Robocalls attributed to the Senate campaign of Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) have allegedly been encouraging Democrats to get out and vote — in the wrong polling location.

For over fifty years, the tiny New Hampshire village of Dixville Notch has been the source of Election Day's first official result, and this year was no different.

These days, Bruce Springsteen fandom is like a rite of passage for middle-aged politicians/political pundits. But no one, not even David Brooks in Europe, comes close to Hurricane Sandy breakout star Chris Christie's obsession. Dude has reportedly seen Springsteen live over 130 times and is known to enter a prayer-like trance/fall asleep during the Boss's concerts.

Nate Silver just put Obama's chance of winning the election at over 92%. But more importantly, is Nate Silver a witch?

If you were thinking about going to Nepal (or, if you already live there), consider yourself warned: there's a man-eating leopard on the loose that, so far, has killed and devoured 15 people, including 10 children. The most recent victim was a 4-year-old child, who was reportedly snatched from his family's yard by the jungle cat and taken into the forest where authorities found his head.

Apparently, all publicity is not good publicity if you're one of the fine and Moral corporate types at Anheuser-Busch. It seems as though their trademark product, the mediocre but perfectly acceptable Budweiser, is prominently featured in the new film Flight, which is about a functional alcoholic named Denzel Washington who flies planes for a living, or something along those lines. One of Washington's self-destructive beverages of choice is Budweiser, a fact which has the company all in a tizzy because, you see, despite spending hundreds of millions a year to push Bud on anyone who watches any sort of sporting event, Anheuser-Busch is all about responsible boozing.

If you haven't had a kid yet, you have, like, ten months to birth that thing and age it 13 years so that you have an excuse to watch the Boy Meets World sequel series that was announced over the weekend.

Newark mayor-cum-superhero Cory Booker and hip hop's Jehovah Jay-Z both garnered viral traction today from two separate lyrical remixes to "99 Problems," raising the critical question: Who remixed it better?

"New Orleans Beauty Guru" Brie Lybrand normally reserves her YouTube channel for cheerful videos describing her latest clothing haul or rounding up her favorite foundations.

Because you were focused on other things last week, it's possible you missed some crazy news coming out of NBC, involving a total retooling of Up All Night, a sitcom about Maya Rudolph sharing screen time with other people, including a baby.

WNYC reports NY Gov. Cuomo signed an executive order allowing displaced people to vote at any polling place tomorrow.

On Friday night I drove out to Staten Island with Animal New York's Bucky Turco to marvel at some real, live FEMA-worthy destruction caused by Superstorm Sandy, where many homes of New Dorp Beach are now just soggy trash heaps awaiting a proper disposal/burial.

When 10-year-old Sophia Bailey Klugh wrote President Obama a letter thanking him for his support of her two dads and their love for each other, she probably didn't expect to receive a response, much less a personal one.

New York and New Jersey are trying to dig their way out of the post-Sandy mess. Besides thousands stuck without heat or power, and a nor'easter on its way, the biggest problem right now is a massive gas shortage.

Faced with a failing class and few motivational options, one teacher in China's Guangxi province decided to bargain with her students in a last-ditch effort to get them to study hard.

Peggy Noonan—White House veteran, Sunday morning talk show staple, author, Wall Street Journal political columnist, and intrepid explorer of America's darkest corners—is paid handsomely to offer her professional, expert political opinions, which many readers take very seriously.

The controversial Irish bookmaker Paddy Power is certain President Obama is a lock for another four years in the White House. How certain? With over 24 hours remaining before an official winner is declared, the company is already paying out over $800,000 to the gamblers who picked Obama over Romney.

To celebrate Election Day 2012 and to contribute to the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, we have partnered with Flavorpill and Rock to Vote to bring you the ultimate lunch break — one in which your ass-shaking will directly help raise money for New York City as it recovers from Sandy's impact.

Whenever something serious happens, the internet does its best to become distracted by minor characters and occurrences only tangentially related to the actual news story.

Starbucks has a UK tax scandal. "It just smells and it doesn't smell of coffee. It smells bad." Like Starbucks coffee.