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 The killings took place at a car wash and a barber shop in Herkimer county. Police in upstate New York's Herkimer County are looking for a suspect wanted for killing four people and injuring two in a shooting spree in the villages of Herkimer and Mohawk. The Herkimer Telegram reported that firefighters were battling a blaze at a building in Mohawk where the suspect apparently lived. He was described as a slender white male, aged 50 to 60, sporting a white beard and wearing a flannel shirt. Herkimer, N.Y. He is believed to have abandoned his maroon vehicle, possibly a Jeep, that was spotted at the scene of the two shootings. The suspect was believed to be armed with a long gun used in the killings, the Telegram reported. Observer-Dispatch(uticaod.com) reported that SWAT teams and a police helicopter converged on jewelry store on Main Street in Herkimer where the suspect may have taken refuge. The Associated Press reported that two people were shot and killed initially at a car was

Student brings $20k to school? Police are investigating a bizarre case in which a sixth grade student brought a backpack full of money to class with her. And the cash totaled $20,000. Police still don’t know what to make of the cash, although the girl who brought the money to school claims she found it in her neighborhood. The situation turned into a problem when the student not only brought the $20k to school, but started passing the money around class. In fact, the young student is said to have handed out hundreds of dollars to her fellow students. At the moment, its not yet known if the young girl did this to be generous to her classmates, or if it was an effort to brag about the money she had just found. Police have of course seized the money from the student. They are now hoping that someone can come forward to not only claim the money, but explain how they acquired it in the first place.

Carcasses of elephants slaughtered by poachers in Boubou Ndjida National Park, Cameroon, Feb. 16, 2012 YAOUNDE — Poachers have killed 28 endangered forest elephants in the Nki and Lobeke national parks in southeast Cameroon in recent weeks, the conservation organization WWF said on Wednesday. With demand for ivory rising from Asia, poachers have reduced the population of Africa's forest elephants by 62 percent over the last decade, putting the species on track for extinction, conservationists say. The parks of southeast Cameroon, along with parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon, have some of the last significant populations of forest elephants. "Elephants in these two protected areas in the Congo Basin are facing a threat to their existence," said Zacharie Nzooh, WWF Cameroon representative in the East Region. Nzooh said that between Feb. 10 and March 1, WWF found the carcasses of 23 elephants, stripped of their tusks, deep in the Nk

Reggie Bush and Cliff Avril are two of the hottest free agents heading into the NFL's official signing period on Tuesday, March 12 at 4 p.m. ET, and we've got the latest scoop on both of these stars. It's important to take all these rumors with a grain of salt, though. According to Indianapolis Colts' beat writer Mike Chappell: Still, it's fun to believe that your favorite team has a shot at one of the league's top players, no matter how far-fetched an idea it may be. With that in mind, here are the latest rumors regarding some of the hottest free agents on the market. Reggie Bush Would Be a Dangerous Weapon with the Detroit Lions The Arizona Cardinals are in hot pursuit of Bush, but so are the Lions, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport: DetroitLions.com's Tim Twentyman confirms the team's interest, and he believes that Detroit push harder for Bush than any other free agent this year. Bush isn't a dominant, inside-the-tackles ru

Five U.S. military personnel were killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, although there were no immediate details about the cause of the crash. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan said the crash occurred on Monday. It happened on the same day that two U.S. troops and five Afghan police and soldiers were killed by a person in an Afghan military uniform in the restive east of the country. "The cause of the crash is under investigation, however initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the incident," ISAF said in a statement. The Pentagon said all five killed in the crash were Americans. New Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel left Afghanistan earlier on Monday after a difficult first trip to Kabul. His visit was marred by a suicide bomb attack near where he was holding a meeting, and differences with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who accused the United States of col

Miley Cyurs and Liam Hemsworth are reportedly 'over,' according to a New York Post source. Here, the attend the Vanity Fair Oscar party in 2012. Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are reportedly "over," according to a new report from the New York Post. Multiple sources allegedly told the Post's Page Six that Cyrus and Hemsworth have split. “Miley and Liam are done; it’s over," the source said. "She likes to party really hard and can be pretty wild. It became a problem for him.” This is apparently not the first time the singer and her "Hunger Games" hunk have parted ways. “They have broken up before, and are broken up again now. There was drama because she suspected he had a wandering eye. And she recently tweeted a denial that he cheated," another source told Page Six. “While Miley has insisted they are still together, right now they are very, very much apart." Although the "Decisions" singe

