Blocking a specific phone number should be easy. Cell carriers and smart phones certainly have the technology to do just that, yet it often seems to be a more difficult task than it should be. Here are some ways to block a specific number on your cell phone.

A story this week asserts that President Obama will be visiting a mosque and host Muslim leaders on July 4. Is this true or false?

Can basil leaves be used to treat itching proceeding insect bites? Today we’ll look at the science and recommendations from the Center of Disease Control.

Several actors who portrayed the iconic Marlboro Man have died from tobacco-related illnesses.

Dr. Henry Holmes was a serial killer who built a hotel of horrors dubbed the “Murder Castle” in Chicago in the 1890s.

One author looks at dowsing with divining rods, the ancient mystical practice used to locate ground water, graves, and other things underground.

A new report claims that the story of a girl thrown out of a KFC due to her disfigured face never actually happened.

A look at the urban legend of “snuff films” which allegedly captured real murders on tape and were sold for profit.

A satirical story about the Netherlands continuing in the World Cup despite a doping scandal is fake, but continues to receive heavy sharing on social media.

A man in Webster, Texas claims his apartment manager told him to remove his American Flag because it was a “threat to the Muslim community.”

A fake “notice to appear” email has been spamming inboxes around the world, infecting many with malware.

Was George Washington Carver, the scientist, inventor, and educator who was born into slavery castrated as a young boy?