Even Ray Kelly Thinks Ferguson Cops Are Out of Control

Andy Cush · 08/19/14 09:28AM

Ray Kelly's tenure as commissioner of the NYPD included the violent dismantling of Occupy Wall Street and the 2004 Republican National Convention protests, the killing of unarmed black men like Ramarley Graham, Sean Bell, and Tamon Robinson, and the escalation of stop-and-frisk from occasionally used police tactic to daily reality for many New Yorkers. Even he agrees: The policing situation in Ferguson needs fixing.

Jake Tapper on the Police in Ferguson: "This Doesn't Make Any Sense"

Aleksander Chan · 08/19/14 08:16AM

CNN's Jake Tapper was on the scene in Ferguson, Mo., Monday night, where violence continues to escalate even as the state's National Guard has taken over policing the town of 21,000. Since protests started last weekend, there's been a disparity between the level of violence from some protesters (looting, reportedly throwing Molotov cocktails and rocks) and the "militarized" response of police, armed with semi-automatic weapons and clad in armor and riot gear and firing tear gas.

Watch Bill Cosby's Out-of-Control Fallon Appearance

Rich Juzwiak · 08/19/14 08:00AM

What's up with Bill Cosby? Who knows! He showed up on last night's episode of The Tonight Show in a Taz-like whirlwind (impressive for a 77-year-old), and Jimmy Fallon barely got a word in edgewise. This was Cosby's opening monologue:

Aleksander Chan · 08/19/14 06:55AM

Turmoil in Ferguson continued Monday night, even after Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon lifted the town's curfew and called in the state's National Guard. At least 31 people were arrested by police and at least two have been reported shot. [Front page of today's St. Louis Post-Dispatch via Newseum]

Enid Shaw · 08/18/14 11:01PM

Duane Merrells carries an American flag upside-down in protest as he walks through the streets of Ferguson on Monday, August 18. [Image by Charlie Riedel via AP]

Gay-Bashing Neo-Nazi Gangster Gets Five Years in Prison for Extremism

Enid Shaw · 08/18/14 09:51PM

A Russian neo-Nazi gang leader nicknamed "The Hatchet," best known for leading a group that filmed themselves violently humiliating and harassing young gay men, has been sentenced to five years in prison for making a video of himself beating and torturing a gay Iraqi man.

Lawsuit: Rikers Guards Ignored Dying Teen as His Heart Ruptured

Enid Shaw · 08/18/14 07:27PM

The rest of the world might be falling apart, but Rikers Island is still reliably horrific. A New York mother is suing Corizon, the company that provides healthcare at Rikers, New York City's largest jail complex, saying her 19-year-old son died in a cell there last year after being denied adequate medical treatment.

Nicki Minaj Gave Drake a Boner

Jordan Sargent · 08/18/14 07:07PM

Today on Instagram, Nicki Minaj posted new stills from her upcoming "Anaconda" video, which appears to prominently feature Drake. And Nicki Minaj's ass. And Drake staring longingly at Nicki Minaj's ass and, somewhere, according to Drake, Drake's boner.

McDonald's Tries to Improve Image By Serving Reporters Non-McDonald's

Enid Shaw · 08/18/14 05:45PM

When you think of McDonald's, the corporate powers that be behind the golden arches would really prefer if your mind didn't immediately flash to expired garbage meat or wages barely preferable to indentured servitude or even their terrifying new toothed box of a mascot. No, McDonald's would rather be synonymous with class, sophistication and refinement, which is why they've taken to rounding up reporters and bloggers and serving them, basically, a bunch of food that is not McDonald's.