Fantasia Barrino, winner of the 2004 American Idol competition, reveals in a 20/20 interview and in her new book, that she is illiterate. Fantasia had to improvise her way through several scripted segments of American Idol, and has signed several record contracts that she was not able to read.
Superstar Lindsay Lohan was involved in a traffic accident this afternoon in Beverly Hills.
FULL STORY »Handsome Hollywood sweethearts Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore tied the knot in a small wedding ceremony in front of 100 guests, according to published reports.
With the release of Paul Walker and Jessica Alba's latest movie, Into the Blue, reviewers don't have much to say about the film, but Jessica Alba's bikini and Jessica Alba's breasts are getting unprecedented coverage in the media.
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Into the Blue is a story that takes place on a beautiful island — a story about hidden treasure, guns, drugs and money. And along with the story comes the bronzed bodies of Jessica Alba and Paul Walker, which seems to be the main focus of the film.
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The Department of Defense's research arm, the Defense Advance Research Project Agency (DARPA), has announced that 23 robotic vehicles have successfully qualified to move on to the next leg of DARPA's Grand Challenge competition in the Mojave desert on October 8 to compete for a $2 million prize. The challenge is designed to encourage research for the development of autonomous ground vehicles for use on the battlefield.
It's official, the marriage is off! Paris Hilton ended her five-month engagement to Paris Latsis because "she's not ready for marriage" according to a statement she released to The Associated Press.
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On Sunday, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit finished No. 1 in the United States on its opening weekend. It grossed $16.1 million in ticket sales.
Ashlee Simpson returned to the stage of Saturday Night Live this weekend for the first time since her infamous lip-synch fiasco.
Yahoo, the worlds most visited website, has just introduced tools for users to search, organize, rate and upload podcasts at podcasts.yahoo.com.
FULL STORY »Esquire Magazine has named Jessica Biel as the sexiest woman alive. The 23-year-old actress appears on the cover of November's issue of the magazine. Last year's honoree was Angelina Jolie.
FULL STORY »Tamiflu (oseltamivir), a popular antiviral drug made by Roche Holdings, is being stockpiled by governments around the world to fight a possible bird flu pandemic. However, a recent case of the disease seems to indicate that in some cases, Tamiflu may not be effective against the disease, according to an article in the October 20 issue of Nature.
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The most compelling fake news hour in basic cable is about to commence. The Colbert Report hosted by Stephen Colbert, will debut on Monday, October 17 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT and will air Monday through Thursday following The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
Daniel Craig has recently been named as the actor who will portray agent 007 in the next James Bond Movie, Casino Royale. He replaces Pierce Brosnan, who has played Bond in the past 4 James Bond movies.
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U.S. Representative Tom DeLay turned himself in to the Harris County, Texas Sheriff's Department where he faces conspiracy and money laundering charges. He was booked, finger-printed and photographed. This is his mugshot photo from the Sheriff's Department.
Why is there concern about the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in Asia and other countries?
Although it is unpredictable when the next pandemic will occur and what strain may cause it, the continued and expanded spread of a highly pathogenic—and now endemic—avian H5N1 virus across eastern Asia and other countries represents a significant threat.
FULL STORY »It is rumored that photos of Briney Spears and her new baby, Sean Preston, were stolen!
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Tony Blair's government plans to publish legislation to ban smoking in all public places in England except pubs that don't serve food and private clubs. The ban covers enclosed spaces, workplaces, restaurants and pubs serving food. Other pubs and private clubs will be exempt, so long as smoking isn't permitted in the bar area where staff serve customers.
A video purportedly of Janet Jackson sunbathing nude has surfaced on the Internet for download. The paparazzi-style video seems to be taken from behind a fence, and has appeared on numerous websites.
FULL STORY »The pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), has announced that the company is close to developing a vaccine against the H5N1 bird flu in humans and that testing of the vaccine in humans could start within weeks. A vaccine may be administered in case of a flu pandemic.
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