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• Jan 31, 2014

  92 Officers in Nuclear Scandal: US Airmen Cheated on Tests Because of Pressure to 'Get 100 Percent'

  92 officers in nuclear arsenal positions have been involved in cheating scandal, according to reports. U.S. Air Force members are required to score nearly perfect on exams in order to advance or continue servicing and protecting land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, or ICBMs.

• Jan 31, 2014

  Kids' Lunches Taken for Overdue Bills: Utah Elementary School Apologizes for 'Humiliating' Treatment (VIDEO)

  Kids' lunch bill at a Utah elementary school caused workers to take away their food and throw it in the trash Tuesday. Parents were outraged when they discovered that some of their children's food was taken and replaced with just fruit and milk because their accounts were not balanced, but the school has apologized for the act.

• Jan 31, 2014

  Justin Bieber's Toxicology Report Leaked: Marijuana, Xanax Found in Singer's System

  Justin Bieber's toxicology report leaked Thursday and showed that the "Boyfriend" singer had evidence of marijuana and the prescription medication Xanax in his system at the time of his Jan. 23 DUI arrest in Miami beach. The teenager had been driving with an expired license and drag racing a Lamborghini at the time of his arrest.

• Jan 30, 2014

  Super Bowl 2014 Commercials: Budweiser Puppies, Morpheus and 'Full House' Cast Make Best Ads (WATCH HERE)

  The Super Bowl ads for 2014 range from cute to nostalgic to downright weird this year as companies seek to advertise their products during the most-watched sports event in American history, traditionally. This year, the best contenders like Budweiser, Jaguar and Cheerios found a way to stand head and shoulders above the crowd and make very memorable commercials.

• Jan 30, 2014

  Cheerios' Commercial for Super Bowl 2014 Brings Back Interracial Family That Sparked Controversy (VIDEO)

  Cheerios' commercial for Super Bowl XXLVIII will reprise what has been perhaps their most controversial spot in years— the General Mills brand cereal will bring back the actors that played an interracial family. Their last ad sparked vitriol and racial insensitivity from some on the internet that disapprove of biracial families, but this time the brand is going bigger with their first ever ad during the Super Bowl.

• Jan 29, 2014

  Scarlett Johansson's Sultry Sodastream Ad Banned by Fox for Mentioning Coke, Pepsi (VIDEO)

  Scarlett Johansson's ad for Sodastream, an Israeli company that allows customers to create their own soda at home, was pulled from Fox stations for mentioning competitors Coca-Cola and Pepsi. The ad featured the actress drinking orange soda and wearing a tight-fitting dress to help sell the product.

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  Jan 29, 2014

  Katy Perry 'Dark Horse' Meaning: Grammy's 'Satanic' Performance About Drugs? (VIDEO)

  Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" meaning may also be about drug addiction, even though the somewhat vague song lyrics also contain references to love and witchcraft. The pop singer departed from her usual bubbly themes Sunday with a Grammy performance some called satanic, and the creepy performance has many seeking answers as to what the song really means.

• Jan 29, 2014

  Prince $22 Million Lawsuit Goes After Fans Posting Live Shows and Links Online

  Prince filed a lawsuit for $22 million against 22 Facebook users whom he accused of bootlegging his music performed at live shows. The Minneapolis musician said his initial cease and desist letters were ignored, but since the lawsuit has been filed the infringing links have been taken down.

• Jan 29, 2014

  Mackenzie Wethington, 16, Survives 3,500 Drop During Skydive: 'God Caught Her'

  Mackenzie Wethington, a 16-year-old girl from Joshua, Texas, is being called a "miracle child" after she survived a 3,500-foot drop during her very first skydive Saturday. The teen had traveled to Chickasha, Okla. with her father Joe for her birthday present, a skydive, but her parachute didn't open and she slammed into the ground.

• Jan 28, 2014

  Hawaii High School Shooting: Officer Stabbed, Runaway Teen Shot in Honolulu

  A Hawaii high school shooting occurred in Honolulu at 8:30 a.m., local time, which resulted in one student being hospitalized. The incident began when a 17-year-old student attacked a police officer with a knife; the officer shot the teen in the wrist, but during the ensuing lockdown, parents did not have access to their children.