Former Survivor and Pimp My Ride producer Bruce Beresford-Redman was arrested by U.S. Marshals last night outside his California home in connection to the April murder of his wife, Monica Beresford-Redman, in Cancun, Mexico. He denies the charge. [Hollywood Reporter]

Erstwhile Senate candidate Alvin Greene was arrested in November 2009 on obscenity charges for allegedly showing pornography to a female college student. Greene had a hearing today, and it seems his loss to Sen. Jim DeMint hasn't dampened his spirits.

This 24.78-carat "fancy intense pink" diamond just sold for $46 million at a Swiss auction, making it the most expensive jewel ever sold. It's okay, though! The birthstone necklace you bought at a truck stop is very pretty, too.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin recently received an adorable puppy as a gift from Bulgaria. He wants to rename it. So Putin has turned over the task of naming his new dog to "all Russians." Though you can participate, too!

Four Republicans have emerged as the clear early (err, very early) frontrunners in the 2012 Republican presidential primary, according to a recently concluded series of Public Policy Polling (D) surveys. The favorite of the bunch? Not so clear.

James Fowler, a 77 year-old white former state trooper in Alabama, has pleaded guilty and received six months in prison for the 1965 killing of Jimmie Lee Jackson—whose shooting death inspired the Selma-to-Montgomery civil rights marches. [Montgomery Advertiser]

This false-color satellite image of the Mount Merapi volcano in Indonesia was taken yesterday by the ASTER instrument on NASA's Terra satellite. The dark gray area is the volcano's pyroclastic flow. [Image via AP]

Accused Russian arms dealer Viktor "Merchant of Death" Bout is on a US-bound plane today to face terrorism charges after losing a two-year extradition battle in Thailand, even after the DoJ almost blew the whole thing. Russia is pissed. [NYT]

[Clouds over the Tokyo Tower on Monday evening. Photo via AP.]

New Maryland Republican Representative Andy Harris won his seat on a platform of resisting the expansion of "government-run or government-mandated insurance." He also spent Monday demanding to know why he had to wait 28 days for his own government-run insurance.

After lobbying surviving Beatles since 2003, Apple finally got the band's catalog into the iTunes Store, sources tell the Wall Street Journal. An announcement is expected tomorrow, if the musicians can keep their hippie jive non political enough for Apple.

New York Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo has picked former "9/11 Mayor" Rudy Giuliani to co-chair his public safety transition team and help select candidates for top positions. Will these recommended candidates prove to be scumbag crooks and go to jail, too?

A fire in a 28-story high-rise in China's largest city has killed an early estimate of 42 people. A section of the building was under renovation when the blaze started. The fire is out now, but search-and-rescue efforts continue.

[Actor John Cusack in Hungary, dressed as Edgar Allan Poe. Nice sneaks, John! Photo via AP.]

Haitian Health Ministry officials today said that 917 people have died in the last three weeks from cholera, which is festering in the relief camps set up after the January earthquake. 14,600 people have been hospitalized for cholera symptoms.

Whales off the Mexican coast are getting sunburned, possibly because of damage to the ozone layer. Said one scientist: "Humans can put on clothes or sunglasses - whales can't." Haha, a whale with sunglasses! What were we talking about again?

The most prolific eater of our time, Takeru Kobayashi, owns the world records for eating hot dogs, hamburgers and meat balls. But last night in Brooklyn he failed in his attempt to be the world's greatest pizza eater. What happened?

Detroit area resident Mike Greer yesterday claimed a $128.6 million prize after a group of friends, called "Team Victory Club," went in together on a lottery ticket purchased at the Uptown Book Store, which specializes in porn and sex toys.

[Totally badass Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin received a new best friend as a gift for signing a gas transit pipeline agreement with Bulgaria today. Awwww. Image via AP]

Why pay for an overpriced, tiny hotel room in Manhattan when you can sleep for free high up in one of Central Park's 24,000 trees? That's what Cory and Dana Foht have been doing for the past two months.