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Ann Coulter wins vice presidential role in ‘Sharknado 3’

Ann Coulter will reportedly play Mark Cuban's vice president in Syfy's third installment of "Sharknado."

March 2, 2015

Brian Terry memorial unveiled at Arizona Border Patrol station

The family of slain Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry unveiled a statue in his honor Saturday at the renamed Brian Terry Patrol Station in Bisbee, Arizona.

March 2, 2015

Carrie Russell, 26, jailed for drug smuggling in Japan after mom mails her Adderall prescription

A 26-year-old American woman has been jailed on drug smuggling charges in Japan after her mother mailed her a three-month refill of her Adderall prescription, her family says.

March 2, 2015

William Shatner defends absence from Leonard Nimoy’s funeral

William Shatner is defending himself on Twitter after the New York Daily News dubbed him "Captain Jerk" for skipping Leonard Nimoy's funeral on Sunday.

March 1, 2015

Stephen Johnson, Miami Gardens police chief, arrested in prostitution sting

Miami Gardens Police Chief Stephen Johnson was fired after being arrested Friday for soliciting a prostitute, officials said.

March 1, 2015

Jim Inhofe mocks global warming ‘hysteria,’ throws snowball on Senate floor

Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe reportedly tossed a snowball Thursday on the Senate floor while arguing against "the hysteria on global warming."

February 26, 2015

Robert De Niro hit with $6.4M IRS tax lien: report

Two-time Academy Award winner Robert De Niro has reportedly been hit with a $6.4 million tax lien by the Internal Revenue Service.

February 26, 2015

Lupita Nyong’o’s $150K Oscars dress stolen from her hotel room: report

The $150,000 gown that actress Lupita Nyong'o wore to the Oscars Sunday was reportedly stolen out of her hotel room at the London West Hollywood.

February 26, 2015

Gordon Van Gilder, 72, sees charges dropped for 18th-century pistol

A New Jersey prosecutor has reportedly dropped felony gun charges against Gordon Van Gilder, a 72-year-old retired schoolteacher who faced 10 years in prison for possessing an unloaded 18th-century flintlock pistol in his car.

February 26, 2015

Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ to be republished in Germany for first time since Holocaust

A heavily annotated version of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" will be republished in Germany for the first time since World War II.

February 25, 2015

Mirjana Puhar, ‘Next Top Model’ contestant, killed in triple homicide

Mirjana Puhar, a recent "America's Next Top Model" contestant, was killed Tuesday in a triple homicide at a Charlotte, North Carolina, home, police said.

February 25, 2015

White House calls illegal immigrants ‘Americans-in-waiting’

The White House is now using the term "Americans-in-waiting" to describe the thousands of illegal immigrants waiting for green cards "as a result of our broken immigration system."

February 25, 2015

Kent State ROTC vans set on fire; cadets ordered to dress as civilians

Ohio investigators believe the two ROTC passenger vans that were found burning early Monday at Kent State University were intentionally set on fire.

February 25, 2015

Jeremiah Wright’s daughter jailed for alleged theft: report

The daughter of President Obama's controversial former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright was taken into custody on Monday after allegedly violating the terms of her bail.

February 24, 2015

Tony Thurmond, California Democrat, seeks to ban chewing tobacco from baseball

California Assemblyman Tony Thurmond is expected to introduce a bill Tuesday that seeks to ban chewing tobacco from all Major League Baseball stadiums in the state.

February 24, 2015

David Axelrod on Obama: ‘There’s an air of moral superiority’

David Axelrod, the former senior adviser to President Obama, argued that the president sometimes exhibits "an air of moral superiority" when things don't go his way in Congress.

February 24, 2015

Al Sharpton, Comcast sued for racial discrimination

A black media group has filed a $20 billion lawsuit against Comcast and Time Warner for alleged racial discrimination, as well as MSNBC host Al Sharpton, the NAACP and other black advocacy groups for allegedly being paid to facilitate such discrimination.

February 24, 2015

Tony Cornish, Republican lawmaker, urges Mall of America to drop ‘ridiculous’ anti-gun policy

Minnesota state Rep. Tony Cornish says the al-Shabaab threat against the Mall of America should be enough to motivate mall owners to drop their "no guns" policy so citizens can protect themselves.

February 23, 2015

J.K. Simmons says ‘call your mom, call your dad’ in emotional Oscars speech

Actor J.K. Simmons, who won an Oscar for his supporting role as Terence Fletcher in "Whiplash," had an emotional message during his acceptance speech Sunday night: Call your parents.

February 22, 2015

Dakota Johnson, mom Melanie Griffith give perfectly awkward red carpet interview

Before the Oscars even began Sunday night, the Twitterverse was lighting up over "Fifty Shades of Grey" star Dakota Johnson and her mother, actress Melanie Griffith, who gave an awesomely awkward interview that only moms and daughters can pull off.

February 22, 2015