David Winograd

Nearly 120 People Overdose on Synthetic Pot

In less than a week, more than 100 people in Texas overdosed on a drug that is not technically banned by federal or state laws and has been designed to give users highs similar to marijuana

By David Winograd May 6, 2014

Philadelphia Gas Station Robbers Sell Discounted Gas to Public

A police officer involved with the investigation called the crime one of the most "bizarre" he has heard of in his career

By David Winograd May 6, 2014

Oregon Governor Performs Emergency CPR on Woman

Gov. John Kitzhaber, a former emergency room doctor, spotted a woman in need of help from his car Monday evening and stopped to assist

By David Winograd May 6, 2014

School District Backs Off Assignment That Seemed to Question the Holocaust

California's Rialto Unified School District is under fire for a writing project that asked students to consider whether the Holocaust actually happened. The superintendent's office said the "intent of the writing prompt was to exercise the use of critical thinking skills"

By David Winograd May 6, 2014

Man arrested for allegedly punching infant daughter to death

Police say the Cincinnati man is accused of fatally punching his daughter because she would not stop crying

By David Winograd April 29, 2014

Chicago Teen Charged With Murder

A 14-year-old girl in Chicago was charged with murder for shooting another teenage girl. The victim’s family said the confrontation escalated out of a dispute over a boy that began on Facebook. Two others, including the girl's uncle, are being held in connection to the killing

By David Winograd April 29, 2014

Syria Agrees to Probe on Chlorine Gas Use

Amid growing fears from Western nations that the country won't live up to its promise to destroy its chemical weapons arsenal, Syria allows an international group to probe new allegations

By David Winograd April 29, 2014

Arrested Development Creator Signs Up for Netflix

Mitch Hurwitz has signed a multi-year deal to not only create and produce a new show for Netflix, but to also serve as a non-writing executive producer for other projects and advise the online streaming service on comedy series development

By David Winograd April 22, 2014

Drew Barrymore Has a Girl Named Frankie

The 39-year-old actress/member of Hollywood royalty Drew Barrymore gave birth to a daughter, Frankie, her second child with husband Will Kopelman. Barrymore’s older daughter Olive is now 19-months-old

By David Winograd April 22, 2014

IRS Gave Bogus Bonuses

The IRS paid $1 million in bonuses to employees who owed back taxes and another $1.8 million in bonuses to workers facing disciplinary problems

By David Winograd April 22, 2014

KKK Forms Neighborhood Watch in Pennsylvania Town

'It’s just like any neighborhood watch program. It’s not targeting any specific ethnicity,' says the Fairview Township chapter president. The group has distributed flyers around the neighborhood that read: 'You can sleep tonight knowing the Klan is awake'

By David Winograd April 22, 2014

Martin Garrix on Coachella, 'Animals' and His Upcoming Singles

Martijn Garritsen, otherwise known by his stage name Martin Garrix, took the stage at the Coachella Valley Music Festival on two back-to-back Fridays (April 11 and April 18) to deliver an explosive set that was...

By David Winograd April 20, 2014

Zedd On Coachella, Lady Gaga, And Why He Loves Queen

The Grammy-winning DJ tells TIME about his biggest musical influences, his upcoming album and musicians he hopes to collaborate with on future projects

By David Winograd April 19, 2014

Ellie Goulding Is 'Over Writing About Relationships'

The pop star tells TIME why she's tired of penning songs about romance

By David Winograd April 18, 2014

'Star Trek' Star Says She Was Duped Into Dubious Film

"I was a voice for hire, and a misinformed one," says Mulgrew, famous as Star Trek: Voyager's Captain Kathryn Janeway. She narrates an upcoming documentary that argues that Earth is the center of the universe and the sun rotates around it

By David Winograd April 8, 2014

Shooting at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina Leaves 1 Marine Dead

Authorities say the shooter at the Marine Corps base camp is no longer active

By David Winograd and David Stout April 8, 2014

Kanye West, Tom Petty Will Headline Cali Music Fest

Tickets for San Francisco’s gourmet, outdoor music festival Outside Lands -- which is in its seventh year -- go on sale this Thursday. The Killers, Tiësto and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have also been added to the lineup for August

By David Winograd April 8, 2014

PHOTO: Batkid Throws Opening Pitch at Giants Home Opener

Look out, villains: Batkid is back, and he’s going to strike you out!

