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Twitter User Breaks News Of Whitney Houston's Death 27 Minutes Before Press
Culture Buzz An account located in Clark County, Nevada, tweeted “Whitney Houston found dead in Beverly Hills hotel” almost a half hour before the Associated Press released their report. The user in question, @chilemasgrande a.k.a. Big Chorizo, has not yet been reached for comment. (via mashable.com)
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The West Memphis 3 Have Been Freed
Culture Buzz After 18 years in prison for a crime they insist they did not commit, the men known as the West Memphis 3 have finally been released. Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, victims of what has widely been condemned as a massive miscarriage of justice, are now free.
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Michele Bachmann Battles Zombie Lincoln
Politics Buzz It's an epic struggle for the soul (and succulent brains) of the Republican party. This looks like a job for Jason Heuser.
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FAA Shut Down Because Republicans Hate Unions
Politics Buzz Costing the United States $30 million a day, furloughing 4,000 workers and eliminating 70,000 jobs, Republicans have essentially shut down the Federal Aviation Administration because they don't want to make it easier for its employees to unionize. Not to mention handicapping critical safety and oversight for millions of American's flying through the air in giant metal tubes propelled by explosive fluid.
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Gabrielle Giffords Votes To Pass The Debt Bill In Surprise Return
Politics Buzz No matter how you feel about the debt bill drama, at least everyone can agree that this moment was awesome. Making a surprise return to the House of Representatives, her first since being gravely wounded in the Tuscon shooting spree, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords drew thunderous applause from members of both parties and voted for the debt bill. By all accounts, she looked great and there wasn't a dry eye in the House. The bill passed 269-161.
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Birth Control To Be Fully Covered By Obama Health Care Plan
Politics Buzz The Obama Administration announced today that birth control will be considered preventative care under the President's sweeping health care reform, meaning it will be fully covered with no copays. Since virtually every American will be required to carry health insurance under the new law, that essentially means free birth control for the women of the United States.
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Birth Control To Be Fully Covered By Obama Health Care
Politics Buzz The Obama Administration announced today that birth control will be considered preventative care under the President's sweeping health care reform, meaning it will be fully covered with no co-pay. Since virtually every American will be required to carry health insurance under the new law, that essentially means free birth control for the women of the United States.
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Debt Ceiling Agreement Finally Reached
Politics Buzz But the Congress still has to vote on it. Our long, national, self-inflicted nightmare is (almost) over.
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John Boehner Is Terrible At His Job
Politics Buzz Unable to control his Republican caucus amid a Tea Party revolt, House Speaker John Boehner was forced to indefinitely postpone a vote on his debt ceiling bill. The abrupt move to pull the bill from consideration was a stunning setback for Boehner, shifting emphasis over to the Senate Democratic plan put forward by Harry Reid and supported by President Obama.
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The 14th Amendment
Culture Buzz As the clock ticks towards default and Congress appears hopelessly dysfunctional, more and more members of his party are urging President Obama to act on his own and consider using the 14th Amendment to unilaterally raise the debt ceiling. Bill Clinton is the highest profile Democrat to suggest Obama can use this obscure Constitutional clause to prevent an economic calamity. While Republicans have threatened to sue and even impeach Obama if he invokes the 14th Amendment, most legal experts say it would be very difficult to challenge his executive power in court.
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Man Wakes Up In Morgue Fridge After Being Declared Dead
Culture Buzz Well, this is absolutely horrifying. Imagine being a worker in a morgue when a corpse comes back to life. That's when all your training for the zombie apocalypse goes out the window and you simply start screaming like a tiny child.
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The Best Costume At Comic-Con
Culture Buzz More like Captain Awwwmerica. Amiright or amiright? I'm right.
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The Man Suspected Of Killing More Than 90 In Norway
Culture Buzz Anders Behring Breivik has been identified as the man in police custody who is believed to be responsible for the bombing in Oslo that killed at least 7 and the shooting rampage at a youth camp on Utoya Island that has left at least 85 dead. Breivik is 32 and known to have right-leaning, nationalist, anti-Islamic views, although an actual motive remains unknown. Officials believe he acted alone.
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Shooting At Oslo Youth Camp Linked To Bombing, At Least 80 Dead
Culture Buzz A gunman dressed as a police officer opened fire on an island youth camp outside of Oslo, Norway shortly after the devastating bombing within the city. The gunman has been apprehended and officials now say the attacks are linked. At least 80 are dead. UPDATE: The suspect has been identified as Anders Behring Brevik.
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Stills From The Alleged Marilyn Monroe Porno
Celebrity Buzz A newly discovered print of what is purported to be a pornographic film starring an underage Norma Jean Baker (aka Marilyn Monroe) is going up for auction. Here a few stills. Monroe fans insist it's a different woman, but the film's owner says it was shot before the Hollywood sex bomb lost some weight and underwent plastic surgery. What say you?
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‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ Review
Movie Buzz How does Steve Rogers stack up against the recent glut of super hero movies? According to this critic, he mows them down like so many Nazis.
