POLITICS

15 years ago on March 9 Christoper Wallas aka Biggie Smalls was shot and killed. His murder is still unsolved but his popularity has only grown in the decade-and-a-half since then. Rap fans took to Twitter on Friday to commemorate the Hip Hop legend, cuasing the trends #RIPbiggie and Christopher Wallace (his given name) to trend worldwide.Here are some of our favorite quotes from Biggie's songs, with accompanying videos.

Miami teen Trayvon Martin, 17, was shot and killed by George Zimmerman while walking through a gated community in an Orlando suburb, where he was visiting his father.

Over four years ago, an attractive single mother, Paige Birgfeld, vanished without a trace, while working as an escort. However, authorities said her skeletal remains were discovered after a hiker in western Colorado stumbled across them.

Two men who admitted to driving around Denver with their dead friend's corpse and using the dead man's debit card to fund a night at a strip club were sentenced on Thursday to probation, prosecutors said.

The Stop Kony 2012 charity has sold out of bracelets, shirts and other gifts after a frenzy of donations to invisible children resulting from its video about the evils of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony went viral on Wednesday.

Coca-Cola and Pepsi will change their soft drink recipes in order to avoid a law that would put a cancer-warning label on every can and bottle.

As the solar storm continues to hit the Earth on Friday, reports indicate there have not been any major disturbances as was once predicted possible. However, the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, a rare phenomenon in the night sky, have taken place across the globe.

Just days after appearing as the host on Saturday Night Live, which was one of the highest-rated shows of the season, actress Lindsay Lohan has appeared to reclaim another part of her former self--her natural hair color.

Angelina played it safe on Thursday, opting for black pants and a white blazer.

Thousands of spiders deserted their underground homes and cast their webs over acres of farmland in eastern Australia in an attempt to avoid the rising floodwater in the country.

One of the biggest selling points for the newest Apple iPad (previously called the iPad 3) is its impressive new Retina display. Display analyst NPD DisplaySearch, however, has voiced concerns that the amped-up panels are too difficult to manufacture, and that even if enough are produced, their quality might end up being sub-par.

Tommy Jordan, the laptop-shooting dad, who emptied the bullets in his handgun into his daughter's laptop and posted the video to Facebook, said that both he and his daughter, Hannah Marie, made mistakes that day but that he stands behind what he did.

Nikki Reed and Paul McDonald seem to be really enjoying married life. The newlyweds displayed their new music video this week and welcomed a new member to their family...a German shepherd.

Kirk Cameron has finally responded to the critics who condemned his anti-gay rhetoric on “Piers Morgan Tonight” last week. He said that he was accused of “hate speech” when his “life’s mission is to love all people.”

Heidi Klum, the modeling icon and host of Project Runway, spoke publicly for the first time since her breakup with long-time husband, R&B singer Seal. In recent interview with Elle magazine, the supermodel spilled the beans on the breakup and on living life in the public eye.

New ads depicting the Marine Corps show a softer side of some of America's toughest fighting force.

Some Apple gadget users may draw comparisons between the iPhone the iPad, referring to the smartphone as a mini version of the tablet. However, there is a key hardware feature that is rumored to set the upcoming iPhone apart from its larger counterpart.

Authorities have identified the victim killed during a shooting on Thursday at the University of Pittsburgh Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, but the dead gunman is still unidentified.

Violent assault in the form of acid attack is most common in many countries. According to Wikipedia, these attacks are most common in Cambodia, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and a few other countries. According to statistics, 80 percent of victims of these acid attacks are female and almost 70 percent are under 18 years of age.

Forbes released Wednesday its annual list of the richest people in the world for 2012. Out of the 1,226 billionaires who made it to the list, 48 people came from India alone.

On the occasion of the International Women's Day on March 8, 2012, the U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama along with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton welcomed and honored 10 women from across the globe with the International Women of Courage Awards.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has made the projection that airline passenger travel will nearly double over the next two decades according to the annual forecast it has released.

The U.S. Treasury Department went after the famed Mystic Pizza restaurant for approximately $63,084.89 after a criminal investigation by the Internal Revenue Service.

Is Kony 2012 a scam? The Invisible Children charity has come under heavy fire this week as it has drawn sudden and massive attention to its cause of ending the violent reign of Uganda's rebel warlord Joseph Kony with a viral video seeking donations.

A shooting at a Pittsburgh psychiatric clinic has left two people dead and seven others injured, according to reports. Reports are that a gunman is among the dead after the shooting erupted inside the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on Thursday.

Daylight Savings Time is just around the corner, so get ready to lose some time this Sunday, March 11, when clocks jump ahead one hour at 2 a.m.

Mario Batali, the celebrity chef whose empire of cooking shows, restaurants and endorsements stretches around the world, settled a $5.25 million settlement in a Manhattan federal court on March 5, according to a report.

A restaurant server was fired after publicizing a good tip left by Peyton Manning.

Amanda Clayton, a Detroit woman who made headlines after admitting that she still collected food stamps despite a million dollar lottery win, has now been removed from the food assistance program. Officials from the Michigan Department of Human Services confirmed that Clayton officially will not receive $200 a month in benefits, MSNBC reported.