Adam Weinstein · 07/07/14 11:28AM

BBC is instructing its editors and producers to stop striving for "false balance" by booking so many anti-science and climate-denying commentators. "Audiences should be able to understand from the context and clarity of the BBC's output what weight to give to critical voices," a company report stated.

Iraqi Jihad Leader Is Getting Crap For Wearing a Fancy Wristwatch

Adam Weinstein · 07/07/14 10:55AM

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, shadowy leader of the jihadist group that's taken over much of Iraq and self-appointed leader of the world's Muslims, made an unprecedented public appearance at the beginning of last week—and was promptly criticized for being a sheikh with a chic fashion watch.

North Korea Is Sending Cheerleaders to South Korea

Allie Jones · 07/07/14 10:45AM

In a bid to distract from its nuclear weapons program, North Korea announced it will send cheerleaders to South Korea. The DPRK has done this only a handful of times since the Korean War, always in attempts to ease tensions between the two Koreas. The cheerleaders will travel with athletes to the Asian Games in Incheon this September.

J.K. Trotter · 07/07/14 10:35AM

Reliable Sources anchor Brian Stelter: “I will eat my remote control—in fact, I will eat my copy of the New York Post—if Murdoch becomes the owner of CNN.”

Tennessee Fireworks Superstore Explodes Two Days After July 4th

Andy Cush · 07/07/14 09:33AM

A fireworks outlet in Tennessee self-destructed shortly after the biggest day of the year for colorful explosions in the sky, exploding and burning to the ground in one last sad display before the long wait until New Year's Eve.

Aleksander Chan · 07/06/14 10:59PM

A woman jumps from a fountain and into the crowd during the kickoff of the 2014 San Fermin running of the bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain. The eight days of bull runs and late-night parties start Monday in the city. Image by Andres Kudacki via AP.

Fancy-Ass Japanese Grapes Sell for $5,400

Aleksander Chan · 07/06/14 09:37PM

A wedding hall operator in Japan forked over $5,400 for a bunch of 30 Ruby Roman grapes, which are apparently the most expensive grapes in the world. These grapes, the wedding hall says, will be served to couples who have their weddings at the venue in Kanazawa. It is unclear if couples would be allowed to eat the grapes of if they will just be permitted to look at them.

Parade Float Features Outhouse as "Obama's Presidential Library"

Aleksander Chan · 07/06/14 08:49PM

One of the more popular floats at this year's Fourth of July parade in Norfolk, Neb. was of a ghoulish, skeletal figure propped up against an outhouse that had ""OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY" emblazoned on the side. According to the committee that approved the float for the parade, it was purely "political satire."