Florida State University's controversial star quarterback rang in the new year with a bitter loss against Oregon University and a stumble-and-fumble that has gone viral on Twitter.

After posting a picture of her son Trig using a dog a step stool, Sarah Palin drew heavy criticism from PETA for failing to discourage her son from standing on top of the family pet.

The Internet mourns the death of Leelah Alcorn, an Ohio transgender teenager who committed suicide this weekend after feeling rejected by her parents for coming out of the closet.

When police stormed a cafe where hostages were being held by lone gunman Man Haron Monis in Sydney, Australia, the Iranian Muslim cleric shot two of the hostages and wounded three others before turning the gun on himself.

In protest of new rules prohibiting certain types of online pornography, demonstrators gathered outside of Parliament in the United Kingdom to simulate various banned sex acts, including a practice known as "face-sitting."