By David Winograd April 8, 2014

Court Convicts Woman for Lover's Murder By Stiletto

Ana Trujillo of Texas faces life in prison after a Texas jury found her guilty of murdering her boyfriend by stabbing him in the face 25 times with a 5.5-inch stiletto heal during an argument after a night of drinking

By David Winograd April 8, 2014

Massive Quake Off Chile Kills 5

An 8.2-magnitude earthquake off the Chilean coast sparked tsunami warnings along Peru and Ecuador and throughout the Pacific as far as Hawaii. President Michelle Bachelet declared the Arica, Parinacota and Tarapacá regions as disaster zones

By David Stout and David Winograd April 1, 2014

Millionaires Arrested for Welfare Fraud

The duo allegedly received $165,000 in welfare from their home state of Minnesota while living on a $1.2 million yacht in Florida. They are being held without bail and their boat has been repossessed by the Coast Guard

By David Winograd April 1, 2014

Powerball Winner Gets a Lotto Money

B. Raymond Buxton wound up claiming a lump sum of $242 million before taxes on a Powerball ticket he bought in February for just $2, a return of more than 12 billion percent

By David Winograd April 1, 2014

Lord of the Rings Director Lends Jet to MH370 Search

Peter Jackson's Gulfstream is being used to help coordinate search efforts in the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

By David Winograd April 1, 2014

Listen to Britney Spears Cover Madonna's "Burning Up"

You want more? She’ll give you more

By David Winograd March 28, 2014

Aw, Zuck! Minecraft Creator Cancels Oculus Port After Facebook Deal

The creator of the popular video game says the social network creeps him out

By David Winograd March 25, 2014

Yankees Dethroned as Baseball's Top Spender

The Los Angeles Dodgers will spend more on sluggers and pitchers than any other team in professional baseball this year, unseating the New York Yankees, who've shelled out the most cash for players for the last 15 years in a row

By David Winograd March 25, 2014

Twitter Investigating a Bug That's Causing Missing Tweets

Rough month for the social network

By David Winograd March 25, 2014

Snowden: Obama's NSA Reforms 'Incomplete'

The NSA leaker said that President Barack Obama's proposed changes to the National Security Agency's surveillance apparatus are a "turning point" for the country, but he argued the reforms don't go far enough to protect Americans' privacy

By David Winograd March 25, 2014

Speed, Not Mechanical Failure, Killed Paul Walker

Investigators said an analysis of Paul Walker's 2005 Porsche Carrera GT revealed no mechanical problems that could've led to the death of the actor and his friend, leaving his 95mph speed the main factor in the crash

By David Winograd March 25, 2014

Man Charged With Parents' Murder Gets Life Sentence

Tyler Hadley allegedly killed his parents Mary Jo and Blake Hadley in July 2011 when he was 17, and then invited about 60 friends over to their Florida home for a party while his parents lay dead in their bedroom

By David Winograd March 20, 2014

Lollapalooza 2014: Eminem, Skrillex, Kings of Leon

Eminem, Skrillex, Kings of Leon and Arctic Monkeys will headline this year's Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago, according to industry insiders. All four performers have played the multiday festival in the past, and last year 300,000 fans attended the event

By David Winograd March 18, 2014

14 arrested in child porn bust

251 children, mostly boys from the U.S., were featured on the members only porn website, according to American officials

By David Winograd March 18, 2014

General Motors CEO Sorry for Deaths Tied to Recalls

Mary Barra, the auto giant's newly minted CEO, told reporters she was "very sorry for the loss of life" connected to the recent recall of 1.6 million vehicles for ignition issues that have been linked to the deaths of at least 12 people

