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Twelve years ago, Portugal eliminated criminal penalties for drug users. Since then, those caught with small amounts of marijuana, cocaine or heroin go unindicted and possession is a misdemeanor on par with illegal parking. Experts are pleased with the results.
This should be an interesting discussion.
Ain't nobody got time fo....KAPOOYAH!
In 1978, Soviet geologists prospecting in the wilds of Siberia discovered a family of six, lost in the taiga.
Not only did the news break today that the Walt Disney Company has acquired Lucasfilm Ltd. for $4.05 billion, but the studio press release also announces that a Star Wars: Episode VII feature film is targeted for a 2015 release! Yes, 2015 will give us The Avengers 2, Justice League of America and now a new Star Wars movie!
Oh, hell no.
NBC News has put together 99 pictures of the flooding and evacuations. And Mashable shows Seven Fake Sandy Photos that are making their way around social media.
HuffPo has some pretty maps charting the expected path of Hurricane Sandy.
It's like he doesn't even think about what he says before he says it.
Sometimes it takes a whole town to fight back bullying.
Scientific American has put together their own side-by-side display of Romney and Obama's answers to the top 14 scientific issues in America.
Here's a gallery of some of the rioting taking place in China over Japan's recent sale of the Senkaku (or Diaoyu, depending on which country you're in) islands. If you're unfamiliar and want a quick overview BBC can help.
The news outlets are giving this all the coverage it needs. This link is the audio from the local Fire Department radio during the entire event.
Update: Police radio here.
Mark Johnson, a Cleveland weatherman, tries to get through his weather segment without bringing up the NBA Finals.
North Koreans are really going to miss ol' Kim Jong Il.
The way helicopters tear themselves apart during a crash is kind of terrifying.
Update: Here's a better video. Thanks, hankins.
Charlie Brooker on the news. Deadpan satire, perfectly done.
Norway came under deadly attack Friday with a massive bombing in the heart of its power center and a shooting at the ruling party's youth camp outside the capital.
Apparently, not many people do. (Language NSFW.)
If you laugh at this, I'm pretty sure you're going to hell (however there is a nice little get out of jail free card at the bottom).
All indications are that the US president is about to announce that Bin Laden has been killed.
Frank W. Buckles, the last known surviving American WWI veteran, has passed away.
An old news report from 1981 on the future of newspapers on the internet.
Oklahoma is near and dear to many of us, but screw this. I'll keep living elsewhere.
Thousands of people voted online to name the new city-county building in his honor. But that probably won't happen.
Mohan Srivastava gives Wired a step by step walk through of how he broke a Canadian scratch lottery ticket algorithm.
In case you haven't heard, Taco Bell's "taco meat filling" is only made from 15% protein. Not shocked.
Despite owner Anna Esposito's protestations that a mistake has been made and a letter stating that Sal Esposito was 'unable to speak and understand English', a jury commissioner has ruled that Sal must attend the court for his assigned jury duty.
Author and Yale law professor Amy Chua has caused an uproar with her parenting style. Her advice? You have to call your kids garbage.
The recently passed Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act offers some positive steps to improve how our children eat in schools. But in trying to make schools nutritional oases, public health officials have unwittingly unleashed the black market genie ready and able to fill the void left by departing sodas and snacks.
This time the disclaimer is going up front:
I try to avoid posting politically themed items on the Front Page because the discussions usually spiral into flames and trolling. Please don't let that happen.
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was hosting her first "Congress on Your Corner" at a Safeway supermarket in northwest Tucson when she and at least 12 people were shot. Gifford was on Sarah Palin's political hit list that was posted on SarahPAC.com, complete with "crosshairs" on the identified targets' locations, for her support of healthcare reform.
This is reportedly the YouTube channel of the alleged gunman.
Update: A lot more up to date info here.
For the first time, a man has been declared officially cured of HIV. The remedy may nearly have killed him, but it opens a door—just a crack—to hope that we may someday kill off the scourge for good.