Five U.S. troops fighting Islamist insurgents in southern Afghanistan were killed in a helicopter crash in bad weather, the coalition and provincial authorities said on Tuesday. Police in the province of Kandahar said the Black Hawk helicopter came down late on Monday during a heavy rainstorm in Daman district. The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) does not release the nationality of casualties, but a Western military official who declined to be named confirmed that the victims were all U.S. forces personnel. “The cause of the crash is under investigation. However, initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time,” ISAF said in a statement. A spokesman said that all on board the helicopter had died in the crash. A Taliban representative in Kandahar said the militants had brought down the aircraft, although the group often makes false claims of responsibility for incidents in which Nato troops die. Helicopter crashes are fairly frequ

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Seven Saudi men convicted of theft, looting and armed robbery were beheaded on Wednesday, according to the country’s official news agency, more than a week after their families and a rights group appealed to the king for clemency. The executions took place in Abha, a city in the southern region of Asir, the Saudi Press Agency said. The south has been marginalized and suffered discrimination by the powerful central region where the capital, Riyadh, and the holy shrines of Mecca and Medina are located. The seven were arrested in 2006 and received death sentences in 2009, a Saudi newspaper reported at the time. The case was back in focus after Human Rights Watch earlier this month called for the sentences to be canceled because the men were juveniles at the time of their arrest. One of the men told The Associated Press in early March that he was only 15 when he was arrested as part of a ring that stole jewelry in 2004 and 2005. Nasser al-Qahtani said he was torture

Judge Judy Sheindlin is now on the other side of the bench: The TV judge is being sued by a woman who claims Sheindlin owes her money for fine china, TMZ.com reports. TV Scorecard: Renewed or canceled? Patric Jones claims her former husband Randy Douthit, a producer on Judge Judy, sold Sheindlin the couple's expensive Christofle tableware for $50,000, even though Jones claims it's worth $514,421.14. Because the sale was done without Jones' consent, she now claims Sheindlin should return the china or pay the rest of what she believes she's owed. Jones is also seeking punitive damages, claiming that Douthit agreed to reduce his profit participation on Judge Judy so he wouldn't have to give Jones as much money in the divorce settlement. "I have not seen any complaint by the former Mrs. Douthit, however, I don't owe this lady a cent," Sheindlin told TMZ. "And if this 50-year-old woman would spend her time more productively at trying to find a job, in

Oscar Pistorius might be on the verge of suicide, according to a friend of his who blabbed about his mental state to the media. (Ah, with friends like that ...) The pal, Mike Azzi, says of the Olympian accused of killing his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp: "He’s just like someone walking around in circles. He doesn’t know where he is going. I would say that, just by speaking to him, he is a broken man. I’d go as far as to say he would be on the verge of suicide." No doubt we already saw much of this "broken man" in court. Oscar wept copiously all throughout his hearings. Is this a man who truly did commit a horrible accident? Or a man who truly regrets his moment of murderous rage? And could that rage have been triggered by ... jealousy? Most killers you see in court are emotionally static. They have no facial expression, they certainly don't cry. So Oscar is either the Paralympian Robert De Niro or he truly is sorry for his actions. But does he regret them

Charred remains of a fatal wreck, March 11, 2013, between a tanker loaded with fuel and a car with five teens near Dumas, Texas. The deaths of five teenagers in a fiery wreck after their vehicle ran a stop sign and collided with a tanker loaded with fuel affected families throughout the Texas Panhandle, a local official said Tuesday. "It's had a big effect on the whole area, and I think it always seems more tragic when you have a loss of life when people are so young," said Dr. David Bonner, the mayor pro tem of Dumas. Two of the teens were sisters from Dumas, a town of about 15,000. The others were from a nearby small town. Authorities say the teens died at the scene. The truck driver, Ezequiel Garcia, was in critical condition Tuesday with burns over 90 percent of his body. The collision occurred Sunday near Dumas, about 45 miles north of Amarillo. Preliminary reports indicate that alcohol was not a factor, authorities said. Authorities say Jacob Paul Stipe, 16, of

