, police said. The suspects were seen on video kicking and punching the 19-year-old victim. […]

A video from a Gay Pride parade in Brazil featuring a young boy performing a sexually suggestive dance has gone viral and is provoking a big response from both supporters and detractors. Homosexual news outlets are defending a sexually suggestive video of a young boy grinding and twerking — to the applause of drag queens […]

As the full heat of summer is bearing down on most people, it’s good to get a refresher course on how to spot someone who’s drowning, so they can be saved in time: A video showing a child almost drowning has been posted on YouTube and highlights the dangers of unattended children even in a […]

Ready for Obamacare to pay for gender reassignment surgery? It’s here! A South Carolina woman, Lisa Larson, wants to have the surgery to finish the transition from man to woman but couldn’t handle the price tag. Enter Obamacare. Larson stated that her vaginoplasty, breast implants, facial reconstruction, hormones and laser hair removal is going to […]

Bronte Doyne was a 19-year-old cancer patient who was told she was going to survive after having an operation to remove a growth on her liver. She did her own research and found many credible sources that warned the growth would return. But when she shared her concerns with her doctors, she was told “stop […]

Ted Nugent has always been incredibly outspoken against anything he disagrees with. Most recently, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has been in his cross-hairs and he didn’t hesitate to pull the trigger. He tells the story of 15-year-old Adam who’s terminal cancer was beginning to overtake him. Adam was just 15 years old and was fighting the […]

The families of police officers go through many hardships. The family of Hattiesburg MS police officer Benjamin Deen have had the most difficult of all after Deen was killed in the line of duty last month. Carson Atkins, a 9-year-old from Oak Grove, MS, decided he needed to help the children of the Deen family. […]

Saturday night, the Obama’s hosted a star-studded private party. Prince and Stevie Wonder were invited to perform. It seems the Obama’s were trying to keep news of this party quiet, however, Al Sharpton couldn’t help but spill the beans. It was all in celebration of African-American Music Appreciation Month, according to the New York Post. […]

Known as the “Man with the Golden Arm,” James Harrison has been donating blood for over 60 years. It is estimated that he has donated enough blood to save over 2 million babies from Rh incompatibility. When James Harrison was 14, he got really sick. One of his lungs had to be removed, and he […]

Even if you never have wondered what what 800 goats charging downhill looks like, this video is still pretty amazing. This annual event in Berkeley has finally been caught on camera. One California institution employs a unique method of lawncare on campus. Every June, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory near UC Berkeley uses a herd of […]

Politics is a business too – a business in which entrepreneurs on either side make money off the distaste each side has for each other. But the Democrat party itself is selling a hateful gift for Father’s Day: That’s right: it’s a coffee travel mug that advertises your seething hatred of the Tea Party faction. […]

It happens over and over and over again, but people don’t take heed and get laid out. This man wasn’t quite ready for what happened when this fight started: So hard he needed help walking away.

We all know what an airplane take-off looks like. But you have likely never seen one like this before. A video posted online Thursday by Boeing shows a 787-9 Dreamliner display the aircraft’s technical capabilities by ascending into the air with an incredibly steep take off. “Filmed above Moses Lake, Wash., the video spotlights technical […]

Mosquitoes are the worst. Their bites can leave you itchy for weeks. But, lucky for us, there’s a new way to get rid of these pesky creatures. This method for making a fool-proof mosquito trap is genius! Seriously, you have to try this. All you need is a knife, an empty soda bottle, a quarter […]

Warning: If you’re scared of heights, don’t watch this video. These kids decided to climb to the top of a TV tower and then they do this: This is absolutely insane!

Online dating is hard enough as it is. It takes time, money, and the ability to connect with someone that you have never actually met in real life. Tetsuo Miura, founder of Tetsuo Miura Group, set up three phony dating sites back in 2004 with the hopes that many people would spend a lot of […]

Transgender issues have been a hot button topic in recent weeks. It continues to get more complex as you enter the world of sports, especially in sports where the sexes don’t share the same field, rink, or court. Fallon Fox, formerly known as Boyd Burton, is a transgender MMA fighter who, though male by DNA, […]

Drugs are a major problem in Florida, as its thousands of miles of coastline give South American drug smugglers many options to enter the country. But a new drug from China called Flakka is on its way to overtake cocaine as the top drug in the state. Even worse, you can order it online and […]

Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration responded to a very specific workplace injury scenario. Their response may surprise you. “An employee returns to Atlanta on a morning from an out-of-town work trip,” read one workplace scenario submitted to OSHA. “The employee is not scheduled to work on Saturday. The employee leaves the Atlanta airport […]

There has been a lot of talk over the past several years of “women’s rights” here in the U.S.. But what many people fail to realize is that there are real rights violations happening elsewhere in the world. 7-year-old twins Chashman and Aman, as well as their 5-year-old sister Fiza, were strangled to death by […]

Teachers have always been an object of attraction for their students (just ask Eddie Van Halen). But when this student decided to buy a rose for his favorite teacher, he may have given a little more than he expected. A picture went viral on popular website Reddit yesterday after a user, MrWrigleyField, exposed the awkward […]

A US Army veteran didn’t hold back in his reaction to President Obama’s admission earlier this week that “we don’t have a complete strategy yet” for dealing with ISIS because it requires participation from the Iraqis. In an interview with IJReview, Brett, a 28-year-old Army veteran who’s been serving with a Christian militia, spoke candidly […]

Tom and Pam Price called 911 when their house caught on fire on May 30th and told the dispatcher they could get out of the house, but then found they were trapped in their bedroom. They called a second time to update 911, but didn’t stay on the phone as firefighters tried to get to […]

It’s always such a happy time when a couple finds out their child’s gender on a prenatal ultrasound, and finding out twins are on the way is even more exciting. But in this video, it was the aunt-to-be whose reaction was the winner. Shawn and Jill were expecting their third child when they invited Jill’s […]

At every graduation, parents and families are asked to hold their cheering and applause until the end of the ceremony. And at every graduation the school officials are ignored. One superintendent had enough and had some especially loud people arrested and charged with disturbing the peace – and he’s not backing down. He will testify […]

Being young and cocky can get you into a lot of trouble, as these young men learned on a Maryland subway. Underestimating an opponent because of their age or size can be a big mistake.

Thunderstorms can be frightening at times. Last month in Maine, a local church was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm. Lucky for us, a loclal firefighter was across the street and captured the moment on video.

When you have surgery, you expect to be under anesthesia, right? Not when having brain surgery – surgeons usually want to be sure you’re able to respond to commands. This patient went above and beyond, though – playing “Yesterday” by the Beatles while the surgeons did their thing. He was told to keep playing the […]