Oregon State Football’s Fred Thompson drops dead at 19
Oregon State defensive tackle Fred Thompson died Wednesday night after he collapsed while playing basketball at a campus recreation center.
Chinese soup accounts for disappearance of 90% of world’s sharks
As Juliet Eilperin reports in her dismaying new book, “Demon Fish,” more than 73 million sharks are killed each year by fishermen who hack off their fins to sell as a coveted ingredient for soup. Read more here.
Pearl Harbor Japanese Admiral Urged Japan NOT to war with U.S.
Tora! Tora! Tora! This was the Japanese war cry that was the proverbial shot heard around the world, as, on December 7, 1941, the Japanese empire attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Detroit Lions’ Ndamukong Suh crashes car into tree
Tough guy Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh banged up his car in a most spectacular fashion in downtown Portland, Oregon, a little after 1 am this morning.
10 Most Racist Television Moments (Video)
People say things without considering the consequences, or, in the alternative, they may think their words carry little significance in the changing fortunes of time.
Vatican guilty of crimes against humanity
The Catholics love the kids, especially the Catholic clergy, as evidenced by the thousands of complaints filed in the 21st Century alone. Priests are still molesting little boys, and from time to time little girls.
What time and where is tonight’s Republican debate?
Tonight’s debate promises to be a doozy with new frontrunner Newt Gingrich expected to be pummeled by his fellow candidates.
Brits killing and maiming pets?
England is one of the most pet loving countries in the world, with strict animal protection laws, and an entire society geared to loving and respecting pets, until the economy went bad apparently.
Penn State Child Molestations: How many really knew?
As with most crimes there are invariably more witnesses than meets the eye, and the vicious child molestations by Jerry Sandusky are no exception.
What time is tonight’s baseball game?
I don’t want to have to worry through a complicated schedule. What time is tonight’s ball game between the Cards and Texas?
College prof. target of stuttering student
Elizabeth Snyder says she did nothing wrong by refusing to call on a stuttering student, calling herself the “victim of a character assassination.” Read this controversial story here.
Feds wage war on medical marijuana ads
What do Barack Obama and Warren Harding have in common: Prohibition. Read more here.
Bust the bankers not the protesters
The big banks’ financial maneuvers brought our economy to the brink of collapse, but you don’t see any bankers behind bars.
CNN’s Burnett mocks “Occupy Wall Street” protesters
CNN anchor Erin Burnett mocked the “Occupy Wall Street” protest during the “Seriously!?” segment of her show, which debuted on Monday.