ISIS forces captured the Tabqa airbase in northern Syria on Sunday, the last remaining military defense in the region, bolstering the Sunni militants' control on the Raqqa Province. The province's capital, Raqqa, has long served as the group's headquarters, the New York Times reports; according to the BBC, the city "is believed to hold dozens of warplanes, helicopters, tanks and artillery."

Beyoncé closed tonight's VMAs with a 15-minute medley that spanned almost her entire BEYONCÉ album—she performed at least a bit of almost every song, though "Pretty Hurts" was represented only from a snippet of Harvey Keitel's dialogue from the video, "Superpower" played as an instrumental over the snippet from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's TED talk used in "***Flawless," and "Heaven" was nowhere to be found, except for in our hearts.

Blue Ivy Carter could have stolen this year's VMAs, if only she weren't the daughter of the woman who actually stole the show, Beyoncé. Oh well. Better luck next year, kid.

A CNN anchor got pranked on the air today during a report on the Bay Area earthquake that struck early Sunday morning.

First, they didn't have a mic waiting for Lorde when she won her VMA for Best Rock Video. Then she said "shit." Then she did this.

This happened last night last night at a VMAs benefit pre-show. I wish it or something like it would happen tonight.

Hello, gang. As you may or may not know (or care), tonight are the MTV Video Music Awards. The red carpet has begun, and boy is it a fun one already. We're here to walk you through the night, listen to your good jokes, and in general keep each other company during these times.

Ferguson police officer Justin Cosma made headlines last week when he arrested and allegedly assaulted two reporters working out of a McDonalds and as it turns out, it's not the first time he's been accused of unlawful force.

Chris Brown is not a rapper. Though he does rap sometimes, he is primarily a singer, and should be identified as such in the same way that Charles Manson should be identified as a cult leader/criminal and not a musician/dude with sweet moves, and that Bugs Bunny should be identified as a talking rabbit and not a drag queen. But people continue to write "rapper Chris Brown..." which seems assumptive to the point of being oh, hmmm, what's the word? Oh yeah, racist!

Lord Richard Attenborough, an Academy Award-winning director and actor famous for his iconic roles in films like Jurassic Park and Miracle on 34th Street, reportedly died Sunday at age 90.

A 40-year-old mother of five and grandmother of three tackled a 20-year-old man fleeing police in Washington state, reports the AP. She then pulled down his pants, showing everyone his little bum, and taunted him about being tackled by a grandmother.

A new death-defying trend has emerged across the globe where daredevils have decided selfies at brunch and at girls' night are no longer cool enough: skyscrapers and monuments are the real deal. Three people (reportedly teens) climbed up a 1,135-foot skyscraper in Hong Kong and just hung out, eating bananas.

As a summer we barely knew slips into the cold seasons we know all too well, one cool dog is out there blowing bubbles in the swimming pool like time isn't passing at all.

The funeral for Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo. this month, will be held on Monday morning. Michael Brown Sr., the child's father, told a St. Louis radio station that he'd like protestors to take the day off that Monday out of respect for his son.

Days after ISIS militants released footage of their gruesome beheading of American photojournalist James Wright Foley, Al Jazeera reports Peter Theo Curtis, a US journalist kidnapped in Syria in 2012, has been released to the UN.

The Wellington Hotel Annex in Albany, N.Y. was treated to a very special goodbye party when it was murdered in plain sight in front of hundreds of onlookers with the exciting funereal touch of colored fireworks. If I were a building, this is how I'd like to go. Take note!!!

Ah, there's nothing on a hot day like an icy cold glass of lemonade sold illegally in a residential area.

The AP is reporting that more than 70 patients have been treated at the Queen of the Valley hospital in Napa after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit the Napa Valley in Northern California early Sunday morning. According to the hospital, two major injuries have been reported so far.

Amy Sedaris—the god—was on Jimmy Fallon's late-night variety program on Friday, and it was quickly revealed that Sedaris has been doing a service to communities everywhere by getting certified in CPR. If you are dying of a heart attack, the only woman you want to save you is Amy Sedaris. Deny all help unless it's Amy Sedaris.

TMZ reports former Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight was shot six times at a Chris Brown-hosted party at a nightclub in West Hollywood early Sunday morning.