Look, up on the stage: It’s Usher
The R&B superstar is doing it all these days, including launching a big tour.
Piers Morgan to replace Larry King on CNN
The veteran British journalist is best known to American audiences for his work on NBC’s America’s Got Talent. He’ll replace CNN’s long-running …
Jane Fonda: ‘I recently had plastic surgery’
We knew Jane Fonda, 72, looked different in June when she received the Vermeil Medal of the City of Paris from Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe in …
Philanthropist, billionaire John Kluge dies
John Kluge, once listed as the wealthiest man in America, who built an investment in a radio station into a broadcasting empire that was the …
Barbara Walters and ‘The View’ get back to work
The host and heart behind the groundbreaking gabfest returns for its 14th season.
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley hears from Oprah Winfrey
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley’s decision to not run for another term prompted a call from someone else who’s famous name is synonymous with the …
‘Vanity Fair’ reporter speaks out about Sarah Palin story
The controversy over a Vanity Fair article about Sarah Palin continued Wednesday with the reporter disputing a conservative activist’s claim …
Britney Spears’ former bodyguard sues for sex harassment
A former bodyguard for Britney Spears claims in a lawsuit that he was subjected to repeated sexual harassment by the singer.
Spencer Pratt to Heidi Montag: Sorry for my outrageous behavior
Former The Hills star Spencer Pratt is apologizing to his estranged wife, Heidi Montag, for acting out in their breakup.
National Lampoon CEO gets 45 months for stock-manipulation scheme
The former CEO of entertainment company National Lampoon Inc. has been sentenced in Philadelphia to nearly four years in prison in a stock price …
DHS Cyber Division Misses 1,085 Holes on Own Network
The federal agency in charge of protecting other agencies from computer intruders was found riddled with hundreds of high-risk security holes on its own systems, according to the results of an audit released Wednesday.
Gamemaker’s Secret Mission: Save Duke Nukem Forever
When it came to resurrecting the MIA videogame, Randy Pitchford faced a task that was part suicide run, part debt of honor. The Gearbox Software CEO serves up the inside story on the improbable rescue of one of gaming’s most beloved (and most obnoxious) franchises.
Citing Obama’s State Secrets Privilege, Court Tosses Torture Case
Citing the Obama administration’s evocation of the state secrets privilege, a divided federal appeals court is dismissing a lawsuit against a Boeing subsidiary accused of helping the CIA transport detainees to secret foreign prisons where they allegedly were tortured.
Hyundai’s Land Yacht Should Have Luxury Automakers Quaking
Our maiden voyage in Hyundai’s 17-foot long luxe sedan is impressive if not a tad banal.
Ole Miss’ Admiral Ackbar Campaign Fizzles
After several months, the grassroots campaign at Ole Miss to install Return of the Jedi‘s Admiral Ackbar, that esteemed squid-like war hero who led the Rebel Alliance to victory at the Battle of Endor, as the university’s official sports mascot has fizzled.
Hack Your Parking
Maybe you always remember where you parked. Maybe you never get parking tickets either. For the rest of us, some tools to alert us when our parking meter is about to expire or give us directions back to our car would be mighty handy.
Video: How to Film a 23-Mile Free Fall
When Felix Baumgartner steps into the void, 18 cameras will take us along for the ride with him.
X-Ray Pinup Girls Are Just Pixels (NSFW?)
After a set of sexy X-rays hit the web earlier this year, viewers were left to wonder if they were real. Now we have the answer.
Close-Shave Asteroid Caught on Camera
When asteroid 2010 RX30 zipped past Earth early Wednesday, observers at the Remanzacco Observatory in Italy were ready. At 12:45 am local Italian time, amateur astronomers Ernesto Guido and Giovanni Sostero remotely controlled a 0.25-meter telescope in Mayhill, New Mexico through the Global Remote Astronomy Telescope Network. They got four separate exposures of 30 seconds each and stitched them together to make this animation.
Native Toad Fights Back Against Yellow Crazy-Ant Invasion
After so many sad tales of invasive species overwhelming hapless natives, scientists have found a native toad in Indonesia that’s fighting back.
Jerry Lee Lewis struts his stuff as music’s ‘Mean Old Man’
The rocker, known as ‘The Killer,’ turns 75 this month and releases an album of country and rock covers today.
Jerry Lee Lewis struts his stuff as music’s ‘Mean Old Man’
The rocker, known as ‘The Killer,’ turns 75 this month and releases an album of country and rock covers today.
Jerry Lee Lewis struts his stuff as music’s ‘Mean Old Man’
The rocker, known as ‘The Killer,’ turns 75 this month and releases an album of country and rock covers today.
