Fan Selfie Demands Are Crushing Justin Bieber

In a rare moment of correctness, the Biebs points out his fans are mannerless heathens

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Justin Bieber will no longer be taking selfies with his adoring fans. The singer explained in an Instagram post that he feels “like a zoo animal” when hoards of Beliebers approach him with smartphones, and he can no longer deal with it.
He posted his missive Monday evening, explaining that it’s not just the amount of requests, but the complete abandonment of social norms when he’s around:

ISIS Claims Suicide Bombing In Baghdad

The attack in Baghdad was done in revenge for the recent killing of a top ISIS lieutenant

People gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in Sadr City — REUTERS

ISIS said it was behind a car bomb that exploded in a Shiite district of Baghdad earlier Wednesday, killing at least 52 people and wounding dozens more, according to Reuters. In a statement released and circulated on social media, the group says a suicide bomber named Abu Sliman al-Ansari was sent into teeming Sadr City to target a gathering of Shiite militias.

A Game Of Thrones Kickstarter To Fix Dorne

People are fed up with Game Of Thrones' most hated storyline, and someone is finally doing something about it

In the sixth season of “Game Of Thrones,” HBO continues to make a mess of its Dorne plotline, and the fans are none too pleased. So a handful of film industry vets have taken the reasonable corrective step, setting up a Kickstarter that’s seeking to raise $20 million to fix Dorne.

KKK Gets Closer To Extinction, But Violence Persists

The Ku Klux Klan is on the verge of extinction—but the white supremacist movement is moving on without them

Last month, in rural Georgia, members of several Ku Klux Klan organizations from across the U.S. attended a gathering of white supremacist groups hoping to forge a new, unified path forward. While some of the groups that attended that meeting are thriving, the collection of Klan organizations across the country remains disorganized, disjointed, and on the decline, according to a new report from an activist group that monitors extremist organizations.

How Therapy—Not Meds—Can Change Brains Of Kids With ADHD

75% of children between two and five with ADHD symptoms take medication, but do they need to?

Illustration: R. A. Di Ieso

Seventy-five percent of children between two and five years old who are diagnosed with ADHD receive medication to treat their symptoms. But that shouldn’t be the first line of treatment, according to a report put out last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Instead, parents themselves should try behavior therapy to help treat kids with ADHD between ages two and five. If it’s done right, CDC officials say, kids may never need medication at all.

One Mom’s 10-Year Online Hunt For Her Daughter’s Killer

Belinda Lane used MySpace and Facebook to track the men she believed to be behind her daughter's 2006 shooting

By Sara Morrison

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Belinda Lane, a California woman in her late 50s, has spent a decade on social media hunting for the gang members who killed her daughter. Her efforts came to an end last week with the arrest of the final suspect in the case.

Study: Probiotic Supplements Are A Waste Of Money

For healthy people, probiotic supplements don't make a difference

By Alexandra Ossola

Photo Illustration: Diana Quach

You have thousands of “good” bacteria in your gut, helping you digest the food you eat, affecting your immune system and maybe even your mood. People who already have healthy digestive tracts have been told that taking probiotic supplements can keep these good bacteria “happy” and plentiful. If some are good, then supplementing your diet with more would be better, right? But according to a new study, you’re better off saving your money; a systematic review of studies showed that the supplements offered no discernible benefit to already healthy patients.