Actor Andy Griffith has a new role: pitching President Barack Obama's health care law to seniors in a cable television ad paid for by Medicare. The TV star - whose role as sheriff of Mayberry made him an enduring symbol... read more.

Former Vice President Al Gore was cleared Friday of allegations he groped and assaulted a masseuse in a luxury Portland hotel ...

Michael Jackson's first posthumous album of unreleased material is due out in November, a rep for the King Of Pop's estate told Rolling Stone.

The fight between the left and the right over which side is most racist is really about the president. Will he step in to stop it?

A House investigative panel has decided to charge Rep. Maxine Waters of California with ethics violations, raising the possibility ...

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by Vera H-C Chan Leaks stayed a theme in July, as the Gulf of Mexico oil spill passed the 100 day mark and a whistleblowing website posted secret war papers. The revelations kept coming in the Russian spy network, with one more potential Mata Hari surfacing...from Texas? Turns out the month's best kept secret may have been where one not-so-small forward would establish his new basketball reign. Below, the buzz that would not stay quiet on Yahoo! searches and beyond. Stemming the leaks A cap finally clamped down on the gushing flow of crude into the Gulf of Mexico, the real hero of the miss read more.

Rob Shuter explains the "big white elephant" regarding the Clinton wedding.

Ellen DeGeneres' departure not a surprise to Ryan Seacrest or Simon Cowell. Friday was full of absolutely stunning American Idol news. Jennifer Lopez is said to be the new judge, Kara DioGuardi was fired and Ellen DeGeneres wiggled out of her Idol contract a year sooner than she'd signed on for. Former Ellen enemy Simon Cowell has weighed in on her decision, as has Ryan Seacrest. Hey Simon: really? read more.

But isn't he so innocent? Remember a few months back when the Westboro Baptist Church started spewing propaganda about Lady Gaga. They clearly don't like her because she goes against everything they believe in. But why are they now taking such an issue with teen sensation Justin Bieber? read more.

AP - Two strong earthquakes shook different parts of Iran in less than 24 hours, injuring more than 200 people and damaging hundreds of homes, Iranian media reported Saturday.

AFP - China said Friday it opposed tough new sanctions imposed by the European Union on Iran over its contested nuclear programme, again calling for more talks to resolve the standoff.

A Lake Placid man was arrested Thursday on allegations that he had sex more than once with a 13-year-old girl, which led to her getting pregnant.

AP - The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. The damage to roads, bridges and communications networks hindered rescuers, while the threat of disease loomed as some evacuees arrived in camps with fever, diarrhea and skin problems. read more.

It looks like there will be another big celebrity wedding in the Philadelphia area, as former "Munsters" star Butch Patrick is getting hitched.