A gunman shot and killed 8 people at a Omaha mall before taking his own life. Others have been wounded, some critically. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

From a pool of about seven billion, those hard-working geniuses at People magazine have managed to find the 100 most beautiful people in the whole wide world. And - get ready for the surprise - almost all of those beautiful people are rich American celebrities. picked by TraumaMamma 7 months ago

Since the Omaha, Nebraska mall shootings last week, every media outlet has been digging into Robert Hawkin's past. Some have been calling the kid emo and suggesting that his emo-ness might be responsible for the incident. Can we all please stop blaming music or TV whenever a horrible tragedy happens? The kid was a psycho, end of story. picked by stanners 2 years ago

Never one to uphold high journalistic standards, The Daily Mail has excelled itself by on the one hand screaming itself hoarse over the dangers of the HPV vaccine and on the other it bellows about the injustice of how this self same vaccine is not available.

EDIT: If the original link is offline try this mirror. picked by pocksucket 8 months ago

Two women are facing fraud charges for staging fake funerals of fake people. They had a plan to collect $1 million from insurance policies on people who didn't exist. If convicted they could face up to 100 years in federal prison. picked by suebe 8 months ago

People Who Don't Know How to Navigate a Four-Way Stop or an Uncontrolled Intersection

Can a lady get a wave, please? Just a courtesy wave. That's all I ask. These people are under the impression that rules do not apply to them. They do not have to wait their turn because they are special. They are probably the worst people on this entire list, and that includes wizards. picked by suebe 8 months ago

Steve Harwood likes to talk to famous people. Famous people are less keen and so retaliate. Luckily on each and every occasion a photographer has been there to capture the exact moment of pugnacity. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

The University of the People is based on the premise that education is crucial to the advancement of individuals and of society at large. There are millions of people around the world, especially in developing countries, who are excluded from higher education for various reasons: some live far away from academic institutions, others cannot afford the admission fee and tuition for the local univers... read full post picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

What the debate demonstrates is that we know almost nothing about the number of innocent people in prison. That is because any effort to estimate it involves extrapolation from just two numbers, neither one satisfactory. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Three suicide bombings killed at least 30 people in Iraq today, mostly policemen, prisoners and tribal leaders, as insurgents launched fresh assaults in the violence-plagued country.ir picked by pjanaway 2 years ago

Here are some selected 20th century celebs who attempted suicide, but managed to turn their lives around. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

As the annual International Whaling Commission meeting stumbles to a close, unable to negotiate a compromise between whaling opponents and people who’ve killed more than 40,000 whales since 1985, scientists say these aquatic mammals are more than mere animals. They might even deserve to be considered people. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago