Sarah Hedgecock · 12/29/13 09:40PM

Just in time for cold season, a new study reveals that moderate drinking can boost the immune system. We trust you'll use this information wisely come New Year's Eve.

Robin Roberts Comes Out on Facebook

Sarah Hedgecock · 12/29/13 06:44PM

Robin Roberts, the Good Morning America host probably best known for her public struggles with cancer and bone marrow disease, came out today in a Facebook post.

All of These Robbery Suspects Had Horrible Ideas

Jordan Sargent · 12/29/13 03:37PM

This weekend, we learned of two separate robberies attempted by a bunch of men with terrible ideas about what to do while stealing somebody's shit. Here is how not to commit a crime.

Wall Street Tycoon Gives Away $800 Million Before Jumping to Death

Jordan Sargent · 12/29/13 11:00AM

When Wall Streeters try and sweep away the atrocities of their industry they inevitably point to banks' charitable donations. Look, Goldman Sachs has given away $1.6 billion since 2006! Of course, Goldman had profits of $1.52 billion in just the third quarter of 2013 alone, and that was considered "concerning." So, sooner or later a bank executive is bound to trot out the story of Robert Wilson.

Lacey Donohue · 12/28/13 05:24PM

A comprehensive New York Times investigation into the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi found no evidence of involvement by al-Qaeda or other terrorist groups; in fact, according to the report, the attack was largely fueled by anger at the American-made video "The Innocence of Muslims."

Lacey Donohue · 12/28/13 05:00PM

[A Palestinian man rides a horse on a Gaza beach Saturday evening as the sun sets in Gaza City. Image by Hatem Moussa via AP]

Lacey Donohue · 12/28/13 03:19PM

It was announced Saturday that Bill de Blasio will be sworn in as the mayor of New York City by former President Bill Clinton. The Wednesday inauguration ceremony will take place at noon on the steps of City Hall.

Watch This ​Turkish Ice Cream Man Serve Up Some Magic

Lacey Donohue · 12/28/13 03:03PM

It's disturbing to imagine a street food vendor shoving an ice cream cone in your pants without permission, but this ice cream man in Istanbul's Old City makes the reality seem so fun.

Lacey Donohue · 12/28/13 02:01PM

[Britney Spears, 32, began her two-year residency at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas Friday night. While some attendees loved the show featuring a "frequently airborne Spears," others complained Spears hadn't "donned the sexy school girl outfit or the skintight orange jumpsuit she wore in sexier days." Image via AP]

The Child That Wouldn't Be Born, and the One That Was

Ruxandra Guidi · 12/28/13 02:01PM

I must have been eight or nine years old. We were living in Caracas, Venezuela, where I was born and grew up. I was looking down at my cold pasta dinner in the half-remodeled kitchen of my dad’s house, facing him across the table.

Lacey Donohue · 12/28/13 12:22PM

Approximately 1.3 million unemployed Americans lost their jobless benefits Saturday as the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program expired. "I don't know what we're going to do," said unemployed case manager Richard Mattos, 59, of Salem, Ore. "We could end up homeless because of this."