CULTURE

Lady Gaga must have some little monsters at Duke University. The researchers at Duke have named a new fern genus after Lady Gaga.

"Teen Mom" Farrah Abraham debuted her new face on the cover of InTouch magazine.

A baby giraffe, Kiko, was born at Greenville Zoo and webcams have been catching his every moment.

Skakel, the nephew of Ethel Skakel Kennedy, who was married to Robert F. Kennedy, is next eligible to be paroled in 2017.

Hurricane Sandy, the 19th named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, has caused canceled flights and scattered cruise ships on its path north toward Jamaica and Cuba.

Cristina Fierro, now 19, testified in court this week, recounting when NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor allegedly sexually assaulted her when she was 16.

Imagine being on a deserted island, walking through the forest and all you encounter are discarded dolls nailed to trees. Either you are dreaming or on the set of a horror movie, but the scene is all too real. In Mexico, there is just such a place and since it is Halloween, La Isla de las Munecas the ultimate scary destination to visit.

Following his interrogation of "invisible Obama," Clint Eastwood is starring in a new ad endorsing Mitt Romney.

Each year, Heidi Klum hosts a Halloween party and wears extravagant costumes. This year, she revealed she will be Cleopatra

When Rick Green, Des Moines Register editor, blogged that a conversation with President Barack Obama was off-the-record, the White House gave in.

The auction to buy the virginity of 20-year-old Brazilian bombshell, Catarina Migliorini, has ended with a sale price of $780,000, paid by a Japanese buyer.

Michelle Williams leaves home she shared with the late Heath Ledger and moves in with current boyfriend Jason Segel

Just 20 percent of visitors today tackle Uluru (Ayers Rock) on a trip to Australia, compared with 74 percent of visitors in 1990.

"Cloud Atlas," starring Tom Hanks and Halle Berry and directed by Lara and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, opens Friday.

Movie-themed costumes are bound to be a hit this Halloween season. From Bane in "The Dark Knight" to Black Widow in "The Avengers," check out these top 10 costume ideas.

"Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" star Alana Thompson had a meltdown on a talk show last week, renewing calls for TLC to end the show.

The world's only one-star carrier, Air Koryo, has launched an English-language website, but good luck purchasing a flight there.

One person has been killed in a shooting at the church of the Rev. Creflo Dollar.

Ryback beat Dolph Ziggler less than a week before Hell in a Cell on WWE "Main Event."

Actress Melissa Joan Hart talks about life as a mother of three.

Andy Richter and Conan O'Brien will be guest stars on the fourth season of "Arrested Development," claims Will Arnett.

The beaming newlywed poses in a cotton candy pink Giambattista Valli Haute Couture gown in the first photo of her wedding with singer Justin Timberlake, published in People magazine.

Stacey Dash tweeted photos of herself voting early for Mitt Romney, and Vivica A. Fox slammed Dash for her endorsement of the presidential candidate

A man from Alagoinhas, Brazil was showed up alive at his own funeral after being incorrectly identified as a slain co-worker.

The bus driver uppercut squabble caught on video resulted in criminal charges for both Artis Hughes and Shi'dea Lane.

Chris Brown is allegedly claiming Rihanna gave him "Herpes from Barbados."

A debate has ignited over the alleged "Hispanic" ethnicity of Princess Sofia, but it's not the first time controversy surrounded a Disney princess.

It’s been a bad week so far for New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez. After losing on Sunday, in overtime, to their divisional rivals the New England Patriots, reports are circulating that Sanchez and girlfriend Eva Longoria have broken up after only dating for two months.

5 Political Costume ideas for Halloween.