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Rupert Murdoch, who bought the Wall Street Journal five years ago, now has his eyes on two more major and venerable American newspapers, the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune,

Nadya “Octomom” Suleman has ventured into the world of celebrity boxing to be able to support her 14 children and Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has joined with a promoting outfit, now called Team Snooki Boxing.

Pope Benedict XVI will name seven more saints Sunday, including the first Native American, in an attempt to revive faith in Catholicism.

What better way is there to be completely spooked this Halloween than to visit a haunted house? Here are 10 of the spookiest sites in the U.S.

Only a few months after announcing her pregnancy online, British pop singer Adele has given birth to her first baby, a boy.

While the idea of Mitt Romney living in their home might be creepy enough, the Obamas could have trouble sleeping because of some of the ghosts said to walk the halls of the residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington.

Local news outlets aren't covering super PACs or other interest groups in this election. Naturally, the stations are being funded by them.

Tippi Hedren's time at the center of Alfred Hitchcokc's obsession and sexual harassment is on display in HBO's "The Girl."

"Fifty Shades of Grey" has taken yet another country by storm.

Tickets for Jingle Ball 2012 go on sale to the general public Oct. 22 at 4 p.m. through Ticketmaster.

Kanye West wants to propose to Kim Kardashian, according to Ryan Seacrest.

Amanda Bynes is alive and well, despite Internet rumors that the former child star has died at the age of 26.

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel secretly got married in Italy.

The Spears family attorney is blaming Justin Timberlake for her meltdown as opposed to the alleged heavy drug use.

House music megastar deadmau5 has found love with reality-television star Kat Von D.

If you wanted to celebrate your support for Big Bird and Sesame Street with a sexy costume this Halloween, you’re going to be out of luck. Sesame Street Workshop has advised Yandy.com to "cease and desist" selling sexy costumes based on Big Bird, Bert, and Ernie.

The "Gospel of Jesus' Wife" papyrus is undergoing tests to find out whether it's authentic.

A U.S. Army appeals court ruled that Nidal Hasan must have his beard shaved before standing trial for the 2009 shooting rampage that killed 13 people at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas.

The much-maligned X-ray body scanners have quietly disappeared from several major U.S. airports over the last month, but the Transportation Security Administration says they’re simply shuffling the machines around.

Former WWE superstar Chris Jericho could be done with the company, for good.

Britney Spears stepped out of a Los Angeles gym on Thursday looking surprisingly disheveled.

College student Justin Foster has caused negative backlash on twitter after publishing nude photos of his former teacher Anna Michelle Walters.

Actress Eva Longoria is in hot water after retweeting a hateful remark directed at Mitt Romney. Normally, this wouldn’t be much cause for concern, but Longoria is also a national co-chairperson of President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign.

When fans of the “Twilight” saga think about the enormously popular movies the first two actors that come to mind are probably Kirsten Stewart and Robert Pattinson, followed by Taylor Lautner. Now, fellow “Twilight” star Kellan Lutz has entered the headlines.

Texas A&M University ordered all students, faculty and staff to evacuate campus Friday after the school received a bomb threat.

Reese Witherspoon and Vanessa Minnillo both gave birth just weeks ago and are already showing off their post-baby weight loss in skinny jeans.

The Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal is now a criminal investigation as British police follow up on over 400 leads.

Swim in a glowing bay, hike to a boiling lake or enter the Gates of Hell at these lesser-known wonders of the world.

Madonna is under fire for staging a gun scene in Denver, reminding fans in attendance for the Denver concert of the Batman shooting in July.