NICK STAHL MISSING
MAY 20, 2012 2:00 PM
Terminator 3 actor Nick Stahl has been reported missing since May 9, but don't expect a major police manhunt. "Were not treating it like a crime," says LAPD Detective Carmine Sasso, who is overseeing the investigation.
MICK JAGGER
MAY 20, 2012 2:00 PM
Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer-songwriter, actor and producer, best known as the lead vocalist of
MARK ZUCKERBERG
MAY 20, 2012 2:00 PM
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a look around Google's new social network recently, gathering 30000 followers in the process. His network also launched a new video chat feature this week in cooperation with Skype.
PREAKNESS HORSE RACE
MAY 20, 2012 1:00 PM
O'Neill seemed almost subdued after I'll Have Another ran down Preakness favorite Bodemeister for the second time in two weeks and scored a heart-stopping victory that propelled him into the Belmont Stakes with a chance to be horse racing's first
SOLAR ECLIPSE 2012
MAY 20, 2012 1:00 PM
The best view of the ring eclipse -- which scientists call an "annular" eclipse, in which the moon completely blocks out the sun except for annulus, or ring of fire, around the moon's edge -- is expected to be on the northern edge of California
ROLLING STONES
MAY 20, 2012 12:00 PM
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger
OLD SCHOOL
MAY 20, 2012 12:00 PM
Six-term Senator Orrin Hatch entered today's Republican nominating convention in Sandy, Utah, with the polling winds at his back, suggesting that an aggressive and historically costly campaign to beat back a tea party revolt has worked.
PREAKNESS RACE
MAY 20, 2012 12:00 PM
Hughes I'll Have Another , ridden by Mario Gutierrez, beats Bodemeister, ridden by Mike Smith, to the finish line to win the 137th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Baltimore.
LAKERS SCHEDULE
MAY 20, 2012 11:00 AM
A day before Andrew Bynum produced one of the most eye-popping defensive performances in NBA playoff history, he spoke up to his Lakers teammates about the importance of getting off to a good start in their championship quest.
SECRETARIAT
MAY 20, 2012 10:00 AM
The horse was Secretariat. Now, the advantage for Secretariat was his post position. He came out in the tenth position, a post place that is more akin to winning the Derby. Still, there is no reason that Uncle Mo couldn't come from the 19 th position.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
MAY 20, 2012 7:00 AM
Sports Network The Oklahoma City Thunder may have won Game 2 of their Western Conference semi-final with the Memphis Grizzlies, but by no stretch of the imagination was it an impressive victory.
THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD
MAY 20, 2012 6:00 AM
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the publication of Their Eyes Were Watching God, that Zora Neale Hurston novel will be presented in a way that American audiences have not seen or heard before: as a radio play.
FLESH EATING BACTERIA
MAY 20, 2012 6:00 AM
Necrotizing fasciitis , commonly known as flesh-eating disease or Flesh- eating bacteria syndrome, is a rare infection of the deeper layers of
STRIKEFORCE
MAY 20, 2012 4:00 AM
Rousey scored another impressive victory with a submission win armbar over Miesha Tate to win the Strikeforce women's bantamweight championship. Welcome back to The Crossfire. MMA Crossfire Expert Cassie Wiseman wraps up a busy period of MMA with her
EDUARDO SAVERIN
MAY 20, 2012 3:00 AM
I suspect most have heard about Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin's decision to renounce his American citizenship, a move that will saverin from having to pay federal capital gains taxes just as Facebook's IPO reaps a windfall.
