Ike Pappas, a longtime CBS newsman who was a few feet from presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald when he was fatally shot and reported the chaotic scene live on the air, has died at 75.
The author of the best-selling novel "The Horse Whisperer" is recovering in a hospital after eating poisonous mushrooms during a holiday in Scotland, his agent said Tuesday.
Oscar-winning British actress Helen Mirren said she used to love cocaine, but stopped taking the drug after learning that a Nazi war criminal profited from the trade, according to a magazine.
When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans three years ago, celebrities reacted with a mix of grief, outrage and generosity. All-star telethons raised millions for storm victims, Kanye West and others derided the government's response - even Sean Penn went to the region to personally assist in rescue efforts.
Jude Law is visiting Afghanistan to promote peace in the war-ravaged country.
Jennifer Aniston will return home to NBC, the TV network where she became a breakout star on the hit sitcom "Friends."
Fuel prices have grounded an unexpected frequent-flyer: Diddy.
Like the NFL teams beginning their new seasons, Usher is hoping to go all the way to the Super Bowl.
Michael Jackson marked a personal milestone Friday: his 50th birthday.
Oprah Winfrey is leaving Denver with the candidate she wanted, but reportedly without her eyelashes.
Lindsay Lohan had words for her father on her blog. The 22-year-old actress lashed out at father Michael by calling him a "public embarrassment" and a "bully" in a MySpace blog entry posted Thursday. Earlier in the week, Michael said in an interview with E! that Lohan gal pal Samantha Ronson was "using" his daughter.
David Duchovny, who plays a sex-obsessed character on Showtime's "Californication," has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction.
Trisha Yearwood had a harrowing experience on a recent flight to Oklahoma when her plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Baltimore because of a cracked windshield.
Rapper DMX has pleaded out a Miami drug case and now awaits extradition to face more charges in Arizona.
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