'Gasland' journalists arrested at hearing by order of House Republicans 

Proving that they don’t give a #$%* about the First Amendment, House Republicans ordered that documentary filmmaker Josh Fox, nominated for an Academy Award for Gasland (also listed under NPI’s Recommended Films) be arrested simply because they didn’t want him at a public hearing.

Kennedy family's Hyannis Port home to become education center 

The Kennedy family’s oceanfront home in Cape Cod, Massachusetts is to be turned into a center for learning about public life, the BBC reports.

Muppets diss Fox Noise in response to accusations of being anti-oil 

The Muppets have responded to accusations leveled by Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Business network that they are part of a Hollywood plot to undermine public support and confidence in the oil industry.

Right wing turns on its own noise machine, discovers what liberals have been putting up with for years 

The Republican Noise Machine is, hilariously, at war with itself over its presidential candidates. Many right wing media outlets and pundits support Mitt Romney and don’t want to see Newt Gingrich win in Florida - so they are attacking him. Gingrich supporters are furious, and are turning the likes of Matt Drudge, who are running anti-Gingrich headlines and stories.

Poland protests ACTA, the evil cousin to SOPA and PIPA 

Thousands of people are marching in the streets of Poland to protest the signing of ACTA (the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement), which is a treaty that shares some similarities with SOPA and PIPA. ACTA has already been signed by the United States, Canada, and several other nations.

Unusual disaster in Brazil: High-rise buildings collapse in Rio de Janeiro 

Two buildings - one nearly 20 storeys high - have collapsed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, filling streets with masonry and covering cars with debris, the BBC reports.

Navy SEALs rescue two aid workers in Somalia in daring raid 

Hurray for the U.S. Navy! A U.S. special operations team of Navy SEALs conducted a rescue mission into Somalia Tuesday night to free two aid workers, including thirty-two year old Jessica Buchanan, who had been held hostage for three months by Somali criminals. ABC News has more.

Mitt Romney among the wealthiest Americans 

Tax returns released by Mitt Romney show that his family fortune makes him one of the wealthiest individuals in the United States. In 2010, Romney’s effective tax rate was 13.9 percent. He paid about $3 million in taxes on an adjusted gross income of $21.6 million.