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A Colorado Man Is Claiming He Killed His Wife Because He Went Crazy on Weed Edibles
Richard Kirk's attorneys say he should be found not guilty of first-degree murder because he having TCH-induced hallucinations when he shot his wife.
The Politician Who Spent Taxpayer Money on His 'Downton Abbey'–Themed Office Just Resigned
Aaron Schock abruptly left Congress just hours after Politico asked him about his finances. Here's a look back at his spending habits.
The Secret Service Is Still Drunk and Dysfunctional
News just broke that a pair of drunken agents drove over a package that was suspected to be a bomb—which is just the latest in a long string of scandals.
How Mohamedou Ould Slahi Became a Suspected Terrorist, Then a Best-Selling Author
His story, steeped in unknowable complexity and murky details, is perhaps the perfect parable of the post-9/11 era.
Cry-Baby of the Week: Some People Got Mad Because They Were Sent an Invoice for Missing a Party
Also this week: A guy was issued a ticket for eating while driving.
This Poop Painting of Mark Zuckerberg Is the Digital Era’s 'Piss Christ'
The street artist KATSU says he crafted his own feces into a portrait of the Facebook CEO, and the work is on display at a New York art gallery.
American Conservatives Are Using the Paris Shooting to Call for More War on Terror
In the wake of the attack, leading Republicans bashed Prsident Obama for being soft on national security.
How the Westboro Baptist Church Might Unwittingly Help the Pro-Marijuana Movement
By becoming the face of homophobia, the WBC inadvertently helped make being anti-gay look terrible. Now that they are protesting pro-pot legislation, could they hurt the anti-marijuana cause?
Foie Gras Is Now Legal in California Again
Criticizing foie gras is easy, since it's fancy-people food that also tastes like cat food.
This Guy Allegedly Threw His Five-Year-Old Daughter off a Bridge in Florida
The girl's dead body was recovered an hour and a half later.
Meet the Insurgents on the Front Line of America’s Fracking War
Activists from rural Pennsylvania to Washington, DC are monitoring drilling activity, organizing communities, and getting themselves arrested in an effort to stop companies from pulling natural gas out of the ground.
Photos from Last Night's 'Charlie Hebdo' Solidarity Protest in Union Square
New Yorkers ignored the cold to show their support for the dozen victims of Europe's worst terrorist attack in years.