An earthquake with a Richter Scale reading of magnitude 4.0 struck Southern California on Wednesday evening, June 13, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
According to a USGS bulletin, the quake, which has a depth of 9.8 km (6.1 miles), hit at 8:17 p.m. local time. Its epicenter was 3 km (2 miles) north of Yorba Linda, California, about 28 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
There are no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
The temblor was followed by a 2.4 magnitude aftershock a few minutes later.
Burger King has added bacon sundae on its menu, in time for summer.
The Burger King bacon sundae "features the rich and creamy vanilla Burger King soft serve, drizzled with chocolate fudge, caramel and topped with bacon crumbles, complete with a thick-cut, hardwood smoked bacon garnish." Its suggested retail price starts at $2.49.
Bacon sundae is part of the food chain's BBQ-inspired summer menu which also include the following Memphis Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich, Carolina BBQ Whopper or Chicken Sandwich, BBQ Whopper or Chicken Sandwich, Sweet Potato Fries and Frozen Lemonade
"BBQs are synonymous with summer; we gather together with family and friends to eat great food, and now Burger King offers guests a chance to sit back and let us take over the grilling," said Alex Macedo, senior vice president, North America marketing, Burger King Corp. "The new BBQ-inspired menu offers something for everyone, from our loyal Whopper Sandwich fans to our more adventurous guests looking to try surprising new favorites."
The new Summer BBQ menu, including the Burger King bacon sundae, is available for a limited-time-only at participating Burger King restaurants across the US.
Two giant tortoises at an Austrian zoo are divorcing after 115 years of being together.
"We get the feeling they can't stand the sight of each other anymore," zoo's director Helga Happ told the Austrian Times.
Tortoises Bibi and Poldi, have been together since they were young, eventually growing up to become a bonded pair. But recently, Bibi has been attacking Poldi, biting off a chunk of his shell, which prompted zoo staff to transfer him in another enclosure.
"But for no reason that anyone can discover they seem to have fallen out, they just can't stand each other," said Happ.
The zoo management has asked the help of animal experts to give the pair counselling - feeding them romantic good mood food and trying to get them to join in joint games - but to no avail.
"We were told that it's very rare that after so many years animals who are a pair will fall apart, but that's where we are. We hope though we can bring round a reconciliation." Happ added.
A blue lobster was recently hauled by a fisherman off the coast of Canada.
The extremely rare blue lobster turned up last month in one of the traps set up by Bobby Stoddard of Nova Scotia.
"This is the only one that I've ever seen," Stoddard told CNN. "And my dad has been a lobsterman of about 55 years, and he caught one about 45 years ago, but hadn't seen one since."
The blue lobster has been placed inside a holding tank at Stoddard's business while he is trying to figure out what to do with it.
"I don't know what the best thing is to do," Stoddard told CNN. "It probably belongs back in the ocean, but I'd like for as many people as possible to see it."
Catching a blue lobster is said to happen once in a blue moon since according to scientists, only one out of every two million lobsters are blue.
The Lobster Institute says that "the coloration comes from a genetic defect that causes the lobster to produce an excessive amount of a particular protein that gives the lobster that unique coloration."
If you're wondering if a blue lobster retains its color after being cooked. No, it turns red, too, like its red brethren.
Zhang Ziyi has filed charges against the news paper which reported that she prostituted herself to senior Chinese officials.
Zhang Ziyi on "Geisha" cover
The actress said the reports were "seriously defamatory” and "false."
The "Memoirs of a Geisha" star filed the lawsuit on Monday to the Hong Kong High Court with the Apple Daily, Hong Kong's biggest newspaper, and its sister publication Next Magazine as defendants.
A May 29 report of the Apple Daily alleged that the 33-year-old actress slept with disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai at least 10 times between 2007 and 2011. The report said she earned around $110 million from prostituting herself.
Zhang Ziyi vehemently denied the allegations, saying she will do whatever it takes to clear her name.
"I wish to state that I will get to the bottom of this matter to clear my name at whatever cost," the actress told the China Press. "I want justice to be served through legal proceedings. I want those irresponsible quarters to be dealt with."
Zhang Ziyi, 33, is one of China’s biggest film stars and a three-times Bafta nominee. Apart from Academy-award winning "Geisha," she also starred in the hit films "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (2000), "Rush Hour 2" (2001), and "House of Flying Daggers" (2004).
A video of a "Holding Hands" prank has gone viral online.
The video shows Utah Valley University student Andrew Hales holding the hands of random students in his school.
"Hi, I’m Andrew Hales and today we are going to walk close to people and hold their hand. Or try to hold their hand," Hales said before doing his prank.
While many gave him strange looks and moved away, two students, a guy and girl, actually just went along with it.
The 22-year-old regularly posts prank videos on Youtube. He has 12 videos so far which have accumulated 2.7 million views as of posting time. This new prank of his has amassed more than 600, 000 views since it was posted 2 days ago.
Check out the video of Hale's "Holding Hands" prank below:
As punishment, the gun-toting Aussie swimmers have been banned from using social media by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC).
Australian swimmers Nick D'Arcy and Kenrick Monk posted on Facebook photos of themselves at a gun shop in the United States where members of the Australian Olympic swimming team had been training and competing in the qualifiers for the London Olympics. They were slammed by anti-gun groups in Australia and later deleted the pictures under pressure from governing body Swimming Australia.
The AOC said that the gun-toting swimmers are not only banned from using their social media accounts but will be also sent back to Australia after their events at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
"Australian Olympians are required to meet very high standards of conduct and we cannot risk the reputation of the team," the AOC said in a statement.
The AOC added that the punishment was separate to a disciplinary process being carried out by Swimming Australia (SA).
SA supported the AOC's decision and added that that they had yet to finish their own internal process.
"We will be speaking with the athletes involved further about this matter, and reminding them about their responsibilities as representatives of the Australian swim team," SA said in a statement on Saturday.
