Court Dismisses a Case Asserting Torture by C.I.A.
A sharply divided appeals court dismissed a lawsuit involving the C.I.A.’s “extraordinary rendition” program.

NATO Drive on Kandahar Begins, With Mixed Results
A long-delayed push by NATO forces has finally begun, but there has been no significant let-up in the Taliban’s campaign of terrorism and assassination.

Who Lives There: In Newport, but Not of It
The creator of the TED conference and his novelist wife, who live in a grand 19th-century copy of an 18th-century French country house, happily shun Rhode Island society.

U.S. Student Became Mexican Drug Kingpin
Edgar Valdez Villarreal is the only U.S. citizen known to have moved so high in the cartels’ command structure

Blair Memoir a Hit, Despite a Few Hard Knocks
Some people may dislike the former prime minister, but that is not stopping record sales of his book.

Chicago Journal: Considering Daley’s Exit, With Hope and With Fear
Chicago has felt conflicting emotions since Mayor Richard M. Daley said he’d leave the office he has had since 1989.

Winning a Tough Image, Prosecutor Gains Critics
In building her reputation as a strong district attorney, Kathleen M. Rice, a candidate for New York attorney general, has left many complaining about her style.

At Main Court, Wind Is Common Opponent
Wind remains a signature feature of Ashe Stadium, considered the hardest environment among the Grand Slam center courts.

Sexy Werewolves!
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Former Boybander Rich Cronin Passes Away At Age 35!
So sad! LFO singer Rich Cronin, above middle, passed away Wednesday after a long fight with leukemia. He was just 35 years old! Best known for his hits Summer Girls and Girl On TV, Cronin was diagnosed with leukemia in 2005. He is said to have had a stroke on Wednesday, which he did not recover from. Friends such [...]

Heidi's Slowly Looking Better
Thank goodness! Luckily it seems Heidi Montag is starting to look more natural normal as the days pass by. Heidi was spotted going for a swim at the pool of her Costa Rican villa. Let's hope she doesn't go under the knife again while vacationing in Central America. The natural look is much better on you, bb. [Image [...]

Lauryn Hill Keeps Fans Waiting For 3 Hours!
WTF?! Lauryn Hill kept fans at her D.C. concert waiting for THREE hours before she came out on stage! And that’s not the worst of it! The reason she took so long is because she was waiting for her manicure/pedicure to dry! Her rep spewed some bullshit: "She's sorry she kept her fans waiting, but couldn't go out there [...]

ASSlee Is Not Abandoning Music Career! Coming Back As A "Folk" Artist!
ASSlee Simpson has been keeping a pretty low-profile since she got her ass fired from Melrose Place, and we've been wondering what exactly her next inspired career move would be! Luckily, we will not have to speculate anymore, because gurlfriend is dusting off that 'music' career she left for dead a few years back and trying [...]

Mr. Shu's Album Gets A Release Date
It's actually happening! Glee's Matthew Morrison will release his debut album on Mercury in February 2011. He said: "I'm about three-quarters of the way done with the album. During our hiatus was the big chunk of putting it together — it's full-time 'Glee' right now. I'm trying to do it on the weekends." But it doesn't [...]

Win A Visit To The Breaking Dawn Set!
Get a load of this! An auction went up on eBay yesterday for a set visit to Breaking Dawn and it will be active for nine more days! The bid is already up to over $6,000 and proceeds benefit the Stand Up to Cancer charity. The eBay ad reads: Be a part of a one-of-a-kind, “never been done before” [...]

Joel McHale In Spy Kids 4??
He's blowing up! Joel McHale, the host of The Soup and star of the HIGHlarious sitcom Community, has landed a part in Robert Rodriguez's Spy Kids 4! He'll allegedly portray Jessica Alba's husband, who is a spy-hunting reporter. We honestly can't even believe that a fourth one of these things is being made, but at least they're securing [...]

Meet Bilbo Baggins! (Hopefully!)
There has been all kinds of set backs with this movie, but for this guy's sake, we hope they work this one out. Meet Martin Freeman. You probably know him best as Tim from the original U.K. version of The Office. Anywhoos, Martin was approached by New Line and MGM, who are backing the new Hobbit [...]