FACT CHECK: Does Joe Biden Love Ice Cream?
During an otherwise routine tour promoting the new federal overtime rule, Joe Biden made an audacious claim on Wednesday while visiting an Ohio ice cream company.
Which Candidate's Campaign Spends the Most Money on Pizza: An Investigation
There is nothing more American than pizza, a dish we stole from another culture, claimed as our own, and have argued about ever since. It’s deeply American in other ways, too; fatty, mostly cheap, and occasionally exceptional. So of course, it’s a clear favorite when it comes time for our presidential candidates to…
Who Is Pasadena's Legendary Acid Jazz Car Flautist?
On Sunday, Reddit user SeagoatCM uploaded a video simply titled “The legend” showing a man performing an animated recorder breakdown to Z.Z. Top’s “La Grange” while simultaneously navigating L.A. traffic.
Reporter Says Subway Jared Talked About Middle School Girls Being "Hot"
A former journalist tells ABC she alerted the FBI after Jared Fogle—the now-suspended face of Subway—made a series of inappropriate, unsettling comments about young girls. http://gawker.com/report-agents-…
NY Times Investigation Confirms Marco Rubio Is From Miami
The news broke in time for South Floridians to read it on their phones while stopped for a frigging accident on the frigging Golden Glades just a couple frigging blocks from work. Marco Rubio, their senator and beige Buick-steering soulmate, is as shitty a driver as them. His wife is even worse:
Federal Inquiry Finds Joan Rivers' Doctors Made Series of Serious Errors
A federal investigation revealed that the doctors who operated on Joan Rivers made several egregious mistakes during the surgery that ultimately ended her life.
Woman Says High-Profile Lawyer Raped Her After a Party for Al Sharpton
A prominent New York attorney is under investigation after he allegedly raped a woman he met at Rev. Al Sharpton's birthday party last week.
Justice Department to Launch Civil Rights Investigation of Ferguson PD
Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to launch a broad civil rights investigation into the Ferguson, Mo. police department this week, the Washington Post reports. The probe is expected to determine "whether the department employed policies and practices that resulted in a pattern of civil rights violations," and…
International Monetary Fund Chief Being Investigated in Fraud Case
International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde has been placed under investigation by French magistrates for her alleged role in a long-running fraud case involving the former owner of Adidas. She has described the investigation as "totally unfounded" and plans to appeal the decision.
British Government to Investigate Decades of Child Abuse Allegations
British Home Secretary Theresa May announced Monday a massive investigation into decades of sexual abuse allegations brought against government officials and how those allegations were handled (or weren't). The investigation, May said, will extend to health providers, religious groups, and the BBC.
Conservative Money Front Is Behind Princeton's "White Privilege" Guy
In all the furor over Tal Fortgang—the privileged white Princeton freshman who wrote so passionately about how he's not a privileged white guy—no one, not even the New York Times, noted that his post was made possible by a conservative group that bankrolls and grooms college kids for right-wing leadership.
40 Sick Vets Died While Languishing on a "Secret" V.A. Waiting List
Administrators at the Department of Veterans Affairs' hospital in Phoenix used an off-the-books paper system to hide a backlog of thousands of sick veterans who needed health care, and at least 40 vets died while waiting for the facility to take them.
Who Has More Hair, Prince George or Prince William? An Investigation
Prince William and his son Prince George have many things in common: a patriotic duty to the nation of their birth; an intimate working knowledge of Kate Middleton's breasts; a high risk of hemophilia. Between them, they also have enough hair to cover the head of one human male.
Meet the Weird Christian Content Mill Behind Newsweek's New Owners
Last year, when it was announced that International Business Times had bought the shrinking Newsweek brand, some media organizations started asking questions about IBT's connection to a shady Korean-born Christian minister. Now we have some new, weird info on that connection.
Animal Planet Cages Sick "Wild" Coyote to Make its Stupid Fake Show
Call of the Wildman is a popular show about a wild-critter trapper on Animal Planet. It's also totally fake, with animals trucked-in and treated brutally. And Mother Jones, the magazine that first exposed Wildman's dark side, has new photo evidence that it screwed with some poor caged coyote for ratings.
Your Favorite Animal Planet Show Is Fake and Super-Abusive to Animals
Call of the Wildman, Animal Planet's blockbuster chronicle of a wildlife trapper, is one helluva romp. It's also a drama-staging, zebra-drugging, wallaby-kidnapping, raccoon- and bat-killing crock of shit, according to a disturbing new in-depth investigation by Mother Jones.
Here Is Your Bible of Privatization Horror Stories
Government sucks. Why doesn't it run more like business? Why don't we let business run more of the government? The good news is: We already do. The bad news is: Business sucks worse.
Michele Bachmann Faces Campaign Ethics Investigation as Former Staffers Lash Out
The Daily Beast broke a fairly damning story Monday morning about Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann. The report reveals that federal investigators working on behalf of the Office of Congressional Ethics are investigating the congresswoman's campaign about potential intentional finance violations. According to…
LAPD Apologizes to Notorious B.I.G.'s Family for Releasing Autopsy Report
On Friday, the Los Angeles Police Department released the Notorious B.I.G.'s autopsy report, more than 15 years after the rapper's murder. But, in keeping with their thus far stellar work on the case, they failed to first notify Biggie's family. Now, of course, they've apologized for the incident, blaming an…
Penn State Report Summary: Everyone Pretending They Didn't Know Actually Knew
If you don't have time to review the full 267-page internal investigation of the Penn State scandal, here's the gist: Everyone knew. Former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno knew. Former Penn State University president Graham Spanier knew. Former Penn State University vice president Gary Schultz knew. Penn…
