“Dancing with the Stars” Finale: Kellie Pickler Wins Mirror Ball Trophy
ABC/Adam Taylor(LOS ANGELES) — Country singer Kellie Pickler and pro partner Derek Hough were crowned the winners of the 16th season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars Tuesday night. Disney star Zendaya and partner Val Chmerkovskiy finished i…
Anthony Weiner Announces He’s Running for NYC Mayor in Ad
Alex Wong/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner has finally declared himself a candidate for New York City mayor.
In an ad posted on YouTube late Tuesday night, the democrat says, “I’m running for mayor because I’ve been …
Charles Woodson Returns to Raiders
Jeff Gross/Getty Images(ALAMEDA, Calif.) — Charles Woodson is back in silver and black.
The 36-year-old defensive back signed a one-year contract with the Oakland Raiders Tuesday, reuniting Woodson with the team that drafted him.
The contract is worth…
Spurs Top Grizzlies in OT 93-89, Take 2-0 Series Lead
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images(SAN ANTONIO) — Tony Parker scored 15 points and dished out career playoff-high 18 assists as the San Antonio Spurs outlasted the Memphis Grizzlies in overtime 93-89 in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals.
The Spur…
Bruins Score Two in Third to Top Rangers in Game 3
Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist played a great game, but in the end it wasn’t enough as the Boston Bruins topped the New York Rangers 2-1 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Tuesday n…
Ed O’Neill Says “Modern Family” Season Finale Deals with ‘Death’
ABC/Peter “Hopper” Stone(NEW YORK) — Ed O’Neill tells fans to expect to laugh at a usually somber topic during Wednesday night’s season finale of ABC’s Modern Family.”It involves a death,” he recently revealed to ABC News Radio.
O’Neill said the topic…
CBS Earns Two Ratings Victories for 2012-2013 Season
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The 2012-2013 TV season will end this week with CBS again claiming the title of the most-watched broadcast network.CBS has led the way with a primetime average of 11.85 million viewers — exactly four million more than se…
Carol Burnett to Receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — Carol Burnett has been announced as this year’s recipient of the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The honor is presented annually to comedians “who have had an impact on American society in…
Carole King Honored at Library of Congress
Paul Morigi/WireImage(WASHINGTON) — Carole King will receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at the White House on Wednesday. On the eve of that event, she was celebrated at the Library of Congress with a concert featurin…
Iraq’s Spate of Sectarian Violence Continues
iStockPhoto/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD) — Deadly attacks driven by sectarian tensions slowed somewhat in Iraq on Tuesday, although officials there say that bombings still took the lives of 20 people while injuring at least 100 others.The death toll during six…
Iraq’s Spate of Sectarian Violence Continues
iStockPhoto/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD) — Deadly attacks driven by sectarian tensions slowed somewhat in Iraq on Tuesday, although officials there say that bombings still took the lives of 20 people while injuring at least 100 others.The death toll during six…
UN-Arab League Envoy Has Hopes for Syrian Peace Summit
ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — The United Nations-Arab League mediator in charge of trying to find a solution to the two-year conflict in Syria expressed optimism on Tuesday that officials from President Bashar al-Assad’s government and repre…
UN-Arab League Envoy Has Hopes for Syrian Peace Summit
ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — The United Nations-Arab League mediator in charge of trying to find a solution to the two-year conflict in Syria expressed optimism on Tuesday that officials from President Bashar al-Assad’s government and repre…
Group Condemns Prosecution of Afghan Women for ‘Moral Crimes’
Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Human Rights Watch on Tuesday decried the latest surge of “moral crimes” in Afghanistan, in which women and girls are actually punished for offenses perpetrated against them by men.The watchdog group pointed to th…
Iran Rejects Ahmadinejad’s Possible Successor
ABC/Donna Svennevik(TEHRAN, Iran) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s pick to succeed him won’t be doing that.Iran’s Guardian Council decided on Tuesday that Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, a close presidential aide whose daughter happens to be m…
Red Cross’ Birthday Wish for Moore, Oklahoma
PRNewsFoto/American Red Cross(NEW YORK) — Volunteers from the American Red Cross are on the ground in Moore, Okla., where a violent tornado tore through homes, a hospital and two elementary schools, killing 24 people and injuring more than 200 others….
Oklahoma Tornado and Seven Other Billion Dollar Natural Disasters
Benjamin Krain/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The tornadoes that struck the Midwest this week, killing dozens and destroying hundreds of homes and schools in the Oklahoma City-suburb of Moore, likely caused more than $1 billion in damages.And it’s not just …
Lindsay Lohan Sued for $5M over Clothing Line
Jonathan Leibson/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — The company that Lindsay Lohan sued earlier this year is firing back against the actress, claiming that she tarnished the brand due to her bad reputation.In legal documents obtained by E! News, D.N.A.M. Appare…
Ohio Man, 91, Hits Goal to Fight Eviction by Daughter
Jaclyn Fraley(ZALESKI, Ohio) — An online fundraising effort has surpassed its goal to allow a 91-year-old man in Zaleski, Ohio, to buy back his home before his daughter has the chance to evict him from it.Jaclyn Fraley, 35, and her grandfather, John P…
Could Depression Medication Also Prevent a Heart Attack?
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(DURHAM, N.C.) — New research suggests medication prescribed for depression could also help reduce patients’ risk for stress-induced heart attacks.In a randomized trial of over 300 people with stable heart disease, participants w…