Joe Raedle / Getty Images fileDrivers either neglect to use their signals when changing lanes – or fail to turn the signals off – 48% of the time.By Paul A. Eisenstein, The Detroit BureauForget distracted driving. A new study says there’s a far more serious problem that’s responsible for as many as 2 million accidents annually.When’s the last time you used your own turn signals? According to research by the Society of Automotive Engineers, drivers either neglect to use their signals when changing lanes – or fail to turn the signals off – 48% of the time. And when making a turn the failure rate is around 25%. That works out to 2 billion times a day drivers fail to use signals, or 750 billion ... Continue reading →
Home video of the Beastie Boys ambushing a sleeping reporter in his hotel room with a bucket of water late at night, circa-sometime in the 80’s. Continue reading →
The new NBC series, set in Chicago in the 1960s, which premieres Sept. 19 at 10 p.m., is about much more than just getting down and dirty, the cast and producers said at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour on Monday. So what else is there? Continue reading →
Huggies is giving baby bottoms a fashion boost, rolling out a new diaper designed with the look of camouflaged military apparel at Walmart stores nationwide. Full story Life Inc.: Situated 30 minutes from San Francisco, blue shutters and a red tile roof make this estate look like it would be more at home among the lavender fields of Provence. Continue reading →
Updated May 1, 2012 11:35 AM ET A Florida golfer got a lucky escape after he was grabbed by a 9-foot (2.7-meter) alligator as he went to recover his ball. Albert Miller, 75, was set upon by the reptile at Lake Ashton Golf and Country Club in Lake Wales last week, The Ledger newspaper reported Monday. Miller was playing golf with three friends when he hit a bad shot on the 15th hole and went to collect his ball from a pond. As he turned to leave, the alligator launched itself out of the water and sank its teeth into Miller's left knee. His friends rushed to his aid and clung on to his arms as the animal thrashed wildly and attempted to pull him ... Continue reading →