Model Reeva Steenkamp met her ex-boyfriend two days before she was gunned down, it will be claimed in a television show to be aired tonight. Olympic hero Oscar Pistorius - who is currently on bail after being charged with her murder - reportedly twice interrupted the meeting between the model and the man she went out with for five years, Warren Lahoud. Miss Steenkamp, 29, was shot through the toilet door by Pistorius, in the early hours of St Valentines Day. He claims he had thought she was an intruder. Oscar Pistorius - who is currently on bail after being charged with murder - reportedly twice interrupted the meeting between model Reeva Steenkamp (right) and the man she went out with for five years, Warren Lahoud (left) Mr Lahoud, who runs a South African vegetable exporting business, said he met his former girlfriend for a coffee in innocent circumstances. But he reveals in BBC Three’s documentary 'Oscar Pistorius…What really Happened?' - due to be aired at 9pm

Bob Dylan performs during the 17th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards in Los Angeles. The century-old American Academy of Arts and Letters on Monday, March 11, 2013 said that Dylan has become the first rock star to join the ranks of its artists, who include Philip Roth and Jasper Johns. If he lived in England, he’d surely be Sir Bob Dylan. The most influential songwriter of his time has become the first rock star voted into the elite, century-old American Academy of Arts and Letters, where artists range from Philip Roth to Jasper Johns and categories include music, literature and visual arts. According to executive director Virginia Dajani, officials couldn’t decide whether he belonged for his words or for his music, so they settled on making him an honorary member, joining such previous choices as Meryl Streep, Woody Allen and a filmmaker who has made a documentary about Dylan, Martin Scorsese. “The boar

This Montana man admitted to four misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child. To protect the identity of his children, The Daily News is not publishing his name. HELENA, Mont. — A Montana man accused of waterboarding four children as a learning experience for them has reached a plea deal with prosecutors in which he will receive probation. The man’s former girlfriend caught him pouring water over the faces of his two sons and two neighborhood kids. As part of a plea agreement, the Jefferson County man received two years of probation. Court records say the children were the Jefferson County man's 9- and 12-year-old sons and two neighbor kids, ages 13 and 15. The 42-year-old man was sentenced to two years' probation after pleading guilty Friday to four misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Court records say the man's girlfriend at the time told authorities she walked in on him Dec. 5 as he simulated drowning his sons by po

Beyoncé and Jay-Z fall victim of cyber attack A number of US celebrities, including Beyoncé Knowles, Jay-Z and Britney Spears have had their finances hacked online. According to the BBC, personal account details of a number of well-known American figures have been posted online onto a Russian website. Other stars whose information has been hacked are Mel Gibson, Ashton Kutcher, Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian and Hulk Hogan. However the targeted list also includes well-known American politicians, US Vice-President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In addition FBI and Los Angeles police chiefs also fell victim to the crime and Police Commander Andrew Smith described the site and cyrber attack as "creepy". He said: "People get mad at us, g

Indian paramilitary personnel carry away a fallen comrade in Srinagar on Wednesday. Militants killed five Indian officers at a police training camp in Indian-controlled Kashmir province on Wednesday, police said. It was the first attack in the city of Srinagar in at least three years, CNN's sister network IBN reported. It comes a month after the execution in India of a militant from Kashmir, who led an attack on the nation's parliament in 2001, killing nine people. Since Mohammed Afzal Guru was executed, his supporters in Srinagar have demanded the return of his body, protesting with civil disobedience. Authorities in India have accused Pakistan of backing Guru's attack, which led to massive mobilization of troops by the two nuclear neighbors along their tense borders. Pakistan denied involvement. India's home secretary R.K. Singh said Wednesday he believed Srinagar attackers came from Pakistan. They "appeared ... to be not local, but from across th

