IS THAT A TAX THREESOME?

Stephen Baldwin arrested for failing to file 3 years of tax returns

Stephen Baldwin mugshot (Rockland County District Attorney's office)

Authorities in New York announced on Thursday that actor and conservative activist Stephen Baldwin was arrested for failing to file his 2008, 2009 and 2010 tax returns.

OH FLORIDA

Florida man arrested for leaving pit bull to watch over infant

A pit bull dog. Photo: Shutterstock.com, all rights reserved.

A Florida man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly leaving his pit bull dog to watch over an infant while he got drunk at a nearby bar.

SIGH, CONGRESS

House unanimously blocks imaginary UN Internet control plot

An annoyed businesswoman. Photo: Shutterstock.com, all rights reserved.

The U.S. House unanimously passed a resolution opposing a non-existant Untied Nations plot to take control of the Internet.

SCRAPS FIT FOR A KING

Nose-to-tail dining becomes increasingly trendy

Scrapple (Flickr user Renée S.)

Nose-to-tail dishes turn trendy In our increasingly food-obsessed world, we’re always hungry for the next new thing.

CREEPY

FBI fears more victims from dead serial killer

FBI photo of Israel Keyes via AFP

The FBI is appealing for information about the travels of a suspected serial killer believed to have murdered up to 15 people over more than a decade, after his suicide in jail last weekend.

ACCORDING TO A BREWERY, ANYWAY

Beer is good for you: Study finds anti-virus powers

Glass of beer via AFP

Consuming large quantities of a key ingredient in beer can protect against winter sniffles and even some serious illnesses in small children.

Science

Study reveals children’s cells may benefit mother’s body long after birth

A new study has shown that the bond between mothers and their children may be…

NOAA: Arctic lost record amounts of snow and ice last year

Findings from US science agency Noaa suggest widespread and irreversible changes because of a warming…

Scientists say NASA’s budget inadequate for its goals

NASA suffers from a “mismatch” between its goals and the budget it has been given…

Dogs can sniff out lung cancer, pilot study shows

Dogs are surprisingly adept at sniffing out lung cancer, results from a pilot project in…

Tech News

Student convicted of Anonymous cyber-attacks on PayPal

By Sandra Laville, The Guardian Christopher Weatherhead took part in hacking group’s ‘denial of service’ attacks,…

Megaupload boss wins right to sue New Zealand spy agency

Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom won the right Thursday to sue New Zealand’s foreign intelligence agency…

Media

Pop group fun. scoops Grammy nominations

It was all fun. as the New York indie pop band with the oddly spelled…

Peter Jackson defends stretching ‘The Hobbit’ to three movies

“The Hobbit” may be a shortish book about diminutive heroes, but Peter Jackson on Wednesday…

World

Greek schools ‘fertile ground for neo-Nazis’

Schools in crisis-hit Greece are proving fertile ground for Golden Dawn, the neo-Nazi group suspected of orchestrating attacks on migrants…

Global food prices fell 1.5 percent in November: UN agency

Global food prices fell 1.5 percent in November to their lowest level since June, with sugar, oils and cereals seeing…

Dutch granny prostitutes celebrate red-light life

In a busy passage in Amsterdam’s red light district a crowd is gathering as fans jostle to have their picture…

Freak tornado kills three in New Zealand: reports

A freak storm described by police as a tornado hit New Zealand’s largest city Auckland Thursday causing “utter devastation”, with…

Canada busts Romanian human smuggling ring

Canada’s immigration minister on Wednesday identified a human-smuggling ring that brought 85 Romanian nationals into Canada in waves over the…

U.S. News

DeMint resigning from Senate to lead right-wing think tank

Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) will resign his post in January to head up a right-wing…

CEO: Apple plans to bring manufacturing of computers back to U.S. next year

NEW YORK — Apple plans to bring some manufacturing of its computers from China to…

Pentagon braces for cuts as fiscal cliff looms

The US Defense Department has started planning for sweeping budget cuts if Congress and President…

American’s number one medical fear: Losing health care access

Access to healthcare and its cost remain Americans’ top medical concerns, two years after President…

Boehner calls for Obama to lead fiscal cliff negotiations

Republicans warned President Barack Obama on Wednesday that he must take the lead on negotiations…

Socialism, capitalism sends Americans to dictionary

Socialism and capitalism were the most looked-up words on the Merriam-Webster website this past US…