Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt Wrote The Most Hilariously Self-Defeating Email...
Google, Apple, and Intel are currently dealing with a lawsuit from five tech workers, who claim the companies' executives formed an illegal conspiracy to keep wages low by refusing to hire each others'...
View ArticleMan Could Face Criminal Charges For Killing A Pit Bull That Was Attacking His...
A Washington D.C. man who fatally shot a trio of pit bulls as they attacked a young boy could face charges for violating the District's gun laws.An unnamed 11-year-old boy was riding his new bike in...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court Never Meant For Roe V. Wade To Become A Symbol Of Women's...
When the Supreme Court legalized abortion in 1973 with its historic Roe v. Wade decision, it wasn't concerned with protecting women's rights so much as it wanted to protect doctors.Or so argues...
View ArticleThe Fight Over New York's Jumbo Soda Ban Is Becoming A Civil Rights Issue
When the mayor of New York city decided to take on as powerful a lobby as the fizzy drinks industry with a proposed ban on oversized sugary sodas, the furore that ensued was entirely predictable....
View Article'Rocky' Star Reportedly Shelled Out Big Bucks To Settle Half-Sister's Abuse...
The action hero made famous for his roles in "Rambo" and the "Rocky" franchise reportedly paid his half-sister millions of dollars over allegations he abused her for years.Sylvester Stallone agreed 26...
View ArticleEngland Is Seeing A Huge, Baffling Drop In Crime
On the face of it, England and Wales have recently a huge drop in crime. Newly released statistics from the Office for National Statistics show a 6% drop in crime across the board in the year...
View ArticleMother-Daughter Duo Say H&M Let A Peeping Tom Get Away
A mother and daughter are suing fashion giant H&M, claiming the store failed to catch a man who was filming women trying on lingerie.Zia Ziprin, 51, and her daughter Aishling Labat, 23, were trying...
View Article'Trailer Park Troll' From Arkansas Faces A Plight Similar To Aaron Swartz
Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer is a hacktivist from the same internet community that has lionised Aaron Swartz as a free information hero.They are polar opposites: Swartz, who became a martyr to the cause...
View ArticleThe Most Popular Class For Riker's Island's Female Inmates Is All About Fashion
In 2004, the New York-based Prison Education Initiative was created with an aim to provide meaningful education to incarcerated women, allowing them to recognize their academic and personal...
View ArticlePolice Found Car Connected To Missing Hollywood Exec At A Drug House
Police plan to search a gray SUV in connection with the disappearance of 20th Century Fox executive Gavin Smith. Back in May of last year, Smith went missing after he failed to pick up one of his...
View ArticleAmericans Support Stricter Gun Laws — Just Not When Obama Proposes Them
Americans are in favor of President Barack Obama's proposal to curb gun violence, according to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll released Thursday. The poll found that 53 percent view Obama's overall...
View ArticleA New Mexico Lawmaker Wants To Criminalize Post-Rape Abortions
A Republican legislator in New Mexico is seeking to force pregnant rape victims to carry the pregnancy to term, claiming the fetus could be used as "evidence" at trial.Rep. Cathrynn Brown's bill would...
View ArticleObama's Nominations Today Could Scare The Pants Off Of Wall Street Execs
President Obama will announce two new federal appointments today that are designed to send a signal to the financial industry that they aren't getting a free pass from Washington anymore.Obama will...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court Might Stop You From Selling Some Stuff On eBay
The Supreme Court is going to rule this term on one of its biggest copyright cases in years: a case of a Thai national who got sued for copyright infringement after he sold his used textbooks on...
View ArticleIreland Nearly Legalized 'Moderately' Drunk Driving To Battle Depression
Kerry County in southwest Ireland nearly passed a law that would have raised the number of alcoholic drinks residents could consume before driving.Proponents of the proposed law argued that it would...
View ArticleReddit's Gay Gamers Are Lawyering Up For An Epic Trademark Battle
Gay gamers who get together on Reddit have lawyered up and filed a petition to cancel a blogger's trademark on the word "gaymer."The same-sex oriented gamers, who are part of Reddit's /r/gaymers group,...
View ArticleWashington's Governor Had A 'Very Satisfying' Talk With Eric Holder About...
The governor of Washington had a "very satisfying" conversation with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder about the ongoing creation of a legal marijuana industry in the state, Bob Young of The Seattle...
View ArticleIncoming SEC Chairwoman Has 'Mandate' To Go After White Collar Criminals
Now that President Obama has officially nominated Mary Jo White to head the SEC, it's time to find out what kind of Chairwoman she'll be.Wall Street, take note.To get the inside scoop on White's style,...
View Article'Going To Law School Was The Biggest Mistake Of My Life'
Working at a corporate law firm can be insane and soul-crushing and depressing.Why would anyone do it?Well, some people like it. And then there are those who want to get rich. And then there are the...
View ArticleDebt Collectors Are Infiltrating Facebook To Track Down Delinquent Borrowers
Debt collectors have time and again proven to be ruthless in tracking down delinquent borrowers, so perhaps it was only a matter of time before social media became their go-to hunting grounds. In a...
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