According to Bulgarian officials, DNA tests have confirmed that a Bulgarian Roma woman is the mother of the mystery blonde girl
President Obama's visit to a Brooklyn high school won't shut down all of Prospect Park, after all. “We apologize for the inconvenience and any confusion associated with earlier messages
France, Germany Seek New Spying Rules as US Warns of More Disclosures
The tough week for U.S. intelligence agencies continues: France and Germany, two recent NSA targets, want to meet with the United States to establish new, mutually agreeable guidelines for spying operations. Meanwhile, American officials are reportedly warning other countries that documents describing their cooperation with the NSA or CIA may be among those taken by Edward Snowden.
The NSA Routinely Monitored the Phone Calls of 35 World Leaders
Now we know why Angela Merkel was so upset
Cool Dad/Maryland Attorney General Refuses to Bust Teenage Son's Party
This past June, Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler walked into a party full of drunk teenagers dancing on Skoal can-covered beer pong tables in Bethany Beach, Delaware. But did he, as Maryland's most powerful legal authority and a candidate for governor, do anything to stop it? Nope. He just found his teenage…
The Millington Navy Base in Tennessee was temporarily placed under lockdown this afternoon after a National Guardsman reportedly shot two other Guardsmen. Neither injury is life-threatening, and the suspect is now in custody.
Report: 14-Year-Old Slashed Math Teacher's Throat, Dragged Her to Woods
Gruesome new details have emerged about the death of Colleen Ritzer, the young teacher allegedly murdered at Danvers High School Wednesday night
Two Americans–the captain and the chief engineer of a U.S-flagged oil ship–were abducted by armed pirates off the coast of Nigeria on Wednesday, according to U.S. Navy officials.
The German Foreign Ministry has summoned the U.S. ambassador over reports that the NSA monitored Chancellor Angela Merkel's cell phone. Yesterday, Merkel called President Obama
UC Davis Pepper Spray Cop Received $38,000 Workers Comp Settlement
The former University of California Davis police lieutenant who brutally pepper-sprayed a group of peaceful Occupy protesters was awarded a $38,000 workman's compensation settlement from the school last week. The payout is about $8,000 more than each of the assaulted demonstrators received in a settlement from the university last year, according to the Davis Enterprise.
German Chancellor Confronts Obama About U.S. Spying on Her Cellphone
President Obama received what sounds like an awkward phone call today from German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who was reportedly upset by rumors that the NSA has monitored her personal cell phone.
14-Year-Old Student Charged With Murdering Math Teacher
In the second violent school crime this week, a 14-year-old boy was arrested and charged with murdering a 24-year-old math teacher, whose body was found in the woods behind their Boston-area school early Wednesday morning.
5-Year-Old Texas Boy Kills Himself With Sleeping Babysitter’s Gun
A 5-year-old Texas boy fatally shot himself Monday afternoon with a handgun belonging to his babysitter, who was napping at the time.
Pope Francis Suspends “Bling Bishop” for $55 Million Home Renovation
Pope Francis suspended Germany's infamous “Bishop of Bling” today after learning that the bishop spent as much as $55 million renovating his official residence, including a Bloombergian-$20,000 on his bathtub.
Tennessee Cop Fired After Shooting, Pepper Spraying Squirrel in Store
A police officer lost his job after a bloody confrontation with a squirrel at the Dollar General store in Mountain City, Tennessee last month.
We Call This a Chyron Fail Because It Was a Fail in the Chyron
This morning, MSNBC confused Kimye
Groom Who Called in Bomb Hoax to Own Wedding Sentenced to Year in Jail
British groom-to-be Neil McCardle was in charge of booking the venue for his wedding last April. He forgot. Rather than admitting the mistake to his fiancée, he did the reasonable thing instead: He waited until the morning of the wedding and then called in a bomb threat to the venue.
Drone Strikes Killing More Civilians Than the U.S. Acknowledges
Two new reports from human rights groups show that U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen have killed more civilians than American authorities have admitted and may, in some cases, have violated international law.
Teacher Killed, 2 Students Wounded in Shooting at Nevada Middle School
Monday morning, a student at a Nevada middle school fatally shot one of his teachers and wounded two other students before killing himself, according to police.
France Summons U.S. Ambassador After Latest Snowden-Leaked NSA Report
One day after news broke that the NSA hacked into the Mexican president's email
Federal Air Marshal Arrested for Taking Upskirt Pictures While On Duty
A U.S. air marshal was removed from a plane and arrested on Thursday for allegedly using his cell phone to take upskirt pictures of at least one woman on board the flight.
