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This past year was an excellent time for big box office films, with the majority of top rankers being worth the ticket price.

This year was a good one for high-grossing movies, but these are the six best films of 2012, regardless of how much they made.

We survived the failed Mayan Apocalypse of 2012, but that doesn’t mean we are out of the woods when it comes to the end of the world.

Where will you travel in 2013? We've got some ideas ...

Former U.S. Olympic runner Suzy Favor-Hamilton is now an escort in Las Vegas.

Madonna told fans at a recent concert in Chile that she would cancel her performance if people continued smoking.

First lady Michelle Obama wrote an open letter to the residents of Newtown, Conn., one week after a school shooting there left 20 children and six adults dead.

Winter Storm Draco brought a white end to 2012 for many, but it also upended holiday travel across the United States.

Photos from the couple's intimate September wedding were featured in the winter issue of Martha Stewart Weddings magazine.

A new study found that solo artists are more likely to die young than band members -- and American artists have double the risk of Europeans.

Chris Brown and Rihanna continue to post photos of each another on their social media accounts.

A moment of silence in recognition of the massacre in Sandy Hook, Conn., will take place on Friday at 9:30 a.m. ET, marking the moment one week ago when Adam Lanza killed 26 people before committing suicide.

Phony pictures of the Mayan apocalypse, aka "doomsday," were shared via Twitter on Dec. 21, 2012.

After the Mayan apocalypse prophecy, NASA explains why the world didn't end on Dec. 21, 2012.

A mourning service organized at the Self-Realization Fellowship Center in Encinitas, San Diego, Thursday, where the musician had resided for last two decades, paid a fitting tribute to the late sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, who passed away Dec.11, following complaints of breathing difficulties.

A few major websites will go dark briefly on Friday, observing a national moment of silence for the victims of last week’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The sites will go dark for one minute at 9:30 a.m. EST.

The gun store where Nancy, Adam Lanza's mom bought a weapon used in the Sandy Hook massacre was raided by police.

Someone, or something, predicting the end of the world is not a new thing. The Mayan Apocalypse is supposed to happen on December 21 but chances are there will be no doomsday. As history has shown us, there have been other supposed end of days that have come and gone. Here are a few other failed doomsday scenarios.

How exactly does the Mayan calendar work, and why to people think it foretells the end of the world?

A survey out Thursday from Travel Leaders Group suggests that Americans will flock to Europe next year, but will they find the debt-burdened euro zone any cheaper than before?

The top 10 movies doomsday movies to watch to prepare for the Mayan apocalypse.

Time is running out for the people of Earth. The Mayan apocalypse, scheduled for Dec. 21, is supposed to be the end of the world, with humans going the way of the dinosaurs. With doomsday approaching, what better way to celebrate than with one of mankind's greatest creations? Music.

People wondered if LeAnn Rimes was drunk during her performance with Carly Rose Sonenclar on "The X Factor."

A 16-year-old boy was shot dead after a paintball game after he allegedly got into an argument with another teen in South Dakota.

A new Gallup poll claims that the world's happiest countries are almost all in Latin America.

“Anchorman 2” is closer to reality with an announcement by Will Ferrell, dressed as Ron Burgundy, on Conan. But little is known beyond the release date.

Fishel graduates with a degree in psychology after going back school at age 27.

The Mayans may have predicted the apocalypse was on Dec. 21, 2012, but did they take time zones into account?

Fat Joe has big problems after the rapper pleaded guilty to failing to file tax returns.