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NJ Gov. Christie: My weight no bar to presidency
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he is "more than a little" overweight — but fit enough to be in the White House. The Republican governor was asked ...
Alicia Keys raises $2.9M at gala, honors Winfrey
During the auction portion of Alicia Keys' Black Ball Redux, one man was ready to jump his bid from $100,000 to $250,000 for a trip to South Africa ...
Populist emerges in Romania's bitter election
Media tycoon Dan Diaconescu drives a white Rolls Royce, looks like a used car salesman in his shiny mauve jacket, promises to create thousands of jobs ...
Winfrey picks Mathis' debut novel for book club
Add another book for possible holiday gifts: Oprah Winfrey's latest 2.0 selection. Winfrey announced Wednesday that she has chosen Ayana Mathis' debut ...
Obama's 2nd inaugural seems almost an afterthought
Four years ago, Barack Obama's swearing-in drew a record crowd to the National Mall. There were 1.8 million people eager to witness history: the ...
Data: New (physical) book chronicles the virtual
We question. We research. We catalog. We quantify. We aggregate, calculate, communicate, analyze, extrapolate and conclude. And eventually, if we're ...
After Sandy, Keys schedules Black Ball for Dec. 6
Superstorm Sandy won't stop Alicia Keys from staging her annual Black Ball. The singer said Wednesday the New York event will now be held Dec. 6.
A night of upsets and Irish, Tide rise in football
Coming into Saturday, Oregon and Kansas State had the inside track to college football's national championship and the Southeastern Conference's run ...
Winfrey and Huffington launch new HuffPost section
Two of the most powerful women in media — Oprah Winfrey and Arianna Huffington — are joining forces. The two on Thursday launched "HuffPost OWN," a ...
Broadway lights go up in post-Sandy NYC
The lights went up again on Broadway Wednesday for the first time since Hurricane Sandy hit New York, as entertainers headed back to work in a city ...
European fashion buyers look to Nigeria
A model struts the runway wearing a flowing newspaper print gown in this African megacity where international high-end fashion buyers are looking ...
Oprah-approved: Ava DuVernay fires up black cinema
The rebirth of black independent film is taking place in a small office in the San Fernando Valley. This is where filmmaker Ava DuVernay and her staff ...
Benefits can flow both ways at celeb charity galas
The Beverly Hilton's International Ballroom will soon be filled with flowers, chiffon, fine china and crystal stemware for a starry black-tie ball ...
Ann Romney to guest-host 'Good Morning America'
Ann Romney is guest-hosting "Good Morning America" next Wednesday. ABC says the wife of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will be on hand ...
Winfrey's network signs deal with Tyler Perry
Oprah Winfrey's OWN network is venturing into scripted programming for the first time through a deal with Tyler Perry. OWN said Monday that Perry will ...
NY animal hospice Oprah praised shuts amid lawsuit
An animal hospice once praised by Oprah Winfrey and other celebrities is shutting down as its owner faces a lawsuit from the state attorney general ...
Beyonce, Carole King added to Keys' Black Ball
Call it ladies night: Beyonce and Carole King are joining Oprah Winfrey and Alicia Keys at Keys' annual Black Ball event. Beyonce and King will ...
Gates, Buffett again top Forbes' billionaires list
Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates remains the nation's richest man by far, as the tech and philanthropy giant took the top spot on the Forbes 400 ...
Colbert, 'Modern Family' cast to guest host 'GMA'
Stephen Colbert and the cast of "Modern Family" are next up as "Good Morning America" guest hosts for Robin Roberts, who is scheduled to undergo a ...
Fashion designer Pinto teams with Chicago museum
Designer Maria Pinto, well-known for dressing first lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey, used her eye for fashion to curate antiquities from the ...
Lawyers: 'Pink slime' lawsuit an uphill climb
Beef Products Inc. will face a steep climb in its "pink slime" defamation lawsuit against ABC News as the South Dakota-based meat processor works to ...
Ricki Lake brings updated talk show, life to TV
Ricki Lake was a babe in the talk show woods when her syndicated program launched nearly two decades ago. Looking back at the 24-year-old actress she ...
Rihanna, ex-boyfriend Chris Brown kiss at VMAs
Rihanna hugged, then briefly kissed ex-boyfriend Chris Brown just moments after her big win at the MTV Video Music Awards. The sometimes turbulent ...
Emily Blunt does double duty in Toronto fest films
Emily Blunt has gone from corset queen to action star. The British actress who earned rave reviews as Queen Victoria in the 2009 costume drama "The ...
Did Eastwood's RNC act cause trouble for 'Curve'?
A week after Clint Eastwood's appearance before the Republican National Convention, mocking continues about the Hollywood veteran's peculiar, rambling ...