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Voters to decide on circumcision

Voters to decide on circumcisionVoters in San Francisco are to decide whether to outlaw male circumcision  in the city and county. If approved, the ban would affect men who are this o...

End of the world theories

End of the world theoriesEnd of the world theories. I was recently asked how I interpreted the Mayan and Hopi Indians predictions that the world, as we know it, will end on the 21st of December, 2012. Would there be global war — possibly triggering a nuclear holocaust? Would the...

What's up with Wal-Mart's US sales slump?

What's up with Wal-Mart's US sales slump?Wal-Mart posted higher-than-expected first-quarter profits this week, but its U.S. sales continue to fall. Analysts say shoppers are hurting because of rising gas and food prices. The nation's high unemployment rate isn't helping matte...

Lottery winner on food stamps

Lottery winner on food stampsA lottery winner is collecting food stamps, and, according to officials, he’s doing so legally. Leroy Fick reportedly bought a house and a car and invested the rest, leaving him eligible for assistan...

Photos of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss released

Photos of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss releasedThe first photos of actress Jennifer Lawrence as the scrappy Katniss Everdeen from the upcoming movie "The Hunger Games" have been released. Lawrence will be joined in the film by a pop singer's on-again/off-again boyfriend  and...

Group urges McDonald's to fire Ronald

Group urges McDonald's to fire RonaldA watchdog group  is organizing a campaign with health organizations to target McDonald's marketing and urging the company to scrap its longtime mascot, Ronald McDonald. Find out how consumers are responding on Twitt...

Philip Roth wins Man Booker prize

Philip Roth wins Man Booker prizeAuthor Philip Roth is the winner of the 2011 Man Booker International Prize for his work in fiction. However, the win was not without controve...

PlayStation Network down again

PlayStation Network down againThe troubles haven't stopped for Sony . Just days after its PlayStation Network came back online, the network is down again . Sony hasn't said how long it will take to fix the probl...

'DWTS' down to final three

'DWTS' down to final threeThe cast of "Dancing With the Stars" is down to the final three contestants .Rock icon Stevie Nicks performed a classic song , and Ne-Yo and Pitbull gave a performa...

BET Awards nominations announced

BET Awards nominations announcedThe nominations for the 2011 BET Awards  have been announced. Leading the pack with six nominations is an R&B singer who has been through a lot in recent ye...

Are DiCaprio and Lively dating?

Are DiCaprio and Lively dating?Less than a week after Leonardo DiCaprio called it quits with his supermodel girlfriend , the 36-year-old actor is being linked to Blake Lively, 23. Paparazzi snapped photos of the two looking cozy on a yacht&nb...

Beauty queen faces felony charges

Beauty queen faces felony chargesShaletta Porterfield, 26, the winner of this beauty contest and a contender for this nationwide competition, has relinquished her title. Porterfield faces felony charges , and they can mean a prison sentence. Find out who will represent the state...

Netflix streaming is largest source of Internet traffic

Netflix streaming is largest source of Internet trafficAccording to a new study, video streaming on Netflix accounts for a majority of the Internet traffic in this region during peak hours . A few years ago, this video website was leading the pa...

Ivanka Trump reveals baby's gender

Ivanka Trump reveals baby's genderReality TV star Ivanka Trump, 32, has revealed the gender of her first child with husband Jared Kushner. Trump said in Harper's Bazaar she plans to raise her child "grounded and not spoile...

'House' star not returning next season?

'House' star not returning next season?According to reports, one "House" star won't be returning next season .Next season will be the last for another crucial charac...

Sugar Ray Leonard reveals abuse

Sugar Ray Leonard reveals abuseIn his upcoming autobiography, boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard reveals he was sexually abused.He a...

NY mob boss convicted of murder

NY mob boss convicted of murderFormer Bonanno family mafioso Vincent Basciano, 51,  has been convicted of ordering a murder from behind bars in 2004. Basciano is serving a life sentence for a 2001 murder but could face this penal...

IMF chief held without bail

IMF chief held without bailInternational Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, 62, is being held without bail  after appearing in court to face criminal charges. Strauss-Khan not only managed the stability of the world's economy, but was the front-runner for the presidency...

'The Flintstones' getting reboot treatment

'The Flintstones' getting reboot treatmentThe '60s classic "The Flintstones" will be the latest TV show to get a new millennium makeover. The man behind "Family Guy" has been granted the rights to remake the remake the series, which will air on FOX. There is no word on when it will...

Will 'SVU' replace Mariska Hargitay?

Will 'SVU' replace Mariska Hargitay?Jennifer Love Hewitt could be cast for a new role on "Law & Order: SVU", according to reports. The newly single actress would join the NBC crime drama midway through next season ,although it's rumored that "SVU" star Mariska Hargitay would...