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Charmin’s toilet paper delivery robot wants to ease your ‘poop anxiety’
Read more: Charmin’s toilet paper delivery robot wants to ease your ‘poop anxiety’One of the surprise stars at the 2020 CES consumer electronics show this week was a cute, tiny robot with an electronic teddy bear face that brings toilet paper rolls to bathroom users on command.The “RollBot” is designed to solve a common household problem: When you’re in the middle of a bathroom break and you…
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Teen snowboarders stranded at a Canadian ski resort burned their homework to stay warm
Read more: Teen snowboarders stranded at a Canadian ski resort burned their homework to stay warmA pair of 16-year-old snowboarders lost near in the wintry Canadian wilderness kept warm until their rescue by building a fire — and using their homework as kindling. The teens didn’t return from the slopes at Whitewater Ski Resort in Nelson, British Columbia, so a 10-member volunteer team of Nelson Search and Rescue set out…
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Man who robbed a pharmacy gave clerk a note that said, ‘I’m sorry, I have a sick child,’ cops say
Read more: Man who robbed a pharmacy gave clerk a note that said, ‘I’m sorry, I have a sick child,’ cops sayA man who allegedly robbed a pharmacy in Philadelphia flashed a demand note that said he needed the money for his sick child, police said. In video released by Philadelphia police, the suspect, wearing a grey hoodie and dark gloves, entered a Rite Aid store January 3 and took an item to the register. The store clerk…
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Justin Bieber reveals he’s battling Lyme disease
Read more: Justin Bieber reveals he’s battling Lyme diseaseJustin Bieber has revealed he was recently diagnosed with Lyme disease, an infection caused by bacteria commonly carried by ticks. Bieber, 25, shared the news in an Instagram post on Wednesday.”While a lot of people kept saying Justin Bieber looks like s***, on meth etc. they failed to realize I’ve been recently diagnosed with Lyme disease, not only…
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Nicki Minaj’s Madame Tussauds wax figure is not a hit
Read more: Nicki Minaj’s Madame Tussauds wax figure is not a hitOnce again, a wax figure of a celebrity at Madame Tussauds is being roasted online. This time, it’s the figure of Nicki Minaj at the Tussauds museum in Berlin.The image is supposed to be of the rapper from her “Anaconda” music video.But social media thinks it’s not even close. Listen, I’m not even die hard…
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Carnival Cruise Line bans ‘offensive clothing’
Read more: Carnival Cruise Line bans ‘offensive clothing’Think your profanity-laced T-shirt would be fun to wear on your next cruise?Carnival Cruise Line says no.Guests should “ensure their clothing and accessories are respectful to fellow guests,” reads Carnival’s website FAQ.That means nothing worn during the cruise should “contain any message that may be considered offensive or contain nudity, profanity, sexual innuendo/suggestions. In addition, clothing/accessories…
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Millions of animals are dying from the Australian fires, and the environment will suffer for years to come
Read more: Millions of animals are dying from the Australian fires, and the environment will suffer for years to comeIn a grim video posted on Twitter, a man drives into the fire-ravaged town of Batlow, in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW). Both sides of the road are covered with ash and lingering smoke. They’re also littered with the charred remains of animals killed in wildfires that have ripped through the region.The blazes, which have…
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A Delaware man faces federal charges after he allegedly threw an incendiary device at a Planned Parenthood facility
Read more: A Delaware man faces federal charges after he allegedly threw an incendiary device at a Planned Parenthood facilityA Delaware man threw a lit incendiary device at a Planned Parenthood facility and spray-painted the Latin words for “God wills it” on the building, federal prosecutors said Monday. Samuel James Gulick, 18, of Middletown, was charged with intentionally damaging a building that provides reproductive health services and maliciously damaging a building used in interstate…
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Robot kitties and smart trash cans are getting buzz at CES 2020
Read more: Robot kitties and smart trash cans are getting buzz at CES 2020On the eve of the world’s largest consumer technology show in Las Vegas, reporters roamed a giant conference center full of booths featuring tech products ranging from fertility trackers to robots and high-tech cosmetics.Ahead of CES 2020, tech companies gave reporters a glimpse into this year’s lineup at the “CES Unveiled” event on Sunday. It’s…
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Kids, aged 12 and 13, shot by driver after throwing snowballs at passing cars
Read more: Kids, aged 12 and 13, shot by driver after throwing snowballs at passing carsTwo children, ages 12 and 13, were shot after throwing snowballs at passing cars in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, police said. The pair was hurling snowballs at passing cars with a group of children on Saturday evening, Milwaukee police said in a series of tweets. One of the snowballs struck a white Toyota, and the driver of the…
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Harvey Weinstein’s sex assault trial starts Monday. Here’s what to expect
Read more: Harvey Weinstein’s sex assault trial starts Monday. Here’s what to expectMovie mogul Harvey Weinstein heads to court Monday to face sex assault charges that could send him to prison for the rest of his life. Harvey Weinstein combative and in denial ahead of rape trial, inner circle says The trial begins more than two years after a bombshell magazine story confirmed the sort of allegations…
