A Florida man convinced that someone had cast a voodoo spell on him filed a police report last month so that he could have documentation of the curse, just in case. And it appears these types of calls are fairly common in the Sunshine State.

The inspiration behind "127 Hours," Aron Ralston, a hiker who got stuck, cut off his own forearm, and then further suffered the indignity of being portrayed by James Franco — was just arrested in Denver, Colorado.

ATF agents have been exploiting mentally disabled people, allowing children to use drugs, teaching criminals new tricks, and even employing female agents to hit on underaged males as part of their storefront sting operations, a new investigative report charges.

Normally flash mobs are pretty annoying for anyone who's not involved in them. But the United States Air Force Band became the exception to the rule with a pretty sweet impromptu concert at the National Air and Space Museum on Tuesday.

Snowy roads lead to nowhere good — a man was struck and killed in what then turned into a 50-car pileup in Pennsylvania, shutting down the turnpike. The man had apparently gotten into a minor accident, but was struck and killed when he exited his vehicle to examine the damage.

In the past few months, the New York Times has run a series of stories revealing the business practices of JP Morgan in China, where the bank hired the children of the country's elite to get business from the Chinese Government. How far did JP Morgan go in pursuing these deals? Federal authorities have obtained documents that show the bank tracking the hirings to potential business deals.

[The Ravens and Vikings play through the snow in Baltimore. Snow will be falling tonight across the Northeast, from Washington to Boston. Image by Nick Wass via AP.]

Now that NSA are the dirtiest three letters in Washington, it appears to be a much less fun place to work than before Edward Snowden detailed exactly the extent to which our communication devices are the agency's playground. According to a new report in the Washington Post, morale is down at the NSA, and its employees are angry at President Obama for not providing a pick-me-up.

Hundreds of thousands of protesters in Ukraine took to the streets today in another mass demonstration of anger against President Viktor F. Yanukovich's decision to break off negotiations with the European Union.

A Louisiana man became locked inside a United Airlines jet after he fell asleep during the flight and slept, unnoticed, until the plane was locked and abandoned.

Seymour Hersh, one of the best-sourced journalists in America, reports that the Obama administration "cherry-picked" intelligence to justify an attack on the Assad regime, ignoring reports that the sarin gas attack on civilians last August could have been carried out by a fundamentalist rebel group instead.

Another porn star has tested positive for HIV, shutting down the California porn industry once again.

Here is the evolution of celebrity idol worship: an 18-year-old Paul Walker fan was arrested last night in Los Angeles after stealing a piece of the deceased actor's Porsche and posting a photo on Instagram.

A crushing blow to American exceptionalism.

Over the weekend, Barron Hilton — brother to Paris and Nicky, son of a hotel — got his ass kicked at a mansion in Miami allegedly at the behest of Lindsay Lohan. What a fantastic news story.

Good morning, residents of the midwest, eastern and southern portions of the United States. It may look habitable outside where you are right now, but there's a good chance that by the end of today that will no longer be true. "Winter Storm Dion" (did you guys know they named winter storms?) — which dumped snow and ice all over the West Coast earlier this week — is making its way east across the country, and will be leaving all shades of "wintery mix" in its wake.

Last night in Brooklyn, two New York City transit cops stationed at a subway station at Lewis and Broadway in Bed-Stuy heard pounding above them. They walked up to the street to find a man with a cane banging on their patrol car. The two cops approached the man, who swung at them, striking one in the face. The other — naturally, because how else would two people subdue a man who requires the use of a cane — shot the man to the ground. He was taken to the hospital, as were the cops. Take a guess which of three will make it out of the hospital last.

[Mourners sing outside the home of former president Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday. Photo by Matt Dunham via AP.]

In July 2012, a Colorado baker turned away a cake order after he found out that the cake was for a same-sex marriage. On Friday, a judge found that the baker must serve the gay couple or face fines.

What train do you want to take? my date asks. I don’t answer, because I have no idea where we are. It's Halloween 2011 and we're going to Brooklyn Bowl to see Donald Glover, the writer/actor/comedian touring the country with his buzzy new album, Camp. I am told that Donald performs under the computer generated rap name Childish Gambino. Neither my date, nor I, can imagine a day two years in the future where hundreds of thousands of people will actually be anticipating the release of his third album, Because the Internet. We have just come from hearing Angela Davis speak about Black women, writing, and using our creativity to battle oppression.