A Pennsylvania district attorney said prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing his stepdaughter, in part because a videotape of him sexually abusing her corpse corroborates his version of events.

Attendees of Midwest FurFest—Illinois' premier convention for people who like dressing up as anthropomorphic animals—were forced to flee a suburban Chicago hotel in full costume after it was hit with a seemingly deliberate chlorine gas leak.

On Sunday, North Korea denied being behind last month's massive Sony Pictures hack, dismissing the connection as a "wild rumor," but sure thinks that those who are responsible (whoever they might be) are pretty rad.

After spending more than a decade in the notorious detention camp, six Guantanamo Bay prisoners have been transferred to Uruguay for resettlement, the Pentagon announced in a statement today.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Obama was briefly hospitalized today with symptoms indicating a sore throat. At press time, he was expected to make a full recovery.

Watch enough Hollywood movies and you'll get the impression that L.A. is all car chases, skater bros and reality TV stars. Turn on CNN, however, and you'll see that it's all gloriously true.

Bill Cosby's Hollywood Walk of Fame star had to be refinished after it was updated to reflect the recent and not-so-recent allegations against him.

Despite receiving a court order, jail time, and at least 30 visits from police, a British woman refuses to silence the criminally noisy bone sessions that her neighbors have described as "unnatural" and "murder," The Daily Mirror reports.

A Philadelphia-bound U.S. Airways flight had to make an emergency landing in Rome when passengers and crew members began vomiting all over the plane in a scene straight out of your worst nightmare.

Q: What did one sheriff's deputy say to the other sheriff's deputy? A: "I'll stab a coon."

Look at this little pink powderpuff of a child moving about the New York subway system with jubilance and glee. She knows naught of the F train condom; the horny nudists are but a blip on her developing radar. Watch as her childlike wonder reaches across the platform like a lasso, snaring onlookers in its sticky grasp until everyone's dancing in the grime like a rat-infested Matisse painting.

In mid-July, two weeks before my trip to Somalia, I was standing in a Toronto courtroom comforting my aunt as we listened to the detailed events of my cousin's murder for the very first time. In attempt of lightening the mood, a task so impossible considering the emotions we all felt that day, I discussed with her my excitement of seeing Hargeisa—both of our home city— for the first time. My attempt at a more lighthearted conversation to layer our collective depressed mood fell short when she looked me in the eyes and said: "I fled war for the safety of my children only to have them die here."

A woman claiming Bill Cosby raped her and a dozen other Playboy Club waitresses came forward yesterday, saying, "I can name off 12 that I know of, 12 former bunnies."

Mark Wahlberg wants formal recognition from the government that he's now a Serious Movie Star and not just a beer-stealing eye-stabber.

Captured American journalist Luke Somers and another hostage held by Al Qaeda in Yemen were murdered during a failed rescue attempt by U.S. special forces, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel confirmed in a statement today.

Making a corporate fool of Sony isn't enough for the mysterious hackers calling themselves "The Guardians of Peace"—they're now emailing threats directly to the company's shaken staffers, the Hollywood Reporter says.

Gawker believes that publicly airing rumors out is usually the quickest way to get to the truth. We also believe that Friday afternoons are a great time to share gossip with your friends. Here’s what we’ve heard lately.

Jennifer Aniston's bleep-heavy tour of the late night circuit made a stop on Conan last night, where she revealed the necklace she wore in Horrible Bosses 2 was actually a big ol' cock ring, and she told Conan O'Brien she wouldn't have it any other way.

Earlier this week, we asked our readers for any information about Chipotle’s “Cultivating Thought” campaign—namely, how much dough the chain restaurant is offering famous authors to write the (extremely) short stories that appear on Chipotle cups and bags. Our readers delivered a few theories, and at least two plausible numbers.

Another monument of American media undone: The dELiA's catalog, uncompromising explicator of teen-girl apparel, will shut down, as its parent company enters Chapter 11. Liquidation awaits the assets of the once must-read title and its attached retail stores, and dELiA's Inc. "does not anticipate any value will remain."