Customers gave this ice cream cone costume the cold shoulder, thinking it looked like a Ku Klux Klan costume.
The shop owner, who is from Puerto Rico and did not know what the Klan was, said he found the old costume in the back of the store and had an employee wear it to advertise the shop.
To read more about what happened, go here.
According to this article, the number of U.S. young adults who finish college has fallen compared to other nations.
Read more here.
This University of Pennsylvania professor had a good reason for not showing up to the first day of class - he had died months ago!
Read more about it in this article, which published the actual email that the university sent to the students while sat waiting in class.
The email read:
“PSCI 291-301 is canceled.
We are so sorry for this last minute cancellation.
With Dr. Henry Teune’s passing, this course should have been cancelled over the summer and was an oversight.“
It’s easy to stress about exams and not getting enough sleep, but there are worse problems out there.
The United Nations calls the famine in Somalia the “worst humanitarian disaster” in the world. Here’s everything you need to know about it, including how to help.
According to this article, online gamers cracked the structural code of an enzyme in and AIDS-like virus, which scientists have been struggling with for a decade.
The discovery will help researchers learn more about the virus and the develop the drugs that block it.
Read more about it here.
Scientists are trying to genetically modify mosquitoes to stop the spread of malaria and end epidemics in Africa.
When draining swamps and mass amounts of pesticides are too pricey, this might be one of the best solutions.
In an effort to reduce waste from plastic bottles, the College of Saint Benedict in Minnesota has banned the sale of plastic waterbottles by the college.
In addition the initiative being better for the environment, the school’s sustainability coordinator also said that access to water should be a right, not something for the college to profit off of.
Go here and watch the video to learn more.
Thinking about picking up a part-time job for a little extra cash, or an internship for some experience?
Take a look at this article, which explains some of the smartest options for students.
Blacksburg is one of several localities in the New River Valley that is considering relaxing the rules on having backyard chickens.
Currently, chickens are only allowed in small rural residential zones, but some members of the community are pushing for chickens to be allowed in other zones as well.
Read this article, published in the Roanoke Times, to learn more about the new proposition.
If you have a lead foot, head to Texas, which is changing the speed limit to 85 mph on some of its roads.
The higher speed are only being considered for some rural roads, and other rural states such as Nevada and Montana have considered raising the speed limit as well.
Read this article for more information.