Southern Colorado shakes Earthquake

The earthquake center has now reported at least 11 earthquakes in Colorado since Monday evening. Most of the quakes have been minor aftershocks following the 5.3 magnitude earthquake that hit around 11:46 p.m. Monday. A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has shaken southern Colorado near the New Mexico border. The National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo. said the quake was recorded at about 11:46 p.m . MDT Monday about five miles west of Cokedale, Colo. One witness in Colorado...

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Sprint iPhone may portend

Once Sprint Nextel gets the iPhone, you can bid farewell to its unlimited-data plan. If history is any indication, Sprint will have to make some tough decisions, if Apple's blockbuster device starts weighing on its network. It's something the other carriers have done, and it's part of a broader trend of telecommunication companies struggling to keep up with growing bandwidth consumption. After suffering through years of heavy bandwidth usage from iPhone users, AT&T relented and switched...

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Uncle Frank of 'Kimmel Show' fame dies at 77

Frank Potenza, a former New York City police officer who turned to comedy as "Uncle Frank" on his nephew Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show, died early Tuesday. He was 77. A statement from ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" said Potenza was "beloved by his co-workers and considered an uncle to all." "His kindness and humor will be missed by everyone he touched," the statement said. It did not include further details. The show is on hiatus until Sept. 6, and ABC did not have any immediate information...

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Ryan Gosling Is A Superhero In A Muscle-Baring Striped

We ALL know Ryan Gosling is a megababe. Like, he's so far off in a league of his own that he can even wear a pajama shirt out in public and all women will still maniacally start crying at the mere mention of his name. I mean, the guy can't help it. He's got the looks, he's got the charm, and MOST IMPORTANT—he's got the style. (OK, FIIIIINEEE. His rockin' bod is PRETTY DARN important too.) But what happened the other day basically threw him off the charts. No one can EVER. COME. CLOSE. To Mr....

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Kris Jenner irate over alleged wedding day text from

Not surprisingly, members of Kim Kardashian’s family, particularly mother-of-the-bride Kris Jenner, are over-the-top furious about Kim’s ex Ray J for allegedly texting Kardashian on her Saturday wedding day to remind her about the sex video they made back in 2007.While the entertainer gave an interview to Chicago’s WGCI-FM (107.5) claiming he was “so over that” relationship, he got vague when asked exactly what kind of message he sent his former girlfriend Saturday.The singer/songwriter...

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Will and Jada Pinkett Smith deny separation talk

Fans spent hours chatting Tuesday about an In Touch Weekly item that said Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith had decided to separate after 13 years of marriage, but the superstar couple said later in the day that it just isn't true. "Although we are reluctant to respond to these types of press reports, the rumors circulating about our relationship are completely false," the couple said in a statement released to the news media about 4 p.m., hours after In Touch's initial report. "We are still...

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Amy Winehouse family says toxicology tests show no illegal drugs in her body when she died

LONDON — Amy Winehouse had no illegal drugs in her system when she died, and it is still unclear what killed the singer, her family said Tuesday. The family said in a statement that toxicology tests showed “alcohol was present” in the singer’s body but it hasn’t yet been determined if it contributed to her death. The 27-year-old soul diva, who had battled drug and alcohol addiction for years, was found dead in her London home on July 23, and an initial post-mortem failed to...

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Motown songwriter Nick Ashford dies at 70

Motown songwriter Nick Ashford, who penned hits such as Ain't No Mountain High Enough with wife Valerie Simpson, has died at the age of 70.Ashford, who was being treated for cancer, died in a New York hospital, former publicist Liz Rosenberg said. Ashford and Simpson met in a church choir and penned a string of hits including You're All I Need To Get By and Chaka Khan hit, I'm Every Woman. They also had a hit themselves in the 1980s with Solid (As A Rock). Ashford moved from his native South...

