Nothing says December spirit like Jesus with a shotgun and Santa on the ground. That's the front yard display that has one neighborhood up in arms this Christmas season, and though the man -- no, artiste! -- who created the scene understands the objection, our Central Coast News anchor assures us that he has an explanation. "It's something the maker has been wanting to do for a few years," the report begins. And it gets funnier from there. Rudolph, run over by a pick-up truck! Seriously. "It's an expression of my repressed creativity," says the artist, who claims the display is a comment on consumerism. Oh, and it's right by a school bus stop. If this isn't ripe for viral video fame, we don't know what is. (more...)

How do you turn a routine home burglary in Florida -- in which nothing seems to have been stolen, even -- into a story of national import? Easy: weave Barack Obama into it. Even if it involves quoting a burglar who is clearly mentally disturbed. Hey, it worked for Angelina Jolie... (more...)

We find ourselves living in a most interesting time. Tough issues abound, like Health Care reform, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the ongoing trial of those accused of attacking the World Trade Center on 9/11. But there are other important issues and stories that have not received the proper attention - that is until now. Reporter Jerry Carnes at WXIA has just blown the lid off a story we'll likely be discussing for the next few weeks - the great waffle shortage of 2009. (more...)

video Beginning next week Sarah Palin and her book, "Going Rogue," are going to be everywhere. But we got a preview today of one way she'll be welcomed -- with marginalization, jokes and borderline sexist segments. (more...)

BREAKING: a state trooper somewhere pulled a car over at a three-way intersection. No one knows why.

Alas, there is not that much more to this story from Hudson, New York's Register-Star, titled "State Trooper Makes Traffic Stop On Jolsen Boulevard."

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All day today, the #1 story on CNN.com's "Popular News" section has been about Sherri Shepherd's breasts. More specifically, how fond of them she is. We don't fault CNN (actually, it's a People story), but come on CNN.com readers! Anyway, here's why she loves them so much. (more...)

It's been a while since the last "Great Moment in Journalism." But there's nothing like politics and beer to bring out our next installment. All the cable news networks have been talking about this upcoming "Beer Summit" taking place at the White House tonight (6pmET! "Red, Light and Blue"!). But only one network took it to the next level - countdown clock. (more...)

VIDEO Harry and Pepper were a happy gay couple living in San Francisco. Then suddenly, along came Linda, and sent the whole neighborhood into a frenzy. And they're all penguins. This is not a joke. In fact, this is a real story on CNN.com! (more...)