Over the weekend, President Obama’s top aides had trouble answering the political litmus test Ronald Reagan put forth to the country in 1980, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” Today, top Obama officials said the answer was a resounding yes. Are you......
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Why Michelle Obama and Ann Romney's speeches might matter most.
Across the West, communities are in the midst of a black bear epidemic this summer as the hungry critters venture into backyards and neighborhoods in a search for food. Cities like Vail, Colo., have received more than 50 calls about problem bears in August alone. ...
Michael Clarke Duncan, the Oscar-nominated actor who suffered a heart attack in July, died today. He was 54. A representative for Duncan’s fiancee, reality-TV personality Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, said in a statement that Duncan passed away in Los Angeles. Duncan “never fully recovered” from his July...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -The chairman of the California delegation to the Democrats’ convention was criticized by both parties for comparing Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan to the Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels. In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle on Saturday, John Burton said,...
Best-selling crime writer RJ Ellory has been caught red-handed faking both positive and negative book reviews on Amazon. Ellory was writing glowing reviews for his own books and slamming his competitors' books.
Stamford study found organics no more nutritious than conventional food but 20 percent cleaner
Actor Matt Damon purchased a resort-like home in Pacific Palisades in California, north of Santa Monica for $15 million. On a half-acre, the property has a koi pond, pool and spa pavilion, Zillow reported. The home spans 8,890 square feet, six bedrooms and eight bathrooms. The actor also owns property in Miami Beach.
They’ve taken on big banks and workers’ rights abuses, now the progressive activists at Change.org have their sights set on bringing comedienne Betty White, 90, to the Democratic National Convention. “Clint Eastwood, the Republican’s ‘mystery guest’ at the RNC, gave a bad name to older...
The actor and a friend got lost while kayaking off New York's Long Island.
A trail of oil led police to suspect's gated estate.
Prince Harry made his first public appearance since photos of him partying naked in Las Vegas were leaked, and asked a little boy not to saying "something cheeky."
A marine biologist was unable to determine what killed the massive great white shark that washed up on a New England beach this weekend. State biologist Greg Skomal performed a necropsy on the 1,600-pound male shark Saturday and found no signs of trauma. The 13-foot...
Perhaps “fornicating with the help” wasn’t the best choice of words. After Seal made headlines for implying that estranged wife Heidi Klum is hooking up with her bodyguard Martin Kirsten, a rep for Seal issued a statement to People saying the singer “would like to...