The standard red and green "men" have been replaced with "female" figures as part of an Equal Crossings initiative which launches this week, according to CNN affiliate 7 News. "One example of gender inequality throughout society is the exclusive use of male symbols at traffic lights," said Equal Crossings in a statement posted to Twitter.
Aliens and Titanic star Bill Paxton, 61, dies unexpectedly from a stroke after suffering post-op complications from heart surgery PICTURED: 'Highly intoxicated' bouncer, 25, arrested for plowing truck into Mardi Gras parade leaving 28 injured and 5 critical - hours after Facebook post about 'insane driving skills' Well, if it ain't broke... Nokia relaunches its old classic 3310 model complete with a MONTH-long battery and SNAKE 'Illegal immigrant' 69, who killed two young men by blowing up a supermarket and bombed a British consulate wants to organize the 'next women's march' in a day of 'anti-capitalist feminism' across the US REVEALED: Beloved magician Daryl Easton who was found hanged in a closet at Hollywood's famed Magic Castle had been 'suffering from depression' The roast WILL go on: White House Correspondents' Association says historic dinner will now be a 'celebration of free ... (more)
Once upon a time - this photo is from 1998 - there was a bridge that crossed the Rio Grande and connected Candelaria, Texas to San Antonio Del Bravo in Mexico. It's the one Maria Evagelina Garza and her grandfather Vicente dela O crossed in this February 1998 file photo.
Seconds after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell uttered the phrase, it became a battle cry for Democrats. And judging from the line outside a Minneapolis tattoo parlor earlier this week, "nevertheless, she persisted" is still resonating strongly.
Remember fifth-grade math? Yeah... Neither did police Lt. B.J. Gruber, but he still responded to the call of duty when a 10-year-old girl asked for help on Facebook.
City leaders voted Tuesday to abolish an ordinance on dancing, the Tulsa World reported. The dance ordinance, with a penalty of $25, prohibited dance halls within 500 feet of a church or public school.
The mother of a 10-year-old Ohio girl who messaged police on Facebook for help with math homework says the responding officer's engaging approach is what counts, though his math was a little off. Molly Draper's daughter, Lena, recently messaged Marion police about equations involving addition of numbers in parenthesis as well as multiplication.
There are many things you're likely to see on your way home from a night out on the town on a Saturday: chips strewn on the floor, someone being sick and perhaps a fight. But people don't usually strip off in preparation for a punch-up - unlike one woman spotted in Cheltenham last night, as Gloucestershire Live reports .
Krazywolf have good collection of everyday hacks articles which gone viral on various social networking sites and are very interesting to read. LOS ANGELES - Jan. 20, 2017 - PRLog -- In your leisure time many of us use to read various interesting facts and various viral content sites.
In a video that has gone viral on social networking site Facebook, a man is seen teaching his students the basics of English grammar in a rather hilarious manner. In the video, the teacher is seen chanting sentences in English, and asking students to repeat after him.
Jan. 17, 2017 - PRLog -- Just in time to kick off the new year, popular Baltimore girl band Replay has received some exciting news! On the heels of receiving a prestigious award from the mayor of Baltimore for their block party tours, the young ladies can celebrate knowing that their music video "Strange" featuring Lil Key of Jermaine Dupri's The Rap Game has gone viral. The music video has amassed over 3.2 million views on Facebook.
A Mansfield shop-owner opened his own 'Sherlock Holmes' style investigation after burglars stole movie merchandise and tried to ransom it for cash. Sci-fi fan Jon Pertwee, owner of Who's Toys in Ratcliffe Gate, Mansfield was livid after burglars broke into his shop and stole movie memorabilia, model Star Trek ships and Doctor Who action figures.
'My Michelle amour': Stevie Wonder floors emotional Michelle Obama with special medley of Isn't She Lovely and My Cherie Amour to close out Jimmy Fallon's FLOTUS send-off special 'I do not believe the leaks came from the intelligence community': Director of National Intelligence James Clapper speaks to Trump and releases rare statement to express 'profound dismay' at Russian dirty dossier leaks Tillerson nomination hangs in the balance after head-to-head with Marco Rubio who now says he could vote against him: 'I'm prepared to do what's right' 'A despicable insult to Holocaust survivors': Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect demands apology from Trump after he compared the US to Nazi Germany in response to leaked dossier 'What you said was great': Robert De Niro pens letter of support to Meryl Streep after her Golden Globes speech Girl, 12, livestreams her own suicide on Facebook after ... (more)
Any parent knows it's difficult to control a child's emotions - and taking them to get their hair cut can be a bit of an ordeal if they don't want to do it. Tantrums can start at the drop of a hat, which is why one hairdresser has sparked outrage after putting up a sign threatening to charge customers a surplus charge for children's haircuts if they cry.
Kiyomi Tanouye, 31, was one of at least 36 people who died in Friday night's fire at an Oakland warehouse known as the Ghost Ship. She was a music manager at Shazam.
George Michael dies 'of heart failure' at his UK home aged just 53 as heartbroken Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley pays tribute to 'my beloved friend Yog' and fans mourn legend's death 'Do you really want to hurt me? I guess you do 2016 - #ripboygeorge': Sarah Michelle Gellar is hammered online after mixing up her 80s pop icons in wake of George Michael's death 'I am in deep shock. I have lost a close friend.'