A new Homeland Security report cites nearly a dozen "factors" that allowed intruder Omar Jose Gonzalez to break into the White House this September, ranging from malfunctioning radios to a mistaken belief by Secret Service agents that White House bushes "were an impassable barrier."

In an alarming court case from last November, lawyers representing the Los Angeles Unified School District successfully argued that a 14-year-old girl involved with her 28-year-old teacher consented to having sex.

Last year, two former interns at magazines owned by Condé Nast filed a class-action lawsuit against the company for underpaying them and thousands of other interns, in violation of labor law. According to recent court filings reported by Reuters, Condé intends to retroactively compensate the pair and over 7,000 other former interns in order to settle the legal dispute. The price tag: $5.8 million.

Well, it looks like Kim Kardashian's nude photos broke the internet after all.

Earlier today, walking woof Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Sims posted a #TBT (more like #GET in my #BUTT) on Facebook:

Your 20s are meant to be a time of self-reflection and discovery. Bad decisions are inevitable. Amal El-Wahabi knows all about bad decisions. In January, the 28-year-old tried to smuggle money to her husband—a member of ISIS—by concealing it in her friend's underwear. The plan, for obvious reasons, failed.

Benedict Cumberbatch, a British actor famed for his Jar Jar Binks impersonation, had his chops supremely tested when MTV challenged him to do as many celebrity voices as he could in a single minute. It's called "The Imitation Game," which is, by sheer coincidence, also the title of Cabbagepatch's latest film.

Anthony Ray, aka Sir-Mix-A-Lot, has finally weighed in on the culture's recent bout of booty mania. And thank God he has.

Jennifer Lawrence, the genetic template for America's army of Cool Girl clones, revealed her secret Achilles' heel to David Letterman last night: She may have the singing voice of an angel, but it's a drunk, possibly dying angel.

Here you will find a live feed of an ongoing sit-in by Los Angeles Walmart workers who are seeking higher wages from a company that has made its founder's children zillionaires.

John Muir was the founder of the Sierra Club and the inventor of the modern American conservation movement. He was instrumental in preserving some of our nation's natural wonders. And now, some top environmental thinkers say John Muir's legacy is stupid.

Anderson cooper generally uses AC360's "RidicuList" segmentto skewer a weird local news story or a public figure's bizarre behavior. This week, he didn't realize his staff had instead written it about the awful scented candle on his desk until it was too late.

As we told you last month, major media company Vice (whose average salary is allegedly $70,000 a year), will be displacing several beloved institutions in the South Williamsburg area in order to build out its own 75,000-square foot new office space. The first to close, on November 22nd, is DIY music venue Death By Audio.

Vicky Torres and Juanita Alva parked themselves outside of a Beaumont, Ca. Best Buy last week so they can be the first in line for the store's Black Friday sale. They're likely sitting out there right now, in their folding chairs. "We're good to go," Torres told KABC.

The New York Times editorial board made a bold statement today regarding the paper's treatment by the Chinese government, which does not care about the New York Times.

Richard Simmons! We love you! We want you to live!

Taylor Swift, the alien sociologist best known for her groundbreaking study into the group behavior of young human beings, continued her embedded research this month by participating in the ritual exchange of Christmas gifts with her subjects.

On Wednesday, a private jet carrying Bono from Ireland to Germany somehow managed not to crash after one of its goddamn doors flew off mid-flight, reportedly scattering the U2 frontman's luggage somewhere in Europe.

It's been over a month since 18-year-old Vonderrit Myers, Jr. was killed by a St. Louis police officer. Details offered of the moments that led up to his death are today still sparse and sometimes conflicting. An investigation is underway, but there are already a few aspects of the incident that should raise questions.

A few years ago, OWN's Our America with Lisa Ling profiled ex-gays and the gay-conversion industry. Ex-gays tend to arouse the ire of gays and their allies because of what their life path implies: that homosexuality is changeable if one tries hard enough. Thus by not putting effort into being straight, one is choosing to be gay.