Lisa Marie Presley sells Hidden Hills home

Lisa Marie Presley has sold a ranch-style house in gated Hidden Hills for $5 million.
The compound has a five-bedroom, 51/2-bathroom main house set on more than 3 acres. The master bedroom suite has a catwalk to an office and customized closet. Including a single-bedroom guesthouse, an annex/studio with a sound booth and a second-story guest unit, and a three-stall barn with bedroom and half bath, the property has a total of eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms and about 8,000 square feet of living space.
Singer-songwriter Presley, 42, daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley and ex-wife of Michael Jackson, is reported to be working on her third album in London.

golden globe nominations 2011

The Golden Globe 2011 nominations were announced Tuesday morning, and as Dan Zak reported, there were some surprises in the announcement:

"The King's Speech," a British period piece starring Colin Firth as a stammering King George VI, snagged seven Golden Globe nominations Tuesday morning, just ahead of the Facebook origin story "The Social Network" and the lacerating boxing drama "The Fighter," which scored six each. The psychological ballet thriller "Black Swan" and the confounding sci-fi epic "Inception" rounded out the nominees for best motion drama.

The entire main cast of "The Fighter" was nominated, including Mark Wahlberg for best actor in a drama and Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Melissa Leo in the supporting actor categories, which are divided by gender but not genre.

The nominees for best picture musical or comedy are a less acclaimed bunch: Tim Burton's trippy CGI-drenched "Alice in Wonderland," the showgirly Cher comeback vehicle "Burlesque," the elders-with-guns action flick "Red," and "The Tourist," the umpteenth espionage potboiler starring a dangerous sexy couple -- in this case Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie, who were both nominated for their performances as an American traveler and a mystery woman who enchants him.

As Lisa de Moraes explained, the nominations for television were no less anticipated:

This season's freshman crop of TV shows was mostly a bust, if Tuesday's Golden Globe nominations are any measure - and they are.

An AMC zombie drama, a Showtime comedy about cancer, and an HBO drama about Atlantic City during Prohibition are the only new series to snag noms in their program categories for this year's Globe competition. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is known for many things and, among them, is its willingness to embrace new TV series much more readily than the hidebound TV academy that dispenses the Primetime Emmy Awards.

But this year, the HFPA seemed largely unimpressed with the new crop of TV series.

aumsville tornado

AUMSVILLE — A tornado has struck the small town of Aumsville.
Witnesses reported heavy damage to some buildings and that people were trapped in their cars, but no injuries were reported.

Witnesses say the tornado touched down just before noon today. The extent of the damage was sketchy.
An Aumsville resident told KGW-TV the twister tore the roof of two of her homes.

meteor shower december 13

Meteor Shower December 13 : For sky-watchers willing to brave frosty winter temperatures, more than a hundred meteors an hour may fall overnight on December 13 and 14, the peak of the annual Geminid meteor shower.

The meteor shower tonight December 13, 2010 signals the Geminid return. The Geminid meteor shower tonight is the last major meteor shower of 2010. Fans should expect initially roughly twenty meteors per hour after sundown

Monday night and increasing to 100 meteors per hour at its peak time.

NASA has a solution. They are offering live video of Geminid meteor shower (see below). Their source video comes from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The Geminid meteor shower for 2010 peaks overnight Monday with what promises to be a spectacular show for sky watchers who find themselves under clear, dark skies with an unobstructed view of the horizon.

Geminid Meteor Shower December 13 Tonight, Best of 2010?‎

Is Mariah Carey Pregnant

Is Mariah Carey Pregnant :Stars attended the taping of Christmas in Washington 2010 at the National Building Museum on Sunday (Dec 12).
Mariah Carey, who is pregnant with Nick Cannon’s child, was there to serenade the Presidential family and guests of the event with some Holiday songs accompanied by a choir. A very pregnant Mariah Carey performed, along with Andrea Bocelli and Annie Lennox.

TNT will air "Christmas in Washington" at 8pm EST on Sunday, December 20.

“There’s no compromising when it comes to what song selection there is!” joked CNN political contributor Roland Martin, donning his trademark ascot, after the annual Christmas in Washington show taping in Washington last night (it airs on TNT Friday, 8 p.m. ET).

2001 miami hurricanes roster

After Andre Johnson caught a touchdown prior to halftime of the Ravens-Texans Monday night game, analyst and former coach Jon Gruden began praising Miami.

Introducing what seemed to be a prepared piece by ESPN, Chucky said that the 2001 Miami team was the best college football team ever. Other running backs on that Miami team were Frank Gore, Clinton Portis, and Najeh Davenport. Just running down a few teams that have stood out, the ’95 Nebraska team dominated their opponents more than Miami did, same with the ’71 Nebraska team. Al Golden, who was introduced Monday evening as the Hurricanes' new head football coach.

Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens Break Up

This is actually kind of sad!
Long-time lovebirds Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens have called it quits after being together for over 4 years! The duo first met back in 2005 where they shared the spotlight in Disney’s High School Musical.
Sources reveal that nothing “dramatic” led up to the break up and it didn’t involve a “third party.” Another adds, “they were together for so long. It just ran its course.”
We’re dieing to find out what is actually behind the split, and we’re dieing to find out who either one of them will eventually start dating!
Isn’t it so weird to think that there’s no more Zanessa!

The Real Life Lesbian Housewife of Orange County (And Playboy Centerfold Hopeful) Fernanda Rocha Lets It All Hang Out

She calls herself the real thing.  One of her fondest ambitions is to be the second openly lesbian Playboy centerfold.  And, as she repeatedly, adamantly states, she's a lesbian--not bisexual, not experimental, and not a girl-kisser-for-photo ops.  Bravo's Real Housewives of Orange County reality show star, Fernanda Rocha is gay and proud of it and she apparently wants the world to know it.
According to the National Enquirer, the 33-year-old Brazilian-born fitness trainer has signed on for the next two seasons of Real Housewives of Orange County, and she's "going to be more controversial than the others."   Possiby.
Fernanda has already openly dissed Atlanta housewife Kim Zolciak and Jersey housewife Danielle Staub for their bisexual flings, claiming that the other two Bravo stars were merely "going through some faux lesbian experimental stage."
Well, it looks like the fur is set to fly.  Or not.  At least Rocha's castmates won't have to worry about her "stealing away" their men.

Sylvie Cachay, 31, Has Been Identified As Soho House Victim

The woman found dead in a filled bathtub at the Soho House on Thursday has been identified as fashion designer Sylvie Cachay.
Cachay's body was found when neighbors complained about an overflowing tub from the apartment above them.
The Daily News reports that investigators had initially suspected Cachay had overdosed, but are now looking into the possibility that she was strangled.
Police are questioning Cachay's boyfriend, Nicholas Brooks, in connection with her death. Nicholas Brooks is the son of Academy-Award winning composer Joseph Brooks, who was indicted last year with 82 counts of sex-related crimes.
Cachay was an up-and-coming fashion designer in Manhattan who had interned with Marc Jacobs, and whose work appeared in Vogue, Elle and People, DNAinfo reports.

Jacob Tamme Injury: Colts TE Playing Vs. Titans On Thursday Night Football

NFL.com's Steve Wyche says "all indications are that Colts TE Jacob Tamme is playing vs. Titans tonight," meaning he's probably a safe play to insert in your fantasy lineup. An inactives list will be released soon, but for now plan on playing Tamme tonight.
The Titans give up tons of yards to tight ends, perhaps because their name rhymes with the position. They're third-to-last in yards allowed to tight ends. And Peyton Manning can't have four straight bad games, can he? Especially in a night game, which he's owned throughout his career?
Tamme has missed practice throughout the week with a hamstring injury. Since taking over for Dallas Clark after Clark's week-eight season-ending injury, he's averaged seven catches and 69.3 yards per game and has caught three touchdowns. His biggest game was a 108-yarder with a touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles. He's yet to catch fewer than four passes, and only once has he caught fewer than six.

Christina Aguilera Racy Photos: Why Did Her Stylist Have The Racy Pictures?

Christina Aguilera’s racy photos were just released on the internet after a hacker got into the personal account of Christina Aguilera’s personal stylist. The Christina Aguilera leaked photos are causing quite a stir, and a big question is why Christina Aguilera’s stylist had the racy pictures in the first place.

A statement made by Christina Aguilera’s rep said that the racy photos were, “taken in the privacy of Ms. Aguilera’s home and were used only in a personal exchange between the star and her stylist.”
Considering that Christina Aguilera was still married to husband Jordan Bratman when the pictures were taken, it definitely makes us wonder about how involved her relationship with her personal stylist was. Why would the stylist have semi-nude photos of her?
What do you think about Christina Aguilera’s racy photos?

Family is an understandable pull for Florida's Urban Meyer

As of today, the retirement age for college football coaches is 46. The pressure is that overwhelming. The time demands are that great. The money can be made that quickly.

That's what Urban Meyer is telling us by retiring for the second and presumably final time in less than a year from the head football coaching job at the University of Florida. Six years, including two national championships, have been just about enough time on the sidelines in Gainesville for Meyer, one of the most intense, focused and driven men in a profession filled with nothing but the intense, focused and driven.

