CULTURE

The school's official policy, which has been in place for years, requires female students suspected of being pregnant to submit to a pregnancy test.

Dormant for over 115 years, Mount Tongariro on New Zealand’s North Island erupted Monday night, spewing ash more than four miles high and hampering travel both on the ground and in the sky.

WWE Monday Night RAW focused on the CM Punk heel turn with the WWE Champion isolating himself form the fans even more, and pushed Big Show into the spotlight with him knocking out John Cena and Punk, his SummerSlam opponents. The show also had a Divas match for the first time in weeks, an appearance by HBK, a new SummerSlam match announced, and more.

Some of the hottest female celebrities are Leos, which should come as no surprise since female Leos are known to have a larger-than-life presence.

Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, an image of Daniel Day-Lewis as President Abraham Lincoln has emerged. The film (aptly titled “Lincoln”) is being directed by Steven Spielberg with a script courtesy of Tony Kushner (“Munich,” “Angels In America”). The method actor was last seen in the box-office disaster “Nine,” a musical adaptation of Fellini’s “8 1/2”.

This time it is a 9-year-old boy, who is on a mission to save his city and wants to contribute to its betterment. Joshua Smith went all out on a hot summer Monday and sat outside his house with an aim to raise $1,000 which would go towards the benefit of Detroit, which continues to suffer from economically difficult times. Way beyond his anticipated goal, he raised over $3,000 selling lemonade.

Google’s newly announced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system may be making its way to two of the most popular Samsung devices this fall, lining up with Apple’s iOS 6 release date.

Marvin Hamlisch, best known for his scores to “The Sting” and “The Way We Were” (for which he won Academy Awards), has passed away at the age of 68, according to USA Today.

Sharon Osbourne, wife of mumbling rocker-turned-reality star Ozzy Osbourne, is claiming that NBC discriminated against her son Jack for revealing that he has multiple sclerosis. Osbourne, who recently announced cryptically over Twitter that she would not be returning to “America’s Got Talent,” now claims that her departure is due to NBC’s firing of her son from its upcoming show “Stars Earn Stripes” after he announced he had been diagnosed with MS.

Season five of "True Blood" is rapidly coming to an end, yet fans have no idea where the show will take them. With only three episodes left, and only one bad guy behind them, "True Blood" is gearing up for a major show down along with a major cliff hanger!

With season four of the "Vampire Diaries" a couple months away, fans have time to be pondering a couple important questions -- one being, whose blood sired Elena?

Gabby Douglas is racking up fans left and right -- and a handful of them just happen to be part of "The Vampire Diaries" family! The 16-year-old Olympic medalist has been receiving support from the cast and crew of the hit CW supernatural drama.

Kiir wears the ten-gallon Stetson so often in public that it has become his trademark.

Robert Hughes, the Australian-born art critic and historian, died Monday at age 74.

Gone are the days of solo trekking in Nepal. Government officials have announced that, beginning in September, all tourists who wish to trek in the country must be accompanied by at least one government-approved porter or guide.

The September issue of Marie Claire features Miley Cyrus on its cover, and possible news about her relationship with fiance Liam Hemsworth.

The Milton Hershey School has decided to allow an HIV-positive student to attend, after the Pennsylvania school initially rejected the teen’s application because of his illness.

Shock comic Jeffrey Ross’s ill-timed joke about the Aurora Shooting at the Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne Barr will now be censored from the show’s official broadcast on August 12 after receiving widespread criticism, says Comedy Central producer Jonas Larsen. Ross wasn't the only comedian to cross the line, though. Here are photos of four other comedians who crossed the line.

A joke involving the Aurora shooting massacre and alleged killer James Holmes will be cut from the Comedy Central Roast of Rosanne Barr when it airs Sunday, Aug. 12.

Kourtney Kardashian originally wanted to give birth to her daughter in the comfort of her own home, but after witnessing an at home water birth on Sunday night's episode of "Keeping Up With The Kardashians, the oldest of the "k-clan" changed her tune.

This month marks two landmark anniversaries -- the deaths Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley, two of the world's most recognizable pop-culture icons, who also happen to be two of the highest-earning dead celebrities.

At the end of season seven "How I Met Your Mother" shocked fans when Victoria (Ashley Williams) rode off into the sunset with Ted (Josh Radnor)...in a wedding dress! Now viewers will find out who Victoria abandoned at the altar -- and it's a familiar face!

Attorneys deny gay rumors concerning Casper Smart. Smart is not the first famous male accused of being gay while in a heterosexual relationship

The battle between Macaulay Culkin and the National Enquirer, who reported last week of the his alleged addiction to heroin and other drugs, is heating up after the tabloid released a statement challenging the former "Home Alone" actor to a drug test despite Culkin's publicist blasting the report. The National Enquirer released the statement over the weekend to defend its original story detailing Culkin's heroin and drug addiction, even though his publicist said the report was false....

It looks like Khloe Kardashian may make the jump from reality TV star to celebrity guest host.

This Monday’s WWE RAW is being dubbed Shawn Michaels Appreciation Night, with an appearance from the Heart Break Kid set. The show will also be featuring WWE Champion CM Punk confronting new General Manager AJ Lee, as well as Randy Orton and the rest of the WWE superstars.

In an effort to get her finances together, Nadya Suleman most commonly known as "Octomom" is seeking the highest bidder on a date auction website, exchanging a rendezvous for cash. Octomom, 37, reportedly created a profile on dating website WhatsYourPrice.com with an opening bid of $500 to go on a date with the highest bidder.

Elton John has declared Madonna’s career “over.”In an interview with Australia’s “Sunday Night” television program, John insulted the pop star, referring to her as a “c---“ and a “fairground stripper.”

After months of speculation and accusations of favoritism and compromising national security on the part of the Obama administration, Katherine Bigelow's new movie "Zero Dark Thirty" is finally revealed to the public in a new teaser trailer.