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Reindeer herder finds remains of baby mammoth in Russia's Arctic

A reindeer herder in Russia's Arctic has stumbled on the prehistoric remains of a baby woolly mammoth poking out of the permafrost, local officials said Friday. The herder said the carcass was as perfectly preserved as the 40,000-year-old mammoth calf Lyuba discovered in the same remote region four years ago, authorities said, adding that an expedition had set off hoping to confirm the "sensational" find. "If it is true what is said about how it is preserved, this will be another...

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Don King at 80: A wild ride

It's a weird bit of coincidence that three of boxing's biggest power brokers over the last four decades were all born mere months apart in 1931. It is unquestionable that the influence of World Boxing Council boss Jose Sulaiman and promoter Bob Arum remain undiminished as of this writing. Don King, who turns 80 on Saturday, is no longer the towering figure he once was. While he has a decent stable of fighters, the most charitable view would see him as the fourth most powerful promotional...

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Kelly Preston: Scientology saved her - 'don't know if [she] would've made it without it'

By Andrea Reiher Actress Kelly Preston, wife to John Travolta and mother to children Ella, Ben and the late Jett, who passed away of a seizure two and a half years ago, opens up to Health magazine about her life since Jett's passing and the birth of Ben when she was 48 years old. As to motherhood, Preston says, "I love being a mom. I'd keep having babies ... When I found out I was pregnant, I was floored. I'd snuck out of bed and then came back and woke Johnny up in bed. We both started...

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Keeping Up With Khloe Kardashian

By Bethany Heinesh There's no doubt the Kardashians have taken the world by storm and let's be honest -we just can't get enough. Whether we're glued to the boob tube watching their ridiculous antics on the smash hit reality show Keeping Up With the Kardashians, browsing magazines to keep up with their latest fashion fads or getting online to check out the latest gossip, Kim, Kourtney and Khloe definitely have our attention. Yes, we love Kris, Kendall, Kylie and the rest of the K-clan, but...

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Christina Aguilera

The singing sensation teams up with Adam Levine in her new video, 'Moves Like Jagger.' As the song's title suggests, the video features folks strutting their stuff just like the iconic singer of the Rolling Stones. Shake it if you got it, ba...

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Kendall Jenner

Justin Bieber a matchmaker? The singing sensation took to Twitter in an attempt to set up a friend with model Kendall Jenner. Jenner responded that she would, but with one caveat. "Only if you and Selena Gomez join," she wr...

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Myanmar says ethnic rebels kill 7 in ambush

Rebels in northern Myanmar ambushed a car carrying workers from a Chinese-backed hydroelectric project, killing seven people, state media reported Friday. Ethnic Kachin fighters attacked the vehicle as it traveled from the Tarpein power plant to the town of Moemauk on Tuesday, the government-owned Myanma Ahlin newspaper said.Rebels could not be reached for comment. But the website of the Kachin News Group, which is associated with Kachin exiles, said earlier this week that Kachin fighters...

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How to Read Beauty Product Labels

By Karla Bowsher If you've ever bought a personal care product because you thought it was natural, hypoallergenic, or wouldn't cause your toddler to cry in the bath, you've probably wasted your money. I use the Garnier Fructis Body Boost Fortifying Shampoo. The bottle says that it’s for “fine or flat hair” and “weightlessly boosts for all-day volume.” Cosmetics expert Paula Begoun says that’s false information: “Body Boost Fortifying Shampoo has lots of window-dressing wording that looks good...

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Giant statue sighting in Hamburg

Boats gather around a sculpture of a mermaid in the inner city 'Alster' lake in Hamburg August 3, 2011. The four-meter-high sculpture made by Oliver Voss will be in place until August 12. REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen (GERMANY - Tags: SOCIE...

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Heather Locklear, 49, Steps Out in Skin-Tight Dress

Heather Locklear turned heads in London on Wednesday night when she attended a charity dinner for friend Samuel L. Jackson in a skin-tight black dress that showed off her age-defying figure and super-high black stiletto heels. VIDEO: Watch Heather's vampy return to Melrose Place The Melrose Place alum, who is weeks away from turning 50, was accompanied by her long-term boyfriend, actor Jack Wagner, 51. PHOTOS: 90s stars -- where are they now? And Locklear appears to have passed on her amazing...

