The Swedish government has approved a two million krona (£200,000/$300,000) donation for increased security for Jewish congregations. Despite being recently ranked as the least anti-Semitic country in Europe by the Anti-Defamation League, the country has seen a rise in anti-Jewish
Rapper Jay-Z turned a concert stage into a political soapbox this week, all in an effort to bolster California’s Proposition 47. The Obama supporter leveraged Tuesday’s concert at the Rose Bowl into a pitch for the legislation, which some say
Following a brief outage of Facebook early Friday morning, the Los Angeles Police Department experienced an “unknown number” of calls from concerned citizens who deemed the situation enough of an emergency to make a 911 call. Facebook reportedly went back
Michigan resident Jahmel Binion is suing basketball players Shaquille O’Neal and Trey Burke and rap singer Waka Flocka for ridiculing a selfie he posted to Instagram. Last year Binion, who has a rare genetic disorder that affects his facial features,
IBIZA, Spain, July 30 (UPI)–Orlando Bloom was not happy to run into Justin Bieber at Ibiza’s Cipriani restaurant on Wednesday. In a video unveiled by TMZ, the Pirates of The Caribbean actor can be seen walking up to the Canadian
LeBron James will wear #23 with the Cleveland Cavaliers this season. “23 it is! It’s only right I go back. 2·3=6,” he announced on Sunday. “We still family 6. #HomeTeam #StriveForGreatness” James wore #6 with the Miami Heat and will go back
A prank image of British singer Lily Allen kneeling on the ground, head bowed and handcuffed, on Monday landed an Australian police officer in hot water. The picture was taken as the pop star arrived at Gold Coast Airport on
Ekaterina Parkhomenko was just an ordinary woman in east Ukraine until she took a few selfies with supposed mascara from the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 site in east Ukraine and posted the pictures on social media. “Mascara from Amsterdam; to
(Language Warning) When TMZ caught up with comedian Joan Rivers Thursday outside of LAX she unleashed an emotional rant on the Israeli and Palestinian conflict, screaming, “You are all insane, they [Palestinians] started it!” Rivers got animated at the paparazzi’s question about
Two thieves stole three custom surfboards from a paralyzed surf instructor on Monday night in Cardiff, California. Randy Abbott, who runs a nonprofit organization called The View From 42 and gives surfing lessons to children with physical disabilities, said he
New York City woke up to a strange sight Tuesday morning when travelers observed two white flags, typically symbolizing surrender, flying over the Brooklyn Bridge, where American flags usually fly. Upon closer inspection, authorities found that the flags had been dyed
Kobe Bryant reveals in a forthcoming Showtime documentary that he’s “scared” about his post-basketball future. He might have another sports career waiting for him on the diamond in retirement. The Los Angeles Lakers great homered at Richard Sherman’s softball game
What to do if you’re a Cleveland Cavaliers fan? Now that home-town hero LeBron James is returning to the team all the Lebron jerseys at the NBA store are selling out, according to bleacherreport.com. ESPN’s Darren Rovell tweeted on Saturday,
In the 1970s, they ran on the field naked. In 2014, they do it clothed to take a selfie. A courageous, elusive, fleet-footed, and inebriated–one hopes–man invaded the playing area at Chase Field in Phoenix on Friday. It turns out
LOS ANGELES, July 17 (UPI) — Rose McGowan says she doesn’t look like Michael Jackson. The 40-year-old actress got defensive after several people said she resembles Michael Jackson in a new Instagram photo. McGowan uploaded the picture on Tuesday, and
Four score and seven years ago, supermodels didn’t stumble over their social media messages. The lovely Bar Refaeli tried to join the debate this week over the current bloodshed in the Middle East. Only in trying to evoke the spirit
Pro-amnesty activists protested outside the White House Wednesday, demanding that President Barack Obama give temporary amnesty to the parents of illegal immigrant children. They demonstrated while the Congressional Hispanic Caucus was urging Obama to go big on executive actions to
CBS News’ local affiliate KPIX-5 in San Francisco reports that medical marijuana advocates are offering free marijuana for signatures on a ballot referendum petition in San Jose. The advocates have set up tents near San Jose’s City Hall and plan to
At a stop in Denver on Tuesday, a man in a video posted on Instagram can be heard asking the president, “Do you want a hit of this?” Obama doesn’t reply, but apparently laughs off the request. It’s not clear
Evidently, Cleveland Browns quarterback and former Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel didn’t get owner Jimmy Haslam’s message when he was told to tone it down while he’s off the playing field. Early this week, according to Sports Illustrated, Manziel was
An alarming rise in sexually transmitted diseases in Southern California is being attributed to social media. The two most affected groups are youths and members of the LGBT community, according to local NBC affiliate in Sacramento, KRCA 3. Social media expert
An Egyptian man was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison along with a fine of $840 dollars for violating Egypt’s blasphemy laws, which make illegal any criticism of the Islamic religion. The International Christian Concern (ICC) reported
As much as the story of Sunni jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) is one of military victory, it is one of the jihadist movement evolving to learn the ways of online propaganda and social media. Among
Michelle Wie plays hard. “I definitely cleaned up the cup,” Michelle Wie confessed on CNN Newsroom with Carol Costello of the trophy she drank from after winning the U.S. Women’s Open this weekend. “Who knows what liquid was in there
