ORLANDO, Fla. – Officials searched Friday for a gunman who opened fire in a downtown office building. At least eight people were hurt.
People streamed out of the high-rise building around lunchtime and some told local television stations they had barricaded themselves inside their offices.
Orlando Fire Department District Chief Michael Droege said an unknown number of people were still in the building and could be injured. He said the… Continue
The chant echoed through the Canyon of Heroes even before the parade began Friday morning: "Twenty-seven! Twenty-seven!"
It only got louder from there.
The New York Yankees celebrated their 27th World Championship in pinstriped style, returning to lower Manhattan for a raucous lovefest with fans who waited nine years for this moment.
"I didn't even go to sleep last night because I was so excited," said Chris Mortenson, 20,… Continue
The bears are bare!
Veterinarians at a zoo in Leipzig, Germany are mystified over what's been causing female spectacled bears to lose nearly all of their hair, reports Britain's Daily Mail.
The bears characteristically sport thick coats of shaggy fur, but the females among the zoo's bear family are practically bald and their hides now bear a closer resemblance to the rough, dry skin of elephants, than the thick manes of their male… Continue
Beyonce's outfit for the MTV Europe Music Awards would be enough to make any wall go tumbling.
Held Thursday in Berlin, in honor of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Monday November 9, this was the 16th annual installment of MTV's European honors.
Beyonce was undoubtedly the star of the show, performing her hit "Sweet Dreams" in red garters and a body suit with a plunging neckline.
She also cleaned up in the awards department,… Continue
MediaTakeOut.com just got its hands on an EXPLOSIVE interview, posted on the web with Jay Z’s former friend - Brooklyn rapper Jaz O
In it, Jay's former friend appears to be saying that Jay is involved in some kind of GAY SECRET SOCIETY. The interviewer asked Jay Z's former friend about whether he believed that Jigga was involved in a secret society. Jaz O responded:
The secret society with Jay Z . . . he's involved . . . but he's involved with this sh*t… Continue
ATLANTA – Grammy-winning singer Estelle remembered when she used to strut in the living room when she was younger, singing many of soul legend Otis Redding's classic songs like "Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay."
On Thursday night, she had a bigger audience as she and others paid homage to the soul singer in a two-hour performance at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta.
"I'm just trying to do his song justice," said Estelle, who sang… Continue
NEW YORK – Rihanna on Friday described the horror she felt as her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was biting and punching her during a violent argument in February, saying she saw "no soul in his eyes."
"There was no person when I looked at him," the 21-year-old singer recalled during the second installment of an interview airing on ABC's "Good Morning America." "He had no soul in his eyes. Just blank."
Serena Williams is comfortable in her own skin — and isn't afraid to show it.
The tennis star appears in the buff in the new issue of Glamour to celebrate her title as one of the Women of the Year — and admits that although winning Wimbledom three times is nice, it's not everything.
"I use my trophies as punch bowls," Williams laughs.
Meanwhile, fellow Glamour honoree Amy Poehler is getting plenty of applause for her role in… Continue
An Army Major who treated soldiers for combat stress went on a bloody rampage at the sprawling Fort Hood Army Base in Texas on Thursday, killing 12 people and wounding 31, officials said.
The gunman, identified as Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, was killed by police.
A psychiatrist assigned to the Medical Corps, he was upset about being redeployed to Iraq, said Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson.
Singers Toni Braxton (L) and Trey Songz perform during the taping of 2009 Soul Train Award in Atlanta, Georgia, November 3, 2009. The 2009 Soul Train Awards will be telecast simultaneously on Centric and BET television networks November 29, 2009
Comedian Tommy Davidson reacts as he walks down the red carpet during the 2009 Soul Train Awards taping at the Georgia World Congress Center, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Atlanta
Performer Chaka Khan (2nd L) performs during her tribute along with Erykah Badu, Angie Stone and Fantasia (L-R) during the Soul Train Awards in Atlanta, Georgia November 3, 2009.
CHIPLEY, Fla. – A mother who reported her infant daughter missing had secretly turned her over to her baby sitter, who hid her in a box under a bed, authorities said Thursday.
Chrystina Lynn Mercer gave 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick to Susan Elizabeth Baker early Saturday, about 10 hours before she was reported missing, Washington County Sheriff Bobby Haddock said Thursday.
The report led to a five-day search in and around this rural… Continue
Mariah Carey has long talked about her struggle for acceptance as a child of a mixed-race couple. But on Wednesday, Carey revealed that in addition to that burden, she has also once been the victim of emotional and mental abuse, revealing that she felt trapped in a relationship in which she felt no means of escape. "Abuse has several categories, emotionally, mentally, in other ways," Carey told CNN's "Larry King Live" on Wednesday night. "I just think… Continue
While the unemployed are scrambling to find a job in the recessionary market, one man is going to great lengths to play hooky -- stabbing himself in the leg to avoid work.
Aaron Siebers, 29, admitted he knifed himself in the leg because he didn’t want to go to work his shift at a Blockbuster Video Store in the Colorado town of Edgewater, reported the Denver Post.
Siebers showed up at Blockbuster Monday night with a deep leg wound and… Continue
A woman suing her Nigerian husband for millions started screaming and ripping off her clothes before her arraignment on Wednesday on charges of threatening to kill a Brooklyn judge.
Cheryl Uzamere, 50, known around courthouse circles for her anti-Semitic screeds against judges and others, was declared mentally unfit and taken to Bellevue Hospital for observation.
"You're going to pay for taking food out of my daughter's mouth," said a… Continue