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Yelp stock was traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for the first time on Friday, March 2. The stock, which is listed under the ticker symbol YELP, opened at $22.01 a share and quickly rose in value to $24.40 a share in just a few hours. The question now is whether YELP stock will continue to rise in the foreseeable future, or if the online company's stock value will soon begin to drop.

Blake Lively was granted a restraining order on Friday against her stalker, obsessed fan Sergei Mifle who claims he has a metaphysical connection with the actress.

A study says Roberts Court justices are better educated than their predecessors, have spent more time in academia and serving on the federal appeals courts. But is that kind of experience necessarily a good thing?

A young man who Whitney Houston reportedly considered as her unofficially adopted son could soon no longer be welcomed at the singer's Atlanta home if Cissy Houston gets her way. TMZ is reporting that Houston's mother believes he is a bad influence on Bobbi Kristina Brown.

Ryan Miller has regained his Veznia winning form and has the Sabres smack dab in the middle of the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Shares of Yelp (NYSE: YELP), the San Francisco-based review website, soared 61 percent in their first hour of trading Friday.

Jordan Powers, an 18-year-old California-native, made headlines across the nation after news spread that the young girl had moved in with her former high school teacher. That said high school teacher is James Hooker, 41, who left his wife and children to move into an apartment with the young woman. He quit his job after going public with his love for Powers.

Brazilian model and former Victoria's Secret angel, Gisele Bundchen is the new face of Versace Spring Summer campaign featuring a series of glamorous shots for the Italian label.

Brad Pitt has joined a star-studded cast in the play 8 that will premiere in L.A on Saturday in an aim to advocate for gay-marriage rights.

Shares of Apple (NYSE: AAPL) spent all of Friday above the $500 billion market capitalization mark as they also set a new record of $545.18.

Jordan Powers, 18, has moved in with her 41-year-old former teacher James Hooker. Her Modesto, California community responds with shock and disbelief.

Sales of General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet Volt rallied back in February from early-year lows, as the company sold more than 1,000 units of its hybrid electric plug-in vehicle last month.

Tim Tebow may be dating Taylor Swift, if new girlfriend rumors are to be believed.

From the Great Society to the Tea Party, mentor Matt Drudge to the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, the conservative Internet mogul delighted in his ability to shock, offend and infuriate the mainstream media and prominent politicians on the left. Here, read Breitbart's most famous and infamous quotes on everyone from Clarence Thomas to Shirley Sherrod.

Monkees singer Davy Jones was living a happy life with his 33-year-old wife Jessica Pacheco before he died on Wednesday of a heart attack near his home in Florida. Jones was 66-years-old. Despite past domestic abuse rumors, Jones said he and Pacheco were happy and in love as of May 2011.

The Los Angeles Coroner said via exclusive e-mail Thursday that a toxicology report may be necessary to determine conservative journalist Andrew Breitbart's cause of death.

In order to appeal to the “common man” (and perhaps win as many Democratic votes as possible), he pretends to like sports to show how “down to earth” and “accessible” he is.

Thousands of dolphins were captured on video off the coast of Dana Point, Calif. last week in what some are describing as a stampede.

We all know that Apple will unveil the iPad 3 at an event in San Francisco on March 7. We even know about its release date, features, specs, price and more thanks to the Internet - well speculation at least, as Apple has not confirmed rumors nor the name of the newest tablet. But the latest rumor surrounding the next generation iPad is that the iPad Mini is being manufactured for 2012, as well.

The Los Angeles Coroner said via e-mail Thursday morning that Andrew Breitbart's cause of death had not yet been determined pending the examination in his body.

The world is asking how Andrew Breitbart died today at 43, and initial reports indicate that his father said he collapsed near his California home.