One of the greatest fugitives of our time, 19-year-old Colton Harris-Moore, the "Barefoot Bandit," has reportedly been arrested in the Bahamas, where he is said to have crash landed a small plane. A two year odyssey has ended. (Updated)
After three days and 11 hours of play, American John Isner finally beat France's Nicolas Mahut, 70-68. His reward: Stumbling to his second-round Wimbledon match this afternoon, to play again. [StragithSets, image via AP]
NBC News reports that President Obama has "relieved" Gen. Stanley McChrystal of his command in Afghanistan. Lucky. He can play golf, drink Bud Light Lime, not be in Afghanistan, etc. And the AP hears that David Petraeus will replace him.
This is really not the way Helen Thomas deserves to go out, mired in a half-ass scandal. Nevertheless, it is how she is going out. Hearst just announced that the 89 year-old White House correspondent is retiring. Memo below.
A SWAT team has surrounded the home of Stephen Clancy Hill—the porn star who killed a worker and wounded two others in LA. He's currently threatening to jump off a cliff next to his home. [LA Times]
Sad news: TMZ reports that actor Gary Coleman died this afternoon in a Utah hospital after slipping into a coma following a head injury. Coleman was 42 years old. For a look back at Coleman's life on television, click here.
While the world is glued to the live cam, BP COO Doug Suttles said half an hour ago that only drilling mud—not oil—is flowing from the well. But that's BP's estimate, so... let's say 10,000 barrels/day? [Reuters]