Bryan Michalek
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Bryan Michalek | August 17, 2017
Pauline Hanson of Australia's right-wing One Nation party shocked many fellow politicians when she entered the Senate chamber fully covered by a burqa, complete with a face mesh, and followed up by demanding a ban on the controversial piece of clothing. In a video obtained by Newsweek, Hanson can be seen walking up to a podium fully dressed in the burqa before removing it and saying, "I'm quite…
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Bryan Michalek | August 16, 2017
Former Governor of Massachusetts and 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney took to Twitter to take shots at President Trump's statements over the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, which erupted in violence over the weekend.  On his Twitter profile, Romney posted:               Romney's tweet came as a response to Trump's statements, in which the president blamed "many sides" for the…
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Bryan Michalek | August 15, 2017
Last Thursday a family from Chesterfield, Virginia arrived at their home to discover a horrifying scene. As the family entered the house they discovered a bloody mess that left splatters and stains across the walls and floors.  Tristan Murrin told KXAN he was the first to walk in the door, only to find a pretty grisly situation. "We didn't see anything wrong nothing at the front door," said…
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Bryan Michalek | August 15, 2017
While speaking to parliament in a televised speech, Iranian President Rouhani addressed President Trump's recent sanctions against Iran, Russia, and North Korea, which he claims undermines the nuclear deal brokered in 2015 by several members of the international community.  In the speech, Rouhani said, "In an hour and a day, Iran could return to a more advanced (nuclear) level than at the…
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Bryan Michalek | August 14, 2017
In the past two weeks, fleas testing positive for the plague, the infamous Middle Ages disease that led to the deaths of millions, have been found in at least two Arizona counties. The fleas carrying the disease were most recently discovered in Navajo County, according to an ABC News report. The news came after officials confirmed Friday that the fleas found in the area have tested positive for…
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Bryan Michalek | August 14, 2017
A memo from the Department of Homeland Security revealed officials believe that Diosdado Cabello Rondon, a high-level Venezuelan politician who may be in control of the country's security forces, may be orchestrating an assassination plot against Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.  The Miami Herald was the first to report on the memo, which claimed that the Venezuelan politician believed to have launched…
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Bryan Michalek | August 11, 2017
A baby is recovering in a New York state hospital after she spent three days outside in a garbage bag.  According to the Elmira Police Department, residents heard a "suspicious noise" from their neighbor's trash and went over to investigate. Kayla Seals claimed she thought the noise was an animal at first, but was horrified at what she actually found.  "I ran up and I see the little legs were…
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Bryan Michalek | August 11, 2017
Tommy Lefever, an Atlanta police officer, has challenged a gym owner who made headlines for refusing to serve police to a boxing match in hopes of changing the owner's mind about turning cops away.  "I found you sweat, you bleed with somebody, you exchange punches with somebody in a sport like boxing, it's hard not to respect the guy for getting in there with you afterwards," says Lafever. …
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Bryan Michalek | August 10, 2017
A new study reveals that people who smoke marijuana are at three times higher risk of dying from high blood pressure than those who have never used the drug.  Published on Wednesday in the European Journal of Preventative Cardiology, the study drew its findings from an analysis of about 1,200 people. The study's co-lead author, Barbara Yankey said, "Support for liberal marijuana use is partly…
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Bryan Michalek | August 10, 2017
FaceApp, the popular photo-filter application, is removing its "ethnicity filters" after several outraged users claimed that the app was racist. The app allows users to place a filter over their selfies to alter their appearances. A new update added recently allowed users to change their race with ethnic filters. In the update, there were options for "Black," "White," "Asian," and "Indian"…