Suspect Dead and Six Injured After FedEx Shooting
KENNESAW, Georgia (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire at a FedEx Corp facility in suburban Atlanta early on Tuesday, injuring six people before killing himself, apparently with his own weapon, police...
View ArticleToday in Tabs: Is This The American Dream?
Domestic batterer and human hashtag Gurbaksh Chahal was unceremiously fired by the RadiumOne board for being an utterly indefensible tool. Chahal's self-righteous blog post amply justifies your least...
View ArticleThirty Dead in Southern Tornadoes
(Reuters) - At least 30 people across six states have been killed by a vicious storm system that unleashed dozens of tornadoes and was threatening to cause more damage in heavily populated regions of...
View ArticleRutgers Students Stage a Sit-In Against Condoleezza Rice’s Commencement Speech
A group of Rutgers University students aren’t excited about the commencement speaker their school has booked to take the podium next month: former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.Fifty or so of...
View ArticleClippers' Owner Donald Sterling Banned for Life, NBA May Force Sale
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Basketball Association on Tuesday banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling from the game for life for racist comments that outraged players, fans and the U.S....
View ArticleObama Approval Hits Career Low, Poll Finds
Democrats were supposed to be on the upswing. Obamacare enrollment numbers hit 8 million this month. Voters may not have warmed to the law entirely, but they also don’t want to repeal it. In fact, some...
View ArticlePrivate Firm Says It Found Plane Wreckage in Bay of Bengal
(Reuters) - A private company said it had found what it believes is wreckage of a plane in the Bay of Bengal that should be investigated as possible debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight...
View ArticleWhat the Supreme Court Doesn’t Know About Smartphones Could Put You in Jail
The U.S. Supreme Court’s latest case, a debate over smartphone privacy rights, began as a routine traffic stop. In 2009, a college student named David Riley was pulled over for driving with expired...
View ArticleOlympic Official: Brazil’s Games ‘Really Are Not Ready in Many, Many Ways’
The vice president of the International Olympic Committee has called the delayed, disorganized and controversial preparations for the 2016 games in Brazil the worst he has ever experienced. And for the...
View ArticleThe Wicked Witch of the West Is Dead! The NBA Slam-Dunks Donald Sterling
“Effective immediately, I am banning Mr. Sterling for life from any association with the Clippers organization or the NBA.”With that, fledgling NBA Commissioner Adam Silver rescued his league from a...
View ArticleVideo: Weatherman Flees the Tornado He’s Attempting to Report On
A Tupelo, Miss., meteorologist ordered his station to evacuate and then followed his own advice while reporting on a cluster of tornadoes that have killed at least 30 people across the U.S. South.In a...
View ArticleSearchers Dismiss Claim Missing Plane MH370 Is in Bay of Bengal
(Reuters) - A private company said it had found what it believes is wreckage of a plane in the Bay of Bengal that should be investigated as potential debris from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370,...
View ArticleInmate Clayton Lockett Finally Dies of Heart Attack 40 Minutes After Botched...
(Reuters) - Oklahoma inmate Clayton Lockett died during a botched execution on Tuesday, minutes after a doctor had called a halt to the procedure, raising more questions about new death penalty...
View ArticleBotched Execution Shows Perils of Lethal Injection Drug Shortage
The first in a series of two planned executions devolved into chaos in Oklahoma on Tuesday night, when the lethal injection administered to death row prisoner Clayton D. Lockett did not go smoothly as...
View ArticleBlame It on the Weather: U.S. Economy Barely Grew in Q1
(Reuters) - The U.S. economy barely grew in the first quarter as exports tumbled and businesses accumulated stocks at the slowest pace in nearly a year, but activity already appears to be bouncing...
View ArticleGovernment Lost $11.2 Billion on GM Bailout
(Reuters) - The U.S. government lost $11.2 billion on its bailout of General Motors Co (GM.N), more than the $10.3 billion the Treasury Department estimated when it sold its remaining GM shares in...
View ArticleSenate Republicans Stop Obama Bid to Hike Minimum Wage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked one of President Barack Obama's top legislative priorities, a bill to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in five...
View ArticleSoutheast Faces Flooding After Being Battered by Deadly Tornadoes
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Severe floods in Florida's Panhandle and coastal Alabama deluged roads and engulfed homes and cars on Wednesday, the latest mayhem created by a tornado-packing storm...
View ArticleClub Drug Ketamine Might Hold the Key to Treating Depression Overnight
A new, fast-acting antidepressant that works like the infamous club drug ketamine could elevate mood in just 24 hours, researchers say. Though the drug is still in the early stages of development (to...
View ArticleToday in Tabs: Agnus Dei et Tabs Aeterna
PROTIP: shoot him again, his soul is still dancing— wolf pupy (@wolfpupy) April 30, 2014I find the idea of death comforting. Yes, it hurts when someone you love dies, but I'm talking about the fact of...
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