POLITICS

The New York Times lost one of its leading Middle East correspondents, Anthony Shadid, Tuesday when he suffered a fatal asthma attack while on assignment in Syria.

Chris Brown denied the rumors that he was using an I promise I won't beat you! pick-up line, and reportedly refused to enter Rihanna's party unless guests signed confidentiality agreements

Advocacy groups and news sources alike are calling on the Heart Attack Grill to close its doors after one of its patrons suffered an actual heart attack while eating the restaurant's Triple Bypass Burger. Should the grill be shut down, or does the Las Vegas restaurant have the right to stay open? Vote here.

Emergency workers responded to a an accident at the World Trade Center on Thursday morning after a crane cable snapped and thousands of pounds of steel beams fell about 40 stories onto a truck.

Glenda Monster, a Brazilian teenager who was reported to have committed suicide, is still alive.

Whitney Houston made three visits to the doctor in the week before her death because she had a sore throat and also got her teeth whitened, TMZ reported. A funeral service for Houston will be held on tomorrow in New Jersey, her home state, and will be broadcast via live stream by The Associated Press.

John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou, KFI-AM radio's popular afternoon talk show hosts better known as John and Ken, were suspended effective immediately on Thursday, for reportedly calling Whitney Houston a crack ho, according to reports.

A majority of external members of the Reserve Bank of India's advisory panel on monetary policy had suggested a cut in the repo rate at the January monetary policy review, minutes released by the central bank showed.

A bus driver has been jailed for 17 months who used his vehicle to ram a cyclist form his path in Bristol.

A small aircraft that strayed into the airspace of U.S. President Barack Obama was found packed with cannabis of around 18kg (40lb).

Not long ago, anything that Charlie Sheen said or did was eaten up by the press and magnified for all to critique. Now it seems that the troubled actor is in need of attention again.

Apple Inc, Google Inc and their vendors must do more to protect children using iPhones and other mobile devices to read or play games, U.S. trade regulators said, and warned they may punish software makers that secretly collect data on kids.

With the passing of iconic pop and R&B artist Whitney Houston, the music community paid their respects by releasing a string of musical tributes. One of the most widely received was “Glee” star Amber Riley’s rendition of the 1992 hit “I Will Always Love You,” which aired on the show’s Valentine’s Day episode.

Kim Kardashian, 31, is rumored to soon go on a date with New York Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin, 23, and Twitter users, who are not too happy about that, said that Kim K should go Kick Rocks.

Degrassi actor Neil Hope, aka Wheels, died in 2007, but news of his death was not not widely known until Thursday, because it had not previously been announced publicly.

Kevin Costner, who starred in The Bodyguard alongside Whitney Houston, will be speaking at the late singer/actress' funeral on Saturday. The ceremony is rumored to be featuring performances by Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin, too.

Westbound lanes on the Bay Bridge, connecting Oakland to San Francisco, will shut down over Presidents' Day Weekend to allow for seismic retrofitting.

Apple's iPhone 4S helped Amazon's Kindle Fire sales, if a new study is to be believed.

When it comes to her love life, Jennifer Lopez isn't known for being reserved. She's had three lavish weddings, and two highly publicized romances. So it came as a surprise to many when she removed an intimate Twitter photo of her and 24-year-old squeeze Casper Smart.

Pamela Mitzelfeld, an English professor at Oakland University, inspired the sexually suggestive journal entry of a 56-year-old student, Joseph Corlett, sparking a legal battle between Corlett and the Michigan-based university. After submitting a journal entry in which he described Mitzelfeld as tall, blonde, stacked smart, articulate, Corlett was asked to leave campus. Who is the professor described in the essay?

National Do a Grouch a Favor Day is upon us once again!

Fruit flies will self-medicate with alcohol when infected with blood-borne parasites in an effort to cure themselves, a new study found.

Amanda Knox has signed a book deal with HarperCollins, the publisher revealed on Thursday.

First it was Michael Jackson, then it was Amy Winehouse and now the magnificent Whitney Houston. I'd like to have every gentleman and lady in this room commit themselves to get our government to legalize drugs. So they have to get it through a doctor, not just some gangsters that sell it under the table.

A shallow earthquake struck the West Coast on Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It occurred 9:13 a.m. at a depth of 5.6 miles.

The Twitter war between Miranda Lambert and Chris Brown continues after Brown told his Grammys performance critics to F--- Off via a tweet earlier this week.

The latest issue of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition was released this week with Kate Upton gracing the cover. Take a look at photos of the 20 hottest covers of all time. The hottest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Editions feature Kate Upton, Cheryl Tiegs, Christine Brinkley, Paulina Porizkova, Elle Macpherson, Vendela Kirsebom, Tyra Banks, Marisa Miller, Bar Refaeli, Brooklyn Decker, Irina Shayk, and more.

Xi Jinping, Vice President of the People's Republic of China, will be courtside as the Lakers play the Suns at the Los Angeles Staples Center on Friday. But this self-proclaimed fan of American basketball has little to say about international phenomenon Jeremy Lin.

The Hip Hop diva feud continued when Lil Kim appeared on the talk show Watch What Happens Live. “I'm pretty sure I feel the same way everybody else feels about it now. If you have to make a song called 'Stupid Hoe', you must be a stupid hoe,” said Lil Kim without hesitating.