The shipping company UPS agreed to pay $40 million to end a federal criminal investigation connected to deliveries it made for illicit for illicit online pharmacies.
North Korea has stepped up its bellicose language, saying on Saturday it was entering a "state of war" with South Korea. Seoul and its ally the United States have played down the statement as tough talk, but acknowledge the gravity of their statements and actions, and that it warranted attention.
Ever since actor Jim Carrey released the satirical music video skit "Cold Dead Hand," in which he attacked opponents of gun control, the wave of venom between him and conservatives has continued unabated. The bulk of this firestorm has been between Carrey and pundits of "The Five," a show on the Fox News Channel, and the nasty back-and-forth has been specifically with its host, Greg Gutfeld.
A grand jury indicted about three dozen educators Friday in one of the nation's largest cheating scandals to ever hit America's public schools.
