David Headley, an American of Pakistani descent who is accused of helping plan the Mumbai terrorist attacks, was also a DEA informant. American officials received repeated warnings that Headley was planning attacks, but ignored them because drugs are really bad.

Remember how Democrats would simply wait until after the election to pass all of their bills, during a pressure-free lame duck session? Did you buy that? Because they're already dropping most agenda items, including a "Don't Ask Don't Tell" repeal.

A nutritionist stuck to a diet of Twinkies, donuts, Doritos, and other types of "junk food" for two months. He lost 27 pounds proving that it's the number—not quality—of calories one consumes that matters. Take that Jenny Craig.

Most people train for the New York City Marathon above ground, in sneakers, after years of working up to marathon distance. Edison Peña trained thousands of feet underground, in boots he sawed the ankles off of. And he still finished.

TechCrunch grew into a blog juggernaut thanks to its no-holds-barred coverage of the staid tech start-up community. But yesterday it scrubbed a post about a Googler's sexual assault accusation. Does this have to do with their relationship to the accused?

A 45-year-old woman named Patty Bigbee was arrested yesterday with her boyfriend after they tried to sell her baby grandson for $75,000. After some haggling the buyer, an undercover police informant, got Bigbee to agree to $30,000.

You probably owe someone an overDue Date to the movies. This weekend there are movies For Colored Girls and anyone else! But you don't have 127 Hours for all of them, so use that Megamind of yours and pick one!

New York's annual survey of buildings with lead plumbing found that 14 percent had excessive levels of lead in the water. Will you ever be able to drink again?

Self-esteem flagging a bit? Think about this: Two of the world's biggestl tech companies are desperately fighting over your trivial personal information. Google just cut Facebook off from accessing some of its data because Facebook isn't sharing back.

Twenty-five workers at a labor camp in Goregaon, India, claim their penises have inexplicably begun shrinking and retracting into their bodies. The men have been treating the condition by sitting in ice-cold bathtubs. This might be the problem! (via)

Lamebook is that website that documents funny things that happen on Facebook and will eventually be turned into an Urban Outfitter's coffee table book. Facebook threatened Lamebook with a trademark infringement lawsuit—but Lamebook decided to sue Facebook first.

Sidwell Friends—the elite Washington, D.C., private school that the Obama girls attend—has a terrible football team. And when the Washington City Paper pointed that out, a hilariously entitled barrage of outraged comments from unathletic rich kids ensued.

According to police in Surprise, Arizona, a 12-year-old boy threatened to stab his mother on Halloween after she refused to let him trick-or-treat in a "gay Justin Bieber" costume.

This Halloween, teens descended on a Brooklyn neighborhood and proceeded to act like snotty teens on Halloween. A local blogger documented the mayhem, befriended some of the teens on Facebook, then posted their profiles and incriminating status updates.

This week, 4chan's 22-year-old founder, Christopher Poole (AKA "Moot"), held an extensive Q&A with users of the anarchic site's /b/ messageboard. The discussion ranged from technical details, to the rewards of fame, to sex. Lots of sex.

Ever wish you could see the Passion of Christ in real life, with a bloodied, shackled Jesus? Dream of high-fiving Jonah inside a whale's large intestine? Lucky you: America's foremost Biblical amusement park is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

United Airlines unveiled a special Boeing 757 this morning to commemorate Oprah Winfrey's final season. The interiors were designed by the Queen of Daytime herself, and her signature graces the jet's tail. Unfortunately, Gayle is not the flight attendant.

According to the New York Times, Carl Paladino has tried twice without success to call Andrew Cuomo to concede the New York governor's race. For some reason, Cuomo hasn't taken the calls or returned Paladino's messages. Why would that be?

Forget the obvious connection for Harry Potter fans. The news that scientists have made progress in the development of some sort of cloaking material is likely more exciting for hungry-for-more voyeurs and girls locker room-gazing teenage boys the world over.

The president of Disney Channels Worldwide, the fearsomely named Carolina Lightcap, recently announced that the new Disney Junior channel, for kids ages 2-7, won't focus so much on academic education as social skills and behavior lessons. That's what moms want.