“A Canadian man is suing a Montreal-area hospital for negligence after he said surgery on his penis ended up shortening it and preventing him from having sex, thus ruining his marriage. “The man, who is a paraplegic, injured his penis while having sex with his wife in July 2011, according …

“A known criminal and drug user fired at Denver police last month using a gun he had hidden in his butt cheeks. “Isaac Vigil, 32, was already in handcuffs and despite having been frisked three times still managed to pull out the gun and fire at officers outside District 4 …

“We wonder if you’re allowed to have sex the night before these games. “Japan’s Sex Lube Grand Athlete Meet takes all of your favorite sports — curling, wrestling, sumo, tug-of-war and relay racing — and covers them in lube. “Nobody came alone, of course. More than 100 people covered themselves …

“A recently-launched Tumblr photo project is aimed at ‘Celebrating body and fashion for those who have broken away from Islamic modesty norms.’ The Ex-Hijabi Fashion Photo Journal was begun ‘Because bodies are a joy and not a shame.’ “More from the bio: “‘Featuring ex-hijabis with awesome hairstyles and tattoos and …

“As the votes were tallied for the 2008 presidential election, conservative pundit William Bennett weighed in on the election’s significance. “I’ll tell you one thing it means, as a former secretary of education,” Bennett said on CNN. “You don’t take any excuses anymore from anybody who says, ‘The deck is …

“Americans’ faith in each of three major news media platforms — television news, newspapers, and news on the Internet — is at or tied with record lows in Gallup’s long-standing confidence in institutions trend. This continues a decades-long decline in the share of Americans saying they have “a great deal” …

“Miriam Weeks, the porn star known as Belle Knox, will see her tuition bill at Duke University jump $15,000 next year. Weeks, 19, began doing porn as a way to cover the high cost of attending Duke . She repeatedly said in interviews she preferred working in the adult industry …

“In the face of expanding energy regulations, stepped-up Democratic attacks and the ongoing fight over Obamacare, the billionaire Koch brothers and scores of wealthy allies have set an initial 2014 fundraising target of $290 million which should boost GOP candidates and support dozens of conservative groups—including a new energy initiative …

“A Texas man is refusing to remove an American flag from the balcony of his new apartment after management allegedly told him it was “a threat to the Muslim Community.” According to local outlet KHOU, Duy Tran moved into the Lodge on El Dorado in Webster, Texas, a few days …

“Noting that the global auto market is approaching 100 million vehicles annually and that, “It is impossible for Tesla to build electric cars fast enough to address the carbon crisis,” CEO Elon Musk announced today that the automaker is making all of its patents freely available on a good-faith basis. …