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Singer and the first ever American Idol, Kelly Clarkson, has succeeded in garnering a much-needed popularity boost ahead of her new album release in September - all thanks to her impressive performance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Sunday condemned the burning of a Quran in the United States, days after demonstrators retaliated by killing workers for the United Nations and protests in cities around the country have escalated into violence.

The VCU Rams face the Butler Bulldogs in Houston

The Rams and Bulldogs face off in Houston

One day after a dozen people were killed in Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan in a protest related to the burning of a Quran by a U.S. pastor, eight more people died in Kandahar in a similar protest.

The restaurant reservation platform OpenTable Inc. announced the list of top 10 hottest new restaurants, which are among the 50 winners of OpenTable's Diners' Choice Awards for the Top Hot Spot Restaurants in the United States.

Number one plays number two at the Sony Ericsson Open

Raw footage of violence in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, in retaliation to the Quran/Koran burning held by pastor Terry Jones, was posted online by Tolo TV. The video is embedded.

Quran burning pastor Terry Jones gives birth to new non-Taliban violence in Afghanistan as seen in Friday riots against U.N. where civilians were instigated by preachers.

Afghans rioted in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Friday.

The Philadelphia Phillies opened the season today, after a less than inspiring first eight innings of the 2011 Major League Baseball (MLB) season against their old nemesis, the Houston Astros.

At least eight United Nations staff-members and four protesters have been killed during protests in Afghanistan related to a purported burning of a Holy Quran, according to Afghan officials.

What to expect from college basketball this Saturday

The Revs program is expected to be a hive of interdisciplinary activity for studying every aspect of the automobile, including the seemingly endless stream of literature, film and song.

University of North Florida's student newspaper the Spinnaker has run into trouble after printing a picture of simulated oral sex on its front cover.

An apartment complex in Florida, which happens to be owned by New York Yankees star A-Rod, caught the media attention when its residents reportedly filed numerous complaints about safety code violations with the city officials last week.

NASA has invited people to select their favorite original song to wake up space shuttle Commander Mark Kelly and his five crewmates during their STS-134 mission to the International Space Station.

Audi has put the latest version of its new diesel race car R18 to test for the first time in the US.

The former baseball star does a bizarre bait-and-switch move.

Despite the huge growth in the Latino population in the U.S., that has not translated into significant political power.

Both Butler and UConn win in thrilling games