DREAM NO LONGER DEFERRED?

Romney promises to honor Obama’s deferred-deportation program

Mitt Romney speaks on Libya

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney changed his tune Monday and told The Denver Post he would honor President Barack Obama’s two-year deferred-deportation program.

RAIDING PIRATES

Swedish police raid WikiLeaks web host

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange via AFP

Swedish police raided the offices of web host PeRiQuito AB (PRQ) on Monday, but one of the company’s highest-profile customers, anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, was apparently not the target as supporters first thought.

SILLY FOX LIBERALS

Colbert defends Ryan from ‘liberal hacks’ at Fox News

Stephen Colbert screenshot 100212

Stephen Colbert started the week on The Colbert Report enraged at the “liberal hacks” at Fox News for their treatment of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Sunday.

AMAZING

Microsoft store calls police during rapper’s performance: ‘F*ck these computers!’

Machine Gun Kelly at a Microsoft store in Atlanta

Employees at a Microsoft store in Atlanta were reportedly forced to call police after a rapper jumped on tables with laptops and tablets, while telling the audience, “Fuck these computers!”

ISLAMOPHOBIA

Gingrich: Obama has ‘psychological need’ to ignore ‘Islamic extremism’

Newt Gingrich via screen cap

Former Speaker of the House and erstwhile presidential candidate Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-GA) accused President Barack Obama of having “almost a psychological need” to ignore “the realities of Islamic extremism.”

CHARGES DROPPED

French prosecutors drop charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Image via AFP.

French prosecutors dropped a rape investigation Tuesday against former International Monetary Fund chair Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Tech News

U.S. judge lifts Samsung tablet ban

A judge lifted a ban on US sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computers…

One-fourth of Americans victims of data breach

WASHINGTON — Twenty-six percent of Americans have been told their personal information such as password…

Media

Mobile devices reshaping the news industry: study

WASHINGTON — Half of American adults own a smartphone or tablet computer, and most of…

Republican Congressional aide arrested for assault on Lindsay Lohan

Christian LaBella, who is listed as a legislative correspondent in the office of Rep. John…

World

Indonesians hack into beached whales in mass stranding

Locals on a remote island in eastern Indonesia on Tuesday cut up several dead pilot whales for food after a…

St. Petersburg’s ‘gay propaganda’ law has LGBT Russians wary

St. Petersburg's 'gay propaganda' law has LGBT Russians wary (via The Christian Science Monitor) Eight burly guards in black suits…

Web video shows U.S. journalist missing in Syria

WASHINGTON — An Internet video has surfaced appearing to show a US reporter missing in Syria, in what would be…

British pop sensation Adele to perform new Bond song

British Grammy-winning singer Adele said Monday she will perform the theme song for the upcoming James Bond movie “Skyfall”, following…

U.S. News

Supreme Court considers Nigeria torture case

WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court began its new session on Monday by re-examining an…

New York Attorney General sues JPMorgan for alleged mortgage securities fraud

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Monday filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase for…

State Department seeks to unblock $450 million for Egypt

WASHINGTON — The US State Department said Monday it would work with Congress to try…

Fed chair Bernanke presses government to support economy

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday he is confident the US economy…

Schwarzenegger hopes to save marriage despite ‘stupid’ affairs

LOS ANGELES — Arnold Schwarzenegger says he still hopes to salvage his marriage with Maria…