Federal judge allows Elizabeth Smart testimony against kidnapper Brian David Mitchell

Elizabeth Smart, the Utah girl snatched from her bed and later found alive in 2002, has been allowed to give testimony today against kidnapper Brian David Mitchell in his competency hearings. Smart, then 14, was held captive by ... continue

Yes, really: Judge orders GMail account closed because user received unsolicited e-mail

Use your GMail account for everything? If you do, this story will make you seriously uneasy. (And it's not GMail's fault.) This is a scary and dangerous precedent, and it could happen to any of us that use ... continue

Woman implanted with wrong embryo, must turn over baby

A couple who sought fertility treatment is facing a shocking inevitability due to a clinic mix-up. Carolyn and Sean Savage have two children, but after Carolyn was diagnosed with a dangerous condition during her second child's birth, they turned ... continue

Limbaugh: This is Obama’s America, segregate buses

But it's not about race is it? We're over that, right? Maybe not. In what is not an Onion article, right-wing blowhard Rush Limbaugh has suggested segregated buses in a baffling monologue about racism in America. Limbaugh was ... continue

Remembering 9/11, from space

As a New Yorker who was in the city of Cork in Ireland on September 11th, I've always asked people where they were and how events transpired on that day. It's a strange feeling being away from the ... continue

Anonymous data not so anonymous after all

Like Hansel and Gretel's trail of breadcrumbs, we all leave a trail of personal information as we navigate the internet. Your friend sent you a birthday drink! A post about taxes in your hamlet, another about your toddler's ... continue

Before and after: what happened to Maia Campbell?

Maia Campbell is most well-known for her role on the TV show In The House. But Campbell, 32, appears to have experienced somewhat of a downward spiral over the past few years. Seen below in a YouTube video, ... continue

UK woman allegedly murdered over Facebook relationship status update

Mother of four Hayley Jones, 26, was found dead by her children on the morning of March 12th. Her live-in partner, Brian Lewis, 31, is currently on trial for her murder. While Lewis denies murdering Jones, he did ... continue

The CDC is coming after your foreskin

It seemed like circumcision was rightly about to lose its place in American culture. The American Medical Association spoke out about the US-centric procedure in 1999, saying: "Virtually all current policy statements from specialty societies and medical organizations do ... continue

Tunisian woman set to out-spawn Octomom, by four

A woman in Tunisia is said to be poised to steal Octomom Nadya Suleman's limelight, by giving birth to twelve babies. The woman allegedly conceived the freakish number of fetuses via fertility treatments after suffering several miscarriages. According ... continue

Scary: Driver gets stuck on drawbridge

Law enforcement officials are seeking the driver in the pic above, but she's not in any trouble- they just want to know how the hell that happened. And despite the precarious angle at which the car is perched, ... continue

So disturbing it should be killed with fire

Meet Loco Mama, a wannabe YouTube star who likes to sing about Candy Bras. Oh, did I forget to mention that Loco is also that most god ugly tranny you'll ever lay your eyes on and can't ... continue