By Bill Galluccio
May 28, 2021
After 14 months, free samples are returning to Costco. The warehouse chain announced that they plan to phase in the return of free samples throughout the month of June. Within the first week of the month, 170 stores will start handing out free samples, with the rest of the locations to follow suit by the end of the month.
Costco Chief Financial Officer
Richard Galanti said the company will be making some changes to how the samples are handed out to ensure the health and safety of customers and staff members. The samples will be made in smaller batches and behind plexiglass and will be handed out one at a time to customers.
By Tim Binnall
May 28, 2021
Possible thermal images of Australia s Bigfoot, a 9/11-themed bar, and a man in Spain who died inside a dinosaur statue were among the strange and unusual stories to cross our desk this past week.
Easily the weirdest story of the week came by way of Texas, where a bar owner found himself at the center of controversy after it was discovered that he had rebranded his establishment with a 9/11 theme. Brent Johnson had actually enacted the strange makeover back in 2013 in what he says is an effort to ensure that people never forget that fateful day. The curious concept, which includes pictures of the burning Twin Towers displayed on the restaurant s walls, largely went unnoticed until a local resident posted pictures of Bar9Eleven to Twitter, setting off a firestorm of criticism from astounded social media users who argued that, regardless of his intent, the idea is in incredibly bad taste.
By Bill Galluccio
May 21, 2021
Federal officials raided Tiger King Park in Thacker, Oklahoma, and seized 68 animals. Tiger King Park is owned by
Jeffrey and
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness.
The seized animals included lions, tigers, lion-tiger hybrids, and one jaguar. Federal officials accused the couple of violating the endangered species act for failing to properly care for the big cats and for exhibiting the animals without a license.
Federal officials with the Department of Agriculture s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service inspected the park three times since December 2020 and found the Lowe s failed to provide the animals with veterinary care and appropriate nutrition.
By Bill Galluccio
May 20, 2021
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a bill to create a bipartisan commission to examine the riot at the U.S. Capitol and January 6 and the events that led up to it. The bill passed by a vote of 252-175, with 35 Republicans bucking party leadership and voting in favor of the commission.
The commission would be made up of ten members, split evenly between Republicans and Democrats. They would be given subpoena power and be tasked with investigating the facts and causes relating to the January 6, 2021, domestic terrorist attack upon the United States Capitol Complex and relating to the interference with the peaceful transfer of power.
By Bill Galluccio
May 16, 2021
A week-long search for a missing tiger has come to an end. The nine-month-old tiger named India was last seen on Sunday (May 9), roaming a Houston neighborhood.
An off-duty Waller County sheriff s deputy who lives in the area learned about the tiger after a neighbor posted photos and video on Nextdoor, a neighborhood-based social media app. He arrived and pointed a gun at the tiger as he waited for other officers to arrive.
During the standoff,
Victor Hugo Cuevas, 26, loaded the big cat into his SUV and drove away. Cuevas, who is out on bond for a 2017 murder case, was arrested on Monday and on suspicion of felony evading arrest. While officials claimed he was India s owner, Cuevas denied owning the tiger and did not say where the animal was.