Massive Police Raid At Apartment Complex Linked To Toronto Mayor Crack Video...
Toronto and Ontario police forces launched a massive raid on an apartment complex linked to the Rob Ford crack video scandal early Thursday morning, reports the Toronto Star.It's the same complex where...
View ArticleInspector Who Surveyed Philadelphia Building That Collapsed Commits Suicide
The man who inspected a Philadelphia building weeks before it collapsed and killed six people last week has been found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Associated Press reports.Ronald...
View ArticleAfter Classified Briefing Lawmaker Says NSA Revelations Are Only 'The Tip Of...
A House Democrat said information revealed about the National Security Agency's secret surveillance programs are "the tip of the iceberg,"Daniel Strauss of The Hill reports."I think it's just broader...
View ArticleSUPREME COURT: Big Biotech Can't Patent Your DNA
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that our natural DNA can't be patented, in what the influential SCOTUSblog called "a significant patent ruling for the biotechnology industry."The high court did strike...
View ArticleThe 25 Most Dangerous Cities In America
Violent crime rose in the U.S. in 2012 for the first time in six years, according to preliminary crime data released by the FBI.Business Insider analyzed the report to determine the cities with the...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court Rules That Some DNA Can Still Be Patented
The Supreme Court ruled this morning that companies can't patent human genetic sequences.But they ruled that patents can still be granted on lab-created cDNA sequences.cDNA is shorthand for...
View ArticleLawsuit Alleging ComScore Collected Passwords And Credit Card Info Gets A...
A federal appeals court has ruled that a gigantic privacy class action lawsuit against comScore can go ahead, Adweek reports.The suit claims comScore, which is one of the best known internet traffic...
View ArticleOne Reported Dead After Major Explosion At Chemical Plant In Geismar, Louisiana
There has been a major explosion and a fire at a chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana, along Highway 30, WWL-TV reports.A state trooper has told reporters that one person has been left dead from the...
View ArticleTennessee Judge Tells Lady Lawyers How To Dress
Following raised eyebrows over questionable fashion choices, a judge has issued a dress code for the female attorneys entering his courtroom, The Tennessean reported. Judge Royce Taylor sent a memo to...
View ArticleREPORT: Edward Snowden Swiped Thousands Of NSA Secrets With A Thumb Drive
National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden smuggled thousands of highly classified documents out of an NSA facility in Hawaii using a thumb drive, officials told Ken Dilanian of the Los...
View ArticleColorado House Completely Destroyed By Explosion
A house exploded in Westminster, Colo. on Thursday, and the damage is striking.The explosion damaged surrounding homes as well, and multiple people are still unaccounted for, according to ABC News 9 in...
View ArticleAmerica Is Breeding A New Generation Of Criminals By Sending Too Many...
Sending teenage offenders to juvenile hall makes them 13 percentage points less likely to finish high school and 22 percentage points more likely to be imprisoned as adults.That's the finding of a new...
View ArticleThe 'Drug Bless America' Infographic Will Convince You That The Drug War Is A...
The U.S. war on drugs, which began in 1971, has been an utter disaster and is ultimately unwinnable.In the last decade alone, cartels have conquered Mexico and infiltrated so deeply into the U.S. that...
View ArticleGene Tests That Saved Angelina Jolie Could Be Accessible To More Women
The Supreme Court's decision that big biotech companies can't patent your DNA could make it a lot cheaper to get life-saving genetic tests like the one that spurred Angelina Jolie to get a double...
View ArticleFour People Reported Dead After Shooting In St Louis
Four people have been killed after a shooting in St. Louis, KMOV reports.The victims are two adult men and two adult women. The shooter is believed to be among the victims, according to the Associated...
View ArticleAngry Ex-Interns Sue Condé Nast, One Says Her Job Was Compared To 'Devil...
Two days after a judge ruled in favor of two ex-Fox Searchlight interns who sued over an unpaid gig they say violated the law, two former Condé Nast interns have launched their own lawsuit.Lauren...
View ArticleWhy Russia Is So Fiercely Opposed To Gay People
The Russian Duma unanimously approved a law on Tuesday that prohibits the distribution of homosexual "propaganda" to minors.Holding gay pride events, speaking in defense of gay rights, or equating gay...
View ArticleRepublican Congressional Aides Are Flipping Out About Their Health Benefits
Capitol Hill was abuzz Thursday over a Politico story that warned of a mass exodus among staffers and lawmakers because of fears their health insurance premiums will leap due to a sneaky provision of...
View ArticleThe Link Between Money And Corruption Is More Insidious Than We Thought
It's human nature to look at white collar criminals like Bernie Madoff and cast them off as greedy, money-grubbing crooks.But what if we all have a little Madoff inside us just waiting to rear its ugly...
View ArticleAmerica's Most Important Court Is Probing Judge's Allegedly Offensive Remarks
WASHINGTON (AP) — A council of federal judges in Washington will look into a misconduct complaint against a conservative judge who is alleged to have made racially discriminatory comments.Judge Edith...
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