THE INTERNET WILL HAUNT YOU

Zimmerman calls Mexicans ‘soft ass thugs’ on MySpace page

George Zimmerman screenshot

George Zimmerman, the shooter of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, made disparaging remarks about Mexicans and his ex-girlfriend on a 2005 MySpace page.

REALLY?

Preacher encourages violent punishment of LGBT kids

Child abuse image via Shutterstock

North Carolina evangelical preacher Sean Harris told parents in his congregation to use violence to punish children for showing any perceived signs of LGBT inclinations.

FUNDRAISING NIGHTMARE

Major GOP donor arrested in veteran charity scam

GOP donor "Bobby Thompson" arrested (WPRI)

The U.S. Marshal Service announced Tuesday that it had captured a man accused of creating a fake charity for veterans that funneled money to Republican candidates.

OCCUPY TROUBLE

Ohio bomb plot allegedly hatched by ‘Occupy Cleveland’ members

The city of Cleveland at night. Photo: Flickr user spatulated, creative commons licensed.

Four of self-described anarchists arrested this week after allegedly attempting to blow up a bridge in Cleveland, Ohio were members of “Occupy Cleveland.”

SECOND AMENDMENT

Rick Scott allows guns at GOP convention to ‘protect’ citizens from ‘protests’

Man with concealed handgun/weapon (Shutterstock.com)

Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) has officially rejected a proposal by the city of Tampa to limit firearms outside the Republican National Convention in Florida later this year.

CRACKED

Stewart asks Republicans: ‘Are you on crack?’

Jon Stewart on Republicans complaints on Obama ad. Screenshot via Comedy Central.

Jon Stewart asked angry Republicans upset over President Barack Obama using the killing of Osama bin Laden in a campaign ad: “Are you on crack?”

Science

Can cargo bikes replace diesel-guzzling delivery vehicles?

It is a familiar, unpleasant but seemingly inescapable part of modern city life: streets full…

Study: Space rock caught some dinosaurs already in decline

Large, plant-eating dinosaurs were already in decline by the time a space rock smashed into Earth 65…

Greenpeace activist flies into French nuclear plant

Clinical trials often fall short: U.S. study

Tech News

Anti-SOPA leader Mozilla breaks with tech companies to oppose CISPA

Mozilla, maker of the Firefox web browser, became this week the world’s loudest critic of…

2 million British homes face digital TV disruption due to cell phone interference

Nearly two million homes face disruption to their digital TV signal because of interference from…

Media

NGO: Media rights deteriorating in Iraq

orsened in the past year in Iraq, a local rights group said, in a country already…

Rupert Murdoch’s BSkyB begins fightback at UK officials

Rupert Murdoch’s empire launched a fightback on Thursday after a mauling by British lawmakers, with satellite…

World

Syria’s economy contracts as violence surges: IMF

Syria’s economy is expected to contract significantly in 2012 due to 14 months of violence and sanctions, a top official…

Eurozone unemployment hits record 10.9 percent

Eurozone unemployment spiked to a record 10.9 percent in March, piling pressure on governments on Wednesday to shift from austerity-first…

Pakistani health worker knocked on bin Laden’s door days before raid

A sacked Pakistani health worker recalled Wednesday how she knocked on Osama bin Laden’s door just days before he was…

1,550 Palestinians now on hunger strike

At least 1,550 Palestinians in Israeli jails are now taking part in a mass hunger strike, Israel’s Prison Service said…

U.S. News

DEA apologizes to student left handcuffed in holding cell without food or water

The Drug Enforcement Administration has apologized to a college student that was left handcuffed in…

Lou Dobbs: Obama slogan tied to ‘Marxists and socialists and communists’

Fox Business host Lou Dobbs on Tuesday issued a breaking “news alert” that President Barack…

Colorado Senate to vote on marijuana DUI bill

The Colorado Senate will vote on legislation that would make it illegal for anyone to…

Student abandoned in DEA holding cell drank own urine to survive

Daniel Chong, a 24-year old student at UC San Diego, was taken into custody during…

Obama: ‘Time of war’ is done, now time for renewal

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan — President Barack Obama said Wednesday a “time of war” was…