Charlie Sheen's porn star lover is cashing in on her newfound notoriety, perhaps because Sheen stiffed her on her $12,000 "escort" bill after she posed for a picture with Sheen's ex-wife, Denise Richards. How quickly the rumor mill churns!

Google helped create an ad calling for California's "worst criminals" to get the death penalty, with "no exceptions." But it was inadvertent; Google doesn't even support sentencing people to death. Whoops.

It came down to the wire, but one group this election cycle has finally made an ad so shocking and negative that it can only air after 10 p.m.! Let's look at the Kentucky Democratic party's terrifying "Rand Paul STOMP."

Howard K. Stern, Anna Nicole Smith's former lawyer, and one of her doctors were found guilty of conspiracy for feeding the prescription drug addiction that eventually killed her. Now Ms. Smith only has one posthumous court case to be decided.

A mistrial has been declared in the murder trial of John Katehis, the 18 year-old who confessed to killing veteran newsman George Weber after answering Weber's sex-seeking Craigslist ad. Katehis claims self-defense. [Previously:: Katehis' online photos, profiles]

A public housing cleaner found a mattress she feared had bedbugs. She dragged it into the hallway, lit it on fire, and ran away. Now she has been charged with arson. (N.B. "Call an exterminator" is the correct response.)

Indonesia's Istiqlal Mosque must not have a vaguely Muslim-looking headwear requirement, because Barack Obama will actually visit it during his upcoming Asia trip. Politico suggests that this "could stoke the heated confrontation over the Park51 Project," for some reason.

In Part 3 of our analysis of Canadian Siren Justin Bieber's autobiography First Step 2 Forever, we take a look at his feelings on family. Family is very important to him, as the book's text and especially its photos suggest.

Microsoft and its CEO Steve Ballmer vehemently oppose a state income tax, earmarked for schools and health care, on the richest 1.2 percent. Which is odd because Microsoft's founder, worth three times as much as Ballmer, is a big fan.

America's foremost authority on juvenile titillation, Katy Perry, has a hot new music video for a song called "Firework." Can you guess what shoots out of her boobs this time?

Three years ago this week, an intoxicated Christine O'Donnell showed up at the apartment of a 25-year-old Philadelphian and ended up spending the night in his bed. Here's his story—and photos—of his escapade with the would-be Delaware senator.

A statesmanlike Sarah Palin tells insider political outlet Entertainment Tonight that she'd run for president "if there's nobody else to do it." Very noble. But we're predicting right now that some other candidates will run, so she shouldn't sweat it.

After months of speculation, Mariah Carey announced this morning that she is pregnant with Nick Cannon's child. She must be so pissed at Thandie Newton for letting the cat out of the bag last night.

Here is security camera footage of Harlem resident Carlos Baez in an elevator, yanking the leash of his tiny dog, "Dutch," and angrily swinging the terrified little thing around by its throat.

Speculation is rampant that badass Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin got his ass beat in a Judo match after he appeared in public today with a black eye covered with lots of makeup. He definitely won, though. [AFP]

Dallas NBC sports reporter Newy Scruggs is in San Francisco to cover the World Series. Beyond the excitement of the event, he comes to a conclusion about the Bay Area: Everyone there is a pothead. Watch the video below.

Are you that person who can never seem to put their phone down, even during meals? Yes? Well, you're obnoxious. And a majority of Americans agree, according to a new Zagat survey. Taking pictures of your meals is annoying too.

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates made an unpublicized stop at Facebook today. A tipster sent this photo of Gates, possibly telling a Native American folk tale he learned in a storytelling workshop. Or just giving a talk about computers. Who knows?

Here are chief White House photographer Pete Souza's ten favorite images of the Obama presidency (it's the one-year anniversary of "Photo of the Day"). What nice photos! The one with the little boy! Souza should totally get Hipstamatic, though.

The craziest Tea Party candidates are great for Democrats. The math bears it out. So, Democrats in Pennsylvania figured it was a good idea to help a crazy Tea Party Birther get on the ballot to play the spoiler.