There was a time when one needed a parental permission slip to check The Catcher in the Rye out of the Bad Axe junior high school library due to its "graphic" nature.

Paterson critical about "mass speculation" concerning his future

"With all the painful disclosures coming out of Botswana, the fact that the press is allowed to report it all without restrictions, and no one seems worried to speak his mind, is actually a most commendable and comforting state of affairs......

LAKE TAHOE - Wayne Newton, the King of Las Vegas, and other Vegas VIP's are freaking out because President Barack Obama gave a speech and said (if I may paraphrase slightly) that, if you're smart, you don't blow your college tuition in Las Vegas hoping for a royal flush. Of course, Obama was absolutely right. Maybe Wayne wanted him to say, "Look (Obama likes to say "Look") people, don't worry ...

Kate Gosselin has a new book I Just Want You to Know scheduled for release in April about the lives of her eight children.

New York Gov. David Paterson says he believes an anticipated story by The New York Times about his personal conduct won't include much-rumored talk of wild behavior.

Once again, an Illinois politician is grabbing national headlines not as a brilliant leader, but an alleged criminal. Just last week, Scott Lee Cohen seemed poised for a storybook ending. The little-known Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor staged a surprising upset to claim the nomination, besting veteran politicians by a 26-percentage-point margin.

In the summer they tried to give him away, but the Argentinian is now regarded among Los Ches' best players No one would touch Ever Banega. Except Ever Banega. You'd think he was highly contagious, struck down by a particularly nasty bout of bubonic plague, a huge red X splashed across his front door as the fearful scurried by, clutching hankies to their faces, nervously crossing themselves ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court will hear Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahims application to recuse his sodomy trial judge on grounds of bias today.

KUALA LUMPUR : Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahims sodomy trial was yesterday postponed to today to enable the defence to file a response to the prosecutions affidavit-in-reply to Anwars recusal application.

Hundreds of Scottish train drivers and guards have voted to strike against their privateer bosses' attempts to cut safety to boost profits.

Lately, lots of people are talking about the federal budget deficit and the national debt. I cant understand why nobody is talking about Social Security. Theres more of a connection than anyone has acknowledged.

On the torturous train ride home, I ran into a guy I hadnt seen in months. Theres always a sense of relief when you meet a long-lost fellow commuter and learn you both still have jobs, or the bank hasnt foreclosed on your homes, or nobody kicked the bucket.

Singer/guitarists John Mayer and Michael Franti entertained, interacted, and impressed a large-sized crowd of fans (of all ages) at the North Charleston Coliseum on Feb. 8. by Sara Dobie John Mayer, Michael Franti & Spearhead North Charleston Coliseum Feb. 8 Let me tell you something about John Mayer. He may incite high-pitched teenage girl screaming, but this guy is a serious musician who can ...

Pixar animator Sanjay Patel brings his sharp sensibility to ancient Hindu myth. by Rachel Swan Pixar animator Sanjay Patel grew up in San Bernardino, where his parents own the Lido Motel right off Route 66. He fit the SoCal stereotype to a T. As a kid, Patel loved hot rods, skateboards, and Japanese animation. He avidly watched the TV show Knight Rider. He listened to punk rock and dark ...

Facebook's design and privacy rules leave lots of room for social networking shenanigans. Here are some of our favorites.

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Governor Paterson is addressing allegations that have been swirling in Albany about his personal life. The unreported and unsubstantiated claims started when word got out that a newspaper was writing a profile on the governor that contained damaging revelations.

HOSPITAL chief launches legal battle after turning air blue and losing 165k job

Gary Walker was chief executive of United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust when he began using four-letter words to mark his frustration at 'difficult situations', it is claimed.

Keith Carradine's ex-wife has been sentenced to community service for trying to cover up illegal wiretapping by former private eye Anthony Pellicano.

KUALA LUMPUR: The sodomy trial of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will today hear submissions in his application for the trial judge to recuse himself from hearing the case.

FEB 10 Once again justice is shamelessly sacrificed on the altar of political expediency by judicial shenanigans of the highest court in Bolehland.

Australians tempted to upload an illegal copy of a video game might think twice after a 24-year-old man agreed to pay Nintendo $1.5 million in damages for copying a Wii game. Queenslander James Burt made New Super Mario Bros Wii available on the internet a week before its official release in Australia and Nintendo took the man to Federal Court over the breach of the Copyright Act. The Federal ...

When all three party leaders agreed to take part in a series of televised debates during the general election campaign, it seemed like a good idea at the time.

My undercover investigation has led to a campaign against those who wreck lives by peddling conversion therapy Last year, in Britain, a psychiatrist and a psychotherapist tried to "cure" me of my homosexuality. What they didn't know was that I was working undercover investigating what happens during so-called conversion therapy. The results of my investigation, published last week in the ...

TRAIN conductors have been condemned by ScotRail for their "cynical" and "incomprehensible" decision to strike on the day of the Scotland-England rugby clash i

Jimmy Johnson was jailed for murder after leaving the army in 1973. After his release he killed again. But is he just one of thousands who didn't receive help for post traumatic stress disorder? 'All I'm trying to do is get the government to acknowledge the truth," says Jimmy Johnson, 63, once a model soldier and now a model prisoner. Johnson, currently in Frankland maximum-security prison in ...

Beyonce was on the Today show recently and talked about her family, her career and her Grammys. I thought it was cute that she almost had a moment in the interview when they revealed that she has won more Grammys than Celine Dion, Barbara Striesand and Tina Turner. (16 total) Heres what she had to [...]

Governor Paterson reportedly is preparing to respond to scandalous rumors that have been swirling around him for the past ten days. A political source tells PIX News the governor will meet with editors of the New York Times tomorrow to answer questions regarding their investigation into his personal conduct.

On Tuesday morning, the wood of the New York Post howled: I Did Not Have Sex With That Woman. Theres a little cutout of David Patersons head in the corner of the page. The Angry Gov, the subhead reads, denies raunchy rumors. It said that he would not resign. But what woman? What raunchy rumors? Why would he have to resign? Who knows! The Post does not know, but alludes to a not-yet-but ...