ORLANDO, Fla. – Officials said at least eight people were hurt in a shooting at a downtown office building Friday and a gunman was on the loose.

People streamed out of the high-rise building around lunchtime and some told local television stations they had barricaded themselves inside their offices

Just what is the world coming to?

Edit: 1 Fatality, 5 injured... The shooter surrendered picked by soreen 1 day ago

Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office tells THE WEEKLY STANDARD that the speaker will not allow the final language of the health care to be posted online for 72 hours before bringing the bill to a vote on the House floor, despite her September 24 statement that she was "absolutely" committed to doing so. picked by shuallyo 1 day ago

But instead of a somber chief executive offering reassuring words and expressions of sympathy and compassion, viewers saw a wildly disconnected and inappropriately light president making introductory remarks. At the event, a Tribal Nations Conference hosted by the Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian affairs, the president thanked various staffers and offered a "shout-out" to "... read full post picked by shuallyo 1 day ago

At least that is what one teacher in Texas is claiming and who is actually getting her day in court claiming that fingerprinting her as a requirement for employment is a violation of her religious rights. picked by 2manyusernames 1 day ago

A bird dropping a piece of bread on a section of the LHC particle accelerator has shut down the whole operation. With freak accidents piling up at CERN, the idea of time traveling particles returning from the future to prevent their own discovery seems less like a sci-fi joke today. *Of course it could just be Zaphod Beeblebrox refueling the infinite improbability drive of the Heart of Gold. picked by equinox 1 day ago

The federal long-gun registry moved a step closer to being abolished as MPs voted Wednesday in the House of Commons to scrap the controversial program. picked by chinook 1 day ago

Quote from driver: "So help me Hanna, had I hit that elephant, not swerved, it would have knocked it off its legs, and it would have landed right on top of us," he said. "We'd have been history." picked by MandolinOrange 1 day ago

A 1-year-old girl is back with her mother a year after the Mexico City doctors who delivered her allegedly sold her to another woman. picked by MandolinOrange 1 day ago

As technology develops at an alarming rate and gadgets become more and more energy-sapping by the week, the need for more powerful batteries with which to feed modern, portable electronics is greater than ever. picked by iamamaniac 1 day ago

Prior to being married they always used protection. After getting married Juie Boyde found that she was severely allergic to her husband, Mike's sperm. Contact with his sperm would cause a burning sensation and even blisters. Women, this is why making your man grilled cheese sandwiches early in the relationship is so important. picked by 2manyusernames 1 day ago

Oh the webs we weave. picked by JoshSF49 2 days ago

Just as America settled into a laissez faire consensus on office sex, some new confessions out of Fort Letterman have appeared to remind us of why we're all against the bosses-sleeping-with-their-employees thing in the first place. picked by Bornbad 2 days ago

About 75% of Americans eligible as military recruits couldn't serve if they wanted to. picked by Bornbad 2 days ago

The incendiary missiles explode on impact – sometimes in the faces of their targets. Pyromaniacs take note. If you love fire – and fireworks or trick or treat are too tame for your taste buds – you’ll be blown away by the Bolas de Fuego festival in El Salvador. picked by Bornbad 2 days ago

Tim Lincecum, star pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, is facing charges of misdemeanor possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia use after being stopped for speeding on I-5 last week. picked by Bornbad 2 days ago

An old Irish proverb says:

You build a dozen roads, but do they call you Connor the road-builder? No. You sire six wonderful sons, but do they call you Connor the child-rearer? No. But you f**k one sheep... picked by Bornbad 2 days ago

What can't Yankees manager Joe Girardi do? First, there's manage the Yankees to their 27th World Series win. But after the win, when driving home on the Cross County Parkway, he stopped to help a driver who crashed into a wall!

*This is right near where I live. It's a really dangerous stretch of parkway* picked by suebe 2 days ago

Shooter at the Army post, thought to have died actually survived and is in custody.

Ugh

edited for information update picked by Moe 2 days ago

"iPhone users find cool gadgets more attractive than college degrees, frequently watch "adult material" on their phones, and have no qualms texting or emailing a break up, reports a new study from Retrevo." picked by gammerus 2 days ago

"A year after taxpayers forked over $700 billion to help rescue the biggest names in banking, insurance and the automotive industry, those same institutions are using portions of the cash to influence legislation with a direct impact on taxpayers." picked by gammerus 2 days ago

Lets hope the next swarm aren't Dirty Sanchez-ers. picked by blurmore 2 days ago

Cherry Currin, a member of the The Dazzle Dancers who goes by the stage-name Cherry Dazzle, has had trouble with Facebook in the past over risque photos; she's previously received warnings about a photo of herself backflipping out of the vagina of a giant female statue, and then again for an image of her breasts covered in flame-shaped pasties. But it wasn't until Cherry got pregnant that Facebook... read full post picked by suebe 2 days ago

DESREE JENNINGS is a woman “convinced that a flu shot given to her has lead to a rare disorder which means she can only walk backwards”. Video in article.
I couldn't find more reputable sources for this, and it's not really about the flu, but the predicament itself is heartwrenching. picked by blindworld 3 days ago

That secret was that he sodomised him. Then when the toddler cried and threatened to tell his mum he drew a bath of water and drowned him.

Words fail me picked by Dontgivethedogchoccy 3 days ago

In a testament to the good in everyone and a heartening insight into human nature a guard was saved by the very men he's guarding from a brutal attack

Video of the incident in article picked by Dontgivethedogchoccy 3 days ago