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Emergency Session Of Parliament Called As Rupert Murdoch Scandal Reaches Upper Echelons Of Government
Culture Buzz British Prime Minister David Cameron has cut short a trade trip to South Africa in order to attend an emergency session of Parliament so that he may answer questions about his own involvement in the Rupert Murdoch phone hacking scandal. The move comes as Britain's two top police officers have resigned in the face of corruption and bribery allegations related to the scandal, a scandal which has now become a crisis threatening every major institution in the UK.
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Image: Rupert Murdoch Apologizes
Rupert Murdoch took out full page ads in all of Britain's major newspapers today to apologize for the phone hacking scandal which is threatening to bring down his media empire. Initial reaction falls squarely under “too little, too late.”
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Man Who Confessed To Killing 8-Year-Old Boy Says He Hears Voices
Culture Buzz The lawyer for Levi Aron, the 35-year-old suspect who confessed to murdering and dismembering 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky, says Aron hears voices and is prone to hallucinations. Police say there is still no clear motive in this horrific crime.
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Rebekah Brooks Resigns, Latest Casualty Of Rupert Murdoch Scandal
Culture Buzz Chief executive of News International Rebekah Brooks, a close ally of Rupert Murdoch, has resigned amid the international phone hacking scandal that has engulfed Murdoch's News Corp. The resignation is an abrupt turnaround for Brooks, who had been staunchly defended by Murdoch throughout the scandal.
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FBI Investigating Rupert Murdoch Company For Spying On 9/11 Victims
Culture Buzz The FBI has reportedly opened an investigation into allegations that employees of Rupert Murdoch attempted to bribe New York City police officers in order to obtain personal information of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This opens up the possibility of even more criminal liability in the United States for Murdoch's News Corp., who may also face charges for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by bribing London officials in order to spy on the Royal Family. The news comes a day after Murdoch was forced to abandon his attempted acquisition of British Sky Broadcasting as a result of the massive phone hacking scandal.
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Republicans Divided Over McConnell’s ‘Surrender’ To Obama On Debt Ceiling
Politics Buzz Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's startling offer to hand near total control of the debt ceiling to President Obama is drawing condemnation from conservatives and tea party activists, even as Speaker John Boehner admits he doesn't have the votes to pass any form of raising the debt ceiling in the House of Representatives. McConnell has admitted the move was motivated out of fear Republicans would be blamed for a government shutdown, including—as President Obama warned—a stoppage of Social Security and Medicare payments.
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Rupert Murdoch Withdraws Bid For Sky Broadcasting, Will Be Investigated For Spying On 9/11 Victims
Culture Buzz In a major blow to News Corp., Rupert Murdoch has abandoned efforts to acquire British Sky Broadcasting, admitting that the fallout from the metastasizing phone hacking scandal has made the bid politically impossible. On another front in the fast-moving scandal, British Prime Minister David Cameron has promised a thorough inquiry into allegations Murdoch's employees attempted to bribe a New York City police officer in order to obtain information on victims of the 9/11 attacks.
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‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2’ Review
Movie Buzz Does it live up to the ceaseless, deafening hype? According to this critic, pretty much.
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‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2’ Review
Movie Buzz Does it live up to the ceaseless, deafening hype? According to this critic, pretty much.
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Image: Michele Bachmann Makes A Friend In Iowa
This is exactly what it was like when Columbus first met the Native Americans. But, y'know, minus the small pox.
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Massive Phone Hacking Scandal Leads To Investigation Of Rupert Murdoch Company, Tabloid Shut Down Amid Uproar
Culture Buzz UPDATE: Bowing to intensifying public and political pressure, Rupert Murdoch's son has announced that the News of the World will publish its last issue on Sunday. The uproar in Britain over a tabloid hacking into private cell phone data has intensified as it was revealed some of the phones may have belonged to dead soldiers, missing children and victims of terrorist attacks. British Prime Minister David Cameron has called the revelations “absolutely disgusting” and has called for public inquiries, on top of an ever-widening police investigation, into the scandal.
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45 More Photos Of The Riots In Greece
Culture Buzz Despite massive and often violent protests against them, severe austerity measures have been passed by the Greek parliament. This paves the way for emergency bailout loans from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund that are intended to prevent a total collapse of Greece's economy and stabilize global markets. Here are some more photos from the ongoing riots that have erupted in the streets of Athens as a response to the painful budget cuts.
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Image: The Pope Using An iPad
Let's just call it a day. Here's a picture of the the Pope using an iPad. (via bbc.co.uk)
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45 Amazing Photos Of The Riots In Greece
Culture Buzz UPDATE: Parliament has passed the austerity measures, paving the way for financial assistance from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund which will hopefully stabilize not just the Greek economy, but the world economy. Unrest continues in the streets of Athens. Demonstrations against the Greek government's proposed austerity measures turned violent in Athens today, with protesters hurling rocks and firebombs at police. Police have responded with tear gas and batons. If parliament doesn't pass the cost-cutting plan, Greece will not receive a bailout package from the European Union. Without the aid package, Greece will default on its debt, sending shock waves through the world economy.
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