#UP 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Villain A 'Good' Bad Guy, J.J. Abrams Says

'Star Trek Into Darkness' Villain A 'Good' Bad Guy, J.J. Abrams Says
- MTV
'The character that Benedict plays has an absolute sense of right and wrong, and he's on the right side,' director tells MTV News.

#UP Fed adds new stimulus: $45-billion-a-month Treasury purchases. Sets 6.5% jobless rate as standard for rate changes.

Stocks edge higher as Fed ends two-day meeting Associated Press
Stocks advance after Fed pledges more stimulus Associated...

Fed adds new stimulus: $45-billion-a-month Treasury purchases. Sets 6.5% jobless rate as standard for rate changes.

Chris Christie Weight Comments: 5 Presidents Over 200 Pounds

Chris Christie Weight Comments: 5 Presidents Over 200 Pounds
When Barbara Walters asked New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie whether he is too fat to become president, Christie dismissed the question as "ridiculous ...

Chris Christie tells Barbara Walters his weight would not ...
Gov. Chris Christie told Barbara Walters his weight would not prevent him from being president of the United States one day. ABC released a clip of her interview with ...

#UP End of the World, Mayan Calendar response: 'Just Another Day' - NASA apocalypse video

NASA releases ‘Told Ya So’ apocalypse video early
- The Lookout
Dec. 21, 2012, has long been rumored to be the day of the Mayan apocalypse, when Earth comes to its inglorious end. The good folks at NASA want you to know that...

End of the World, Mayan Calendar response: 'Just Another Day' NASA ...
- The Kentucky Post

Justin Bieber targeted in murder-for-hire plot

Justin Bieber Murder Plot: Convicted Murderer Planned To Kill ...
A murder plot targeting Justin Bieber surfaced on Wednesday, revealing that three men were involved in a plan to kill and castrate the superstar singer in ...

Report: Justin Bieber targeted in murder-for-hire plot
Two New Mexico men arrested in a murder-for-hire plot were planning to strangle and castrate pop star Justin Bieber and his ...

#UP Triplets all in jail: Shivers brothers all jailed for crimes

Family Ties: Michigan Triplets All in Jail
Family reunions can make for enjoyable get-togethers, but not the one the Shivers triplets may soon be having: The three brothers are all in jail in Michigan. Two of ...

Triplets all in jail: Shivers brothers all jailed for crimes
On Wednesday, the Shivers triplets were all in jail after a family with a history of crime-related activity faced a reality of three siblings all behind ...

Sarah Palin's Son Track Divorcing Wife Britta Hanson After 18 Months

Track Palin Files for Divorce
- TV Guide
Track Palin, the eldest son of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, is splitting from wife Britta Hanson, TMZ reports. The couple filed their divorce...

Sarah Palin's son Track divorcing after 18 months of marriage
- MSNBC
Sarah Palin's Son Track Divorcing Wife Britta Hanson After 18 Months ...
- US Weekly

Drugs Fired 500-Feet Into U.S. By Cannons

Drug smugglers seem to be getting a little more innovative, firing drugs 500-feet with a cannon often seen at sporting events to toss t-shirts. "Fox & Friends ...

Smugglers Are Literally Shooting Drugs Out Cannons Towards the US
Smugglers Are Literally Shooting Drugs ... U.S. border patrol officers find 33 cans of marijuana in the desert near the border that they believe were fired from a cannon ...

#UP Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers guard, expected to return

Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers guard, expected to return ...
CLEVELAND -- Sitting and watching his teammates play was torture for Kyrie Irving. Seeing the Cavaliers lose made it worse. Back earlier than expected ...

SAG Awards 2013 Nominations: "Lincoln," "Les Miserables" and "Silver Linings Playbook" getting four apiece

SAG Awards 2013: Join our discussion of the nominations - latimes.com
Los Angeles Times
The nominations for the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards are out, with the casts of "Lincoln," "Les Miserables" and "Silver Linings Playbook" getting four apiece.

#RIP Sitar legend Ravi Shankar dies at 92

Sitar legend Ravi Shankar dies at 92
(CNN) -- His music transcended trends and cultural barriers. Pandit Ravi Shankar's life, which traversed nearly a century, ended Tuesday.

Highly Cited:Pandit Ravi Shankar (1920-2012)

North Korea declares rocket launch a success

The U.S., South Korea and Japan condemned North Korea's rocket launch this morning, which they see as a test of technology needed to mount a nuclear warhead on a missile. Pyongyang says it was mer…

North Korea declares rocket launch a success - World - CBC News

Oregon mall shooting, Clackamas Town Center: Teen survivor in serious condition

Oregon mall shooting: Teen survivor in serious condition
Chicago Tribune
A teenage girl wounded in a shooting spree at an Oregon shopping mall that left three dead, including the suspected gunman, is in serious condition, a hospital official said today.

Highly Cited:'I felt like sitting ducks,' woman says after Oregon mall shooting leaves 3 dead

2 Billion To Watch 12-12-12 Concert For Hurricane Sandy Benefit

12-12-12 Concert: 2 billion to Watch Concert For Sandy
Hurricane Benefit Sandy Concert to be Watched by 2 billion People New York City – the concert billed as “12-12-12″ for the once in a century date for ...

2 Billion To Watch Concert For Hurricane Sandy Benefit
More than 2 billion to watch concert for Hurricane Sandy benefit. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the 12-12-12 Concert will be playing from ...

#UP Lena Dunham Sends Cease And Desist Letter To Gawker Over Leaked Book Proposal

Lena Dunham Sends Cease And Desist Letter To Gawker Over Leaked Book Proposal
- The Inquisitr
Want to get a peak of Lena Dunham’s new book? Well, you may have missed your chance. The creator of HBO’s Girls recently sent a cease and desist letter to Gawker...

Lena Dunham threatens legal action over leaked proposal
- CNN

#UP Alaska Serial killer Israel Keyes broke his own rule that he would travel outside and go to great lengths to distance himself from any of his victims

Serial Killer ‘Broke Own Rule’: How Israel Keyes Lost Control
- The Inquisitr
Serial killer Israel Keyes broke his own rule that he would travel outside and go to great lengths to distance himself from any of his victims.

Serial killer Israel Keyes 'broke own rule,' lost control ...
A serial killer broke his "own rule," and that lead to his undoing, according to a Dec. 11 ABC report. Israel Keyes had maintained very specific control ...

#RIP Jenni Rivera plane crash nearly vertical, estimated at 600 mph

Jenni Rivera plane crash nearly vertical, estimated at 600 mph
- ABC 7 Chicago
The plane carrying Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera plunged almost vertically from more than 28,000 feet and hit the ground in a nose-dive at a speed...

Mexico: Rivera's plane hit with 'terrible' impact
- Associated Press
Jenni Rivera Death: Plane Crash Details Revealed; Mexican Businessman ...
- E! Online

#UP December 12th 2012: Once-in-a-lifetime 12/12/12 date spawns mass weddings

Once-in-a-lifetime 12/12/12 date spawns mass weddings ...
From India to Las Vegas, superstitious lovebirds and numbers geeks are reveling in a once-in-a-lifetime Wednesday event: the date 12/12/12.

12-12-12 : World Peace by December 12th 2012
One man's attempt to list and resolve every national and international problem in the world, resulting in the eradication of poverty and war by December 12, 2012 ...