Here are today’s top stories in no particular order:
- The German gunman who opened fire on his secondary school reportedly warned of his attack in an online chat room the night before, saying, "everybody is laughing at me."
- Facebook has launched another new Facebook, effective as of midnight last night. Rolling live updates are causing many to compare the social networking site to its rival, Twitter.
- After controversy surrounding his alleged attack of girlfriend Rihanna, Chris Brown has withdrawn his nomination from the Kids’ Choice Awards.
- In continued shoe-throwing news, Iraqi courts have sentenced the journalist who threw his shoe at former President George Bush to three years in prison.
- Singer-actress Mandy Moore and indie rocker Ryan Adams have wed in a Tuesday ceremony in Savannah, Georgia.
- The New York Times has hired a new conservative op-ed columnist. Ross Douthat, 29, is the youngest op-ed columnist in Times history.