CULTURE

TV executives think that Michelle Obama could be the next Oprah.

A new site has been started as a means of incorporating more women into BBC programming.

On Sunday, United Airlines became the first North American carrier to fly the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on a commercial route.

Katy Perry is showing her support for President Barack Obama in a blue rubber dress with his slogan, "Forward" across the front.

Rihanna has finished recording her seventh album, "Unapologetic," and celebrated it by documenting her latest trip to the Barbados.

A captive grizzly bear mauled a man to death Sunday morning when the 24-year-old tried to clean the grizzly’s enclosure in Montana.

People are using the infamous Guy Fawkes Day as a back drop for artistic expression, rebellion, and family fun.

Bulger, 83, is set to stand trial March 4 for his alleged involvement in 19 murders. His lawyers are trying to push the trial to November 2013.

"Paperman" is a breath-taking Disney short that plays before the studio's latest film "Wreck-It Ralph."

Disney's newest animated feature "Wreck-It Ralph" is the best work from the studio in the past 18 years.

Osbourne decided to remove both of her breasts to eradicate the chance that she may develop breast cancer in the future.

A helicopter with two officers on board crashed late Saturday night, just miles from downtown Atlanta. It was flying low to enable the officers to conduct a thorough search for a missing boy, according to Atlanta Police Chief George Turner.

Police say a mother's attempt to give her 2-year-old son a better view of wild African dogs turned into a "horrific" tragedy at the Pittsburgh Zoo.

Katy Perry is not happy that Rihanna has returned to Chris Brown, and is distancing herself from her former best friend.

The New York City Marathon was canceled because of the destruction occasioned by Superstorm Sandy, but almost a thousand runners showed up at the starting line in Staten Island Sunday morning anyway. However, they weren’t there to run -- they were there to help the city’s relief efforts.

Former child star Amanda Bynes has not had the best year. She’s been in and out of the tabloids because of a couple of auto accident hit-and-run charges and reportedly bizarre behavior. In the face of all the bad press, however, Bynes is suing In Touch magazine for allegedly publishing a made-up story about her.

A boy toddler was mauled to death at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Sunday after he somehow fell into the African painted dog exhibit.

“Jersey Shore” may be winding down during its final season on the air, but the show’s breakout star, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, appears to be staying in the limelight just fine. The 24-year-old reality-television sensation recently tweeted a picture of herself and her new son Lorenzo that quickly went viral.

The New York City nanny accused of stabbing two children to death was charged with first-degree murder Saturday night, police told the New York Times. Yoselyn Ortega, 50, allegedly killed Lucia Krim, 6, and Leo Krim, 2, and tried to cut her own throat when the mother of the children, Marina Krim, came home to find the gruesome scene.

Bristol Palin, daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, won a lawsuit filed against her by a California man who claims he was featured in Palin’s reality TV show without his express written permission.

Louis CK's first time hosting "Saturday Night Live" was a hit. The comedian was able to find humor in such topics as Hurricane Sandy, the election and Abraham Lincoln.

A police helicopter crashed in Atlanta late Saturday night, killing two police officers, who were searching for a missing nine-year-old child, news agencies reported citing authorities.

A 93-year-old British bodybuilder has been making headlines across the world this week after BBC News highlighted Dr. Charles Eugster and his amazingly fit body.

Five days after Superstorm Sandy struck New York, the regional Metropolitan Transit Authority is still working hard to restore service across the four boroughs served by the New York City Transit subway system, and New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said Saturday that expects the system to be “90 percent” operational Sunday.

After a long search for the winner of a $23 million jackpot in the California Lottery, the winner has turned out to be a 69-year-old disabled grandmother from Palmdale, Calif.

A list of ways to keep occupied on long gas lines.

Months after a server was fired for tweeting a picture of a receipt from NFL quarterback Peyton Manning with a generous tip, the latest viral sensation stems from a customer who did the opposite. The receipt, which is for a bill of $138.55, is marked with a note supposedly from a single mom who left no tip.

Rush Limbaugh will be the subject of an upcoming movie from actor and filmmaker John Cusack.

The balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was standing when he was killed by an assassin’s bullet will be open to the public for the first time.