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Glenn Beck Shames Michele Bachmann For Supporting NSA Spying On Americans (VIDEO)

Jade Walker | July 26, 2013
Glenn Beck went on a rant against Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) on Thursday, blasting the congresswoman's support of the NSA's spying on Americans. On Wednesday evening, conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats joined forces in a rare show of bipartisanship to vote down a proposal from libertarian Republican

Spain Train Crash: Locals Line Up To Donate Blood After Derailment In Santiago De Compostela (PHOTO, VIDEO)

Mohini Kundu | July 27, 2013
Spain is still reeling after Wednesday night's deadly train crash in Santiago de Compostela, but we're finding hope in the incredible way locals have rallied to help survivors. Once news of the crash circulated, residents flocked by the dozens to give blood at local clinics. Early Thursday morning,...

Janet Yellen For Federal Reserve Chairman? Dems Reportedly Send Letter Urging Obama To Pick Her

Ashley Alman | July 26, 2013
A group of Democratic senators have reportedly signed a letter encouraging President Barack Obama to appoint Federal Reserve Board of Governors Vice Chairman Janet Yellen as the next chairman. According to the Wall Street Journal, the endorsement letter does not mention Larry Summers, who has also...

Beth Frisby, Off-Duty Nurse, Finds And Saves Lake Tahoe Plane Crash Victim (VIDEO)

Lindsey Davis | July 25, 2013
When a single-engine plane crashed in Tahoe National Forest on Monday, Beth Frisby was the best possible passerby who could've stumbled onto the scene. An off-duty rescue nurse who was out walking her dog, Frisby is trained to help people in this exact situation. Karen Lefton, 67,

Heather Mallick's Royal Baby Column Is Truly Bizarre

Mohamed Omar | July 26, 2013
Maybe it's Heather, maybe it's Maybelline. Did that sentence not make any sense? Good. Fully suspend any attempt at reason and logic, because your brain is about to be Mallicked. Toronto Star columnist Heather Mallick treated the world (or just Canada) to a salad of words...

Halliburton Pleads Guilty To Destroying Gulf Oil Spill Evidence

Reuters | September 24, 2013
* Third company to plead guilty over Gulf spill * Halliburton to pay $200,000 fine * $55 million to be donated to fish and wildlife group By Jonathan Stempel and Braden Reddall July 25 (Reuters) - Halliburton Co has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence related to the 2010...

TFA On Teacher Layoffs In Chicago: Corps Members Won't Take The Jobs

Rebecca Klein | July 25, 2013
Teach for America wants people to know that its recruits will not replace laid off Chicago Public School teachers. Amid allegations that TFA recruits could replace some of the 1,036 teachers that have recently been laid off due to budgetary shortfalls, the executive director for the group's Chicago...

George Zimmerman speeding, pulled over with gun in car

Cliff Benston | July 31, 2013
Less than a month after being acquitted of murder charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman was reportedly stopped for speeding. Dash-cam footage shows the officer pulling him over in the town of Forney, Texas (about 25 miles from Dallas), according to TMZ. Zimmerman --...

Tricked-out camping trailer comes with rooftop patio

Jin Lee | July 25, 2013
On the outside, it looks like any other camping trailer -- but it's about as far from typical as possible. Steve Clement from Quebec City, Canada, is the owner of the Nomad Airstream, a nearly 40-ft. camping trailer that's being featured on the Travel Channel show 'Mega RV.' Onlookers often...

Amazon Q2 2013: Company Posts Loss, Higher Revenue

Drew Guarini | September 24, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday reported a surprise loss in the second quarter, as higher revenue was not enough to make up for rising operating expenses. The world's largest online retailer has been spending heavily on order fulfillment and digital content rights, which continue to weigh on...

Nick Carter's 'Evil Blessings' Fundraiser Asks For $85,000 To Make A Horror Movie

Madeline Boardman | July 25, 2013
Nick Carter is branching out. The Backstreet Boys member is looking to make his own movie, with the help of a little of your money. The 33-year-old boy bander started an Indiegogo fundraiser this week, looking to raise $85,000 to make a horror movie called "Evil Blessings."...