FACEBOOK STOCK
MAY 20, 2012 12:00 AM
NEW YORK In the hours before Facebook's stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the first time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg reminded the company's 3500 employees not to get caught up in the hoopla surrounding its long-awaited initial public
SPACEX LAUNCH
MAY 20, 2012 12:00 AM
A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule closes in on the International Space Station in this computer graphic. "I think we are at a major inflection point in space," Elon Musk, the Internet entrepreneur who founded SpaceX and serves as its chief designer
KERRY WOOD RETIRE
MAY 20, 2012 12:00 AM
AP Sports Writer CHICAGOKerry Wood arrived in the majors 14 years ago, a fresh-faced kid with No. 34 on his back, slinging fastballs at 100 mph, delivering breaking pitches that were often unhittable and striking out 20 batters in just
WILL SMITH SLAPS REPORTER
MAY 20, 2012 12:00 AM
Will Smith gave a backhanded slap to a Ukranian reporter Friday after the man planted a surprise smooch near the actor's lips at the "Men in Black 3" premier in Moscow, TMZ.com reported. "Come on man.
FAROE ISLANDS
MAY 20, 2012 12:00 AM
Just one other match takes place in 2012, when Ireland visit the Faroe Islands on October 16th. Seven of the pool matches will take place in 2013 starting off with an away game against Sweden on March 22nd before Giovanni Trapattoni and his side face
ROCK THE BELLS
MAY 19, 2012 10:00 PM
Traveling hip-hop festival Rock the Bells is taking a cue from Coachella's recent experiment with dj vu and has announced that this year's event will be held on two consecutive days in each of its three host cities.
NASCAR
MAY 19, 2012 9:00 PM
That's NASCAR racing and as upset as I am to have lost that race, I'm happy for Regan and his accomplishment, but I'll run that one back a few times in my head. THIS IS THE SECOND SURPRISE WINNER THIS YEAR.
JUSTIN VERLANDER
MAY 19, 2012 5:00 PM
USA TODAY The viability of starting pitchers as MVP candidates has been debated since the summer, when Justin Verlander's phenomenal season began to come into focus. Today the Baseball Writers Association of America weighed in with
AUSTERITY
MAY 19, 2012 5:00 PM
Greece's parliament approved a deeply unpopular austerity bill Monday to secure a second EU/IMF bailout and avoid national bankruptcy, as buildings burned across central Athens and violence
EDC
MAY 19, 2012 5:00 PM
Separately, Governor Chafee's office said 38 Studios hand-delivered a check around 5 pm for the overdue $1.125 million payment to the EDC, which set off this week's crisis. But Rick Wester, its chief financial officer, told the EDC there were
DEVILS
MAY 19, 2012 4:00 PM
NEWARK, NJ Dainius Zubrus scored two goals and the New Jersey Devils rallied from an early two-goal deficit and pushed the Philadelphia Flyers to the brink of elimination with a 4-2 victory Sunday in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal.
LADY ANTEBELLUM
MAY 19, 2012 4:00 PM
Lady Antebellum is ready to follow up on their multi-platinum, award-winning album and single Need You Now with Just a Kiss, the first taste of the band's upcoming new album. Just a Kiss, the first single off their upcoming third studio album
NATO
MAY 19, 2012 4:00 PM
In this photograph taken on a tour organised by the Libyan government, a rescue dog searches for survivors in the ruins of a building said to have been destroyed by a Nato missile. Photograph: Ivan Sekretarev/AP Nato has admitted launching a missile
WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU RE EXPECTING
MAY 19, 2012 4:00 PM
As if the film's title weren't explanation enough, "What to Expect When You're Expecting" is all about what couples experience during pregnancy, based on the best-selling nonfiction book of the same name.
ROCK THE BELLS 2012 LINEUP
MAY 19, 2012 3:00 PM
The traveling hip hop festival Rock the Bells, scheduled to hit the stage later on this summer, has announced its roster of talent. Kid Cudi, J. Cole, Nas, Wiz Khalifa, Lupe Fiasco, Ice Cube, Salt-N-Pepa, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Rza
TROPIC THUNDER
MAY 19, 2012 3:00 PM
He wrote the script last year with Tropic Thunder scribe Justin Theroux, and while we knew that the project would pick up years later in Europe with Zoolander and Owen Wilson's Hansel dealing with the effects of old age, no other plot details were
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
MAY 19, 2012 3:00 PM
Perhaps the most spectacular and depressing decline has occurred at the Tribune Co., based in Chicago, parent of the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, among other major metropolitan daily newspapers.
