Army Corps plans $1B barricade to deter invasive carp from entering Great Lakes
To prevent the prolific fish from spilling out of Illinoisโ waterways and into Lake Michigan and beyond, the Army Corps is planning to build a $1.416 billion high-tech suite of barricades to deter the fish from moving upstream.
Police arrest 2 men who stole bricks while posing as demolition workers
DETROIT โ On Friday, police arrested two people for stripping bricks from a city owned building in the 4000 block of Whitney in Detroit. According to Detroit police, on Friday neighbors in the area voiced concern about two men who were pulling down scrap bricks from an abandoned building and contacted the Detroit Land Bank. When police arrived to the area they witnessed the men piling the bricks on four wooden pallets. Police approached and spoke with the men who claimed they were demolition workers and authorized to be there. The men were both arrested while already on probation for the same crime.
Whitney Houston makes history with 3rd diamond album
This cover image released by Arista Records shows "Whitney" by Whitney Houston. The late singer has earned her third diamond certified album, becoming the first Black artist to achieve the feat. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Legacy Recordings announced Wednesday that Houston's 1987 sophomore album, Whitney," has reached diamond status, which is equivalent to selling 10 million albums. (Arista Records via AP)
Whitney Houston makes history with 3rd diamond album
This cover image released by Arista Records shows "Whitney" by Whitney Houston. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Legacy Recordings announced Wednesday that Houston's 1987 sophomore album, Whitney," has reached diamond status, which is equivalent to selling 10 million albums. (Arista Records via AP)NEW YORK โ The late Whitney Houston has earned her third diamond-certified album, becoming the first Black artist to achieve the feat. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Legacy Recordings announced Wednesday that Houston's 1987 sophomore album, โWhitney," has reached diamond status, which is equivalent to selling 10 million albums. Others with three or more albums that have reached diamond status include The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Shania Twain and the Eagles.
Internet divides over ranch dressing Pop Tarts
Whitney from Chicago, IL [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)](CNN) - The internet divided this week over whether ranch dressing can truly be applied to anything.Kyle Heroff, or @kheroff81, tweeted a picture of a mock-up of a box of frosted ranch dressing-flavored Pop Tarts. People say you can put ranch on anything, he tweeted. Popular ranch brand Hidden Valley was down with the flavor. But Pop Tarts wasnt feeling the ranch love. Lol no, @PopTartsUS tweeted back.