Three former Penn State officials, including ex-college president Graham Spanier, will stand trial for their alleged role in covering up the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The three were charged with perjury, obstruction, endangering the welfare of children, failure to properly report suspected abuse, and conspiracy.
Three former Penn State officials, including ex-college president Graham Spanier, will stand trial f
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Firefighters Respond to Routine Call, Find Room Full of Deadly Snakes
Firefighters are used to facing dangerous situations on the job. Collapsing buildings, explosions, masturbating gay porn stars
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Weiner Spokesperson Calls Former Intern a “Fucking Slutbag” and “Cunt”
Things aren't going well for Anthony Weiner's mayoral campaign. There was the second round of dick pics
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Student Forgotten in DEA Cell for 4 Days Awarded $4.1 Million
A University of California San Diego student abandoned in a DEA holding cell for four days, without food or water, settled a lawsuit against the Justice Department on Tuesday for $4.1 million.
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Rapper Charged with Murder After Bragging About Homicide in Song
Police in Virginia believe they've solved a double-homicide case that went cold a few years back after a local rapper was found to have recorded a song in which he allegedly brags about committing the crime.
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The Best R&B Album of 2013 Is Here
R&B is about selling the cliché. An effective vocalist can create urgent and crucial emotions out of words that would sound cringe-worthy if spoken—imagine someone sitting you down and telling you, "I had a vision of love, and it was all that you've given to me," or, "You say he's not treating you right, then lady spend the night — I'll love you like you need to be loved."
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Jezebel Reminder: Worst person in Weiner scandal is still Anthony Weiner | Kotaku Wayne Brady demons
Jezebel Reminder: Worst person in Weiner scandal is still Anthony Weiner
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Drunkest D.C. Intern Ever Loses Shoe While Stalking Paul Ryan
In a season that has already seen one of their number attain Peak Patriotism
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Remember the Terrible Story about the Baby Killed by Two Black Teens?
Many people at the time questioned the story of the mother, Sherry West, wondering about the logistics of the incident and why someone would shoot to kill an innocent kid while leaving the adult who could testify against them with only a minor wound. Two teens were arrested for first-degree murder and are due for trial in August. A gun alleged to be one of the teenager's was found in a lake, but the police have not said publicly whether that gun was connected to the shooting.
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American Tourist Killed by Karaoke Band for Refusing to Stop Singing
An American man on vacation with his son in the popular tourist town of Krabi, Thailand, was reportedly stabbed to death by members of a local karaoke band for refusing to stop singing.
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Are We Facing a Critical Shortage of Good Male Action Leads?
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An Armed George Zimmerman Caught Speeding In Texas
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This Week in Tabloids: First Pix of Jennifer Aniston's 'Baby Bump'
Welcome back to Midweek Madness! Every Wednesday, we visit the newsstand and buy the latest issues of Ok!, In Touch, Life & Style, Us and Star. Today, Callie Beusman assists as we dabble in the dark arts of celebrity gossip. This week: Cancer and mental illness are to blame for the imaginary Michael Douglas/Catherine Zeta-Jones divorce; that weird dude from The Bachelorette is gay; and Jennifer Aniston's "baby bump" is just a pleat in a sundress.
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Do You Live In "Loud Party" New York Or "Vermin Infested" New York?
Rats and obnoxious parties are two iconic big-city problems, but these irritants, like income, are not evenly distributed across New York City. The map above—inspired by this similar project from The Furman Center—examines two-and-a-half years of complaints to the city's 311 phone line, focusing on the calls classified as either "vermin" or "loud party/music." That's over 260,000 complaints in total, split by ZIP code.
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Morgan Freeman Takes Off: A Day With America's Greatest Actor, In 1988
Originally published in the March 14, 1988, issue of New York magazine. Reprinted here with permission of the author's widow, Laura Ross. Illustration by Sam Woolley.
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When is a man who has sex with men not gay or bisexual?
When is a man who has sex with men not gay or bisexual? All these times, says a sex therapist.
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London Stencil Artist Taunts Man Who Buffed His Work
Earlier this month, British stencil artist DS painted one of his signature characters, an old Hello Kitty spoof he'd long ago dubbed Bad Kitty, on an Islington wall along Essex Road. The next morning, the 28-year-old saw someone buffing the figures and photographed the removal process from across the street. Then DS stenciled the stranger's portrait in the very same place.
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Man Takes Own Life After Being Ignored by Smartphone-Obsessed Grandkids
A 53-year-old grandfather of three was found dead in his truck this week after he decided to end his life over a mounting fear of losing touch with his technologically savvy family.
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Harry Potter turns 33 today.
Harry Potter turns 33 today. That's way older than we all thought he was, right?
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Facebook Chooses Worst Possible Metaphor
Unless the company recently acqui-hired an ironic sense of humor, Facebook might want to give its graphic design interns a brief lesson on history. Or hubris. Or both!
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