LORETTA LYNN
MAY 19, 2012 3:00 PM
Loretta is doing well and is disappointed but feels confident she will be ready for upcoming November dates." To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones. For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments
CROSSFIT
MAY 19, 2012 2:00 PM
CrossFit is the principal strength and conditioning program for many police
JEREMIAH WRIGHT
MAY 19, 2012 2:00 PM
Thursday's disclosure that a Republican-leaning super PAC was considering a $10 million ad campaign highlighting Obama's past links to inflammatory preacher Jeremiah Wright was just the latest evidence that if there ever were limits on what was fair
SEPSIS
MAY 19, 2012 2:00 PM
The company will license Lilly's FDA-approved drug for the treatment of severe sepsis, adding other products to its portfolio over time. Sepsis is a poisoning of the blood that affects hundreds of thousands of patients each year, many resulting in
FACEBOOK STOCK PRICE
MAY 19, 2012 12:00 PM
The most successful technology IPO in history roared to a start Friday morning, with sales of Facebook shares opening at $42, well above the pre-set price of $38. But the stock's price bounced around in early
JENNY MCCARTHY
MAY 19, 2012 12:00 PM
We're sure no one would mind that, Jenny. McCarthy first posed for Playboy in 1993 for $20000, earning herself the title of Playmate of the Month and later, Playmate of the Year. Are you excited to see Jenny McCarthy's new centerfold
METTA WORLD PEACE
MAY 19, 2012 12:00 PM
Metta World Peace is an American professional basketball player and rapper who is currently with the Los
FACEBOOK IPO
MAY 19, 2012 8:00 AM
If the deal pushes through, Facebook's IPO will likely be the biggest since Google's /quotes/zigman/93888/quotes/nls/goog GOOG -0.89% own launch in August 2004. The Web search giant's debut valued the company at around $23 billion at the time
BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
MAY 19, 2012 7:00 AM
Over a half hour filled with long, searching pauses, Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall told the South Florida media that he's been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and it's the cause of the many public blowups in
EARTHQUAKE
MAY 19, 2012 2:00 AM
Four minutes later, a magnitude-1.3 earthquake rumbled through the Santa Monica Mountains west of the 405 freeway, about halfway between Tarzana in the San Fernando Valley and the stretch of Pacific Coast Highway that connects Pacific Palisades and
SCHIZOPHRENIA
MAY 19, 2012 12:00 AM
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional
LUNAR ECLIPSE
MAY 18, 2012 11:00 PM
Lunar eclipse: The event is the first lunar eclipse of 2011 and one of two total lunar eclipses this year. The Earth casts a shadow over the moon in a partial lunar eclipse that was observed on June 26, from the Philippines. By SPACE.
TESLA MODEL S
MAY 18, 2012 10:00 PM
The Tesla Model S is a full-sized battery electric sedan in development by Tesla Motors. It is an electric car that was codenamed WhiteStar during
VAN HALEN TOUR
MAY 18, 2012 9:00 PM
Longtime Van Halen fans know that buying a ticket to one of their tours is like playing Powerball: sometimes you hit the jackpot and see one of the greatest rock bands on Earth tear it up and rip your face off with classic tunes.
TED KENNEDY
MAY 18, 2012 7:00 PM
That string started in 2009 when the New Jersey and Virginia governorships went Republican, and continued in 2010 with the loss of Ted Kennedy's former Senate seat. Then there was last November.
LISA MARIE PRESLEY
MAY 18, 2012 7:00 PM
USA TODAY Lisa Marie Presley's new single, You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet, is up on YouTube. To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones. For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to
JOSHUA LEDET
MAY 18, 2012 7:00 PM
Similarly, Joshua Ledet pretty much has it in the bag, while Hollie Cavanagh has run out of luck and Jessica Sanchez should perfect her third-place finisher pageant smile and wave. It's also pretty clear at this point that the dream is over for some
JANE FONDA
MAY 18, 2012 6:00 PM
Jane Fonda is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, and fitness guru.
