MIT reported a firm that tracks Twitter behavior “believes that around 877,000 accounts were deactivated and a further 497,000 were suspended.”
Author: Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY
Hoping to rival Tom Selleck or Hulk Hogan? ‘Movember’ means mighty mustaches and men’s health
‘Movember’ which starts Nov. 1, is where people grow facial hair for the entire month of November in an effort to raise awareness for men’s health.
California marijuana company sued after customers say its weed was not strong enough
The class action suit was filed against DreamFields Brands, Inc. for allegedly falsely claiming that their products have a high THC component.
Thai transgender businesswoman buys Miss Universe for $20 million
Anne Jakkapong Jakrajutatip, the CEO of the Thailand-based JKN Global Group, is the first woman to own the global beauty pageant organization.
Missing grandmother eaten alive by 22-foot-long python in Indonesia, officials say
A search party located the python and found the missing Indonesian grandmother inside the snake after dissecting the reptile.
Venomous king cobra ‘Houdini’ escapes, shuts down most of zoo in Sweden
The king cobra named Sir Vass, or Sir Hiss, escaped from its new home at the Skansen Aquarium in Stockholm and continues to elude capture.
Couple charged in Hawaii tourist boat fraud scheme that netted $28M from 400 investors, prosecutors say
Curtiss and Jamey Jackson used a large sum of investors’ money for luxury homes, a Mercedes-Benz, vacations, psychics and marijuana, prosecutors say.
California elementary teacher arrested after hiding missing teen for two years, police say
Officers with the Rancho Cordova Police Department arrested 61-year-old Holga Castillo Olivares in connection to the disappearance of Michael Ramirez.
‘Effort beats skill.’ ‘Never give a gun to a duck.’ 25 times teachers gave us the best advice.
What’s the best advice you ever got from a teacher? Here’s what Americans from across the nation told us.
Hand grenades labeled ‘explosive’ washing ashore along central Oregon coastline
The devices washing ashore in Newport, Oregon, are white and have a label attached to them that reads “Warning Explosive,” police say.