Iceland's Supreme Court, citing DNA evidence from the exhumed body of chess champion Bobby Fischer, ruled he is not the father of a 9-year-old Filipino girl named Jinky Young. Fishcer died in 2008, leaving an estimated $2 million behind. [BBC]

A suburban Dallas police station came under attack yesterday by 29-year-old Patrick Gray Sharp, who loaded up his pickup truck and a trailer with explosives and set off a gun battle that ended with his death. Don't mess with Texans.

Pro-war draft dodger Ted Nugent pleaded no contest to charges of baiting and killing an immature deer for his TV show. Classy.

Want to see part of the brilliant strategy Minnesota Republicans have cooked up for November? Here's a video made by a GOP state senate webmaster showing how totally hot conservative babes are, and how nasty (and hairy) liberal women are.

A grand jury convened yesterday to see if 24-year-old North Carolina blogger Samir Khan could be charged with terrorism offenses after he created the English-language jihadi magazine Inspire, with stories like "Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom."

Apparently, a bunch of the activists opposing the Park51 community center—you know, the "Ground Zero Mosque" that's neither at Ground Zero nor a mosque—are planning on holding an anti-"mosque" rally on 9/11. How appropriate of them!

There's "flying first-class" rich. And then there's "I own the damn airplane" rich. For three decades, photographer Nick Gleis has been capturing the spaceship-like interiors of planes owned by the second category—from arms dealers to heads of state.

[Photo courtesy of Nick Gleis]

What's going on with melons these days? As it turns out, we may be witnessing a big shift in preference, as more people opt for small melons over their larger counterparts. The New York Times takes a look.

Sharon Murphy, mother of the late actress Brittany Murphy, told LAPD that she shared a bed with Simon Monjack, Brittany's now-dead husband, after Brittany's death—though she didn't suggest sexual contact. Does that make it more weird, or less?

Dancers from Project Bandaloop, a San Francisco dance troupe specializing in being totally nuts and dancing on the side of buildings hundreds of feet in the air, visiting the Thanksgiving Tower in Dallas today. Click for video and more pics.

This year, snack company Frito-Lay debuted a new, 100-percent biodegradable bag for their multigrain Sun Chips. The only problem: The new packaging is ten times as loud as regular chip bags. Luckily, The Wall Street Journal is on the case.

On tonight's Daily Show, Jon Stewart addressed the Google-Verizon deal that may end net neutrality. After addressing the details, including a Google slam or two, Stewart got to the real heart of things: how will this affect surfing for porn?

The Ophiocordyceps fungus, which grows inside ants and releases chemicals to control their behavior, has been around for 48 million years, according to scientists, who matched the zombie ants' distinctive bite patterns to fossils. Up next for fungal zombification: Us.

NY Gov. David Paterson may be fined $96,375 for accepting free World Series tickets last year.

Rolling Stone has a cover story about HBO's vampire-sex show True Blood, and for the photo... well, they got stars Anna Paquin, Alexander Skarsgard and Stephen Moyer naked, and then... uh, they seem to have sprayed them with fake blood.

This is Michael Kevin Lallana of Fullerton, California, a 31-year-old financial representative at Northwestern Mutual Financial Network. He is also, according to the Orange County District Attorney, a sex offender who put his semen in a co-worker's water bottle. Gross.

The worlds of comedy and magic share the bond of showmanship, but few entertainers can meld them as seamlessly as the Amazing Johnathan. Here, he performs some tricks that turn into jokes and jokes that turn into tricks.

BBC weatherman Tomasz Schafernaker got peeved yesterday when co-anchor Simon McCoy implied that his forecast wouldn't be accurate. So, he flipped McCoy the bird, without realizing he was on camera. The worst middle finger coverup ever then ensued. Video inside.

On the topic of Tila Tequila's violently received, feces throwing concert, Chelsea and panel humorously justify the Juggalos' assaults against her. The audience, on the other hand, has a harder time laughing with the comedians. Watch the awkward studio dynamic.