COACHELLA
MAY 18, 2012 3:00 PM
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a three-day annual music and
DONNA SUMMER DIED
MAY 18, 2012 1:00 PM
Donna Summer died Thursday after a battle with cancer. The 63-year-old Summer was known for her soaring voice and sensual purrs that made her a queen of disco when the genre was in its heyday in the 1970s.
GREYS ANATOMY
MAY 18, 2012 12:00 PM
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since
UPSIDE DOWN
MAY 18, 2012 11:00 AM
That may not matter as much now though. A change to the Home Affordable Refinance Program means even if you're upside down on your mortgage you may qualify for a refinance with historically low interest rates.
PLACENTA
MAY 18, 2012 11:00 AM
If you're pregnant there are a million different things to consider: names for your baby, a color scheme for the nursery, whether or not you will breastfeed exclusively, and increasinglyhow to prepare the placenta.
PERSON OF INTEREST
MAY 18, 2012 10:00 AM
Henson, who was nominated for an Oscar for her work in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, returns to TV this fall in the CBS drama, Person of Interest. She plays Detective Carter, a sharp cop who did two tours of duty in Iraq and now works in New
PHILLIP PHILLIPS GIRLFRIEND
MAY 18, 2012 9:00 AM
USA TODAY Reality was still settling in for American Idol's two finalists, Jessica Sanchez and Phillips, when they spoke to USA TODAY backstage shortly after the end of Thursday's show. "I'm happy but I'm shocked at the same
SHERYL SANDBERG
MAY 18, 2012 8:00 AM
Mark Zuckerberg and the scions of Silicon Valley have known for a long time that Sheryl Sandberg is a powerful woman. But on Wednesday the extent of that power became crystal clear to the outside world as well.
JESSICA SANCHEZ
MAY 18, 2012 7:00 AM
Jessica Elizabeth Sanchez is a Filipino-Mexican-American singer from San Diego, California.
BILLY BOB THORNTON
MAY 18, 2012 7:00 AM
The estranged daughter of actor Billy Bob Thornton has been found guilty of aggravated manslaughter for the October 2008 death of a friend's 1-year-old child. Amanda Brumfield, 32, was acquitted Friday of the first-degree murder and aggravated
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY
MAY 18, 2012 3:00 AM
A drop in the paper value of the financial instruments known as derivatives hurt profits at Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the conglomerate run by billionaire investor Warren Buffett. Some of its subsidiaries performed well enough to offset some of the
CHUCK BROWN
MAY 18, 2012 3:00 AM
Chuck Brown, the gravelly voiced bandleader who capitalized on funk's percussive pulse to create go-go, the genre of music that has soundtracked life in black Washington for more than three decades, died May 16 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
JOE RICKETTS
MAY 18, 2012 3:00 AM
The latest wealthy businessman to grab headlines in this year's presidential contest is someone less splashy, who made a splash on Thursday nonetheless: Joe Ricketts, the low-key founder of Omaha-based TD Ameritrade, emerged in connection with a plan
ROBERT F KENNEDY JR
MAY 18, 2012 12:00 AM
Calvan, Globe Staff WASHINGTON -- Mary Kennedy, the estranged and troubled former wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was found dead Wednesday at her suburban home north of New York City, her attorney confirmed.
NICKI MINAJ RIGHT BY MY SIDE
MAY 18, 2012 12:00 AM
Rocking ankle-length pink skirt, denim vest and blonde wig, the Barbie queen sat atop a towering white throne, flanked by male dancers, as she kicked off her first televised performance of "Right By My Side," then launched straight into her smash
BRYCE HARPER
MAY 18, 2012 12:00 AM
For those wondering when Bryce Harper will arrive at Potomac, the wait may not be much longer. Harper seems to be locked in at Low-A Hagerstown. He hit his fifth home run of the year in Game One of a doubleheader on Thursday and is batting .
