STILL UNSOLVED

LAPD apologizes to Notorious B.I.G’s family for releasing autopsy ‘prematurely’

This file photo shows fans displaying a T-shirt tribute to rapper Biggie Smalls aka The Notorious B.I.G as they line the funeral procession route through his old neighborhood in Brooklyn, in 1997. The autopsy report into the death of rapper Notorious B.I.G. was released on December 7, 2012, 15 years after he was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. Image via AFP

The Los Angeles Police Department apologized Saturday to the family of slain rapper Christopher “Notorious B.I.G” Wallace for an “administrative error” that led to the early release of his autopsy.

GO OUR OWN WAY?

Hayes: Is ‘energy independence’ worth becoming ‘Saudi America’?

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Saturday on “Up with Chris Hayes,” host Chris Hayes discussed the ways a looming fossil fuel boom could change U.S. society.

LOST AND FOUND

Loaded semi-automatic handgun found in case of frozen meat

Gun found in case of frozen meat

A worker at a Roswell, New Mexico Albertson’s grocery store was startled to find a loaded semi-automatic pistol and 7 rounds of ammunition in a case of frozen beef ribs.

THE NEARLY-HIDDEN HELIX

DNA pioneer James Watson reveals helix story was almost never told

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James Watson, author of 'The Double Helix,' has revealed that his masterpiece came close to being suppressed.

WHY NOW?

Charlie Crist formally joins Democrats to make final split from GOP

Charlie Christ speaks to MSNBC

Former Florida governor cites Republican party’s lurch to the right as reason for joining Democrats and Obama.

UP IN SMOKE

Harris-Perry guest: It’s ‘astonishing’ that alcohol is legal and pot isn’t

Melissa Harris Perry on marijuana law

Saturday morning host Melissa Harris Perry and a panel made up of Doug Fine, the author of “Too High to Fail,” filmmaker Eugene Jarecki, Reason magazine editor Matt Welch and Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) discussed whether or not stereotypical notions of “stoners” — i.e., marijuana users — are accurate.

Science

Floridians asked to help state hunt invasive pythons for cash

Floridians keen to protect the fragile ecosystem of the Everglades will have their mettle tested…

Scientists create solar cell fiber that could potentially be woven into cloth

An international team of scientists led by a University of Pennsylvania professor said Thursday that…

Archeologists discover last port of ancient Rome

French and Italian archaeologists have found the remains of a grain port that played a…

Florida officials may release genetically modified mosquitos in Dengue fight

Health officials in Florida are considering a plan to release thousands of genetically modified mosquitos…

Tech News

BP claims new supercomputer will improve safety

BP is to spend $100m (£62m) over the next five years in an attempt to…

Behind Google’s mission to map the world

Brian McLendon tells Dominic Rushe about Google’s ambitious attempt to map the world, from street…

Media

Is Japan losing its cool?

Is Japan losing its cool? It’s been 50 years since Kyu Sakamoto’s “Sukiyaki Song” became…

Julian Assange: the fugitive

Julian Assange has been in the Ecuadorian embassy for six months. In a rare interview,…

World

Italy’s Berlusconi announces fresh run for PM

Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday ended weeks of speculation by announcing he would run again for the job of prime minister,…

Fresh riots in Belfast despite Clinton’s plea

Rioting broke out in Belfast late Friday in the latest flare of violence in Northern Ireland, just hours after US…

Britain sees evidence Assad could use chemical weapons against Syrian rebels

British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Saturday said that there is evidence that the Syrian government could use its…

Royal hoax DJs taken off air amid anger over nurse’s suicide

Two Australian radio presenters who made a hoax call to the hospital treating Prince William’s pregnant wife Catherine were taken…

Protestors in China clash with police

Police in a south China city bordering Vietnam clashed with thousands of rioters who were protesting against excessive brutality meted…

U.S. News

Mobster uses mass campaign emails from Obama and other politicians in court to ‘prove’ he’s well-connected

Collection of letters presented to the court include standard mass email replies from Bill Clinton…

‘Jihad Jane’ explains her strange journey from victim to extremist

Colleen LaRose has explained how a troubled childhood led her on the path to Islam…

Stubborn U.S. drought could be costlier than hurricane Sandy

Stubborn US drought could be costlier than hurricane Sandy Less than 18 months after the…

Maddow show guest: DOMA case ‘ingeniously crafted’ as states’ rights issue

On The Rachel Maddow show on Dec. 7, guest host Ezra Klein tracked the law…

Californians react to Supreme Court decision to rule on Prop 8

Californians are reacting to the Supreme Court’s decision to rule on Proposition 8, a ballot…

Notorious B.I.G.’s autopsy report released after 15 years

The autopsy report into the death of rapper Notorious B.I.G. was released on Friday, 15…