In this Aug. 2, 2007 file photo, Michelle Duggar, left, is surrounded by her children and husband Jim Bob, second from left, after the birth of her 17th child in Rogers, Ark. With so many mouths to feed, it should come as no surprise that the ever-expanding Duggar clan racked up a bill of more than $600 when they visited a burger joint in New York City this week. According to TMZ, Jim Bob Duggar, his wife Michelle and 21 other family members tucked into a feast at Bill's Bar & Burger in Manhattan on Monday, spending a whopping $614 for the meal. (Though that works out to about $26 per person, the celebrity news website notes that a number of the Duggar kids qualified for the $7.95 kids meal.) Earlier on Monday, Jim Bob and Michelle's son Josh had announced on NBC's "Today" that he and his wife are expecting their third child. So perhaps the NYC burger fiesta marked a celebratory moment for the stars of TLC's "19 Kids and Counting." &q

Catholic cardinal electors process into the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on the first day of the papal conclave, March 12, 2013 How many ballots any one man did garner in Tuesday's only vote will not be known -- all voting is conducted in complete secrecy -- but for someone to be elected to lead the world's 1.5 billion Catholics, they must garner 77 of the 115 votes available. The cardinals will now vote up to four times each day until that 77-vote threshold is reached. Some of the cardinals, including New York's Timothy Dolan, expressed optimism prior to entering the conclave that it should be over within just a couple days, but others, even from the U.S., have suggested more time will be required due to there being no strong frontrunner heading into the process. CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips reports that there were serious fault lines in the College of Cardinals heading into the conclave, broadly pitting more traditionalist prelates, many of them e

A Duggar burger bill totaled over $600. On March 12, TMZ reported that the Duggar family took their brood to "Bill's Bar & Burger" in Manhattan. Between burgers, shakes, fries, nachos, and sodas, the family had quite a pricey lunch... but that's only because there were 23 people in their party. And that's the case for this family almost all the time. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar were in New York City with their kids doing some promo work for their upcoming TLC special, "19 Kids and Counting: Duggars Do Asia." And when in New York there is nothing like a little food splurge... right? The Duggar burger bill probably was one of the cheapest meals the family shared outside of home. You can probably imagine how much they spend if they go to an actual restaurant where the meals consist of more than $8 burgers. Most families have a hard time going out to eat with their two children... but imagine having 10 children... or, like the Duggars, 19?! While some o

The Last Hitler Plotter Dies At 90, on Kleist was the last surviving Hitler plotter at the time of his death, just 22 at the time he became involved in the scheme to take down the Third Reich. Son of an early opponent of Adolf Hitler, Ewald von Kleist, the younger von Kleist took up arms against the Nazi regime in 1940, only to be wounded in 1943. As he healed from his injuries, the last Hitler plotter was approached by Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, who was arranging a plot to take out the Nazi leader in January of 1944. Many years later, Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist recalled telling the elder von Kleist that he had volunteered to not only involve himself in the dangerous plot to take Hitler down, but also to wear an explosive vest in order to complete the plan. He says his father ultimately agreed the potential sacrifice was necessary, and the last surviving Hitler plotter says his father replied: “Yes, you have to do this … Fathers love their sons and mine certainly did, and I had be

6-month-old shot, dies The story of a 6-month-old shot, dies is making top news headlines this afternoon, as the Washington Post reported this Tuesday, March 12, that a 6-month-old baby girl was killed and her father were seriously injured in a likely gang-related shooting. Authorities are currently looking for the alleged gunman. Under the headline, “6-month-old shot, dies: Slain Chicago infant’s father a gang member with long criminal history”, sources report that infant Jonylah Watkins was shot no less than five times this Monday morning during an attack. She died this Tuesday morning, said officials. The 6-month-old’s father, Jonathan Watkins, is stable but still with serious injuries, having been shot in the side, face, and the buttocks. Witnesses said that the unknown attacker made his way to Jonathan Watkins while changing his daughter Jonylah’s diaper in the front seat. The tragic infant’s death came as a result of shootings in the lung, liver, shoulder, thigh, and bowel