ZIP LINE
MAY 17, 2012 11:00 PM
Aimee Copeland, the Georgia student battling flesh-eating disease after a zip line injury, is showing signs of recovery, her family said today. But the 24-year-old is still fighting for her life, relying on a ventilator to breathe.
TONY PARKER
MAY 17, 2012 11:00 PM
Giving up Parker, even at this stage in the Spurs' championship cycle -- which, of course, Parker himself considers over -- is a big blow. The Spurs have to really, really like someone to pull the trigger. If it's Valanciunas, the big Lithuanian stock
FIRST CITIZENS BANK
MAY 17, 2012 11:00 PM
First Citizens Bank is a full-service financial services institution which was founded in 1898 and is recognized as one of the nation's strongest and most
IPA
MAY 17, 2012 11:00 PM
Today is International India pale ale Day, so designated to celebrate one of the most popular and best-selling craft beer styles today. Ashley's, 338 S. State, Ann Arbor, is marking the occasion by putting a number of extra IPAs on tap
FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS
MAY 17, 2012 7:00 PM
Frank Marshall Davis was an American journalist, poet, and political and labor
BRETT LAWRIE
MAY 17, 2012 7:00 PM
As such, it becomes our duty to inform you that Toronto third base prospect Brett Lawrie hit yet another home run on Monday for Las
YU DARVISH
MAY 17, 2012 6:00 PM
Sports Nov 15, 3:09 pm EST Yu Darvish, in the words of a confidant, wants to change baseball in Japan. In some senses, he already has. The 6-foot-5 right-hander doesn't look like a normal player, with his rock-star haircut and emotional mound
KINGS
MAY 17, 2012 12:00 PM
The Los Angeles Kings knew the Coyotes would come at them with everything they had. Even when that meant some questionable hits as the frustration grew, the Kings never let it bother them.
SKID ROW
MAY 17, 2012 12:00 PM
Skid Row, Hollywood's most notorious neighborhood, will receive a visit from Prince William and Catherine during their trip to the United States. William and Catherine will be visiting Inner-City Arts, a nonprofit academy that has given children from
BASKETBALL WIVES
MAY 17, 2012 12:00 PM
Suzie sums up my feelings about last episode's fight and Basketball Wives in generalwhen she says, I was confused before and I was even more confused last night. With every episode these ladies drag me down further and further into the abyss of
SKECHERS
MAY 17, 2012 11:00 AM
Skechers agreed to pay $40 million to settle charges that it made unfounded claims about the benefits of its toning shoes by asserting that they help people lose weight, tone lower body muscles and even combat heart disease.
FORBES
MAY 17, 2012 9:00 AM
He may be about to drop out of the top 10 in golf, but Tiger Woods still has star power, according to Forbes magazine. Woods is expected to fall out of golf's top 10 world ranking next week for the first time in 14 years, but Forbes' annual "Celebrity
GLORIA ALLRED
MAY 17, 2012 5:00 AM
is a feminist American lawyer noted for taking high-profile and often controversial cases.
KIMORA LEE SIMMONS
MAY 17, 2012 5:00 AM
Music mogul Russell Simmons and model Kimora Lee Simmons may no longer be married, but the pair came together in the name of charity at a dinner gala.
BORAT
MAY 17, 2012 4:00 AM
Baron Cohen is known for his inventive characters - Ali G and Kazakhstani everyday man Borat, for example - but his new film will see him take on possibly his most outrageous character yet, one based on ex-dictator Saddam Hussein.
VEVO
MAY 17, 2012 4:00 AM
If you're among the hundreds of millions who've watched music videos from acts such as Eminem or Lady Gaga on YouTube over the last year, you might have noticed a logo for Vevo in the bottom corner. That shows the video is being served by Vevo.
DENVER NUGGETS
MAY 17, 2012 2:00 AM
Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl directs his squad against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first quarter of Game 4 of the teams' first-round NBA basketball series in Denver on Sunday, May 6, 2012.
