Ellen DeGeneres is calling it quits after spending one season with the Fox hit "American Idol," according to a statement from the star and the network. […]
A Georgia man suffering from Lou Gehrig's Disease says he wants to die by having his organs harvested rather than wait for his degenerative nerve ailment to kill him. […]
A body found in Memphis this week was identified as former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, police said. The death was ruled a "homicide by gunshot wound." […]
Roy Oswalt plans to accept his proposed trade to the Philadelphia Phillies, a baseball source who has spoken with Oswalt's camp told ESPN.com Thursday. […]
Former Texas Rangers and current New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez filed an objection to the Rangers' bankruptcy plan Wednesday over concerns about whether he would receive the $24.9 million he's owed in deferred compensation. […]
Wildlife officials on Thursday were testing the DNA of a captured grizzly bear to confirm if it was the animal that killed a Michigan man and injured two other campers in a rampage near Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone National Park - Montana - Camping - Gallatin National Forest - United States […]
Arizona has appealed a federal judge's order that put most of the state's immigration law on hold. Arizona - Law - Immigration - United States - Services […]
House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday. Democratic - Charles B. Rangel - New York - United States - Metro Areas […]
The number of mislabeled graves at Arlington National Cemetery could be 6,600, the senator whose subcommittee is investigating potential contracting fraud there said Thursday. Arlington National Cemetery - United States - Virginia - Claire McCaskill - Travel and Tourism […]
The Federal Reserve should revive a crisis-era program to buy government debt if the U.S. seems headed toward a bout with deflation, a Fed official said Thursday. Federal Reserve System - United States - Deflation - Government debt - Economic […]
Toyota is recalling 412,000 passenger cars, mostly the Avalon model, in the U.S. for steering problems in which three accidents have been reported, the automaker said Thursday. Toyota - United States - Toyota Avalon - Automobile - Makes and Models […]
The sea of rubble that Warsaw was reduced to during the war is vividly reconstructed in a 3-D film that historians and computer graphics experts showed for the first time in the Polish capital on Wednesday. World War II - Poland - Warsaw - History - Twentieth Century […]
Although no one doubts that Bond will be back, questions remain about where the next picture will find its financing and whether the open-ended delay will slow momentum. James Bond - Business - Investing - Stocks and Bonds - Bonds […]
Clad in a floor-length Versace gown she described as "Russian Red," Angelina Jolie whipped up Soviet-era nostalgia and patriotism for Mother Russia at the Moscow premiere of her spy thriller "Salt". Russia - Angelina Jolie - Moscow - Government - Travel and Tourism […]
A new take on "Tron," the latest "Harry Potter" film, HBO's "True Blood" and Marvel's "The Avengers" were among the highlights of the 41st annual festival. Harry Potter - Popular culture - HBO - Arts - Movie […]
President Barack Obama tried to revive his common touch with a mainly light-hearted appearance on daytime television where hosts grilled him about his Blackberry, Lindsay Lohan and the Afghan war. […]
While many were relieved that he was blissfully unaware of one of “Jersey Shore’s” resident rabble-rousers, he has at least heard of her because he name-dropped her in a speech last spring. […]
Despite the fact that show mentor Tim Gunn routinely reminds contestants to never overdesign, “Runway” itself plans to ignore that bit of conventional wisdom when it returns Thursday night. […]
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