Need News About the Republican Convention?: Paul Constant is in Tampa! Follow his adventures here.

Two Members of Pussy Riot Have Fled Russia: After three members of Pussy Riot were sentenced to two years in prison, Moscow police said they were looking for other members of the group. On Sunday Pussy Riot Tweeted that two members had left Russia and would be "recruiting foreign feminists to prepare new protest actions."

Isaac Is Headed to New Orleans: Tropical Storm Isaac might grow to a Category 1 hurricane before it hits New Orleans and the Florida Panhandle.

Ugh: Insurgents behead 17 Afghan civilians at a party.

More Than 245 Bodies Found: In a Damascus suburb. "It was unclear when those people had been killed. Dissidents say government troops reclaimed Daraya after a weeklong siege that was followed by scores of summary executions."

Is There a Lion on the Loose in England?: Maybe! Maybe not!

About that Empire State Building Shooting: All nine bystanders wounded in the shooting were hit by police fire.

"The world just got another Guido!!!": Snooki had her baby.

Samsung's Not Done Fighting Apple: Apple sued Samsung and Apple won, and now Samsung has to pay over a BILLION bucks for "willful infringement." Apple is a bully. But Samsung isn't done yet.

Speaking of Apple: Their seven-inch tablet will (supposedly) be called iPad Mini. Creative!

Starting at 9 pm Tonight: Mercer will be a two-way street.

Oatmeal Is Saving Tesla's Laboratory: "In little more than a week, tens of thousands of donors from more than 100 countries have kicked more than $1 million through a social media fundraising website to pay for the restoration of Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe laboratory, located about 65 miles east of New York City."