Thfire.com Everyday news that matters Dr. Oz is being sued for burns that were allegedly caused because of his insomnia cure. The host of The Dr. Oz Show, Dr. Mehmet Oz is being sued by a New Jersey man who claims his insomnia cure resulted in third-degree burns on his feet. Frank Dietrl, 76, claims in a lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court that Dr. ... Read More »
Race Car Kills 2 in California Track
A race car has killed two in a California race track. The crash has killed a race car owner and the young cousin of the race car driver. The teenage driver’s car careened off the track before it struck the two. Dale Wondergem Jr., 68, and Marcus Johnson, 14, were in the pit area when they were hit about 6 ... Read More »
‘Natural’ Woman Ruth Ann Steinhagen Dies
The women who inspired the movie “The Natural”, Ruth Ann Steinhagen has died. She shot a Major Leaguer in her hotel room. Ruth Ann Steinhagen, a crazed Cubs fan who baited Phillies first baseman Eddie Waitkus into meeting with her in 1949, actually passed away in December. Last week, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed the identity of the ... Read More »
$250,000 Subway Typo – 80,000 Maps with Wrong Fares!
A $250,000 subway typo has created a major problem for the New York transit authority today. They are in damage control mode, trying to figure out the loss this simple type has created. On March 9th, the New York Post published that all the brand new signs had to be removed as they were showing the wrong fare amounts. But ... Read More »
NORAD Evacuated After 5 Suspicious Package Found!
NORAD evacuated 1500 employees after five suspicious package was found. The packages has been removed for further testing. NORAD was evacuated for 4.5 hours and the staff were allowed back after the packages were removed. Employees became suspicious because something about the packages looked “out of place,” said Jeff Bohn, a spokesman at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, ... Read More »
Bullied Boy Dies – RIP Bailey O’Neill
In a tragic turn of event the 12-year-old boy who ended in coma due to bullying died just one day after he turned 12. He died this Sunday at a Philadelphia hospital after he was taken off life support. His family has confirmed this. Bailey O’Neill, who turned 12 on Saturday, had been in a medically-induced coma since January, when ... Read More »
Allan Calhamer Dies – Creator of Board Game ‘Diplomacy’
Allan Calhamer has died, he was 81. Allan Calhamer is the creator of the popular 1950s board game ‘Diplomacy’. Calhamer died Monday at a hospital in the western Chicago suburbs where he grew up, his daughter Selenne Calhamer-Boling said. He was 81. “He was brilliant and iconoclastic and designed this game that’s played around the world, and he’s adored by ... Read More »