Danny Gallagher
Sorry Drivers, Hands-Free Devices Aren’t Safer Options to Cell Phones
In response to the National Transportation Safety Board-proposed ban on cellphones while driving, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers tried to defend hands-free devices. They’re “designed to be used in a way that helps drivers keep their eyes on the road,” they said, but now it looks like this defense doesn’t hold water.
The Newest Dangers to Watch Out for This Season Are Christmas Decorations?
They may look like innocent reflections of the festive holiday season but if you’re not careful, you’ll be seeing a lot more red than green at Christmas.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) issued an alarming study that found that accidents caused by holiday decorations went from 10,000 cases in 2007 to more than 13,000 in 2010.
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’
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Charles Schulz's 'Peanuts' characters have become timeless classics, thanks to their long-lasting presence in newspapers and their many animated TV specials. (“It's Arbor Day Again, Charlie Brown!”) A big part of the characters' success is thanks to the classic 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' TV special.
Since it first aired in 1965, the belo
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It’s Double the Fun As Russell Brand Lands Two Wildly Different TV Deals with Fox
Russell Brand has two new reasons to celebrate his growing success in America, courtesy of two TV deals he’s got in the works.
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore Round Out the Top 10 Biggest Celebrity Breakups of 2011
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Doesn’t it seem like most celebrity marriages don’t stand a chance? The Centers for Disease Control reported a staggeringly low rate of divorce rates in 2010 in at least 44 states, but that doesn’t really matter if you’re a celebrity. The CDC might slacked
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Watch 25,000 Christmas Lights Tuned to the ‘Angry Birds’ Theme [VIDEO]
A family in Austin, Texas turned their Christmas light display into the brightest ever tribute to the popular ‘Angry Birds’ game. Pigs beware!
Holiday Grinches Steal Neighbor’s Christmas Ornaments and Put Them Up in Their Own Yard [VIDEO]
Thanks to security cameras and good ol’ fashioned stupidity, a pair of not-so-nice neighbors could be facing charges for allegedly stealing some decorations out of a Florida resident’s front yard and using them for a holiday display of their own.
‘M*A*S*H’ and ‘Dragnet’ Star Harry Morgan Dead at 96 [VIDEO]
One of television’s most prolific and longest working actors has died.
Harry Morgan, best remembered for playing Joe Friday’s partner on “Dragnet” and the kindly military surgeon Col. Sherman T. Potter on the hit sitcom ‘M*A*S*H,’ passed away Wednesday morning at his home in Los Angeles. He was 96 years old.
‘Mythbusters’ Experiment Sends Cannonball Rocketing Through Family’s Home [VIDEO]
A science experiment by TV’s “Mythbusters” involving a homemade cannon sent the projectile flying off-course into a suburban home.
‘Words with Friends’ Addiction Gets Alec Baldwin Kicked Off Plane [PHOTO]
30 Rock star Alec Baldwin lost his seat on an American Airlines flight for refusing to turn off his cell phone so he could play the popular word game ‘Words with Friends.’ Imagine what would have happened if they had asked him to shut off ‘Angry Birds.’
Does ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ Promote Bullying? [VIDEO]
A Long Island University doctoral professor claims that Rankin/Bass’ Christmas special “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” inspires children to bully their peers. And here we thought it just raised awareness for misfit toys.
Armored Car Armed Robbery Turned Out to Be Kid Looking for Work
A teenager looking for advice on a career in the exciting world of bank security received a first-hand experience from the criminal’s point-of-view when some armored car drivers called the police on him.