Natural disasters and pop music had Facebook users talking, but this year: Get ready for a vocabulary lesson.
Another Asylum Horror: Wooden Boat Capsizes Off Christmas Island
A wooden boat packed with asylum seekers hit jagged rocks off Australia today, dumping men, women and children into rough seas.
Baby, Baby Please! Woman Sues Ex-Fiance for $100K in Wedding Costs
Message to awaiting bridegrooms who may be getting cold feet: think twice or you might wind up in court.
Michael Moore Offers to Bail Out Julian Assange
Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore has a reputation for being a rabble-rouser. So it’s not surprising that he would go out of his way to support one of his kind.
Tracking Facebook Friendships Creates a Stunning Global Map
Paul Butler, a Facebook engineering intern, transformed social data into a stunningly beautiful visual that outlines the geographical borders of Facebook friendships.
Scientists Find Clues Behind the Mystery of Amelia Earhart’s Disappearance
A tiny sliver of bone found on an island off the South Pacific may finally solve the riddle of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance 73 years ago.
Reading While Eating for December 14: It’s a Jolly Holiday with Snooki
Tuesday’s links go Gaga.
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Granted Bail in London
After being held for a week in a British prison cell, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was freed on bail Tuesday at a court appearance in London where he sought to fight his extradition to Sweden in an alleged sex-crimes …
FIFA’s Blatter Causes Qatar World Cup Gay Controversy
If ever there was a time for soccer’s main man to keep the funnies to himself, it would be now.
G’Day: Oprah Winfrey Takes Australia By Storm
It truly is Oprah’s world. We all just happen to live in it.
Japanese PM: We Will Recover Iwo Jima’s Fallen
Naoto Kan became the second Japanese prime minister to visit the iconic World War II battlefield of Iwo Jima Tuesday. He came to pay his respects to the more than 21,000 Japanese soldiers who lost their lives on the Pacific …
Death By Icicle? Falling Ice Causes Record Number of Injuries in St. Petersburg
First snow causes the Metrodome’s roof to collapse and now more people than ever are being killed by icicles. It’s official. Winter is the worst.