Ferdinand Dorsey, a 24 year-old student at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was shot and killed at an apartment building near campus Monday night, after "arguing with other Southern students on campus." His death came just two days after the violent death of another Southern student, Sheena Barnett, whose body was found beaten and burned inside her home Saturday. "Why don't you start calling us now and tell us exactly what's going on in these communities?" asked the mayor of Baton Rouge, rhetorically, and oddly.

Would-be Delaware senator and ladybug costume enthusiast Christine O'Donnell is considering pulling a Bristol and going on Dancing with the Stars. Apparently the show's producers made a formal request, but she can't decide whether or not to do it. She posted about the quandary on her Facebook wall:

Well, that happened. A cackling, chemical-mad Andy Cohen pulled back the sheet and revealed his latest hideous creation, a pod of ghouls who haunt the dark sandy shores of America's aging phallus. Yes, it's time for yet another Real Housewives franchise, this one set in sunny Murder Bay, known to the Indians as Miami. So what went down on last night's premiere episode? Well, actually, not a whole hell of a lot. But we did get to meet the cast of freaks, so let's take a look at them individually.

Embattled Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi hasn't just made a mess of his country. He's made more fashion faux pas than the Middle East has had wars since the beginning of time. Here are all the insanely outre outfits that would land him on the worst-dressed list, if putting him on that list wouldn't get you shot. [Photos via Getty, AP]

Box-shaped trinket warehouse Wal-Mart announced its fourth quarter sales figures yesterday, and the news was dark: although profit was up, sales at its U.S. stores fell for the seventh straight quarter. Why don't we love our Wal-Marts, any more?

"Terrified" Dianna Agron flees ex-boyfriend and co-star Alex Pettyfer. Lindsay Lohan heads back to court. Eva Mendes naked pictures stolen! Charlie Sheen parties with porn stars on a yacht. Come and get your Wednesday gossip.

This "straight" actor bedded the director to get cast in this Academy Awards favorite. This famous teen is totally running her family and ordering her father around. Some men are completely powerless.

One of the great failures of modern political journalism is its inability to account for the children of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin—specially, why they are named things like "Trig" and "Willow"? But where journalism has failed, science may have succeeded:

Chicago's grueling race for mayor is over; results have been called, and the winner is... Richard Daley's secret brother Cosmo! Kidding. Kidding! The winner, as has been predicted forever, is foul-mouthed former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

A new study suggests that electromagnetic radiation from cellphones has a direct, measurable impact on brain cells. The catch: We don't know if it matters.

Reggae star Buju Banton has been found guilty on charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in Miami. His first trial ended in a hung jury; no such luck this time. He was also found guilty of a gun charge. He faces up to 20 years in prison. Fellow reggae stars and fans are upset. [Miami New Times, photo via Getty]

In the tradition of many comedians before him, the 48-year-old veteran is heading into more serious territory. Careful, Steve! Also today: two big stars sign on to TV projects, the zombie genre gets another treatment, and we gauge the success of murder.

Good news for non-smoking New Yorkers who occasionally catch a whiff of cigarette smoke for a half-second while they're walking outdoors: Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a law today making sure this never happens again! No promises, though.

Woman smells! Animal behavior! Old people brains! STD testing! Allergies forever! Oil cleanup health! Fat dogs! Fat surgery! From death to business! And other conventional wisdom! It's your Tuesday Health Watch, where we watch your health—with ulterior motives!

Dave Franco (little brother of James) teams up with Emma Roberts (niece of Julia) in a music video for Cults' "Go Outside," thereby answering any lingering questions about whether Dave would follow in his brother's film freak footsteps. In Dave's words:

As Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) continues to push for a bill that would eliminate collective bargaining rights for almost all of the state's employees, a Gallup/USA Today poll taken amid the standoff finds that most Americans would oppose a similar measure in their own state.

Gay porn website QueerClick offers some very convincing photographic (and we mean graphic!) evidence that one of the sets that played a big part in you-know-it's-gonna-win-Best-Picture flick The King's Speech was previously used in a skin flick.

Indiana's Republican legislature tried to pass a major anti-union bill this morning, as is the hot new trend. It would have passed. But thanks to the Wisconsin example, Indiana's Democrats knew how to respond and have fled the state to deny Republicans a quorum for a vote. They're either in Illinois or Kentucky because, as the Indianapolis Star explains, they "need to go to a state with a Democratic governor to avoid being taken into police custody and returned to Indiana." This gets more fun by the day. Aren't you having fun? Well, in any case.

Oh dear. A site called Brokelyn, for the recession-affected Brooklyn dweller, has published a "First Person" article entitled "How to survive as a SAHG (stay-at-home-girlfriend)." Hm! OK. It could be a tongue-in-cheek kind of jokey type thing, right? A humorous essay chronicling the silly misadventures of a young woman stepping into more "traditional" domestic duties while her live-in boyfriend is at work and she's looking for a new job. But... it's just not. It's really just not! Let's observe some samples from Quiana Stokes' strange composition.

The Wall Street Journal is ending the use of honorifics in its sports pages. Meaning that they will no longer say things like "Mr. Griffin then dunked on Mr. Mozgov, balls dangling harshly on Mr. Mozgov's chin." No more "Mr." or "Mrs." in the sports pages! In other words, they will write like human beings talk.