Arizona gunman Jared Lee Loughner isn't getting off for being nuts. State law doesn’t allow verdicts of not guilty by reason of insanity, instead giving juries the option to find a defendant “guilty, but insane.” He'd end up in prison if he’s ever well enough to leave a mental hospital. [CBS]
Giving new meaning to the term dirty money, a British study shows that ATM's are as filthy as toilets. [Telegraph]
The court case against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has begun. He appeared in a high security court south of London today for a hearing regarding his fight against extradition to Sweden on allegations of sexual assault. The full hearing will be in February. [NYT]
Arianna Huffington ignored the United Airline captain's advice to turn off cell phones aboard a commercial jet to La Guardia this weekend and was pulled for questioning after the flight landed. She wasn't charged, but the story is sensationalized as much as possible. [NYP]
Snooki gave her Top Ten Reasons to buy her book "Shore Thing" on Letterman. J-Woww gave it five "wows," 200 pages of hangover cures. [TVSquad]