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Plus-size model Mikel Ruffinelli, who weighs 400 pounds, has been named the holder of the "World's Biggest Hips" with an 8-foot circumference.

The queen of soul said she "really laughed" when she learned that Beyoncé pre-recorded her rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" at President Obama’s second inauguration, but said she feels is was still done beautifully.

Want to survive the zombie apocalypse? Then you might want to get your hands on the “Safe House” in Warsaw, Poland.

Zayn Malik fell ill on stage during a press conference in Tokyo.

Steve Harvey is usually known for his laughs, but it was his tears that made news after he had a breakdown on the set of his talk show during a “surprise” segment on his birthday.

Shia LaBeouf said at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival that he took acid, not because he "wanted to be on drugs," but to relate to his character.

A Pennsylvania ex-pastor convicted for murdering his second wife in 2008 now faces trial on whether he killed his first wife too.

Pregnant "Teen Mom 2" star Jenelle Evans might have miscarried after being rushed to the hospital after days of fighting with husband Courtland Rogers.

Music star Shakira gave birth to her first son, Milan Piqué Mebarak, Tuesday in Barcelona, Spain, with the baby's father, FC Barcelona football star Gerard Piqué, at her side.

Irish lawmakers have passed a controversial "drunk driving permit" to help fight depression in rural southern Ireland.

Just like Lenin, Mao and Ho Chi Minh before him, the late Kim Jong-il has joined the exclusive club of pickled dictators with his new mausoleum.

Click here to chat via free online live stream with "Say Somethin'" singer Austin Mahone. Mahone's chat has been hyped via Twitter for the past few days, and the moment has finally arrived when you can meet Mahone for yourself.

"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Brandi Glanville recently called LeAnn Rimes insane in an interview, prompting a Twitter response from the singer.

The story surrounding The Pirate Bay, the popular Torrent and file-sharing site, is becoming a movie. “The Pirate Bay – Away From Keyboard” focuses on the 2009 trial of it co-founders Fredrik Neij and Gottfrid Svartholm. The trailer premiered on Tuesday and the film will be released for free through a Creative Commons license.

The Journal News has removed its infamous gun-permit map, but publisher Janet Hasson insists that it's not a response to intimidation or criticism.

Early highlights of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival include Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut, "Don Jon's Addiction," and "Kill Your Darlings," starring Daniel Radcliffe.

Rihanna gave a Laugh Factory comedy club waiter a $200 tip Friday in order to be his biggest tip to date.

Two unidentified victims were killed after a Long Island Rail Road train struck a vehicle in Brentwood on Tuesday, according to LIRR officials.

Nechemya Weberman, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish counselor, was sentenced to 103 years in a child sex abuse case. Weberman is an unlicensed therapist and had been abusing the girl since the age of 12.

Lindsay Lohan has reportedly rejected an offer to appear on "DWTS," ABC's hit reality dancing show.

For its third term, Governors Ball has promised to expand and it has delivered. Making the leap from last year's headliners of Passion Pit and Beck, Governors Ball has announced quite the coup in Kanye West and Kings of Leon headlining the festival on Tuesday.

Teacher Melissa Cairns could be fired from her job after she allegedly posted a photo of her students' mouths duct-taped shut.

New Kids On The Block will headline "The Package Tour" with support from Boyz II Men and 98 Degrees in summer 2013.

Adrienne Maloof confirms she is dating Sean Stewart, the 32-year-old son of Rod Stewart.

India’s Supreme Court on Monday finally banned tourists from traveling along a road in the Andaman Islands that was used for so-called “human safaris.”

Two suspects in a Texas shooting on the North Harris campus of Houston's Lone Star College have reportedly been arrested.

Forty years after the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, producers of mainstream movies and TV shows are still reluctant to tackle the ongoing abortion debate.

A campus spokeswoman has confirmed shots have been fired on the campus of Lone Star College in north Houston.

The Obamas hosted a raging after-party for their celebrity friends following the Inauguration Ball on Monday night.