Ben Affleck takes his ‘Town’ to Venice; Alicia Keys has ex-wife drama
Happy Tuesday, LLers. Ann Oldenburg is on assignment in NYC, so Arienne Thompson is filling in. … Check out hunky Ben Affleck at the Venice …
Ben Affleck takes his ‘Town’ to Venice; Alicia Keys has ex-wife drama
Happy Tuesday, LLers. Ann Oldenburg is on assignment in NYC, so Arienne Thompson is filling in. … Check out hunky Ben Affleck at the Venice …
Ben Affleck takes his ‘Town’ to Venice; Alicia Keys has ex-wife drama
Happy Tuesday, LLers. Ann Oldenburg is on assignment in NYC, so Arienne Thompson is filling in. … Check out hunky Ben Affleck at the Venice …
Dr. Oz discusses cancer scare in show’s second-season premiere
Mehmet Oz is always going on about brains and hearts on ‘The Dr. Oz Show.’ But Tuesday’s episode is all about the nerve. His own.
Dr. Oz discusses cancer scare in show’s second-season premiere
Mehmet Oz is always going on about brains and hearts on ‘The Dr. Oz Show.’ But Tuesday’s episode is all about the nerve. His own.
Dr. Oz discusses cancer scare in show’s second-season premiere
Mehmet Oz is always going on about brains and hearts on ‘The Dr. Oz Show.’ But Tuesday’s episode is all about the nerve. His own.
Theatricality isn’t a stretch for WWE stars-turned-actors
But the subdued drama of films is on ‘the other side of the spectrum.’
Theatricality isn’t a stretch for WWE stars-turned-actors
But the subdued drama of films is on ‘the other side of the spectrum.’
Theatricality isn’t a stretch for WWE stars-turned-actors
But the subdued drama of films is on ‘the other side of the spectrum.’
Angelina Jolie meets flood victims in Pakistan
American movie star Angelina Jolie met flood victims in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday and appealed to the international community to provide …
Angelina Jolie meets flood victims in Pakistan
American movie star Angelina Jolie met flood victims in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday and appealed to the international community to provide …
Angelina Jolie meets flood victims in Pakistan
American movie star Angelina Jolie met flood victims in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday and appealed to the international community to provide …
ABC News President David Westin stepping down
ABC News President David Westin, the longest-reigning network news division chief, with more than 13 tumultuous years on the job, told his staff …
ABC News President David Westin stepping down
ABC News President David Westin, the longest-reigning network news division chief, with more than 13 tumultuous years on the job, told his staff …
ABC News President David Westin stepping down
ABC News President David Westin, the longest-reigning network news division chief, with more than 13 tumultuous years on the job, told his staff …
Critic’s Corner Tuesday: ‘White Collar,’ ‘Sons of Anarchy’
One of the summer’s best diversions, USA’s White Collar (tonight, 9 ET/PT), ends its season on a high note as Neal and Peter (the exceptionally …
Critic’s Corner Tuesday: ‘White Collar,’ ‘Sons of Anarchy’
One of the summer’s best diversions, USA’s White Collar (tonight, 9 ET/PT), ends its season on a high note as Neal and Peter (the exceptionally …
Critic’s Corner Tuesday: ‘White Collar,’ ‘Sons of Anarchy’
One of the summer’s best diversions, USA’s White Collar (tonight, 9 ET/PT), ends its season on a high note as Neal and Peter (the exceptionally …
‘The American’ closes out a confusing summer movie season
Hollywood raked in a record $4.35 billion this summer, but attendance was 552 million, the lowest total since 1997.
‘The American’ closes out a confusing summer movie season
Hollywood raked in a record $4.35 billion this summer, but attendance was 552 million, the lowest total since 1997.
‘The American’ closes out a confusing summer movie season
Hollywood raked in a record $4.35 billion this summer, but attendance was 552 million, the lowest total since 1997.
Having a dog DOES improve your health
USA TODAY explores some of the ways dogs help their two-legged best friends flourish.
Having a dog DOES improve your health
USA TODAY explores some of the ways dogs help their two-legged best friends flourish.
Paris Hilton’s quick release from jail defended
Las Vegas police are defending the quick release of Paris Hilton from jail after her Aug. 27 arrest on suspicion of cocaine possession, saying …
Google TV Revealed: One Screen to Rule Them All
BERLIN – Google gave a live demonstration of Google TV at Berlin’s IFA Tuesday, and CEO Eric Schmidt promised it would be a couch potato’s dream come true. ‘Once you have Google television, you’re going to be very busy, he said. ‘It’s going to ruin your evening.’
New iPod Touch Has a Vibrator
Steve Jobs wasn’t kidding when he called the iPod Touch the “iPhone without a phone.” We have been calling it that for years, of course, but with each iteration the two iOS devices get closer and closer in terms of features. Now a vibrating alert has been added to the Touch.
Self-Healing Solar Cells Could Have Indefinite Lifespan
A new technique may one day lead to solar cells that bring themselves together like a molecular flash mob and repair damage they sustain during the rough business of turning light into electricity.