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Virginia Tech lockdown ends, no gunman found

AFP Virginia Tech university, scene of the worst school shooting in US history, was on lockdown for several hours Thursday as police hunted for a man said to have been spotted with a handgun. Police teams combed the campus for more than five hours looking for the man who was described by three youths attending a camp at the university in Blacksburg, Virginia. "The campus alert is lifted. There will continue to be a large police presence on campus today," the university said in an update on...

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Alec Baldwin

Step aside, Steve Martin. Baldwin's one-upped you. The "30 Rock" star will be returning as host for the season opener of "Saturday Night Live," marking his 16th time on the show. The actor has been tied with the "wild and crazy guy" at 15 sho...

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Miranda Kerr

The model and new mom drew gasps and applause when she rocked the runway in a bikini just seven months after giving birth to a baby boy. Kerr, 28, told the Herald Sun that she's been doing squats and Pilates in addition to her "usual yoga routin...

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Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries wedding

The 30-year-old, who is marrying Kris Humphries, will have a televised ceremony (set your Tivo!) and wants a wedding cake like the one served for Will and Kate's bash. Unlike her English counterpart, the bride-to-be will have an American wedding dress designed by Vera Wang, Kim confirmed on Twitt...

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Andrea Bocelli To Perform Free Central Park

Famous Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is going to perform a free show in New York’s Central Park on September 15. The 52-year-old is performing the show for PBS and he says it was a dream of his late father. Tickets for the free event were available at various locations around the city on Thursday August 4 and hundreds of people lined up for their chance to grab early seats, most of which had sold out by 3p.m ET. Bocelli will be performing with the New York Philharmonic and Westminster Symphonic...

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Sofia Vergara

Teens, close your ears. According to the "Modern Family" star, being a teen mom isn't all that bad. The 39-year-old had her son, Manolo, at 19, and told Redbook that being a young mom had its benefits. She says in the magazine, "I had the energy for everythin...

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‘Pentagon’s Worst Nightmare’

During a decade of warfare, the Pentagon mostly had its way with budgets, as Congress was reluctant to turn down many spending requests for troops in the field. There was billions here for IED-detection and billions there for weapons like the F-35 joint strike fighter, the Virginia class of submarines, or the Predator drone.Sometimes defense officials even got money for projects they didn’t request, such as armored vehicles known as MRAPs (mine-resistant and ambush-protected) that top military...

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PIC: Charlie Sheen, Brooke Mueller Smile With Adorable Twin Sons

Charlie Sheen and ex-wife Brooke Mueller happily reunited over the weekend for a casual family portrait with Bob and Max, their adorable two-year-old twin sons. PHOTOS: Charlie's craziest shenanigans The exes -- Sheen notoriously attacked her during a violent Christmas 2009 confrontation -- took the pic on the stairs of his Hollywood mansion on Sunday, they told tmz. PHOTOS: Charlie's ex Denise Richards -- her romantic history Bob and Max clutched candy during the impromptu photo shoot. "Harmony...

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Debris From Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster Found in Texas

By Clara Moskowitz A piece of debris from NASA's space shuttle Columbia has been discovered in Texas, eight years after the 2003 disaster that destroyed the spacecraft and killed its seven-astronaut crew during re-entry, NASA officials confirmed today (Aug. 2).The debris was discovered last week in eastern Texas. It is a round aluminum power reactant storage and distribution tank from Columbia, which disintegrated over Texas as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere near the end of a 16-day science mission.The...

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Half Dome death: Jerry Brown sees danger at Yosemite

Jerry Brown and wife Anne Gust were visiting Yosemite National Park when three tourists tumbled over Vernal Falls after climbing over a metal rail. After the most recent fatal fall at the park at Half Dome, the California governor noted that the park was more dangerous at this time of year. “It was clear to me. That water is treacherous,” Brown told the Associated Press. “I was up at Nevada Falls, and there was some kid standing up about the falls. It made me shake just looking at him. It’s dangerous....

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