Warning: Smog lowers kids' IQs, even before they're born.
The five-year-old children of city mothers who regularly breathed in car- and truck-polluted air when they were pregnant scored significantly lower on IQ tests than kids with less exposure, a study released Monday found.
The 249 moms tested -- all from the South Bronx and upper Manhattan -- wore backpack air monitors for 48 hours during the last few months of… Continue
Thousands of voyeurs got a lesson in karma over the weekend when they tried to download naked footage of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews - but got a computer virus instead.
Video of the pretty and popular sports reporter undressing in a hotel room hit the web last week. It was taken through the door's peephole and shows the 31-year-old stark naked.
Now hackers are taking advantage of the much-Googled download. Many links that claim to have… Continue
A kind-hearted North Carolina woman outbid a Coney Island freak show operator to buy a five-legged puppy last week, paying $4,000 to save the 6-week-old dog from a life of humiliation.
Christina Milian has something to sing about!
The 27-year-old singer is engaged to music producer boyfriend The-Dream, Usmagazine.com reports.
"We don't have plans yet -- but it hasn't [already] happened, that I can confirm," Milian said of her upcoming nuptials. "We just want to have our closest friends and family there; it's not going to be too big."
The bride-to-be was reportedly proposed to with a six-carat engagement… Continue
MTV announced the plans for its 26th annual Video Music Awards last week, but with the news came the harsh reminder that the network has all but abandoned the videos that gave the event its name.
When was the last time anyone saw a full-length music video on the channel that didn't fill time during the credit roll of "Paris Hilton's My New BFF" or wasn't part of a Michael Jackson tribute?
While it is exciting that MTV will be bringing… Continue
NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal holds a Giant Panda on his lap at the Panda Breeding Research Center in in China. Shaq had earlier visited China's famed Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Chinese kung fu, and said he was hoping to improve his martial arts skills and bring them to the basketball court.
The guys who sued Common this week for copyright infringement are now taking aim at Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Akon -- accusing them of ripping off the exact same song! In a lawsuit filed the day after Common's, Songster, LLC -- which owns the rights to the song "When Will the Day Come" -- claims Bone, Akon and producer Swizz Beatz jacked their music for the collaboration "I… Continue
FARMINGTON, Conn. — The price of the Connecticut mega-mansion owned by rapper 50 Cent has dropped again – to $10.9 million.
The 50,000-square-foot mansion is in the Hartford metropolitan area suburb Farmington. It was owned by boxer Mike Tyson.
It has 19 bedrooms and 37 bathrooms. It boasts a gym, billiards rooms, racquetball courts and a disco with stripper poles.
The New York City rapper bought it for $4.1 million. He said… Continue
With no ladies in sight, Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson got into it this weekend in Portofino, Italy -- taking their bromance to the next level by wrasslin' on a giant raft. From the looks of it, Wilson's fighting skills pale by comparison.
A callous suicide bomber was caught on tape bringing luggage into a Jakarta luxury hotel restaurant seconds before the device exploded - filling the screen with white smoke.
Blasts at the Ritz-Carlton and the JW Marriott Hotel killed at least nine people and wounded more than 50, including eight Americans.
The security video from the Ritz-Carlton showed the bomber striding past metal detectors pulling a roller bag and wearing a backpack across his chest,… Continue
While it's no "Risky Business" underwear dance, it's good to know Cruise still has some moves.
Tom Cruise was spotted doing the "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" dance at the Beyonce concert at L.A.'s Staples Center, People reports.
"Everyone was laughing and taking pictures," a concertgoer told People.com.
The actor attended the concert without wife Katie Holmes, who is currently in Australia filming her new… Continue
Oprah Winfrey may be the Queen of Daytime TV, but it seems her reign may be slipping.
The ratings for "The Oprah Winfrey Show" during the week ending July 5 were the lowest since the talk show's debut in 1983, averaging only a 3.2 household rating, according to Medialifemagazine.com.
So how did the most popular woman in television have such a change of fortune?
Granted, it was a holiday weekend during the peak of cable… Continue
Sometimes, tragedies bring people closer together. Other times . . .
Less than a month after the death of her brother, Janet Jackson is splitting with her boyfriend of seven years, Us Weekly reports.
According to a source for the magazine, Janet and music exec Jermaine Dupri had been drifting apart well before Michael Jackson's death.
As the world watched, Dupri was noticeably not by Janet's side at the memorial for Michael… Continue
Freddy O:
The altercation took place at Ryan’s Anniversary party 2 weeks ago and was really just a misunderstanding. Frankie wanted to take a picture with Chili cause she’s her biggest fan.
All I am going to say is Frankie had too many drinks and her alter-ego took over. Chili who was doing an interview at the time was caught by surprise when Frankie ran over to give her a hug. Frankie didn’t like Chili’s return hug.