Judge Judy Sued Over $500,000 Fine, Judge Judy is being sued by a plaintiff who claims she helped to fraudulently keep some expensive $500,000 china dishes from her. Judith Sheindlin, you know her as Judge Judy, is the target of a lawsuit over some fine china at the heart of a divorce settlement. Sheindlin is caught in an employee's messy divorce, with the ex accusing her of helping the employee skimp on a settlement. a The lawsuit accuses "Judge Judy" producer Randy Douthit and Sheindlin of entering into a fraudulent scheme to cheat Douthit's ex-wife Patric Jones out of her expensive Christofle china and flatware in the divorce. The china is allegedly worth $500,000. Reported tristatehomepage... The lawsuit alleges Douthit sold Sheindlin the tableware for just $50,000, without Jones's consent, in order to avoid a big divorce payout. Jones wants either the china or the $500,000 from the judge. But Sheindlin isn't playing ball, dismissing the suit in a

The Rascals Reunited, The Rascals Reunited, The Young Rascals as they started out — may be an unknown or forgotten band for many but they mean a great deal to one leading musician: Steven Van Zandt. Van Zandt, the guitarist for the E Street Band and star of The Sopranos, has loved the band since going to see them in his first concert, taking along his New Jersey friend and future rock star Bruce Springsteen.....telegraph.co.uk It was 1965, at a skating rink in Keyport, and headlining that night were The Young Rascals, who were promoting their hit Good Lovin'. Van Zandt (then 14) and Springtseen (15) each paid $2.50 for their tickets."I'll never forget it. It was the most exciting night ever," Van Zandt told AFP's Mark Kennedy. "They were phenomenal live, really quite different than anybody else. And very, very influential to this day." Nearly half a century later, Van Zandt, 62, has found a way to repay The Rascals by taking the

Monica Potter arrives for the 30th Annual PaleyFest: The William S. Paley Television Festival at Saban Theatre on March 7, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. Credit: Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic On Parenthood, Monica Potter plays a doting mother of two. In real life, she's the mother of invention. The 41-year-old actress talked to Us Weekly on March 7 at PaleyFest's Parenthood panel in Beverly Hills about her obsession with creating new household cleaning products. "I'm working in my little lab and doing inventions and things. I make cleaning products," Potter revealed to Us Weekly. "I have a home line that I'm working on. I just love cleaning and keeping the house." The actress' most recent invention? Lice spray — not surprising considering she has three kids. "I sent in the patents today for a lice spray. I know, I'm weird." "It's really fun," Potter said of her surprising side work. "It's a lot

OKLAHOMA CITY- Oklahoma executed a man on Tuesday convicted of stabbing a woman to death in 1999 after he responded to her classified regarding a pool table and of killing two more people in nearby states as he fled authorities. Steven Ray Thacker, 42, was pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m. Central time at Oklahoma State Prison in McAlester. He was the fifth person executed in the United States this year and the first in Oklahoma. Thacker, a laid-off plumber's helper at the time, kidnapped, raped and then murdered Laci Dawn Hill, 25, two days before Christmas in 1999. He had met her at her home in Bixby, Oklahoma, south of Tulsa when he answered her classified ad. Police said Thacker was broke and wanted money to buy Christmas presents for his wife and her two children. After Thacker was identified on a surveillance tape using Hill's debit card, he led authorities on a multi-state chase, fatally stabbing people in Missouri and Tennessee. Thacker stabbed Forrest Reed Boyd, 24, to de

Peng Shi on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge. His Boston schools assignment plan faces a committee vote on Wednesday. BOSTON — While school officials and parents here were debating how to assign students to Boston’s public schools, a lanky young man was quietly observing their public proceedings. He quickly saw the Rubik’s Cube-like puzzle: How could the school system design a plan that would send children to a good school, close to their homes — in a city that had too few good schools? And could that plan also ensure that students from poor neighborhoods had the same chance of attending good schools as those from more affluent neighborhoods? The current system, for kindergarten through eighth grade, divides the city into three large zones, a holdover from its traumatic experience in the 1970s with forced busing to end desegregation. Today, many students are still bused far from home, yet many disadvantaged students are still in lower-performing sc

Cars like this one helped Google collect imagery for Street View. But the cars also collected data from private networks.  SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Tuesday acknowledged to state officials that it had violated people’s privacy during its Street View mapping project when it casually scooped up passwords, e-mail and other personal information from unsuspecting computer users  In agreeing to settle a case brought by 38 states involving the project, the search company for the first time is required to aggressively police its own employees on privacy issues and to explicitly tell the public how to fend off privacy violations like this one. While the settlement also included a tiny — for Google — fine of $7 million, privacy advocates and Google critics characterized the overall agreement as a breakthrough for a company they say has become a serial violator of privacy. Complaints have led to multiple enforcement actions in recent years and a spate of worldwide investigations into the w

