It has been a dark day in journalism and for free speech as the Internet reacts to the news of a deadly terrorist attack at the headquarters of the French weekly satirical newspaper in an apparent act of revenge for the publication's history of caricaturing Muhammad in its cartoons.

Florida State University's controversial star quarterback rang in the new year with a bitter loss against Oregon University and a stumble-and-fumble that has gone viral on Twitter.

After posting a picture of her son Trig using a dog a step stool, Sarah Palin drew heavy criticism from PETA for failing to discourage her son from standing on top of the family pet.

The Internet mourns the death of Leelah Alcorn, an Ohio transgender teenager who committed suicide this weekend after feeling rejected by her parents for coming out of the closet.

When police stormed a cafe where hostages were being held by lone gunman Man Haron Monis in Sydney, Australia, the Iranian Muslim cleric shot two of the hostages and wounded three others before turning the gun on himself.