He survived an attack on his life in Bogota while investigating drug lords, now he is facing his biggest enemy - Wall Street Bankers. Mr. Barofsky is the only investigator backed by federal agents who carry guns and badges and, if necessary, can break the locks off file cabinets. picked by equinox 2 months ago

An Irish atheist group has published a set of quotations from the words of Jesus, Mohammed, Mark Twain, Salman Rushdie and others, in an attempt to challenge a blasphemy law (now a crime punishable by a $35,800 fine) that went into effect on New Year's Day. picked by equinox 3 months ago

Yes, it will be hard this year for you, the Disgraced Public Figure, to send a holiday greetings letter. But it may just show your friends and family that no matter what you allegedly did, things are actually still "normal." picked by equinox 3 months ago

Ms Barrow was found with a plastic bag tied around her head in her bed at the Brandon Woods nursing home. The women had been sharing a room for about a year when the death occurred. Were the accused to appear in court, she would be one of the oldest people, if not the oldest, ever to face a murder charge in the US, picked by equinox 3 months ago

CBS promotions staff apparently thought that two mashups of the iconic cartoon character spliced to look as if he were uttering adult lines from "How I Met Your Mother" and "Two and a Half Men" were just harmless fun. Not everyone thinks its funny. picked by equinox 3 months ago

Unclear on the concept. picked by equinox 4 months ago

Roxy the basset hound cost her owners a fearful night and $2500 in vet bills after eating more than 130 nails. Slide show picked by equinox 4 months ago

The planned launch of a new energy drink called Cocaine has been halted by a court ruling before the product had a chance to hit the shelves in Sweden. Apparently it has the caffeine equivalent of 8 cups of coffee. picked by equinox 4 months ago

A man has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for witchcraft because he makes predictions on television. The case is causing outrage among human rights campaigners. The Lebanese citizen was only visiting Saudi Arabia on pilgrimage when he was arrested in Medina last year. picked by equinox 4 months ago

China has executed two people for their role in a scandal involving tainted milk powder that resulted in six children dying, officials have said. More than 300,000 other infants were made ill from milk powder contaminated with melamine, an industrial chemical. picked by equinox 4 months ago

Dispatchers in Yukon, OK listened in disbelief as two men spoke casually in the background after an accidental 911. "They were talking in detail about drug deals." Police decided to pay a visit and found Xanax, Hydrocondone, Oxycontin, Ecstasy and marijuana. Rough estimates put the value of the drugs at $20,000, but the story Yukon officers now have is priceless. picked by equinox 4 months ago

Billed as the world’s largest animal sacrifice fair, the event is expected to attract about five million Hindus. Despite protest from several quarters, the Nepal government has refused to intervene in the religious custom meant to appease Goddess Gadhimai where nearly 500,000 animals, including buffaloes, goats, ducks, roosters and pigeons will be sacrificed. picked by equinox 4 months ago

This week Stockton, Utah has a new mayor after the incumbent, Dan Rydalch, stripped a police officer of his badge and suspended him without pay for ticketing his son. When the mayor appointed himself head and sole member of the investigation into wrongdoing in the matter the town council met and reinstated the officer and his back pay. Classic! picked by equinox 4 months ago

'Inclement': A model poses with realistic lightening flashes painted on her body and face. Craig Tracy's body paintings, slightly NSFW. picked by equinox 4 months ago

Carl Sagan died in 1996, but his ideas and passion for science and exploration live on. Friends and colleagues have created the first celebration of his life, hoping it will become an annual event. Speakers include Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy and James Randi, viewings of Cosmos and sky watching. Live USTREAM coverage all day.
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known" picked by equinox 4 months ago

A bird dropping a piece of bread on a section of the LHC particle accelerator has shut down the whole operation. With freak accidents piling up at CERN, the idea of time traveling particles returning from the future to prevent their own discovery seems less like a sci-fi joke today. *Of course it could just be Zaphod Beeblebrox refueling the infinite improbability drive of the Heart of Gold. picked by equinox 4 months ago

'They have been playing this game since Freya was a pup,' said farmer Jurgen Schmidt, 52. 'They chase each other around each day and none of them has ever been harmed.' And, despite the advantage of long legs, Asti has never managed to nip the seven-year-old farm dog. 'Freya can change her direction so very quickly, Asti runs out of luck each time,' picked by equinox 5 months ago

Each year, dozens have run down the streets of Boulder, CO wearing only shoes and a hollowed-out pumpkin on their heads. Not this year. Police threatened participants this year with indecent exposure charges. Or maybe it was the foot of snow that fell.. Either way.. picked by equinox 5 months ago

Caught in the act, a homeless Texarkana man has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor bestiality charge involving a horse. picked by equinox 5 months ago

They are doomed to extinction and these pictures prove it. Absolutely NSFW, unless you are one of these geeks, in which case you won't even notice. picked by equinox 5 months ago

The Witch Head Nebula
*Happy Halloween* picked by equinox 5 months ago

The Mayans didn't predict the end of the world in 2012, and they clearly didn't predict whatever catastrophe submerged their sacred city thousands of years ago. Now divers are exploring Samabaj, an ancient paradise now sunk below the surface of a secret Guatemalan lake. picked by equinox 5 months ago

The man who made $7 billion in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme, Jeffry Picower, was found dead in his Palm Beach, Fla., swimming pool Sunday. picked by equinox 5 months ago

talapz, a LEGO wizard, has created a pop-up version of the Kinkaku-ji Zen Buddist temple in Kyoto, Japan. picked by equinox 5 months ago

It looks like something played by the alien musicians in the bar in Star Wars. It can be made to sound like it too. This is the Eigenharp - described by its developers as "the most expressive electronic musical instrument ever made". picked by equinox 5 months ago