Andre Mitchell
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Oregon takes going high on pot to its literal extreme as it legalises carrying it on flights
Recreational marijuana is used for getting high, but in Oregon, it can now get as high as the sky, literally.
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Two Indonesian pilots 'radicalised' by ISIS pose threat to global security â Australia
Two Indonesian pilots are believed to have been radicalized by the extremist jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), raising concerns from law enforcement authorities around the world.
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Young Christians in Pakistan form group to protect their churches from terrorist attacks
Inspired by words from the Bible, young Christian men in Pakistan have formed a group to defend their churches, after Christian congregations recently became the targets of terrorist attacks in the predominantly Muslim countr
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100 million sharks killed each year, posing threat to ocean and, ultimately, humankind
Eight researchers recently published a study on the journal, Marine Policy, estimating some 100 sharks being killed around the world every year.
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Minion toys uttering swear words? Parents say yes they do, but McDonald's denies it
Some parents have been complaining that McDonald's minion toys, particularly the one depicting a caveman, are uttering expletives.
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Earth may face mini-Ice Age by 2030 as scientists predict drop in solar activity
Solar researchers from the University of Northumbria in the United Kingdom warn that the Earth is heading towards a mini-Ice Age, which may happen by 2030.
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Go green: People who live near trees on city streets are healthier, researchers say
Researchers have shown that trees have another benefit: living near them can make a person healthier both physically and psychologically.
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This bus saves babies as it offers prayers, services to mothers thinking of abortion
Through prayers and free ultrasound, a bus in Houston, Texas has been helping pregnant women rethink their choices right in front of an abortion clinic, thus saving lives of many unborn children in the process.
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New rules allow US transgender inmates to pick housing, clothing, pronoun they prefer
Immigration officials will now allow transgender women to be detained with female inmates, in an attempt to give transgender detainees better detention conditions and protect them from sexual assault.
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Israeli scientists create world's smallest Bible whose text could fit on tip of a pen
The world's smallest version of the Bible, conceived by Uri Sivan and Ohad Zohar, was created by scientists from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, located in Northern Israel.
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Doomsday fears vanish as giant asteroid buzzes past Earth 270,000 miles away
On July 7, an asteroid called 2015 HM10 came close to the Earth, triggering some to worry about possible doom. As it turned out, the asteroid did not lead to world destruction some feared about.
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A car plying the road without a driver? Yes, Google is test-driving one in Austin, Texas
Google has deployed one of the self-driving Lexus SUVs it is currently developing for a test drive in north and northeast of downtown Austin.