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Jon Stewart gleefully mocks NRA’s blatant contradictions
On his show Monday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart lampooned the National Rifle Association meeting in Texas. Many of the speakers at the event over the weekend appeared to forget what the NRA...
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James Holmes to plead not guilty by reason of insanity
The man accused of killing 12 people in a crowded US cinema last year, James Holmes, plans to plead not guilty by reason of insanity, according to court documents filed Tuesday by his attorneys. Holmes...
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New Jersey governor Chris Christie confirms weight loss surgery
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a rising star in the Republican party touted as a possible presidential contender in 2016, confirmed Tuesday he had undergone weight loss surgery. The politician —...
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Obama vows ‘no tolerance’ for military sexual assault
US President Barack Obama sharply warned Tuesday there would be “no tolerance” for the “outrage” of sexual violence in the military, and said those guilty of such crimes had betrayed their uniform....
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Arizona man shocked to learn annoying runny nose actually caused by a leaky...
A man who experienced a nearly constant runny nose was actually leaking brain fluid through his nostrils, according to Fox 10 News. Joe Nagy of Arizona had suffered from a seemingly endless runny nose....
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Mark Sanford defeats Elizabeth Colbert Busch in South Carolina special election
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) completed a political comeback on Tuesday by defeating his Democratic opponent Elizabeth Colbert Busch. The Associated Press projected Sanford to be the...
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More short term budget fixes to come: Paul Ryan rules out ‘grand bargain’...
Republican budget negotiator Paul Ryan has publicly ruled out a long sought-after “grand bargain” with Democrats over taxation and spending, saying the two sides are “too far apart” for any...
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Stephen Hawking joins academic boycott of Israel in solidarity with Palestinians
Professor Stephen Hawking is backing the academic boycott of Israel by pulling out of a conference hosted by Israeli president Shimon Peres in Jerusalem as a protest at Israel’s treatment of...
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Comedian rips Mark Sanford: South Carolina has bottomless supply of...
Comedian and political commentator John Fugelsang viciously mocked Mark Sanford on Tuesday after the former Republican governor was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. In a faux South...
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NBA player Michael Beasley investigated for alleged sexual assault
Arizona police are investigating Phoenix Suns forward Michael Beasley in connection with an alleged sexual assault at his home earlier this year, the Arizona Republic newspaper reported. There have...
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Jon Stewart blasts lack of real punishment for big banks’ wrongful foreclosures
On his show Tuesday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart ripped major banks for wrongfully foreclosing on a stunning number of Americans. He noted that although the banks pulled trillions of dollars...
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Eric Holder defends prosecution against Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom
US Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday denied allegations from Kim Dotcom that the prosecution against the Internet tycoon was launched to appease Hollywood moguls concerned about online piracy....
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Police hunt California man who gunned down wife and young daughters
US police launched a manhunt Wednesday for a Californian man suspected of killing his wife and two young daughters, and warned that he was armed and dangerous. Shane Franklin Miller allegedly shot his...
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Connecticut gun rights group smears father of boy killed at Sandy Hook
A small Connecticut gun rights group gained attention on Wednesday after issuing a press release that smeared the father of a boy killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Connecticut Carry released a...
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TechCrunch founder sues ex-girlfriend over rape claims
TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington filed a lawsuit against his ex-girlfriend on Tuesday over claims that he raped her in 2012. The lawsuit, obtained by Gawker, accuses Jennifer Allen of “defamation”...
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Hundreds of neighbors cheer as Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus return home
Two women who were kept for years against their will in an Ohio house finally returned home on Wednesday, as police prepared to charge three brothers in connection with the abductions. Amanda Berry,...
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Shell presses ahead with world’s deepest offshore oil well
Royal Dutch Shell is pressing ahead with the world’s deepest offshore oil and gas production facility by drilling almost two miles underwater in the politically sensitive Gulf of Mexico. The move is...
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Sen. Whitehouse destroys colleague who said God won’t allow climate change
In a nearly 17-minute speech on Wednesday evening, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) blasted an unnamed senator for saying God would protect the Earth from climate change. “I was recently at a Senate...
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Seven workers die of suffocation in Bangladesh garment factory fire
At least seven people have been killed in a fire that swept through a garment factory in the Bangladeshi capital, police said Thursday. “Seven people have died of suffocation,” local police chief...
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Nazi hunters call on Twitter to crack down on terrorists
A Nazi-hunting group has urged Twitter and other social media to step up efforts to remove online “hate speech,” citing a surge in incitement to attacks like the recent Boston bombings. The Simon...
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