Also: Twitter saves the day in stall with no toilet paper; a poodle groomed to look like a horse.
State Sen. Pedro Espada, Jr., D-Bronx, speaks during a news conference in April. Espada is accused of siphoning off $14 million from his nonprofit Soundview Health Center, including $20,000 for sushi.
We're tops in racketeering and extortion, but when it comes to embezzlement, we only rank a paltry 38th. The Daily Beast ranked all 50 states to find which was the most corrupt, and New York came in at a semi-respectable 24th place. The most corrupt state? Tennessee, thanks to a former police captain who's accused of working with a gang to sell drugs and move stolen property across state lines.
» The most corrupt states [The Daily Beast]
» State-by-state results
» Man uses Twitter from store's bathroom to plead for toilet paper [BoingBoing]
» Ridiculous poodle haircuts [TMZ]
» Jupiter loses one of its stripes and scientists are stumped as to why [Daily Mail]
» Awesome works of art made from office supplies [Uproxx]
» You might want to watch this beautiful video in full-screen format. See the photographer's website and his Vimeo page.
Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull - May 1st and 2nd, 2010 from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo.