National Buzz

Time for some free ice cream! Even though I'm a New Yorker, I spent many years living in Vermont.  So Ben & Jerry's ice cream was a staple for many years of my life.  As for "Free Cone Day"?  Well, it basically was a holiday we looked forward to every year. ...

Forget paying five dollars for a fancy coffee.  How about five dollars for a month's worth of coffee instead.. Burger King announced a new monthly prescription program for coffee.  Called the BK Cafe Subscription program, the program offers a set monthly billing price and a coffee a day at participating Burger Kings...

An Albany area college student is competing on the Wheel of Fortune tonight! I caught wind of this from a post by the Times Union, and of course now have to root for one of our own.  Logan Stone, competing tonight on the Wheel of Fortune, is a junior at the University at Albany...

Get ready for some more discounts - online! The retail store (that almost everyone I know loves) is going to be opening up online shopping.  According to Cbs6Albany, retail company TJX Cos. Inc. - which runs Marshalls and TJ Maxx- is going to be starting an eCommerce website...

Not an excuse, but at least he was stealing cool stuff? "Zack-Attack"- real name Joey Gaydos Jr.- from the blockbuster movie "School of Rock" is facing felony charges in Florida.  Gaydos Jr., pictured next to Jack Black performing, was caught multiple times over recent weeks stealing an amplifier and numerous guitars...

According to one Oxford researcher, waking up and going to work before 10 am is torture. I'm definitely not going to disagree. In one recent article , there's a discussion about Dr. Paul Kelley's views on sleep and work patterns as a leading researcher at Oxford University...

The New York State Conference of Mayors recently got together for a summit on legalizing marijuana. CBS6 reported on the summit, which including New York politicians and policy makers, and some from other states who spoke.  Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan did make some comments on marijuana and New York, which you can read more on at cbs 6 albany...

Unfortunately, Spring may not come early. It looks like colder than normal temperatures are predicted for March. Here I was, hoping for warm weather to roll in, until I read a post by newyorkupstate.com dashing everything I had hoped for...

Is this really the 'greatest tragedy' of his career? New York recently lost a bid to have internet company Amazon's second headquarters in New York City.  Well, according to an article posted by newyorkupstate.com, Governor Cuomo referred to that loss as the "greatest tragedy" during his time in government...

“There’s a lot of wall language going on in America” says Rob Halford of Judas Priest, while he called into Q103.  As Halford put it, walls divide people, and create a "barrier of silence." Music though? Well, music is about communication...

Talk about a good time gone wrong. According to experts, sex robots can run the risk of being hacked and even committing murder.  Also- this is a thing? I saw an article on Newsweek talking about this specific thing.  Apparently, the danger isn't even just with full-fledged sex robots...

That whole Polar Vortex thing wasn't too much fun to deal with.  Even though it's not surprising to have cold temperatures during the winter in New York.  However, it looks like some bugs survived, and some may have not made the cut. Oddly enough, I read a list on PestWorld about bugs and the Polar Vortex...