Some are dubbing the scandal “bribe-gate,” and one representative has already raised the specter of an “impeachable offense.”
Nine-Year-Old Wins Doodle-4-Google Title
Nine-year-old Makenzie Melton from El Dorado Springs, Missouri, was chosen as the national winner of this year’s Doodle 4 Google contest. Melton’s doodle beat out more than 33,000 submissions for this year’s contest themed, “If I …
TIME’s Q&A With Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
In the aftermath of yesterday’s sweeping privacy changes, I talked with Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg about why the company saw the need to revise settings — and the lessons learned going forward.
Sack Tapping “Game” Costs 14-Year-Old a Testicle
Alright kids, we need to talk. Please take my advice: Stop watching stupid things on YouTube and then trying them at home.
The 50 Worst Inventions of All Time
From the zany to the dangerous to the just plain dumb, TIME looks back at some of the world’s bright ideas that just didn’t work out. (via TIME.com)
Has the ‘Top Kill’ Attempt Stopped the Gulf Oil Leak? Maybe
Updated on May 27, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. ET
Report: Official BP Twitter Account Gets Hacked
Satire, meet reality. Someone nefarious gained brief access to BP’s official U.S. Twitter account and used their posting power to reference a satirical BP feed. Confused? Let’s sort this one out.
Kingston Death Count Rises, Morgues Fill
As a siege intended to capture an elusive alleged drug kingpin continues in the slums near the Jamaican capitol city of Kingston, morticians are saying the body count is running so dangerously high that they may run out of space …
Quotes: Crystal Bowersox on Losing American Idol
“We both win. It’s not win or lose; it’s winner and non-winner. Both of us are going to have very successful careers, and we’re going to be friends for a long time.”
— CRYSTAL BOWERSOX, American Idol runner-up, on winner Lee …
Before and After: 50 Cent’s Shocking Weight Loss
Apparently 50 Cent is taking this acting thing seriously. Seriously enough that he’s dropped 54 pounds for an upcoming role. See pictures of the transformation.
Meet the First Person ‘Infected’ By a Computer Virus
It may sound like something out of the next sci-fi thriller, but it appears humans and computers are now merging after a British scientist became the world’s first person to be infected with a computer virus.
Another Worker Suicide at iPod Plant
After opening its Chinese plant up yesterday to reporters, Foxconn, the Taiwanese company contracted by Apple to produce iPods and iPhones, announced what is apparently another worker suicide. The death, the company’s 12th this …