Ken Shepherd

Julian Assange’s arrest warrant still valid: Swedish court

A sexual-assault arrest warrant against Julian Assange is still valid, a Swedish appeals court ruled on Friday, rejecting the WikiLeaks founder's novel legal argument that his freedom of movement has been infringed.

September 16, 2016

Apple survey asks MacBook Pro users how much they use the 3.5mm headphone jack

Fresh on the heels of Apple eliminating the 3.5mm earphone jack from its latest iPhone, Apple is asking MacBook Pro users in a survey how much they use the earphone jack on the high-end laptops.

September 15, 2016

Tiziana Cantone, Italian Instagram model depicted in viral sex tape, kills herself: Report

Tiziana Cantone, a 31-year-old Italian woman, has committed suicide, a year after a video in which she was performing a sex act went viral.

September 15, 2016

Michael Bloomberg, former New York City mayor, donates $300M to Johns Hopkins

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is donating $300 million to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, The Baltimore Sun reported Thursday.

September 15, 2016

CDC warns Americans not to kiss or cuddle with live poultry: Report

Having a chicken for a pet could make you seriously ill if you treat ol' Roscoe the rooster like a roomie instead of a barnyard animal, federal health experts are warning.

September 15, 2016

John Boehner, former House Speaker, joins board of Reynolds American, tobacco company: Report

Former House Speaker John Boehner, who once said "I smoke cigarettes and I'm not giving that up to be President of the United States," has joined the board of directors of a major tobacco company, Bloomberg News reported Thursday.

September 15, 2016

Sofia Vergara, ‘Modern Family’ star, is once again world’s highest-paid TV actress: Report

"Modern Family" co-star Sofia Vergara once again tops Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid TV actresses.

September 15, 2016

‘Snitches’ poster in Louisville angers father of slain rapper: Report

Posters reading "Snitches End Up In Ditches" have been plastered on telephone poles in Louisville, Kentucky, upsetting the father of a local rapper whose killer has not yet been apprehended, the city's Courier-Journal newspaper reported.

September 14, 2016

James Corden, ‘Late Late Show’ host, selected to emcee Hollywood Film Awards

James Corden, the British comedian who hosts CBS's "Late Late Show," will return as the emcee of the Hollywood Film Awards on Nov. 6, Variety reported Wednesday.

September 14, 2016

Keith Olbermann of GQ.com has ‘176 reasons Donald Trump shouldn’t be president’

The MSNBC alumnus Keith Olbermann often used his prime-time perch to excoriate then-President George W. Bush. Now he's back in front of the camera for a new biweekly GQ.com show, "The Closer with Keith Olbermann."

September 14, 2016

Boy, 4, in viral Ohio heroin-overdose photo placed in a new home: Report

The 4-year-old Ohio boy featured in a now-viral photo shared by police that shows his grandmother strung out on heroin at a traffic stop has been placed in the custody of his great-aunt and great-uncle, NBC News reported Wednesday.

September 14, 2016

Michelle Rodriguez, actress, tells critics to ‘lay off’ regarding her role as transgender assassin

Telling detractors to just "lay off," actress Michelle Rodriguez responded to critics who have lambasted her being cast as a transgender woman in a new action movie titled "(Re)Assignment."

September 14, 2016

Pandora Pound, British researcher, publishes study lamenting how sex-ed is taught in schools: Report

Sex ed as taught in most classrooms is a turnoff to the students educators are trying to reach, according to a researcher out with a new study.

September 13, 2016

Lionel Shriver, American novelist, censored by Brisbane Writers Festival: Report

Organizers for an Australian literary festival have pulled an American novelist's keynote speech from their website and apologized to those who may have been offended, after author Lionel Shriver took on the sacred cow of "cultural appropriation" in her remarks, The New York Times reported. The festival itself, however, claims that there was no full-length recording of the remarks.

September 13, 2016

‘Black Rifles Matter’ sign in Maine resort town stirs controversy

Quipping that a local newspaper's editorial calling for an assault-weapons ban was a "trigger" for him, Linc Sample of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, erected a "Black Rifles Matter" sign on his property as a form of protest.

September 13, 2016

Bubble wrap likely cause of shots-fired scare at a Philadelphia area military academy: police

Students at the Valley Forge Military Academy spent roughly an hour in lockdown on Monday evening during a shooting scare, but authorities now believe the sound initially thought to be gunshots was just bubble wrap.

September 13, 2016

Supreme Court allows straight-ticket balloting to proceed in Michigan in November: Report

The Supreme Court declined Friday to reverse lower court rulings to hold off implementing a new law in Michigan against straight-ticket balloting.

September 9, 2016

Joseph Gordon-Levitt praises Edward Snowden as ‘extreme’ patriot: Report

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who portrays Edward Snowden in a new Oliver Stone film titled "Snowden" to be released on Sept. 16, praised the NSA leaker in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter.

September 9, 2016

Kroger grocery chain puts kibosh on Halloween novelty after Cincinnati woman complains

Kroger is removing a novelty item from its stores' Halloween displays after one woman complained it sent the wrong signal about drug abuse.

September 9, 2016

Dustin Moskovitz, Facebook co-founder, donates $20 million to Democrats, liberal causes

Arguing that the 2016 election cycle is a "referendum" on the direction of American society, Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz said he and wife Cari Tuna are endorsing Hillary Clinton for president and will contribute $20 million to Democratic campaign groups and liberal causes this year.

September 9, 2016