NSA leaker Edward Snowden, still hidden somewhere in Hong Kong, emerged briefly for a live Guardian chat today, accusing tech companies of issuing "misleading" statements and re-asserting previous claims about warrantless wiretapping. He also burned Dick Cheney.

During last night's Miss USA competition, eventual first runner-up Miss Alabama Mary Margaret McCord was asked to weigh in on the NSA's PRISM scandal that "has been in the news lately."

Remember back in 2010 when 33 Chilean miners spent 69 days trapped just a few yards above Hell in a caved-in desert mine, sacrificing their health and sanity so that the world might have hilarious topical Halloween costumes? What's the first thing you think of when you think of that incident? JLo? That's the first thing JLo thinks of too.

@guardian Can't help but wonder abt the interpersonal repercussions of your decision. What msg would you send your girlfriend? #AskSnowden

A Newark-bound United Airlines flight from Hong Kong is carrying a passenger who claims to have "poisoned everyone on board." There is no evidence the passenger, who is being restrained, actually poisoned anyone, but this has all the makings of a good zombie movie opening.

On a scale of 1 to Taylor Chapman, this gentleman barking at Wendy's employees through the drive-thru window because they accidentally put cheese on his hamburger is a solid Scott Biumi.

Can someone tell me whether we're supposed to be offended by Johnny Depp's portrayal of Tonto or not? Must know for dinner parties/twitter.

Nearly 12 million Americans are officially unemployed. Millions more are chronically underemployed, or have dropped out of the work force. This week marks the next-to-last regular installment of our true stories of unemployment. This is what's happening out there.

Fans of Dave Chappelle will no longer need to wait by their iPhone's Twitter app for the chance to catch the elusive comedian at one of his instantly legendary impromptu shows.

If you've been around the Internet for a minute, you've probably heard of Unlocking the Truth.

When Jayden Sink's dad Jon told her about the Westboro Baptist Church and their holy war on civility, she felt she had to do something to counter their hateful worldview.

Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya is called "the Steve Jobs of yogurt." Yeah, the Steve Jobs of garbage yogurt.

Edward Snowden is not the first NSA whistleblowers. A small group of others came before him. USA Today got them together, and their conversation is terrifying.

Reports surfaced over the weekend of a recent public altercation between TV chef Nigella Lawson and her ad mogul/art collector husband Charles Saatchi, and now Scotland Yard is said to be investigating whether there was a violent physical component to the incident.

Unions in Turkey are striking nationwide today in solidarity with Occupy Gezi protestors.

A major Canadian city woke up to find out that its mayor had been arrested at his home early this morning. And it wasn't even the guy who smoked crack on video!

This weekend in Chicago at least 41 people were shot, seven of them fatally. The youngest victim was 16 years old.

A Texas woman wasn't satisfied with merely fighting off a man who'd just carjacked her and two of her young children at knife point; she also ran the man over, so “he didn't hurt anyone else,” she said.

In an approximately four-hour long cellphone commercial that aired during Sunday's NBA Finals game, Jay-Z announced that he's releasing a new album, titled Magna Carta Holy Grail, on the July 4. The first one million copies will be available for download for free via an app for some cellphone owners on June 24.

New York Senator Chuck Schumer thinks there's an Adderall problem on college campuses. Instead of amphetamine-based “academic doping,” Schumer has a few other suggestions for pulling all-nighters: “There's coffee, there's things like NoDoz."