The Asian Carp Saga took something of a strange turn recently. With reports of the fish's potential spread into Lake Michigan causing alarm, a group of scientists from Southern Illinois University Carbondale is now suggesting that an asian carp found past a barrier designed to stop the fish might have been planted there. The fish was the first carp caught past the barrier. While the specialists say that it's still "plausible" that the fish came from the Illinois River, testing suggests it came from the Mississippi River basin. Illinois Department of Natural Resources Assistant Director John Rogner said via a press release, "While this report does not have all the answers, it does suggest to us that the fish caught in Lake Calumet last month may have been put there by humans, perhaps as a ritual cultural release or through a bait bucket transfer." And so the mystery continues. more ›

Was Barack Obama in the 1993 Tag Team video "Whoomp (There It Is)"? Gawker says probably not and we tend to agree but it still makes for some fun comparisons. more ›

Yesterday evening, the other shoe dropped and Rod Blagojevich and five others were indicted on a wide range of fraud and corruption charges. The indictment contains 19 charges in all against Blagojevich, his brother Robert, former Chief-of-Staff John Harris, former adviser Lon Monk, former fundraiser Christopher Kelly, and power broker William Cellini. Here are some of the highlights from the news surrounding the indictments. more ›

Life imitates 24. A police officer snared in the sting that resulted in the arrests of multiple law enforcement officers in the fall claims he's innocent because he was working undercover, too. Archie Stallworth (pictured right) was one of several Harvey police officers and Cook County sheriffs arrested for an alleged drug conspiracy in which they took pay to allow drug dealers to keep their business flowing. Stallworth was arrested for making false police reports but handed said reports over to the Sun-Times and insist that they're not fake.

According to the charges against Stallworth, he met the undercover FBI agent at a south suburban fast-food restaurant July 26 to provide security for a meeting. Afterward, the agent paid Stallworth $300 and said he needed someone to provide security for drug deals. more ›

President-elect Barack Obama used to sit on his front stoop drinking Mr. Pibb with Bill Ayers! He bought clipboards for ACORN! He prays to Mecca five times a day! Thanks to the Internet, people of all styles of loony have concocted conspiracy theories of similar stock about the President-elect. And why shouldn't they? It's not like we, you know, produce any manufactured goods in the U.S. anymore. Gotta flex that Protestant work ethic somehow. more ›

The Supreme Court has said it will not review the lawsuit questioning Barack Obama's citizenship, a controversy that has also focused on an alleged "mystery" around Obama's birth certificate. Donofrio v Welles challenged both Obama and McCain's right to run for president as being natural-born citizens of the United States. There are still some appeals in other similar lawsuits floating around out there, but it's highly unlikely these cases will be heard as well. more ›