Peter Banks Dies, popular as an original member of the prog-rock band Yes, has died aged 65. According to the guitarist's website, Banks passed away on March 7 at his home in London due to heart failure.Reported nme.  He was reportedly found after failing to show up for a recording session.Alongside Chirs Squire, who Banks played with in his first band the Syn, the duo helped form Yes in 1968. The guitarist played with the prog-rock group for their first two albums, '1969's 'Yes' and 1970's 'Time And The Word', but a disagreement about the direction of the band led to Banks' dismissal before the release of the second album. In a statement, Yes said: "We are deeply saddened to learn about the passing of fellow bandmate and founding Yes member, Peter Banks. He was a huge piece of the fabric that made Yes what it is, and our thoughts, sincere condolences, and prayers are with him and his family. Peter, we shall miss you great

A man convicted of committing three murders in three states during a 10-day rampage was executed Tuesday in Oklahoma for one of the murders, the 1999 death of a woman whose credit cards he used to buy Christmas presents for his family. Steven Ray Thacker, 42, used his final statement to apologize to his victims' families and friends, several of whom witnessed his execution from an adjacent room at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. "I don't deserve it, but as God has forgiven me, I hope you will forgive me for the pain I've caused," Thacker said while strapped to a hospital gurney. He then thanked his family and friends for their support, and added: "An eternity in heaven is mine." Thacker winked at his stepfather, Donald Johnston, who silently nodded back at him. Thacker then lay still, with his eyes closed and occasionally fluttering as if asleep. After two minutes, his breathing stilled and he didn't stir again. He was pronounced dead

Bindi Irwin at 14 ... it's hard to imagine that Steve Irwin's daughter is practically all grown up. On March 12, Us Weekly posted a picture of Bindi Irwin, who looks more like a model than a wildlife aficionado. Bindi was turning heads in Sydney on Monday, promoting her new movie, "Return to Nim's Island." Bindi kept things classy wearing "zoo" garb not unlike what her dad would wear to big events. According to Us Weekly, she wore a "short-sleeved button-up, khaki shorts and sneakers" for her close-up. No one was looking at her khaki shorts, however. It was her pretty face that really stole the show. Bindi Irwin at 14 is not the same scrawny girl with pigtails. She has grown in to a beautiful young woman that her father would undoubtedly be so proud of. As far as her latest film goes, there are of course animals involved. In fact, Bindi says that the sea lions were "better trained than me. They hit their mark every time." "Retu

Former MLB star Manny Ramirez said Tuesday he is ‘‘starting a new beginning’’ after signing a short-term contract to play with the EDA Rhinos in Taiwan’s professional baseball league. The Rhinos said Ramirez, 40, will earn $25,000 a month to appear with the team during this year’s March-November season. Speaking at a news conference in the Rhinos home town of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan, Ramirez said he felt ‘‘blessed’’ about the opportunity to play in Taiwan, where he will earn about 1/100th of his salary during his MLB heyday. ‘‘I don’t think about the money and contract,’’ he said. ‘‘I just think it is a great opportunity for me and the fans.’’ Ramirez’s arrival in Taiwan is the latest stop in a 22-year career that has seen him morph from a promising hitter in the Cleveland Indians organization to a bona fide star with the Boston Red Sox, and a huge attraction with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox. In 2004 he helped lead the Red Sox to their first world title sinc

The story of a wrestler throwing a medal in the garbage is one the stories trending on the Internet Tuesday. University of Iowa senior Matt McDonough was apparently so angry about his second-place finish at last weekend’s Big Ten tournament that he threw his medal in the garbage, UPI reported Tuesday. McDonough is a three-time All-American wrestler. Many are asking, 'how could an experienced athlete take a loss so hard as to throw a medal in the trash?' The story of the wrestler throwing away his medal in the garbage was first reported by a student reporter, Sam Louwagie. UPI reports, “It was discovered later by an intrepid student reporter, Sam Louwagie, who has yet to explain why he was digging around in the trash." Louwagie Tweeted: “This is the 2nd place 125 pound Big Ten trophy. We found it in the garbage. twitter.com/SamLouwagie/st… — Sam Louwagie (@SamLouwagie) March 10, 2013” Why would McDonough be so angry at the loss? "It was McDonough’s third loss this sea

