Vets With PTSD Should Be Exempt From Death Penalty, Legal Experts Say
On January 12, 1998, Andrew Brannan was driving his truck at 98 miles an hour on a country road near his Dublin, Georgia, home when he was pulled over by…
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Best Teen Tweets Of The Week! (1/30/15)
Every week, we round up the best 140-character quips and insights from our esteemed blogging team — and other equally awesome teen tweeters. Scroll down to read the latest batch…
Outsider Artist Paul Laffoley Illustrates The End Of The Universe
The Outsider Art Fair is coming to New York on January 29, bringing 50 international galleries of folk, self-taught, and outsider art to Center 548 for four glorious days. The…
January was a terrible month for stocks
The one exception was 2008, but that was the year of the financial crisis. “In an effort to note something positive we can say that while the index is down…
WHO: New Ebola cases drop to lowest level in 7 months
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone had a combined total of 99 new cases for the week to January 25, the WHO said. – CN’s Debra Goldschmidt contributed to this report.
Amazon stock soars after earnings beat
Amazon is no stranger to red ink. It routinely posts quarterly losses or declining profits despite generating billions of dollars in sales. The company’s strategy is to make long-term investments…
Indonesian Cleric Calls Selfies A Sin. Muslim Youth Respond With More Selfies.
After a popular Muslim cleric declared selfies a sin, young Indonesians decided to take matters into their own hands — by striking a pose and continuing to snap. Felix Siauw,…
Self-Taught Artist Christine Sefolosha Explores Where The Wild Things Are
The Outsider Art Fair is coming to New York on January 29, bringing 50 international galleries of folk, self-taught, and outsider art to Center 548 for four glorious days. The…
Hilary Duff Wears Short Shorts And A Sweater For Shopping Trip
January wardrobe requirements are a bit more lenient in California, and Hilary Duff made the most of the mild temperatures in a pair of short shorts during a recent shopping…
Teens Take To Twitter In Response To Underwhelming #Snowmageddon
After hunkering down for what became known as the “snowpocalypse” and “snowmageddon,” many cities awoke to disappointment and a few inches of snow on the ground. Underwhelming? More like snow-verated….
How To Ruin A Wedding In 5 Words
On Monday night, TV host Chris Hardwick and his @Midnight team got the hashtag #RuinAWeddingIn5Words trending on Twitter. There were many thousands of responses (and way too many involving the…
Here’s Who Won The Blizzard Of 2015
Despite travel bans and city slowdowns brought on by Winter Storm Juno, these people (and a dog!) below made snow cones out of snow. From a snowplower doing donuts to…
13 Photos (And One Tweet) That Show How Underwhelming NYC’s Snow Storm Was
It was supposed to be “very fast and very hard,” “worse than we have ever seen before,” “potentially historic,” and generally terrifying. For the public’s safety, New York City shut…
Classic Folklore Meets Personal Mythology In The Work Of Outsider Artist Andrew Frieder
The Outsider Art Fair is coming to New York on January 29, bringing 47 international galleries of folk, self-taught, and outsider art to Center 548 for four glorious days. The…
6 Michigan Fraternities, Sororities Suspended For Ski Resort Vandalism
Six University of Michigan Greek organizations are now suspended due to their involvement in vandalism of two ski resorts, the school confirmed this weekend. The fraternities Sigma Alpha Mu, Pi…
White Clergy Spark Debate By Telling Cops #UseMeInstead For Target Practice
A group of clergy members wanted to change the conversation when they heard that a Florida police department was using mug shots of young black men as targets for shooting…
East Coast Snow Storm Snarls Travel Across Northeast And New England
More than 35 million people along the Philadelphia-to-Boston corridor rushed to get home and settle in Monday as a fearsome storm swirled in with the potential for hurricane-force winds and…
FlightAware’s Misery Map Is Maybe The Best Way To Understand Snowstorm Juno
By now you’re likely familiar with the “top-five historic storm” that’s currently pounding the northeastern United States. The storm has created a massive travel nightmare, with thousands of flights delayed…
Here Are All The Other Times New York City Has Been ‘Crippled’ By Snow
Winter storm Juno could rank among New York City’s biggest snowstorms, with forecasts predicting 18-24 inches of snow. The “crippling and potentially historic” nor’easter will move into the city late…
Everybody’s Making Fun Of New York’s Freak Out Over Snow
The northeastern U.S. is awaiting “Winter Storm Juno” with baited breath and terrified tweets. New York City is expecting two feet of snow over the next two days, in what…
Enter The World Of Outsider Artist Aurie Ramirez, Psychedelic Jokers And All
The Outsider Art Fair is coming to New York on January 29, bringing 47 international galleries of folk, self-taught, and outsider art to Center 548 for four glorious days. The…
The Vatican Switches to Balloons for Peace
VATICAN CITY — Balloons, not doves, were released as a gesture of peace on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, a year after an attack by a gull and a crow…
Rosamund Pike Is Certainly Amazing At The SAG Awards
www.justjared.com: Rosamund Pike has another stunning red carpet look at the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday (January 25) in Los Angeles.
This Week In Pictures: Faith In Practice Around The World, January 18 to 24
Humans express their faith in a multitude of ways. These photos capture the incredible diversity within faith practices that happen in our world in the span of just one week….
Best Tweets: What Women Said On Twitter This Week
There wasn’t much to laugh about this week after the House of Representatives passed an anti-abortion bill on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Thursday. But Jessica Misener lightened…
Spain: 4 arrested on suspicion of planning terror attacks
Their suspected cell had “many similarities” with the terrorists behind the January 7 massacre at the Paris offices of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine, the minister said. Twelve people were…
#CurlPower Hashtag Encourages Women To Put Down The Flat Iron & Embrace Their Curly Hair
Earlier this week, Dove debuted a video entitled “Love Your Curls.” The heart-warming campaign inspires young girls to be confident and proud of their natural hair, which ultimately sparked the…
Second record box office weekend for ‘American Sniper’
Movies make most of their money Fridays through Sundays. In its opening weekend, including the Martin Luther King Day holiday on Monday, “Sniper” made $105 million, setting a new record…
Funniest Parenting Tweets: What Moms And Dads Said On Twitter This Week
Kids may say the darndest things, but parents tweet about them in the funniest ways — so we like to round up the most hilarious 140-character quips from moms and…
Katy Perry Is All About Pink & Purple At Daily Front Row Awards
www.justjared.com: Katy Perry is not afraid of some color while attending The Daily Front Row Fashion Los Angeles Awards Show held at Sunset Tower on Thursday night (January 22) in…