New York City Police and FBI are seen at the scene of a shooting near the Empire State Building in New York, August 24, 2012. Two people were killed and at least eight were wounded.
Tragedy Strikes Midtown: A disgruntled employee shot and killed a former co-worker near New York’s Empire State Building and then died in a shootout with police, prompting an NYPD lockdown and wall-to-wall media coverage. (TIME.com)
Kickass Dad Award: Karl Kesel, a writer at D.C. Comics, is selling his collection of vintage comic books to pay for the care of the baby he’d just adopted from heroin-addicted parents. (The Daily Wh.at)
Where Are They Now? BuzzFeed tracks down the remaining members of The Mighty Ducks. (BuzzFeed)
It’s Happy Hour Somewhere: The 10 genius ideas people have had in bars (Mental Floss)
What Are These People Wearing? Attention, cast members of Big Brother: It’s a reality show. People can see you. (GoFugYourself)
Where Am I? A drowsy French woman apparently fell asleep on a plane, missed her stop and ended up in Pakistan (Divanee)
Remember When? Lance Armstrong has been banned from cycling for life and stripped of his 7 Tour de France wins over allegations of doping. Here’s the cyclist in 2007 talking about what he’d do to fight drugs in sports. (YouTube)