Douglas Ernst
Articles by Douglas Ernst
Mayte Lara Ibarra, Texas high-school valedictorian, brags of ‘undocumented’ status on Twitter
A Texas high school valedictorian soon regretted her decision to boast about her "undocumented" status on Twitter. Published June 9, 2016
U.S. Army device, TCAPS, gives troops superhuman hearing: 20K units issued around the world
The U.S. Army is giving tens of thousands of troops superhuman hearing with a device that can drown out loud noises while amplifying a battle buddy's instructions. Published June 8, 2016
GIGN, France’s elite anti-terror forces, put down burgers to thwart McDonald’s robbery
An elite group of "royale with cheese"-eating counterterrorism forces in France took a break Sunday from eating McDonald's to stop an armed robbery at the counter. Published June 8, 2016
‘Basic income’ advocates in San Francisco pay man $1,250 per month for doing nothing
A San Francisco-based group will pay a man $1,250 per month for doing nothing as a means of showing lawmakers the potential of "basic income." Published June 8, 2016
NBA launches LGBT campaign with official ‘pride month’ T-shirts
The NBA has partnered with an LGBT nonprofit organization to sell official T-shirts with rainbow-colored team logos. Published June 8, 2016
China plans giant deep-sea platform 10K feet beneath disputed waters
China has spent hundreds-of-billions of dollars for a planned deep-sea platform in disputed waters near the Spratly Islands. Published June 8, 2016
Secretive tests prompt FAA to issue GPS outage warning to West Coast pilots
The Federal Aviation Administration warned pilots this week that secretive tests along the West Coast may cause GPS outages throughout June. Published June 7, 2016
Roger Goodell ‘death’ announced during Twitter hack, Wikipedia cites ‘deflated testicles’
The National Football League's Twitter account was hacked on Tuesday and its 19 million Twitter followers were falsely informed that commissioner Roger Goodell had died. Published June 7, 2016
Hillary Clinton gave inequality speech in $12K Giorgio Armani jacket
Hillary Clinton gave a speech on economic inequality in April while wearing pricey duds that caught the attention of eagle-eyed fashionistas -- particularly a Giorgio Armani jacket valued at $12,495. Published June 7, 2016
Columbus Day replaced with ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’ in Cambridge
Officials in Cambridge, Massachusetts, unanimously voted on Tuesday to stop honoring Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World. Published June 7, 2016
Axl Rose, Guns N’ Roses frontman, goes to war with internet over fat meme: ‘Welcome to the bakery’
Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose is working overtime to scrub 'fat' memes that recently spread across the internet. Published June 6, 2016
Nattaphon Wangyot, transgender student, riles critics with all-state wins in girls’ track and field
Alaskan parents and their daughters are upset that a transgender student captured all-state honors in girls' track and field. Published June 6, 2016
Italian Catholics told to ‘pray in silence’ to avoid upsetting African migrants
Visitors to the church of St. Anthony in Ventimiglia, Italy, were recently told to "pray in silence" to avoid upsetting African migrants being housed in the building. Published June 6, 2016
Glastonbury, iconic music festival, creates ‘necessary’ women-only ‘secret space’
The iconic Glastonbury music festival in England will have its first ever women-only venue in 2016. Published June 6, 2016
Susan Sarandon says Hillary Clinton ‘more dangerous’ than Trump: ‘She has done horrible things’
Hollywood actress and activist Susan Sarandon says former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would be a more dangerous U.S. president than Donald Trump -- provided she's not indicted first. Published June 3, 2016
VA seeks rule change to allow sex-reassignment surgeries for transgender veterans
Transgender veterans may soon be eligible for sex-reassignment surgeries if a proposed rule change at the Department of Veterans Affairs is approved. Published June 3, 2016
Judd Apatow: Critics of female ‘Ghostbusters’ are ‘excited about the Donald Trump candidacy’
Hollywood producer and director Judd Apatow has a new theory to explain the source of months of criticism of the upcoming all-female "Ghostbusters": It's from Donald Trump supporters. Published June 3, 2016
Michael Madison, ‘taunting’ serial killer, dodges ‘Superman’ dive by grieving father in court
A grieving father in an Ohio courtroom lunged at the serial killer who took his daughter's life. Published June 3, 2016
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson teases White House run: ‘Thought of being president is alluring’
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson may take the work ethic that led him to dominate Hollywood all the way to the White House. Published June 2, 2016
Bill Clinton: ‘White, non-college-educated Americans … need to be brought along to the future’
Former President Bill Clinton told a New Jersey crowd Wednesday that non-college educated whites "need to be brought along to the future." Published June 2, 2016
