NEW YORK — Hip-hop star Method Man pleaded guilty to a tax-evasion charge Monday, writing a check on the spot for the final $40,000 restitution payment after owing about $106,000.

From the AFP: WASHINGTON — Superstar US talk show host Oprah Winfrey regained the title of the world’s most powerful celebrity in her fourth appearance in the top spot, said a survey published by Forbes magazine.

When the international community botches its promises to protect the world’s most vulnerable, those at the helm of our largest economies, as well as the international press and your next door neighbor, are quick to assert their steadfast commitment to ‘never allow the past to repeat itself.’

Mark Clements was 16 years old when he was tortured by officers under the command of Chicago police chief, Jon Burger. He was present at Burge’s trial and gave his reaction to the media after Burge was found guilty for lying about police torture. Take a look at our Top 10 Worst Police Brutality Cases […]

From CNN: Exposure to the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has resulted in 162 cases of illnesses reported to the Louisiana state health department, according to a report released Monday. Of those cases, 128 involved workers on oil rigs or individuals involved in the oil spill cleanup efforts, the report said.

Michael Jackson was an aficionado of animals near and far, but adored no one more than his beloved Bubbles. Long gone are the glamorous, fame-obsessed 1980s when Jackson ruled the music market. Now, the 26-years-old chimp lives a quiet life at the Center for Great Apes in Wauchula, Fla.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When state budget cuts imperiled city schools, a group of parents fought back by enlisting Hollywood stars to spread a message targeting one of their own, Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggar.

NEW YORK — A shadowy money man for a Russian spy ring whose members were assigned a decade or more ago to infiltrate American society has been captured overseas, authorities said Tuesday. He was the last of 11 suspects named in a huge bust that threatens to tear recently mending relations between the U.S. and […]

WIMBLEDON, England — Five-time champion Venus Williams was ousted in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Tuesday, losing 6-2, 6-3 to 82nd-ranked Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria.