Cops: Weeks of planning went into shootings at Colo. Batman screening

A graduate student's attack in a sold-out theater near Denver showing the new Batman movie, in which 12 people were killed early Friday, was the culmination of two months of meticulous planning that included a potentially deadly booby trap left in the suspect's home for investigators, authorities...

Madonna puts gun to her head in on-stage stunt

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The true worth of TV stars: $1 million per episode? Get Ashton Kutcher a raise!

Chelsea Handler is the most overpaid celebrity on TV and Ashton Kutcher should be asking for a hefty raise, according to a semi-scientificstudy conducted by The Los Angeles Times.The Times’ study divided the salaries of TV personalities by the average number of viewers their show attracts, ranking them...

Fred Willard arrested for alleged lewd act at adult theater

Actor Fred Willard, 72, was arrested on suspicion of engaging in a lewd act at an adult theater, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.Uniformed officers arrested Willard Wednesday night at the Tiki Theater on Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood, police told the newspaper. The actor...

U.S. News Best Hospitals 2012-13: the Honor Roll

  The medical centers in the Best Hospitals Honor Roll are members of an unusually exclusive club, one that makes up less than 0.4 percent of the nearly 5,000 hospitals nationwide that U.S. News evaluated for the 2012-13 rankings. The 17 hospitals on the list, most of them household names,...

Scientists see AIDS vaccine within reach after decades

 At an ill-fated press conference in 1984, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Margaret Heckler boldly predicted an effective AIDS vaccine would be available within just two years. But a string of failed attempts - punctuated by a 2007 trial in which a Merck vaccine appeared to make...

First female country music star Kitty Wells dead at 92

Ellen Muriel Deason, known professionally as Kitty Wells, was the first female country music superstar.Singer Kitty Wells, whose hits such as "Making Believe" and "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" made her the first female superstar of country music, died Monday. She was 92.The singer's...

Two killed, 19 wounded in Toronto party shooting

Two people have died and at least 19 others were wounded in a shooting at a block party in the eastern Toronto suburb of Scarborough Monday night, according to Canadian media reports.Toronto police Chief Bill Blair told CBC that a teenage girl and a man aged about 20 had been killed in the violence...

Sylvester Stallone's son dies at 36

  Sage Stallone, the 36-year-old son of actor Sylvester Stallone, died Friday. "Sylvester Stallone is devastated and grief-stricken over the sudden loss of his son Sage Stallone," his representative said in a statement. "His compassion and thoughts are with Sage's mother, Sasha. Sage was...

Katie Holmes 'doing all right' as Tom Cruise has 'somber' birthday

As the press tells it, Katie Holmes is all smiles while her estranged husband Tom Cruise has a somber birthday.The actor, who turned 50 on July 3, is said to have spent the day with extended family members and his two kids with ex-wife Nicole Kidman, Bella and Connor. The timing was undoubtedly rough,...

Jennifer Lopez departs 'Idol': 'The time has come'

After weeks of speculation - and some heavy hinting on "Today" Thursday - Jennifer Lopez confirmed on Friday that she's leaving "American Idol."The 42-year-old actress/singer and mom to 4-year-old twins Max and Emme told "Idol" host Ryan Seacrest on his radio show that she had to take something off...

Mike Tyson's reason for going vegan: Prostitutes?

  Mike Tyson told "Today" host Ann Curry Tuesday morning that he adopted the vegan lifestyle to help usher in change - and not just change in what  was on his dinner plate.While much of America was enjoying a first cup of coffee, the former heavyweight champion - who was on the program...

Yahoo hacked, 450,000 passwords posted online

  Hackers posted online what they say is login information for more than 450,000 Yahoo users. The hack, which of course was conducted anonymously, was meant to be a warning, according to the Web page where the documents were dumped."We hope that the parties responsible for managing the security...

What to wear to an interview: the new rules

  1. Go undercover"People working in the same building often dress in sync," says Kat Griffin, who founded Corporette.com, a site for professional women. She realized this simple truth after showing up at her conservative Wall Street office wearing what many magazines told her was appropriate...

8 religious wonders to see in the U.S.

People visit Jerusalem for the rich history, interwoven religious narratives and crumbling holy walls. They visit Europe for ornate churches with painted ceilings and golden trim. They visit India for peace of mind, finding serenity in its carved and colorful temples scattered along the sacred Ganges...