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Boy Scouts To Lift Gay Ban? Officials To Vote On New Policy This Week
The Boy Scouts are expected to lift a ban on openly gay scouts. According to the NY Times, officials with the Boy Scouts of America said today that they are proposing a new policy that will end the ban...
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Microsoft’s Next Gen Xbox Might Be Announced May 21
Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox gaming console could be announced at an event on May 21. News of the potential Xbox reveal was scooped by Windows blogger Paul Thurrott and delivered to the team at The...
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Twitter (J_tsar) Believed Found, Friends Tweet For Surrender
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Twitter account @J_tsar has been confirmed as the correct one, after a spate of fake Twitter accounts for the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect were spotted this morning on...
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Kardashian Divorce Settlement Approved
Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian’s divorce settlement has been approved by a Los Angeles judge. Details about the agreement were not disclosed but Yahoo News reports that both parties agreed to terms....
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Anti-Vaccination Campaign Blamed For Measles Outbreak
The anti-vaccination campaign has been blamed for more than one measles outbreak. Most recently seven cases have been diagnosed in North Carolina, and more than 800 cases in Wales. A 25-year-old Welsh...
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Tamerlan Tsarnaev: Slain Boston Bombing Suspect Aspired To Make US Boxing Team
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the alleged Boston Marathon bomber killed in a shootout with police early Friday, was once a promising boxer with aspirations to make the US Olympic team. After coming to the United...
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Apple Storing Siri Data For Two Years
Apple is storing Siri data for up to two years according to Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller. Wired recently wrote an expose on the ambiguity of Siri’s privacy policies after ACLU lawyer Nicole Ozer...
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Kenneth Cole Slammed For Gun Control Tweet
Designer Kenneth Cole has once again found himself in hot water for using a major news event to talk about clothing. After the Senate voted against the Toomey-Manchin gun control bill Wednesday, Cole...
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Spanking Your Child Won’t Hurt, As Long As They Feel Loved [Study]
Spanking your child won’t hurt them in the long run — as long as they feel loved. The information comes from a new study of teenagers published in the journal Parenting: Science and Practice. The study...
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Falcons Player Arrested: Safety William Moore Charged With Battery
Atlanta Falcons player William Moore was arrested this week on a battery charge. According to the Shutdown Corner, Moore was booked into the Fulton County Jail on Thursday following a dispute with an...
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Justin Bieber And Selena Gomez’s ‘Crazy’ ‘Intense Connection,’ But Is It Enough?
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez reunited backstage in Oslo last night. Us Weekly reports that a source close to the situation has confirmed that the actress’ only reason for being in the Norwegian...
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Chechnya Leader On Boston Bombing: We Mourn With You, But It’s Your Fault
Chechnyan leader Ramzan Kadyrov has never been one to mince words, and while we more or less see what he’s trying to say regarding the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, we can’t help but wish he found...
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85-Foot Trapeze Fall Caught On Tape [Video]
Every job has its dangers. From the slow creep of typing hand cramps, to an 85-foot trapeze fall, we all put our life on the line when we go to work. OK, so some jobs are more dangerous than others. A...
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Boston Red Sox, Bruins On Hold Amid Manhunt For Bombing Suspect
The Boston Red Sox and Bruins are on hold Friday as a manhunt for the remaining bombing suspect has effectively shut down the city. Police engaged in a shootout overnight with the Boston Marathon...
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Harmful Hookah Habit, Not A Healthy Alternative To Cigarette Smoking
A hookah, also known as a water pipe, is an instrument used to smoke vaporized flavored tobacco (called shisha). Vapor or smoke passes through a glass basin of water and charcoal heated air before it...
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Spice Girl Mel B Banned From ‘Australia’s Got Talent’
Spice Girl Mel B got herself banned from Australia’s Got Talent. According to MSN, the former Spice Girl was banned from the show over a dispute between rival networks. Scary Spice was working for the...
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Jennifer Aniston, John Mayer Bump Into Each Other At Restaurant
Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer recently shared an awkward moment together at a West Hollywood eatery. The actress was out with her fiance Justin Theroux at the Sunset Tower on Wednesday. The two were...
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Sen. Charles Grassley Calls For Immigration Reform Following Boston Marathon...
As the manhunt for the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing continues, Sen. Charles Grassley used the moment as an opportunity to discuss immigration reform. The Senate Judiciary Committee was...
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1,000 Pound Alligator On Porch In Hilton Head — And It Isn’t The First
A 1,000 pound alligator in a gated community in swanky Hilton Head, SC held Diana and Arthur Andrews hostage in their home for over five hours a few days ago. It all started around 5:30 AM last...
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How A Godfather Of Gangsta Rap Improved Cultural Ties With Japan
A grandfather of gangsta rap, who helped spread the art form throughout Japan, passed away last month. He wasn’t African American — he was North Korean, and he hardly spoke English. Wan Joon Kim moved...
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