It has been over sixteen years since rapper notorious B.I.G was was killed in a hail of gunfire in a drive by on a Los Angeles, California, street. But two days after the anniversary of his murder, the rapper's children have announced Biggie Smalls will be given new life as a cartoon character. Life after death: Christopher Wallace aka Notorious B.I.G will appear in a new cartoon 16 years after he was shot in Los Angeles, California His children, 16-year-old C.J. Wallace and 19-year-old T'yanna Wallace, will star in a cartoon series set in their late father's Brooklyn, New York, studio. According to the Associated Press, B.I.G, whose real name is Christopher Wallace, will appear in 'spirit' and 'guide them through the adversities they face' when trying to keep the Brooklyn studio open and out of a larger company's hand. Created by Ossian Media the group announced on Monday that the cartoon named House of Wallace has yet to sign with a network

Deion Sanders, former Cowboys football player, has won custody of his two sons. The Texas jury awarded joint custody of his daughter with his estranged wife, Pilar Sanders, according to TMZ on March 12. Deion and Pilar will share joint custody of their daughter, but Deion will have sole custody of their two sons. Deion will have the right to make the decisions for his sons, such as where they live, their education and extracurricular activities. It only took the jury 44 minutes to reach a decision in the custody case. The judge will be the one to decide the custody schedule of the children. Deion Sanders is now a NFL Network analyst. The couple announced their split December 2011. Since the announcement of their split they have fought over prenuptial agreement, criminal mischief, child support and now child custody. Both Deion and Pilar want what is best for their children. Hopefully they will be able to get along for the sake of their kids.

Halle Berry dress on Leno: Tonight Show Halle Berry's dress on the "Tonight Show" with Jay Leno had the late show host noticeably eyeing the actress Monday night, LAtimes.com reported March 12. Berry has been known to tease Leno a lot on her many appearances on the late night show. Berry had stopped by to promote her latest movie, "The Call." Berry also surprised everyone with the amazing news that she would be reprising her role as Storm in the "X-Men" franchise for the forthcoming movie, "Days of Future Past." However, Leno seemed to be more interested in her Reem Acra mini-dress that plunged down to her belly button and showed off plenty of stuff. Halle Berry's dress on Leno distracts "Tonight Show" host Halle Berry's Racy Style     "I take it back, I like this dress better!" Leno told Berry, of the dress she wore on his show. "My wife and I [had] both agreed you had the best dress at the Oscars."

PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Police ended an eight-hour standoff and stormed a motel room in Oregon on Tuesday to arrest an ex-convict accused of killing his grandparents after they had thrown him a party to celebrate his release from prison, authorities said. The suspect, Michael "Chadd" Boysen, 26, was taken into custody at about 7 p.m. local time suffering from self-inflicted knife wounds, Lincoln City Police Chief Keith Kilian told Reuters. Kilian said he did not immediately know Boysen's condition. Boysen is suspected of slaying his grandparents in Renton, Washington, and stealing their car. Their bodies were found on Saturday, a day after he was released from prison where he had served a sentence for a burglary conviction.

A "baseball-sized" giant African snail A "baseball-sized" giant African snail that was found in Australia has been killed by country officials who say the animal posed a mammoth threat to local flora. "Giant African snails are one of the world's largest and most damaging land snails," Paul Nixon, acting regional manager at Australia's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, said in a statement, according to the Brisbane Times. "Australia’s strict biosecurity requirements and responsive system has so far kept these pests out of Australia and we want to keep it that way." According to Australia's ABC News, the large mollusk was recently found "crawling across the concrete at a Brisbane container yard." Seized and later identified as a giant African snail by entomologists, the animal has been "humanely destroyed" by biosecurity officers. Native to East Africa, giant African snails are considered by the