Parks and Rec Exec Found Dead From Apparent Overdose

Gabrielle Bluestone · 02/19/15 08:35PM

Harris Wittels, a writer, executive producer and apparent inventor of the term "humblebrag," was reportedly found dead in his California home Thursday. According to TMZ, police are treating it as an overdose.

Joe Biden, We Need to Talk About the Way You Touch Women

Sam Biddle · 02/19/15 04:45PM

This week the Vice President and Social Chair of the United States groped the wife of Ashton Carter as he was sworn in as Secretary of Defense. This was funny—Joe Biden, he's wacky!—but also sort of not funny and indicative of a creepy, creepy trend.

My Soul Belongs to a Woman Who Burned to Death and I'm Five

Aleksander Chan · 02/19/15 03:00PM

And now, a spooky story for you: Little Luke Ruehlman of Cincinnati, Ohio, claims to be the vessel for the reincarnated spirit of a woman named Pamela Robinson, who died in a Chicago fire in 1993—at least, that’s what his mother Erika said he told her.

Heroic Canadian Accidentally Rescues Old Man He Mistook for Seal

Taylor Berman · 02/19/15 01:07PM

On Monday, retired local politician Charlie Parker was shoveling snow in front of his Nova Scotia home when he noticed a small dark figure crawling across the road in the distance. Figuring the creature for a lost seal, Parker went to investigate. As he walked closer Parker realized the seal was actually an old man, who by now was lying face down in the road.

Nearly 200 Patients Exposed to Drug-Resistant "Superbug" at UCLA 

Aleksander Chan · 02/19/15 08:40AM

An antibiotic-resistant "superbug" has been reported at UCLA's Ronald Reagan Medical Center, the university announced Wednesday. One-hundred and seventy-nine patients were exposed to the bug between October 2014 and January 2015—the hospital believes the infection was a "contributing factor" in the deaths of two patients.