Shauna Wright
East Coast Rocked by Earthquake, Pentagon Evacuated
An earthquake epicentered in Virginia occurred Tuesday afternoon, with people in Washington, DC, New York, Ohio, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Toronto reporting they felt the tremors, as well.
Reports thus far indicate the quake registered a 5.9 on the Richter scale, and the USGS says it’s the most powerful quake to hit Virginia since 1897.
Katie Couric’s New Talk Show Gets a Familiar Name
In a move that hopefully didn’t take a room full of high-priced consultants, ABC has announced the name of Katie Couric’s upcoming talk show: ‘Katie.’
“I think Katie is a unique brand in television,” said executive producer Jeff Zucker in June. “The mere fact that you can just say Katie and know who we are talking about is evidence of that.”
Little League Pitcher Saved by His Cap [VIDEO]
In a Friday game at the Little League World Series, Huntington Beach, California pitcher Braydon Salzman was almost smacked in the forehead with a line-drive ball. It would’ve surely been a scary event (just ask this minor leaguer) — were it not for the brim of his ball cap.
While the impact did knock Salzman to the ground, slow-motion replay shows his cap’s bill took the brunt of the impact, leav
Kim Kardashian Marries Kris Humphries [VIDEO]
After a whirlwind romance of less than a year, reality star Kim Kardashian married NBA player Kris Humphries in Montecito, California on Saturday night.
The 450 guests in attendance included fashion designer Vera Wang, Kim’s ‘Dancing with the Stars’ partner Mark Ballas, ‘Desperate Housewives’ star Eva Longoria, ‘American Idol’ host and ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ producer Ryan Seacrest, tenn
Study Finds Decreased Social Media Use Among Many Younger People
A study by technology research firm Gartner, which recently surveyed 6,295 people between the ages of 13 and 74, reveals almost a quarter of 18- to 29-year-olds use social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter less than when they first signed up for the services, with many saying the services simply aren’t that much fun anymore.
“The trend shows some social media fatigue among early adopters,
Sexting, Retweet and Jeggings Among New Words Added to Dictionary
The ‘Concise Oxford English Dictionary,’ celebrating its 100th birthday this year, has added 400 new entries to the English language.
The freshman class of words that are now officially, well, words include “sexting,” “retweet,” “mankini,” “noob,” “jeggings,” and “woot.”
Gwyneth Paltrow Credited with Saving Woman’s Life on September 11
There are lots of ways to save a life. You can donate blood, volunteer at an animal shelter or, apparently, almost run someone over as she’s on her way to certain doom.
Anderson Cooper Has a Minute-Long Giggle Fit on CNN [VIDEO]
During the “Ridiculist” segment on Wednesday night’s ‘AC360,’ CNN’s Anderson Cooper delivered a silly, pun-laden soliloquy about French actor Gérard Depardieu urinating in the cabin of a plane.
About mid-way through, right after he delivered a line about how the cleaning crew “should thank their lucky stars this wasn’t Depard-two,” Cooper gets tickled at his own monologue — and that’s when it happ
Gerber Taps ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ Stars to Promote Finger Foods [VIDEO]
‘Charlie Bit My Finger,’ the little-home-video-that-could, has racked up more than 366 million views on YouTube since going viral in 2007. Four years later, the clip has been purchased by baby food giant Gerber to help promote the company’s new line of finger foods (how appropriate!).
Taylor Armstrong of ‘Real Housewives’ Issues Statement About Husband’s Suicide
Reality TV star Taylor Armstrong, 40, of ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ has broken her silence about the Monday suicide of her estranged husband, Russell.
A statement from her representative reads in part, “Taylor Armstrong is devastated by the tragic events that have unfolded. She requests privacy at this time so that she may comfort her young daughter .” It adds that her “thoughts and prayer
Tom Hanks Issues $25 Refund to Couple Who Disliked ‘Larry Crowne’
Hollywood living legend Tom Hanks just proved, once again, that he may be the nicest movie star ever when he personally refunded fans who disliked his latest film, ‘Larry Crowne.’
Secrets of J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore Website Revealed [VIDEO]
It’s been two months since author J.K. Rowling whipped Harry Potter fans into a frenzy by releasing only the most cryptic details about what would be on her new site, Pottermore.
Although the site doesn’t officially open to the public until October, there have already been over 22 million pageviews, and a million lucky people were chosen for a sneak peek and the opportunity to shape the website’s