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Official: Treasury played no role in IRS targeting
WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department’s No. 2 official told Congress on Wednesday that his agency played no role in the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups. Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin made the statement in testimony he prepared to deliver to the House Oversight and Government Reform...
sltrib.com (6 hours ago)

'Scandal' P.R. Guru Analyzes Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy Op-Ed (Guest Column)
Judy Smith, on whom the ABC hit drama is based, weighs in on how the star revealed her surprise surgery for maximum impact.
hollywoodreporter.com (6 hours ago)

Kellie Pickler takes home the trophy with Dancing with the Stars (Video)
Country music singer Kellie Pickler was picked as the winner of "Dancing With the Stars" last night during the season finale. She beat out Disney star Zendaya and Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones.“Oh my...
examiner.com (6 hours ago)

Jon Bon Jovi says he never did drugs, says kids today are more vulnerable
Jon Bon Jovi has been a rock star for three decades, but never fell victim to the twin pitfalls of drugs and alcohol that typically accompany early fame and fortune. “I never did a thing [drug-wise],” Bon...
examiner.com (6 hours ago)

The Star Mangled Banner
As you read this article, you will probably say to yourself, or maybe even out loud, “Why doesn’t Saltman stop beating a dead horse”? The answer is simple. I am not only an American and proud...
examiner.com (6 hours ago)
Bradley Manning sympathetic star of WikiLeaks doc
Bradley Manning emerges as the sympathetic star of WikiLeaks doc
msn.com (6 hours ago)
A$AP at the Brixton Academy, SW9
American rap is on a roll and its latest star is a 24-year-old from Harlem with a drug dealer past,...
thetimes.co.uk (6 hours ago)

'Arrested Development' Star Tony Hale: 'Buster Lives in a State of Complete Fear'
Before Tony Hale landed the role of Buster Bluth on Arrested Development in 2003 he was a largely unknown actor best remembered for dancing to Styx's "Mr Roboto" in a 1999 Volkswagen commercial He more than held his own in the show's large ensemble of veteran actors though and since the...
rollingstone.com (6 hours ago)
Hangover star invites formerly homeless woman to premiere
Zach Galifianakis met Mimi Haist at a laundromat twenty years ago, and the two have remained in touch ever since.
palmbeachpost.com (6 hours ago)
IBM’s ‘Watson’ answers call of customer service
He was once a Jeopardy all-star, then a medical student studying oncology, but now IBM’s supercomputer Watson is sending his impressive CV to realm of customer service.
palmbeachpost.com (6 hours ago)

Bradley Manning sympathetic star of WikiLeaks doc
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Julian Assange's reign as the star of the WikiLeaks story could be coming to an end.
yahoo.com (6 hours ago)

Jenelle Evans arrested for failing to appear
"Teen Mom 2" star Jenelle Evans was arrested Monday
starnewsonline.com (6 hours ago)

First female amputee scales Everest
An Indian former volleyball champion who lost a leg after being pushed from a moving train by robbers has become the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest. Arunima Sinha, 26, was among more than 100 climbers who have reached the 8,848-metre (29,029ft) summit in recent days during a rush to take advantage of a...
guardian.co.uk (6 hours ago)

First Look: 'Desperate Housewives' Star's 'Personal' PSA
Since the “Desperate Housewives” finale aired last May, Marcia Cross has stayed mostly low-key. But when she was asked to participate in a PSA to promote prostate cancer awareness, she says it was a “no-brainer” because her close friend’s husband had been diagnosed with the...
abcnews.com (6 hours ago)

Tonight Is A Rare Chance To See Saturn With The Naked Eye
For amateur astronomers who want to get a glimpse of Saturn, today is your lucky day. The ringed planet is usually relatively difficult to spot because it lacks the tremendous brightness of Venus and Jupiter. or the red colour of Mars. From Earth, with the naked eye, Saturn is a white-yellow colour, and isn't...
huffingtonpost.com (7 hours ago)

The Real-Life, $150 Star Trek Tricorder Is One Step Closer To Reality
Late last year we told you about Scanadu and its real-life tricorder, called the SCOUT. Within 10 seconds of direct contact to your left temple, the SCOUT analyzes, records and spits back your vitals, including temperature, respiratory rate, ECG, blood pressure (systolic, diastolic), stress and oximetry levels....
gizmodo.com (7 hours ago)

