The U.S. Senate on Thursday struck the most devastating legislative blow in history to Big Tobacco, giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority over the industry. The new bill, which passed in the House in April, includes tough new restrictions on advertising like allowing only black-and-white text ads in magazines with substantial youth readerships, mandates that manufacturers prove or stop using claims like "light" and "low tar," bans flavored cigarettes (except… Continue
ORLANDO, Florida -- R&B singer Chris Brown and former girlfriend Rihanna were among the celebrities in the crowd at the fourth game of the National Basket Ball Association Finals in Orlando.
They were sitting on opposite ends of the same row under the basket Thursday night at Amway Arena. Brown is accused of beating then-girlfriend Rihanna after a pre-Grammy party in February in Los Angeles.… Continue
Mary J. Blige might have used Auto-Tune on her new single, "The One," but the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul says that isn't indicative of the rest of her upcoming album.
"This whole album I've done is Mary," Blige said Thursday (June 11) as a guest on Angie Martinez's New York radio show.
Blige said "The One" introduces the world to "Crazy Mary." "It was for effect," she said of using Auto-Tune. "I wanted 'Crazy Mary' to get her shine… Continue
While in London, Beyonce Knowles reportedly took a caravan of cars to transport herself and her entourage across the street, the London Evening Standard reports.
The singer, who was staying at the Madarin Oriental hotel in Hyde Park, left her abode to go shopping at the famed Harvey Nichols department store.
The request sounds easy enough. That is, until you see the distance between the two… Continue
If Usher Raymond filed for divorce from his wife Tameka Raymond -- it's news to her.
Here's what we know. Although there are rumors Usher has filed, we're told by sources close to Tameka that she has yet to receive any papers. But our source also tells us Tameka hasn't spoken to Usher "in a few days" and has been trying to get a hold of him the entire time.
As for the courts, there's no record of any filing by… Continue
AUSTIN, Texas — She dared a deputy constable to shock her with a Taser.
So, he did.
Video released by a Travis County Constable's Office shows Deputy Chris Bieze confronting 72-year-old Kathryn Winkfein after stopping her for speeding on May 11 just outside Austin.
Video from a camera mounted in the deputy's car shows Winkfein cursing and challenging the deputy and even daring him to use the Taser on her.
America's teen country darling Taylor Swift is shedding her angelic, virginal image and co-opting something a little more street.
The 19-year-old wannabe hardcore rapper rehearsed with T-Pain in Nashville on Tuesday.
A firefight broke out inside the lobby of Washington's somber and well-secured Holocaust Museum on Wednesday afternoon, leaving a guard and a gunman wounded.
NBC News reported the gunman is James Von Brunn, an 89-year-old white supremacist. His Web site is full of anti-government and anti-Semitic rants.
Washington Park Police Sgt. David Schlosser said a man brandishing a long gun - a rifle or shotgun - walked into the museum at… Continue
I bet you didnt have Kid Cudi at your prom? Well these lucky kids did. Last night at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in NYC the likes of Kid Cudi, Akon and Ryan Leslie performed at “The Ultimate Prom” hosted by Universal Motown.
Kid Cudi did attend the prom when he was younger, "It was cool, but I ditched my date in the middle of the prom," he confided. But Cudi got nasty for a reason: "She was [fighting] with a good friend of mine, and she was… Continue
An unidentified assailant hurled acid in a busy Hong Kong shopping district, injuring 24 pedestrians including a 4-year old girl, police said Tuesday. It was the third in a series of acid attacks that have hurt some 100 people.
Police said a bottle of corrosive liquid was thrown on a crowd in the Mong Kok district on Monday night. None of the victims, aged 4 to 49, were seriously burned.
Reality TV Star Kendra Wilkinson and Philadelphia Eagles star Hank Baskett are expecting.
"Hank and I are thrilled to announce that we are expecting our first child together," Kendra to E! Online. "We are touched by the outpouring of support by our family, friends and fans."
Wilkinson, 23, and Baskett, 26, have been engaged since November and are thrilled to be starting a family together.
"We want to be young parents and be able… Continue
An NYPD cop was arrested Monday after he pulled a gun on a Bronx mother and her 2-year-old daughter during a road-rage incident while he was off duty, police said Tuesday.
Six-year veteran Michael Gallow, 28, was suspended from the 28th Precinct stationhouse in Harlem on Monday after he was charged with menacing and possession of a weapon, cops said.
Chastity Cancel told Fox 5 that Gallow, driving a Toyota Camry, honked at her… Continue
We just came across this fantastic image of Kanye West and his entourage at Paris Fashion Week (thanks to Michael for the tip). All faces on the image should be familiar to you by now. The group is certainly well equiped and not shy of using some color in their outfits!