J.K. Trotter · 07/30/14 04:27PM

The New York Times has added an editors’ note to an article containing a passage lifted from Wikipedia: “That passage improperly used specific language and details from a Wikipedia article without attribution; it should not have been published in that form.”

Nearly Nude Dude Who Fired Gun Outside Pizzeria May Have Been on Acid

Andy Cush · 07/30/14 04:26PM

Andrew Engle — a 27-year-old Michigan man who, wearing only a towel, accidentally discharged his gun while banging on a local pizzeria's windows until one shattered because he was angry that the restaurant was closed even though it was actually open — may have taken acid before his arrest Saturday.

Bob McDonnell: My Wife and I Are Too Screwed Up to Conspire Criminally

Adam Weinstein · 07/30/14 01:35PM

If you read nothing else for the rest of your life, read the paragraph below that details how ex-Virginia governor, onetime presidential hopeful, and repository of family values Bob McDonnell and his wife plan to defend themselves against federal corruption charges.

Lawsuit: Cops in Eric Garner Precinct Beat Man Who Died Last Year

Andy Cush · 07/30/14 01:07PM

Staten Island police arrive at the scene of an alleged crime, where they find a middle-aged black man. He resists arrest, maybe, so they rough him up a bit. After a while, he complains that he's having difficulty breathing, but medical attention arrives too late, and he dies.

Truvada: It's Time To Take the Fucking Pill

Rich Juzwiak · 07/30/14 12:53PM

This month, Tim Murphy wrote in New York magazine, "This summer—on social media, on Fire Island, at the Christopher Street pier, and in certain cohorts around the ­country—what many gay men are talking about among themselves is Truvada." That's been my experience too, that the debate over using the drug as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against HIV has only intensified during the first half of this year.

Flying Hatchet Nearly Impales Woman in Car on I-95

Adam Weinstein · 07/30/14 12:45PM

This is an axe in a windshield on I-95 in Massachusetts. How did this particular axe get in that particular windshield, not far from that particular woman's head? The Massachusetts State Police explain:

Rich Juzwiak · 07/30/14 12:40PM

The terrific, radiant, humble thingamajig of a fine phenomenon that was the hero pig on the loose in and scaring residents of Oakland, Maine has been caught. Bad humans! This ends his three-week reign of terror, which is still a good run for a 4-month-old.

Watch David Guetta's Life Flash Before His Eyes as He Trips Out Onstage

Jordan Sargent · 07/30/14 12:37PM

Being an EDM DJ is definitely a cool job. You get paid tons of money. You get to travel the world. Also, doing drugs is basically part of your career. But sometimes you can probably do too many drugs and all of a sudden you find yourself in front of hundreds of thousands of people as deafening music blares and hoooooly shit whaaaaat is happening.

Hamilton Nolan · 07/30/14 11:49AM

"The last woman you heard from said it's a person's First Amendment right to hang a poster like that on a pole, and she said it was also her freedom of speech right to take down that poster, and throw it in the garbage." Brooklynites would rather not be told to "dress modestly" in public.

Arya Stark Is Sick of Snobby Game of Thrones Book Readers

Jay Hathaway · 07/30/14 11:35AM

There are two competing schools of thought when it comes to Game of Thrones spoilers. One holds that anything that hasn't appeared on HBO is a spoiler that should be kept tightly under wraps. The other argues the books have been available for years, and viewers who don't want to be surprised by unaired plot details have a responsibility to read them.