A group of high school students from California were arrested this week after allegedly throwing a party in the backyard of a multimillion-dollar mansion without the homeowner's knowledge.

In the interest of remaining profitable yet not entirely dependent on display advertising, Gawker is publishing a series of gift guides aimed at the target audiences of our seven sister sites. Previously: Deadspin Gift Guide; Jezebel Gift Guide; Kotaku Gift Guide.

Score one for hard-working public university students in the Sunshine State, just trying to get by with a couple of pump-action 12-gauge Remingtons in the trunks of their Civics.

A mild-mannered man says his life was completely ruined after Google's autocomplete feature convinced the government he was building a bomb.

George Zimmerman will not face charges for his arrest for domestic violence last month. Earlier this week, his girlfriend said she "felt very intimidated" during her interview with police and asked that all charges be dropped, despite her initial claims that Zimmerman trashed her home and pointed a gun in her face.

While singing along with her kindergarten classmates to a Christmas-themed rendition of the folk song "Bingo Was His Name-O," one impossibly cute KODA (Kid of Deaf Adult) signs the song's words so her deaf parents can follow along.

"Subj: Ohhhh snap: It's an inquisitive lynx!"

A Texas actress and mother of six confessed today to sending pro-Second Amendment letters filled with toxic ricin to Barack Obama and Mike Bloomberg, then attempting to pin the crime on her estranged third husband.

Fifty four million tourists visited New York City this year, and all of them are standing motionless in front of subway stairwells.

A blogger for Philadelphia's premier e-magazine has come up with a foolproof way of ensuring her family gets fed this Christmas: She's offering to promote one lucky area restaurant in exchange for "an amazing night dining out" free of charge.

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) acknowledged this morning that his chief of staff is under investigation for possession of pornographic images of children, raising questions about that aide's background—and secondarily, about his boss' upcoming re-election bid.

Canada Post has announced a five-year plan to phase out door-to-door mail delivery in urban areas, replacing individual delivery with "community mailboxes." The hope is that this plan will make Canada financially stable by 2019.

A Kanye West fan who just didn't get her idol's art was unceremoniously booted from a recent concert by Ye himself after asking him to take off his creepy-ass mask.

Crazy universe! Mars life! Sun plasma! Tech toys! Electric powers! Chimp people! Danger gas! And dinosaurs that lived beneath the sea! It's your Wednesday Science Watch, where we watch science—cause it's our prerogative!

[An aquarium staff member dressed in a Santa Claus costume embraces a Zebra shark as he swims with fish inside the Sunshine International Aquarium in Tokyo. Photo by Shizuo Kambayashi via AP]

Important new research proves that drinking lots and lots of wine every week makes men have "stronger sperm." This means the sperm is more likely to reach its "goal," which is some part of a lady, if the sperm was ejaculated in the general direction of a lady.

Karen Perrin has labeled herself a modern-day Andy Dufresne after she successfully broke out of a locked office bathroom.

Two New York City colleges known for their vibrantly opinionated and expressive student bodies are trying to cut back on vibrant expressions of opinion by their student bodies, reports the New York Times.

The family of mayor-elect Bill de Blasio is moving into Gracie Mansion for “logistical and security concerns.” The de Blasios promise to visit Park Slope, Brooklyn, where they occupy a “modest three-story townhouse,” as often as they can.

A 19-year-old sophomore from the University of Minnesota Duluth suffered severe hypothermia and could lose one or more limbs after spending a night passed out on a freezing porch in subzero temperatures with only a jacket and UGG boots to protect her from the frostbiting cold.