Robert Downey Jr. Will Return as Iron Man in ‘The Avengers 2′ and ‘The Avengers 3′Breaking news: Marvel is reporting that Robert Downey Jr. will indeed reprise his role of Tony Stark/Iron Man in Joss Whedon’s The Avengers 2 and in the sequel after that, The Avengers 3. Iron Man 4 is not part of the two-film deal, which - at least for the moment - ( Read more... )

Philly man finds 18-inch reptile relaxing in puddle at curbside sewer grate, offers gator aid: http://t.co/KvdUVdcdiB -MM
- The Associated Press (@AP) June 13, 2013

Really? $40,000 worth of damage and you're going to complain that your kid was handled roughly and locked in a closet? Shit -- if this happened back when I was a kid, my parents (or any of the neighborhood parents) would have said, "You should have broken his arm."

DA Won't Prosecute NY Man Who Put Boys in ClosetAn upstate New York man who ( Read more... )

So, Colorado is seriously on fire. Last week, we had the Royal Gorge Fire and Black Forest Fire making headlines (Black Forest is still burning). Now we have the Lime Gulch fire burning southwest of Denver; the West Fork fire burning near Pagosa Springs; the East Peak fire burning near East Spanish Peak and La Veta, CO; the Wild Rose fire burning ( Read more... )

Microsoft is doing a 180° turn on its policies regarding the Xbox One.

Microsoft’s Xbox 180: Upcoming Xbox One to drop DRM restrictions, internet requirement after public backlashMicrosoft has caved to the hordes of angry gamers who have been loudly complaining about its policies for used games and connectivity requirements for its upcoming Xbox ( Read more... )

One of the saddest and most touching stories to come out of the Black Forest Fire north of me.

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First responders bury pets lost in Black Forest Fire ...For the next few days Csencsits worried about what had become of the dogs and other animals at the home. Saturday she got the news ( Read more... )

Michael Burgess: I Oppose Abortion Because Male Fetuses MasturbateRep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) said Monday that abortion should be banned as early as 15 weeks after conception because he has witnessed male fetuses masturbate at that stage ( Read more... )

Here in Colorado, DirecTV is associated with CenturyLink (aka Qwest aka US West). They have the same shitty customer service.

DirectTV to fire victim who lost it all: You still owe $400After Jeremy Beach's Black Forest home burned to the ground Tuesday, leaving him with little more than the clothes on his back, he started making calls to cancel ( Read more... )

The Latest Navy SEAL Book Could Impact the Military's Transgender Rules
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UPDATE: El Reno, Union City tornado widest tornado on recordThe National Weather Service has just upgraded the May 31 El Reno, Union City tornado to an EF-5 with a width of 2.6 miles wide, making it the widest tornado ever documented ( Read more... )