CRIMINAL MINDS
MAY 17, 2012 2:00 AM
JJ has returned to 'Criminal Minds!' What happens in the sixth season finale to cause the BAU to make changes to the team's roster and bring back the fan favorite? Season 6 has been rough for Criminal Minds with cast changes upon cast
MANNY PACQUIAO
MAY 17, 2012 2:00 AM
Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, a beloved hero and congressman in the Philippines, is 32 years old, and has 58 fights on his resume. Some fight experts might view boxing's best pound-for-pound fighter as a star that is on the verge of being past his
GHOST HUNTERS
MAY 17, 2012 12:00 AM
King said one of the ghost hunters brought along a camera in hopes of documenting paranormal activity on the island, which is privately owned and off-limits to the public. Several large signs there make that point.
CORY BOOKER
MAY 17, 2012 12:00 AM
NEWARK, NJ Newark Mayor Cory Booker was treated and released from the hospital Thursday night after suffering from smoke inhalation while helping to rescue his neighbors from a fire. By Julio Cortez, AP Newark Mayor Cory Booker talks during a
TAJ MAHAL
MAY 16, 2012 10:00 PM
The installation work of an audio guide system in the corridor of India's famous monument to love, Taj Mahal, has created a sense of apprehension that it may get commercialized and lose the charm of its originality.
DANCING WITH THE STARS
MAY 16, 2012 9:00 PM
During a separate interview with Good Morning America, Wilkinson also admitted she was one of -- if not the most -- provocative Dancing with the Stars contestants in the show's history. "This is a once in a lifetime thing.
ISLA FISHER
MAY 16, 2012 9:00 PM
Isla Lang Fisher is a Scottish-Australian actress and author. She began acting on Australian television, on the short-lived soap opera Paradise
ROBERT KENNEDY
MAY 16, 2012 8:00 PM
Robert Bob Kennedy, the man behind the Canadian-based publisher of popular health books and fitness magazines including Oxygen, ''MuscleMag and American Curves, has died. He was 73. Kennedy died Thursday of complications from cancer
CLIPPERS
MAY 16, 2012 8:00 PM
The Los Angeles Clippers have reportedly submitted a deal to the NBA that would result in the acquisition of New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul, a source has told ESPN.com. The trade would reportedly send emerging star Eric Gordon
NCIS SEASON 9
MAY 16, 2012 8:00 PM
NCIS often gets a bad reputation because it's a procedural. But those who doubt the impact a show in this genre can have need only look at last night's season finale as an example.
AMERICAS GOT TALENT
MAY 16, 2012 7:00 PM
"The Voice" and "America's Got Talent" could give NBC the one-two punch its been looking for. TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE: America's Got Talent debut and The Voice, 8 and 10 pm, NBC. This is the combination NBC feels will dominate summer ratings.
7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD
MAY 16, 2012 7:00 PM
THE Department of Education is asking both public and private schools to vote for the Puerto Princesa Underground River as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. Votes may be sent online or by SMS .
PRIVATE PRACTICE
MAY 16, 2012 6:00 PM
With a repeat Last Man Standing, Cougar Town, DWTS Results Show and a surging Private Practice on its new night, ABC registered as Tuesday's 2nd-most-watched TV network to CBS, increasing its lead week to week over NBC to 2.
ADAM YAUCH
MAY 16, 2012 5:00 PM
Beastie Boys co-founder Adam Yauch the pioneering rap group's gravelly voiced, spiritual elder statesman known simply as MCA has died after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 47. The Brooklyn-born rapper had been fighting the late stages of the
JOHN EDWARDS
MAY 16, 2012 4:00 PM
John Edwards could be indicted by the Department of Justice for allegedly violating campaign laws by using campaign money to cover up his affair with Rielle Hunter. The ex-husband of Arnold Schwarzenegger's former
DEB FISCHER
MAY 16, 2012 2:00 PM
Only about one-tenth of the money spent in Tuesday's Nebraska GOP Senate primary was spent on Deb Fischer's behalf. Yet the little-known state senator emerged victorious over both the establishment-favored candidate and a favorite of the tea party