Former Tony Bosch Associate Porter Fischer: MLB Offered $125,000 For Biogenesis Documents

Chris Greenberg | September 24, 2013
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) -- A former associate of Biogenesis head Tony Bosch said he turned down a $125,000 offer from Major League Baseball for documents said to implicate players in the use of performance-enhancing drugs. In an interview broadcast Thursday on ESPN's "Outside the Lines," Porter Fischer also said an...

Condo From Original Playboy Mansion In Chicago's Gold Coast Listed For $7.85 Million (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Kim Bellware | July 26, 2013
A stunning pre-war condo that was once part of the original Playboy Mansion in Chicago's Gold Coast recently hit the market in pristine condition -- with a $7.85 million price tag. What it lacks in grottos and girls next door it more than makes up for in...

Dovonta Andrews, 11-Year-Old Detroit Boy, Took Bullet To Save 5-Year-Old Friend

Megan Griffo | July 25, 2013
A heroic 11-year-old boy from Detroit is recovering after taking a bullet for his 5-year-old friend. According to WDIV, Dovonta Andrews was on his neighbor's porch with a few other children Tuesday night, when a dispute, allegedly about money, broke out. A man began shooting, and Andrews...

Camu Camu Benefits: 11 Things You Need To Know About The Fruit

Arti Patel | January 23, 2014
Move over, acai: there's a new Brazilian superstar fruit in town. Camu camu is becoming increasingly popular as a health supplement for its supposed antioxidant properties. But is there something to this rain forest fruit or is it just about the hype? This isn't a fruit you'll find on a...

Shailene Woodley Begged John Green For A Role In 'The Fault In Our Stars' (VIDEO)

Ryan Buxton | July 25, 2013
Shailene Woodley's starring role in the upcoming adaptation of "The Fault In Our Stars" is a literal wish come true. The actress has already had a career most performers dream of, starring alongside George Clooney in "The Descendants" and headlining the upcoming movie version of the young adult series "Divergent,"...

New 'Nymphomaniac' Photo Shows Shia LaBeouf And Stacy Martin Engaged In Steamy Sex Scene (NSFW)

Matthew Jacobs | July 26, 2013
Every detail that emerges about Lars von Trier's "Nymphomaniac" seems more salacious than the last, and the latest from the highly anticipated film may top them all: A new photo featuring Shia LaBeouf and Stacy Martin engaged in a heated act of passion marks the most graphic image...

'Enough Said,' James Gandolfini's Last Leading Role, Gets Debut Poster (EXCLUSIVE)

Christopher Rosen | July 26, 2013
"Enough Said," the new Nicole Holofcener film that will debut at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, features the last leading role from James Gandolfini. The late actor -- who passed away on June 19 at the age of 51 -- stars in the romance opposite...

Gretchen Knudsen, Los Angeles Resident, Explains How Her Neighborhood Watch Group Avoided Intrinsic Biases

Lindsay Wilkes-Edrington | July 25, 2013
In areas where crime is common, the neighborhood watch can bring communities together and provide a sense of security. But in the wake of the Zimmerman trial, neighborhood watch groups have been called into question by some. Los Angeles resident Gretchen Knudsen joined HuffPost Live Wednesday to talk...

Persian Gulf Whale Carcass Reportedly Found By Iranian Navy (PHOTOS)

Andres Jauregui | July 26, 2013
No, it's not a publicity stunt for the Middle East opening of "Pacific Rim." That's a big, reportedly stinky carcass discovered by the Iranian navy on July 11. Photos of the gnarly carcass were posted to a website serving the city of Bushehr in western Iran on the Persian Gulf. Based on the vertebrae and blackened skin of the carcass, Reddit users postulated that it was the remains of a whale. "The blackened skin and vertebrae are a good giveaway, I wish the pictures were a bit bigger so I could wager a guess at what kind it was, but it's hard to make out!" wrote user Unidan, who is regarded as an expert in biology by members of the social news community. The Huffington Post reached out to Dr. Gary Griggs, director of the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, for a second opinion about the floating carcass. "From my vast knowledge and experience with whales and their skeletons, it is clearly a whale," Dr. Griggs wrote in an email to HuffPost. "Although with the condition of the body, [it's] difficult for me to determine what kind of whale." Take a look at the images above....
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