After the 17-year-old Western lowland silverback gorilla Harambe was fatally shot to protect a child that crawled into his enclosure last weekend, an enormous backlash against the child's parents erupted online.

Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel has admitted to funding Hulk Hogan's controversial lawsuit with Gawker Media, which lead to a $115 million verdict against the online publication. Meanwhile, rumors have begun circulating that Gawker founder Nick Denton is looking to sell the company amid its growing legal troubles.

A viral photograph of a young Muslim woman's selfie protest in Belgium that was initially hailed as "heroic" and "inspirational" has gone terribly sour after Internet sleuths uncovered a history of disturbingly anti-semitic remarks on her social media accounts.

Just over a year after the questionable death of Freddie Gray under police custody and the massive protests that ensued across the city of Baltimore, the first verdict in the trials of the six indicted cops has found Officer Edward Nero "not guilty" of all charges.

After nearly a decade of fan speculations without a resolve, the mysterious backstory behind how Hodor, one of the most beloved minor characters from Game of Thrones, got his name finally came to a reveal in yesterday's heart-wrenching episode.

Note: this entry contains plot spoilers to the latest episode of Game of Thrones.