Tea Partiers Rally Against IRS Scrutiny
CINCINNATI -- Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans held rallies outside federal buildings across the country to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups. A crowd Tuesday packed the sidewalks in front of and across the street from a...
huffingtonpost.com (7 hours ago)

Priest Faces Judge For Violating Ban On Access To Children
By Mark Mueller Religion News Service HACKENSACK, N.J. (RNS) Wearing a bright orange prison jumpsuit, the priest at the center of the furor in the Archdiocese in Newark made his first court appearance on Tuesday (May 21) on charges he violated a court-sanctioned lifetime ban on working with children. The Rev....
huffingtonpost.com (7 hours ago)

'Bad Girls All-Star Battle': Natalie Busts A Plasma TV
While fans of bad behavior may not have a new season of "Bachelor Pad" on ABC to enjoy this summer, Oxygen has the hook-up. Spinning out of their popular "Bad Girls Club" series, it's time to up the "bad" by adding a competition factor. Enter fourteen fan-favorites for "Bad Girls All-Star Battle," along with one bad...
huffingtonpost.com (7 hours ago)

STOLEN!
PRAGUE — A publicist for an upcoming Marilyn Monroe exhibition in Prague says that photographs of the star have been stolen. Alice Titzova of the PR agency 2media says the photos, stolen late Monday, were to be on display starting May 30 at the Prague Castle. Titzova says mannequins and display cases which were part...
huffingtonpost.com (7 hours ago)

Nicolas Winding Refn says he made Only God Forgives 'like a pornographer'
Two sounds provided the keynote of the first screening of Nicolas Winding Refn's follow-up to Drive: the screams of characters being subjected to grotesque acts of dismemberment and torture, and the slap of seats springing upright as members of the press walked out of the grandest cinema at the Cannes film festival....
guardian.co.uk (7 hours ago)

Peter Dreier: New York Times Deserves a Pulitzer Prize for Reporting on Bangladesh Sweatshops
In the wake of several recent deadly factory disasters that killed more than 1,200 workers, the phrase "Made in Bangladesh" is now rightly associated with dangerous, unsafe workplaces, miserable below-poverty wages, and the absence of basic workers rights. Much of the credit for raising public awareness of these...
huffingtonpost.com (7 hours ago)
Robert Pattinson dumps Kristen Stewart 'after finding text messages from Rupert Sanders'
TWILIGHT star Robert Pattinson moved out of the home he shared with Kristen Stewart after he found text messages from Rupert Sanders on her phone, it's been reported.
dailyexpress.co.uk (7 hours ago)
IRS official to take the 5th at House hearing
A House committee taking Congress' latest look at the Internal Revenue Service's mistreatment of tea party groups will apparently have to do so without input from the star witness.
kansascity.com (7 hours ago)

'X Factor' Saves Big by Replacing Britney Spears
New judges Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio are slated to earn a far cry from the star's $15 million salary as they join Simon Cowell amid a steep ratings slide.
hollywoodreporter.com (7 hours ago)
Imran Khan home after dramatic campaign fall
Pakistan's former cricket star turned politician Imran Khan has returned home after hospital treatment for injuries suffered in a dramatic fall two weeks ago, he said Wednesday via Twitter.
cnn.com (7 hours ago)

'He's not that kind of bloke': Chelsea star Frank Lampard admits not having close relationship...
'He's not a manager who goes around putting his arm around every player - and I'm not saying that is wrong' says Blues veteran
mirror.co.uk (7 hours ago)
Josh Holloway in Star Wars 7? He "Would Love" To Play Han Solo!
J.J. Abrams, feel free to keep it in the family when casting Stars Wars: Episode VII! After it was announced that Disney would be releasing a new film in the hit franchise, with Star...
eonline.com (7 hours ago)

Former Congressman Anthony Weiner Announces His Candidacy For NYC Mayor
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) was a rising star within the Democratic Party before his penchant for sending sexually explicit images of himself online to young women was exposed. Today, Weiner is attempting a comeback with a bid to become the next mayor of New York City.
mediaite.com (7 hours ago)
Malaysian rape accused marries 13-year-old alleged victim
The case of a 40-year-old Malaysian man who is charged with raping a 13-year-old girl before marrying her under sharia law has provoked national outrage. The alleged rape happened in the eastern state of Sabah, where more than half of such cases involve underage girls, according to human rights activists. Riduan...
guardian.co.uk (7 hours ago)