Cancer family hoaxed by ‘Deadliest Catch’ fan
The Doty family of Maple Valley, Wash., has been dealt a triple blow: Not only does their 19-year-old son suffer from bone cancer, but bad luck has crippled their ability to pay medical bills, and just...
View Article'The Voice' recap: Team Xtina keeps getting stronger
On day two of the marathon first week of season three, "The Voice" launches strait into another batch of blind auditions. The glitzy opening was for last night. Now it's back to business.
View ArticleSecret papers released in '89 UK stadium tragedy
British police tried to blame soccer fans to cover up mistakes that contributed to the deaths of 96 supporters who were crushed at a stadium in 1989, according to secret documents released Wednesday...
View ArticleThere's nothing wrong with playing a gay stereotype on a sitcom, except that if you’re the main character, you can’t be just a gay stereotype. Even an amusing one.
View ArticleGreen Day frontman in rehab
Rocker Billie Joe Armstrong has checked rehab just two days after throwing an anti-Justin Bieber tirade at at Las Vegas concert.
View ArticleAlbany's scandals find common ground
State Ethics Commission Executive Director Ellen Biben will no longer oversee remaining sentencings tied to a massive state pension fund pay-to-play scandal for state Attorney General Eric...
View ArticleClementis seek respect for LGBT kids
Two years ago, as a college freshman, our son Tyler felt bullied and unsafe and made a decision that we will never be able to undo. For the rest of our lives, we are committed to honoring his life by...
View ArticlePolish troops find baby abandoned on roadside in Afghanistan
Polish troops on patrol in southern Afghanistan thought they found a bomb on the side of a road, but the little bundle turned out to be a newborn baby girl.
View ArticleParents of 3-year-old Wisconsin girl who drowned in canal charged with neglect
The parents of a 3-year-old Wisconsin girl who wandered away home last month and drowned in a nearby canal turned themselves in to police to face child neglect charges.
View Article2012 Emmy Awards tries for edgy but falls flat
With many of the trophies going to boutique shows and host Jimmy Kimmel hunting in vain for a joke, Sunday's Emmy Awards were down to one last option: kill Don Knotts. Don't blame the Emmys. They had...
View ArticleOhio teen dies while car surfing in Walmart parking lot
A small Ohio town is in mourning after a fun-loving teen was thrown from a car while "car surfing," hit his head and died, according to reports.
View Article‘Carmageddon’ strikes back? L.A. expecting massive traffic jams
" Carmageddon II" - the sequel - is coming to one of the nation's most crowded freeways, and authorities are hoping its subtitle won't be "The Traffic Strikes Back."
View Article‘The Science Guy’ wades into evolution debate
The man known to a generation of Americans as "The Science Guy" is condemning efforts by some Christian groups to cast doubts on evolution and lawmakers who want to bring the Bible into science...
View ArticleApple supplier stops production at factory over fight between 2,000 employees
The company that makes Apple's iPhones suspended production at a factory in China on Monday after a fight involving as many as 2,000 employees.
View Article‘Girls’ Lena Dunham goes nude to steal laughs at Emmy’s
And the award for the most daring performance during the Emmys goes to.... HBO “Girls” star and creator Lena Dunham.
View ArticleVietnam convicts 3 bloggers for anti-government posts
A Vietnamese court issued jail sentences ranging from four to 12 years on Monday to three bloggers who wrote about human rights abuses, corruption and foreign policy, intensifying a crackdown on...
View ArticleObama acknowledges some inaccuracies in campaign ads
President Obama acknowledged that sometimes his own campaign has "gone overboard" in making its case against Mitt Romney — taking some responsibility for a presidential race marked by accusations of...
View ArticleL.A. traffic cop with ZERO complaints in 20 years
Elton Simmons has conducted more than 25,000 traffic stops in the past 20 years as a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy. But what’s remarkable, his supervisors say, is counting all of the complaints...
View Article‘Homeland’ star ‘Hollas’ Emmy salute
“Homeland” star Claire Danes may have inadvertently started a sensation when she thanked her co-star Mandy Patinkin during her acceptance speech after winning her best actress Emmy. “Mandy Patinkin,...
View Article'Homeland' and 'Modern Family' rule Emmys
For Danes, it had been 17 years since her last nomination, for starring in "My So-Called Life." The 33-year-old pregnant actress thanked the show's cast, and especially husband Hugh Dancy: "My husband,...
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