After George Soros, the influential hedge fund manager, posted a speech he gave at an economics conference in Italy last week, the financial blogosphere lit up. It got lots of praise as the best analysis yet of the ongoing fiscal debacle in Europe. But at over 4,400 words, it's definitely not for the ADD-challenged. Which is why we've turned it into a handy illustrated video.
Lil Phat, real name Melvin Vernell III, was found dead in his car in Atlanta after a shooting Thursday evening resulted in the death of the 19-year-old rapper from multiple gun wounds. Police are searching for two suspects still at large who allegedly murdered 19-year-old Lil Phat Thursday night outside of the Northside Hospital in Atlanta.
Model Melissa Stetten used Twitter to publicly humiliate soap-opera actor Brian Presley, a married 34-year-old, who flagrantly hit on her during a red-eye flight out of Los Angeles. Stetten live-tweeted the entire encounter and the transcript quickly went viral. But Presley is now denying that any flirting occurred.
Twitter first broke the news.
Life is sweet if you happen to be fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld's cat, Choupette.
Ever since ?Tekken? debuted in arcades in 1994, is has been deemed as a classic of the fighting genre. Recently, the ?Tekken? team has joined forces with those of ?Street Fighter? in a mash-up of traditional fighting game goriness. However, for ?Tekken Tag Tournament 2,? fans are in store for an unexpected collaboration with a different type of pop-culture icon from the 1990s.
We're just four days away from the start of the 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, which is expected to be one of the biggest Apple events of the year. A new report says that Apple will introduce as many as 14 new Mac models at WWDC, including desktop computers (iMac and Mac Pro) and laptops (MacBook Pro and MacBook Air), among other products.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has signed into law climate change legislation that will bind the country to significant cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. Only Great Britain has done the same
Given the artistic merit of Fitzgerald's narrative in 'The Great Gatsby,' a 3-D movie version would be a calamitous mistake, said one journalist.
Wearing the black face-covering veil favoured by Saudi women, Maha Mazyad looked through leaflets for prospective jobs with some of the Islamic kingdom's largest companies at a recent career fair in Riyadh.
The legendary science fiction writer was 91.
Kris Humphries reportedly has a new girlfriend and her name is Fatmire Myla Sinanaj. Sinanaj, a Kim Kardashian lookalike, has reportedly been seen at various basketball games in which Humphries has played in.
Twitter Reactions From Celebrities and Athletes to the Boston Celtics win over the Miami Heat's Win.
Maybe LinkedIn should change its name to LeakedIn. On Wednesday, the business networking site said it is investigating a user's post from a Russian forum that claims he hacked LinkedIn, uploading 6,458,020 encrypted passwords to the site as proof.
Kelly Clarkson has finally found happiness. After 10 years on the music scene, a tumultuous ride of weight gain, failed albums and lesbian rumors, the American Idol alum says she feels better than ever. She has found love with talent manager Brandon Blackstock and has reached a weight loss goal of 30 pounds in just six months.
Some of the world's most popular brands are partnering with music festivals to tap into a much-coveted demographic.
For the very last time this century, skywatchers and astronomers around the world got the opportunity to witness the rare astronomical reunion of the Sun, Venus and Earth Tuesday. Venus, the second brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon, made a rare pass in front of the Sun, making its presence in the solar system visible from Earth's day side.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has defeated a recall attempt, the news networks declared an hour after the polls closed.
Scout Willis, the 20-year-old daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, was reportedly arrested in New York on Monday for using a fake ID and drinking beer in a subway station.
Obama didn't stump for Barrett in the Badger State, but sent out words of support in a nationally watched election
Hamad al-Naqi, a 26-year-old Shia Muslim, was arrested after officials found a series of provocative posts on his Twitter account. He has now been convicted of insulting Islam and endangering state security by exacerbating sectarian tensions.
The Miami Zombie Rudy Eugene is no longer a threat, but that didn't stop an aspiring actor from dressing up as a zombie and terrorizing Miami residents in a prank video that nearly got the prankster killed.