By David Winograd March 18, 2014

Girl Meets World Plans A Boy Meets World Reunion

Rider Strong, Betsey Randle and William Russ will reprise their roles from Boy Meets World in Disney's upcoming comedy series

By David Winograd March 18, 2014

Time for Some Tesla Problems in New Jersey

Elon Musk's electric car company is criticizing Gov. Chris Christie's administration and the state's motor vehicle commission for blocking automakers from selling cars directly to customers as Tesla does to cut down on costs to consumers

By David Winograd March 11, 2014

British Man Says He Brought Shoe Bombs on Planes After 9/11

The revelation by the London resident, who was convicted in the U.K. on terrorism charges, came during his videotaped testimony in the trial of Osama Bin Laden’s son-in-law

By David Winograd March 11, 2014

Obama, Putin Talk Diplomacy

The U.S. and Russian Presidents spoke over the phone Thursday, with Obama proposing an end to Russia's occupation of Crimea

By David Winograd March 6, 2014

Vine Bans Users from Sharing Porn

Social network says it doesn’t have a problem with sexy videos, but doesn’t want to be the source of them

By David Winograd March 6, 2014

Outkast's Andre 3000 Plays Jimi Hendrix in New Biopic

A teaser clip of All Is By My Side, featuring the rapper portraying the late guitar legend, has been released online prior to the film's upcoming premiere at the South by Southwest music and arts festival in Austin, Texas, next week

By David Winograd March 6, 2014

'Goldman Sachs Elevator' Tweeter Loses Book Deal

The man behind a popular and rather infamous Twitter account that entertained many in the finance world but infuriated top execs at Goldman Sachs has lost his book deal after it was discovered that the ex-banker had never actually worked at the firm

By David Winograd March 6, 2014

Ditch Barbie, Critics Tell Girl Scouts

In the latest controversy surrounding the iconic doll, two advocacy groups have appealed to the Girl Scouts of the USA to drop its partnership with the company that makes Barbie, arguing that she conveys a negative message to young girls

By David Winograd March 6, 2014

Travolta Travesty: Actor Sorry for Idina Menzel Flub

Saturday Night Fever actor John Travolta said he's been "beating himself up all day" over his flubbed Oscars introduction of Frozen star Idina Menzel, who performed that movie's hit song "Let It Go" at the Academy Awards

By David Winograd March 4, 2014

Chipotle Warns of Climate Change Guacpocalypse

The Denver-based global food chain famous for its burritos and burrito bowls is warning investors (and customers) that environmental changes could mean guacamole would be too expensive to continue offering at its restaurants

By David Winograd March 4, 2014

Jury Acquits Kerry Kennedy of Impaired Driving

The daughter of the late New York Sen. Robert Kennedy said she took a sleeping pill and did not remember causing an accident in July 2013. Her lawyers argued the behavior was accidental, not criminal

By David Winograd February 28, 2014

Congress Members Accepted $3.7 Million in Free Trips Last Year

Family members joined the lawmakers on 40 percent of the trips paid for by special interest groups

By David Winograd February 27, 2014

S&P Closes at Record High

Boosted by the S&P 500's impressive performance Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 74.30 points, after Federal Reserve chairman Janet Yellen said the central bank would most likely continue tapering its bond-buying program

By David Winograd February 27, 2014

Clay Aiken Makes Congressional Bid Official

American Idol star submitted paperwork Thursday to seek the Democratic nomination in North Carolina's second district

By David Winograd February 27, 2014

This Is the City Hardest Hit By the Awful Winter

This winter has been among the worst in years for many parts of the U.S., but a new weather index finds that it’s been especially bad for one city in particular. On a relative basis,...

By David Winograd February 25, 2014

No End For Calif. Droughts

The National Weather Service says there's a slim chance of enough rainfall to bring the state back to normal precipitation levels, leading to concerns that California is in for another rough summer season for wildfires and other problems

By David Winograd February 18, 2014

Couple's Son-in-Law Charged in Exploding-Package Deaths

Tennessee officials arrested Richard Parker on first-degree-murder charges

By David Winograd February 13, 2014