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Joran Van der Sloot confesses again to Natalee Holloway killing

Joran Van der Sloot confesses again to Natalee Holloway killing

The Dutch man who has served as an on-again, off-again suspect in the 2005 disappearance of American high school student Natalee Holloway has again confessed to disposing of her body, this time in a swamp, although he ... Read >
One dead, one wounded in Shooting at Luke AFB

One dead, one wounded in Shooting at Luke AFB

Two men allegedly trying to leave Luke Air Force Base near Phoenix with a stolen vehicle were shot late Monday by security guards during a police chase. Officials say one of the men died, and one was wounded ... Read >
FBI Launches Investigation Over Schools Webcam Spying

FBI Launches Investigation Over Schools Webcam Spying

On Friday February 19th we reported that a Pennsylvania school district was spying on students using school provided laptops with built in webcam support, now the FBI has launched an investigate into the legality of the schools ... Read >
Video: Tiger Woods press conference

Video: Tiger Woods press conference

Did you miss the statement Tiger Woods made earlier regarding his highly publicized infidelities? This is Tiger's press conference from earlier today. (February 19th.) You can read the full text of Tiger's statement here. Read >
Read full text of Tiger Woods press conference statement

Read full text of Tiger Woods press conference statement

The press conference wherein Tiger Woods apologizes to everyone is now underway. Beginning with an apology for the "irresponsible, selfish" behavior that sparked the furor, Woods is addressing public questions over his "behavior." Saying he "let down" friends ... Read >
Duke Lacrosse accuser charged with arson, attempted murder

Duke Lacrosse accuser charged with arson, attempted murder

Crystal Gale Mangum, the exotic dancer at the center of a high profile rape case involving members of the Duke Lacrosse team in 2006, has been arrested and charged with arson and attempted murder. Mangum, 33, was arrested ... Read >
Full text: Austin crash pilot Joe Stack leaves internet suicide note

Full text: Austin crash pilot Joe Stack leaves internet suicide note

Joseph Andrew Stack, the man emerging as the responsible party for today's fiery plane crash in Austin, Texas, left an internet legacy in the form of a six-page suicide note. Stack, who is rumored to have been targeting ... Read >
(Update) CNN: Texas pilot torched house, crashed plane

(Update) CNN: Texas pilot torched house, crashed plane

A small plane has crashed into a seven story building in Austin, Texas. The crash occurred at around 10 a.m. local time at the Echleon building in the 9400 block of Research Boulevard, near U.S. 183 and MoPac. ... Read >
“Mount Vernon Statement” brings conservative self-delusion to a new level of fail

“Mount Vernon Statement” brings conservative self-delusion to a new level of fail

Like a bunch of abusive spouses, some self-labeled conservatives are having a moment of love for the constitution they mercilessly battered for most of the 2000s so far, with the grandstanding release of something called the "Mount ... Read >
Damn that’s a lot of people playing dodgeball [Video]

Damn that’s a lot of people playing dodgeball [Video]

Even though it will be a few months before the confirmation comes through from the Guinness World Records people that the record indeed was broken the 1,200 students, faculty and staff of the University of Alberta believe they have ... Read >
4 dead, 1 missing in small plane crash at Monmouth Executive Airport

4 dead, 1 missing in small plane crash at Monmouth Executive Airport

Four of the five people aboard a small plane that crashed around 4pm today near Monmouth Executive Airport in New Jersey are confirmed to have been killed, and the remaining person aboard the plane is missing, the ... Read >
Gawker makes first acquisition, ousts EIC

Gawker makes first acquisition, ousts EIC

Gawker became the kind of media news it tends to report on today, with the announcement of the acquisition of CityFile and subsequent replacement of Editor in Chief Gabriel Snyder. Explained in two memos, posted below, the ouster ... Read >
Happy Presidents Day, everything’s closed!

Happy Presidents Day, everything’s closed!

Presidents Day, or Washington's Birthday as it was known until Abe Lincoln got all up in his grill, always falls on the third Monday in February. Washington had the day all to himself up until 1951, when some ... Read >
Updated: Three dead in University of Alabama Huntsville shooting

Updated: Three dead in University of Alabama Huntsville shooting

Three people are confirmed dead in a shooting on the University of Alabama Huntsville campus, local news sources are reporting. Police responded to a call at the Shelby Center at around 4pm local time. In addition to the ... Read >
Dan Quayle’s son Ben to run for Congress in AZ

Dan Quayle’s son Ben to run for Congress in AZ

Ben Quayle, son of former VP Dan Quayle, is running for Congress in Arizona. The younger Quayle, 33, is a lawyer in Scottsdale. His plans were made public in a statement his father made on Fox News: “The big news ... Read >
Bill Clinton in hospital for chest pains, undergoes heart surgery

Bill Clinton in hospital for chest pains, undergoes heart surgery

Former President Bill Clinton underwent heart surgery after being taken to a New York hospital, the New York Times is confirming. Clinton underwent surgery after a bypass graft from his 2004 surgery became obstructed. Two stents were inserted ... Read >
Pic: Huge fireball in Manhattan manhole fire

Pic: Huge fireball in Manhattan manhole fire

A large fireball sparked by an underground electrical transformer broke out on 6th Avenue between 19th and 20th Streets in Manhattan today, gutting a Radio Shack and damaging a few other businesses. The Daily Intel has a picture ... Read >
Record Blizzards In New York Costing City $1 Million Per Inch

Record Blizzards In New York Costing City $1 Million Per Inch

Mayor Bloomberg recently released a statement stating that the record snow fall in New York City has become quite the expensive occurrence for the metropolitan area, costing up to $1 million per inch. Those numbers take into account ... Read >
Snowpocalypse causes Smithsonian roof collapse in MD

Snowpocalypse causes Smithsonian roof collapse in MD

Massive quantities of snow that have fallen in Maryland have caused the collapse of a roof at one of the Smithsonian's buildings, though no artifacts are thought to be damaged. The collapsed section of a roof and a ... Read >
Illinois Earthquake Hits, 3.8 Magnitude Experienced

Illinois Earthquake Hits, 3.8 Magnitude Experienced

Illinois was hit by a 4.3 magnitude earthquake today just south of Gilberts. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake hit at approximately 3:59:33am. The quake was said to be experience as far as Wisconsin and Tennessee. ... Read >
McClatchy Will Not Implement Pay Walls, Happy With Google Links

McClatchy Will Not Implement Pay Walls, Happy With Google Links

The strategy led by News Corp. to remove free news content from the web is now under threat with news that one of the United States' largest newspaper groups will be keeping their links in Google, and ... Read >

NYC schools close in anticipation of Snowpocalypse 2

This past weekend's giant snowstorm, alternately nicknamed "snowpocalypse," "snowmaggedon," or "snowtorious B.I.G." passed over much of the New York metro area, dumping up to three feet of snow on D.C. and Maryland instead. But on this sunny afternoon ... Read >