William Daley, Obama’s former chief of staff, writes in the Washington Post today that “the GOP dysfunction began with Sarah Palin.” He cites a front page Post story that declared, “Republicans are on the verge of ceasing to function as a national party.” Daley, who served as the White House Chief of Staff in 2011, writes: Once McCain put Palin …

Court clears Lieutenant Mark Tiller of Seneca police, who said he killed Zachary Hammond because the 19-year-old drove a car at the officer. Hammond, 19, was shot and killed by the police officer on July 26 during what investigators say was a drug sting in the parking lot of a restaurant. The officer has said he fired in self-defense.

Archaeologists who uncovered a 3500-year-old warrior’s tomb in Greece say it is probably the field’s best discovery since the 1950s. The find is so extraordinary that UC’s Shari Stocker, senior research associate in the Department of Classics, McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, states: “This previously unopened shaft grave of a wealthy Mycenaean warrior, dating back 3,500 years, is one …

A murder suspect in New Mexico is blaming “The Walking Dead” for his actions. The 23-year-old suspect told local police he killed his friend once he noticed he had started changing into a Dead-like”zombie,” according to the Associated Press: Grants police spokesman Moses Marquez said Sunday that 23-year-old Christopher Paquin was beaten and that 23-year-old Damon Perry is being held …

A Saudi prince was detained at the Beirut airport on Monday following one of the largest drug smuggling attempts in the country. Saudi Prince Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz and four other Saudi citizens have been detained in one of Lebanon’s largest drug busts, according to local media and security sources cited by the Telegraph. Authorities at the Beirut …

10,000-year-old extinct lion cubs discovered in near-perfect condition in Siberian permafrost. According to the Siberian Times, the cubs which were “almost perfectly preserved in permafrost” were discovered in the Sakha Republic, a region in northeastern Siberia earlier this summer.

Beachgoers in North Carolina were given a shock when the fossilized teeth of an ancient shark washed ashore. The not-so-pearly-whites are believed to have belonged to a 60-foot megalodon. Six-inch long teeth from the Megalodon, a prehistoric shark which roamed the oceans 15 million years ago, were found by beach-goers at Topsail Beach and Surf City. Beach dredging and recent …

A century-old biscuit salvaged from the survival kit of a passenger aboard the Titanic has sold at auction for $23,000. The square-shaped biscuit, made with just flour and water, and just 9 centimeters by 10 centimeters in size, was stored in a survival kit aboard one of the Titanic’s lifeboats.

Vegetarian hot dogs found to contain traces of meat and human DNA. A company that genetically tests food products has found a disturbing additive in a very small percent of hot dogs, human DNA. Clear Food, a food-analysis company, recently examined 345 hot dogs and sausages. According to the report, the company found human DNA in 2 percent of the …

The BlackBerry Priv security-focused Android-based smartphone is now available for pre-order. Now, reports have emerged offering information about the handset’s ‘Productivity Edge’ or notifications on the curved edge display. In addition, the company has also released Priv-specific Android apps to the Google Play store.

Kimberly Pappas was sentenced to 9 to 20 years in prison for stuffing her newborn son into a plastic bag after giving birth at her suburban Detroit workplace. Kimberly Pappas admitted to stuffing the newborn into a plastic bag after giving birth in March at the business in suburban Detroit. She pleaded guilty to second-degree murder under a deal with …