The playwright and producers of a Broadway show are demanding $2 million from former lead actress Valerie Harper, claiming she hurt the play when a brain cancer diagnosis forced her to drop out.

Almost-politician Sarah Palin headlined this weekend for an NRA event and she didn't disappoint, telling the crowd, "If I were in charge, they would know that waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists."

The 37th Madrid Marathon does its best to make running look like both a terrifying and undesirable physical activity, though sartorially vibrant. Photo via Andres Kudacki/AP

A sweet young family in Santa Clara, California has nearly finished renovations on their Victorian home, keeping most of its historical features, while painting it to make it closely resemble the home from the Pixar movie Up. Their neighbors — a real bunch of grumps — are up in arms over the decision, saying they should have kept the historic theme of the neighborhood.

This summer's World Cup in Brazil should be a hoot for American soccer fans: according to The Guardian, there is apparently not one, not two, but three Osama bin Laden-themed bars in the country, all neighboring the World Cup epicenter in Rio.

According to a statement released Friday, the NYPD is reviewing a legislative proposal to make New York the first state to prohibit the existence of multiple condoms from being used as evidence in prostitution cases, a practice that advocates say undermines public health goals.

By using light pulses to effectively shut down neural activity, scientists have essentially developed an "off-switch" for the brain.

In this edition of The Future, a private firm in China called WinSun has used its technology to build huge 3D printers that in turn print even huger fully-functioning houses. Their printers can manufacturer 10 in a day. Let's assess.

In an attempt to boost sales through social media buzz and to advertise a chicken product they've created, Burger King is bringing back its bizarre "Subservient Chicken" campaign, originally launched in 2004.

Never clean a pasta-making machine again: a teenager in Massena, NY just had his arm severed at the elbow when it was caught in a pasta-making machine while he was cleaning it. He is in serious condition at Massachusetts General Hospital.

A Canadian woman has accused two policemen in an elite French police unit of raping her in the police headquarters in Paris at 36 Quai des Orfevres. The officers are being held there, while two additional men have been released.

Deadpsin has acquired an extended Donald Sterling audiotape, and it reveals an even deeper level of bigotry from the mouth of the Clippers owner. "Evil heart" can't really cover it, but thanks for trying, Sterling.

Rashad Harden, a house music and footwork pioneer who performed under the name DJ Rashad, was found dead Saturday afternoon on Chicago's South Side.

This is the story of two popes. The first pope: a liberal pope who wanted to modernize the church. The second pope: a Communist-hater and the first non-Italian pope in over 4oo years. Today, a chill pope who is known for his chillness, made them saints.

Sources have confirmed to People Magazine and US Weekly that George Clooney, a man whom you will likely never meet, is engaged.

While in Malaysia this week, President Obama was asked what he thought of Clippers' owner Donald Sterling's alleged racist remarks. His response: "They kind of speak for themselves."

South Korea's prime minister offered to resign on Sunday, taking responsibility for the government's handling of the ferry sinking that has left 302 people, mostly students, either dead or missing.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit will hear arguments next week regarding a 2012 law that would force the only remaining clinic in Mississippi to close, making it the first state in the nation without an abortion clinic. Not one.

Accompanied by a sign that read, "MR. PRESIDENT MAY A HAVE A SELFIE WITH YOU?" on a US army base in Seoul today, 13-year-old Mika Taylor was straight denied a photo with the president in what might be the beginning of a widespread #selfiegate.

A letter written aboard the Titanic, wherein passenger Esther Hart describes her journey as a "wonderful passage" just before the ship hit its iceberg, was just sold in an auction for $200,000.