By Associated Press
Celebrity cook Paula Deen said while being questioned in a discrimination lawsuit that she has used racial slurs in the past but insisted she and her family do not tolerate prejudice. Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By Terry Spencer - Associated Press
Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the world in the film comedy “Mars Attacks!,” died Wednesday at a Florida hospital. He was 90. Published June 19, 2013 Comments
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters Sasha and Malia dined with U2 singer Bono and his family in Dublin this afternoon after visiting Glendalough, Irish media reported. Published June 18, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
Lil Wayne’s latest music video shows the best-selling rapper stomping an American flag that’s stretched on the ground — and Twitter followers aren’t happy. Published June 18, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times
The future of long-standing government bans on obscenity and nudity on the airwaves soon could become much clearer as President Obama’s pick to head the Federal Communications Commission faces a Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday — one day before the public comment period on the policy ends. Published June 17, 2013 Comments
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
It hardly gets more Orwellian than this. New technology would allow cable companies to peer directly into television watchers’ homes and monitor viewing habits and reactions to product advertisements. Published June 17, 2013 Comments
By David R. Sands - The Washington Times
“Nezhmetdinovesque” is a mouthful as an adjective, but for any lover of superlatively imaginative attacking play, it perfectly describes their favorite kind of chess. Published June 18, 2013 Comments
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By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Best-selling author Vince Flynn, who sold more than 15 million books in the U.S. alone, died Wednesday in Minnesota after two years battling prostate cancer, according to his publisher. He was 47. Published June 19, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
As a Foodbeast blogger painfully discovered last week, the beloved cereal mascot Cap'n Crunch is not really a captain at all, he's a mere commander. Published June 18, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
A family is suing Fox News after the network accidentally aired live footage of their father shooting himself in the head. Published June 18, 2013
By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times
Police charged a 13-year-old New Orleans boy with second-degree murder after he killed his 5-year-old sister using wrestling moves imitated from TV. Published June 18, 2013
By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times
A Hollywood actor raised with what he described as blue-collar values that included working hard for one's own money has remained largely quiet about his conservative principles — until the day he heard Rep. Nancy Pelosi speak of the need to pass "Obamacare." Published June 17, 2013
By John Rogers - Associated Press
Kris Jenner says her daughter Kim Kardashian is thrilled to have a new baby. Published June 17, 2013
By Jill Lawless - Associated Press
British police are investigating newspaper photos that show art collector Charles Saatchi with his hands around the throat of his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson. Published June 17, 2013
By Associated Press
Entertainer Barbra Streisand is attacking Jewish religious practices in Israel that treat women differently from men. Published June 17, 2013