Oprah defends relationship with best friend Gayle King

HollywoodNews.com: Barbara Walters is famous for making her interview subjects cry and Oprah Winfrey is no exception.
Tomorrow night on ABC, Walters interviews Oprah who is the entire focus of a one-hour special the precedes Barbara’s annual “10 Most Fascinating People” special at 10 p.m.
Oprah sheds tears when talking about her best friend Gayle King.
“She is the mother I never had. She is the sister everybody would want. She is the friend that everybody deserves. I don’t know a better person. I don’t know a better person,” says Oprah.
As tears ran down her face the talk show queen says: “Shoot. I wasn’t going to cry.”
“Why is it making you cry?” asks Walters.
“It’s making me cry because I’m thinking about how much I probably never told her that. Tissue please! I’ve never told her that.”

Aretha Franklin Has Pancreatic Cancer

UPDATE: WJBK FOX 2 News in Detroit confirms that Franklin has cancer. A family insider told the station that she's doing, "OK," but they ask for the public's prayers.
PREVIOUSLY:
A week after undergoing surgery for a mystery illness, the National Enquirer reports (via PopCrunch) that famed singer Aretha Franklin has incurable pancreatic cancer.
The surgery, labeled a success, came under mysterious circumstances. This is the first time this illness has been reported. In November, she canceled all concerts through May 2011 due to "medical reasons."
The Enquirer's report lists pancreatic survival rates at 5-10%, and even lower for someone of Franklin's age and weight.

Wynonna Judd Won't Speak of Ex-Husband's Sexual Battery Case

Country star Wynonna Judd refuses to speak about her ex-husband's sexual battery conviction, because she knows the young victim. D.R. Roach was arrested for the sexual assault of a pre-teen in March 2007, while Judd was touring - and she admits the scandal took her completely by surprise.

Tanya Shannon, Chicago Mother of Four, Missing Since Sunday

Tanya Shannon, a Chicago mother of four children, disappeared on Sunday night after her car crashed, which left her husband dead, according to ABC News.

A large-scale manhunt is being conducted to find Shannon after authorities found the wreck on the side of the road. Her husband was found dead in the driver’s seat.

Heartfelt honor: Survivors remember Pearl Harbor

Art Wynant and Mike Sotak have seen a lot of sunrises since Dec. 7, 1941.
But none quite like that sunny Sunday morning 69 years ago Tuesday.
It was on that morning, which turned black with smoke, that Wynant, 89, of Redding and Sotak, 88, of Happy Valley became blood brothers after finding themselves in the middle of the deadly Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor that swept the U.S. into World War II.

Top 5 quotes from 'Glee's' 'A Very Glee Christmas' episode

"A Very Glee Christmas" was, in fact, just that.
It didn't redefine the Christmas TV special. It didn't revive the Andy Williams or other 1970s-era Christmas specials.
It wasn't even original.
But it was typical "Glee." And it was very good.
Sue Sylvester returned as the perfect Grinch, right down to the green face paint. (And her naive sidekick, Becky, made a perfect "rein-dog.") A large part of episode was spent re-telling the Dr. Seuss Christmas classic. But it did so as good as — or even better than — the original.

Apple Cup Kept Police Busy

PULLMAN — Twenty-one fans were arrested and a number of fans were injured Saturday at the Apple Cup football game between Washington and Washington State, WSU Police Department Lt. Steven Hansen said Monday.
Devin Ford, 20, of Snohomish was charged with third-degree assault on a law officer, a felony, for allegedly spitting on Whitman County Deputy Jim Pelissier.
Ford, a Washington student, was released from Whitman County Jail in Colfax on his own recognizance Monday night. Ford also was charged with resisting arrest and being intoxicated as a minor.

Turkish PM says "firm" with demands after Israel fire help

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday urged Israel to end the siege of the Gaza Strip as he repeated demands on apology and compensation over a deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship in May.

Erdogan spoke after Turkish and Israeli diplomats met for two days in Geneva in a bid to overcome crisis since Israeli soldiers killed 9 Turkish activists in the May 31 raid into Gaza aid flotilla.

Ski Dazzle Los Angeles 2010

Los Angeles - You could head to the mountains to ski and board now that winter weather has come to Southern California. If you're not up for the trip... or are in the market for snow sports gear... there's also the Los Angeles Convention Center this weekend at the Ski Dazzle Ski Show and Snowboard Expo.
Check out Cristy Fajardo's video report in the media player.

Toyota Etios Liva - Toyota may price small car at Rs 4.3 lakh

Toyota Kirloskar's much publicised compact car, the Etios Liva, to debut next year, would be priced around Rs 4.3 lakh, say company sources. The compact car, to take on the top-selling hatchback Swift from Maruti Suzuki, would be launched in March or April, a push-back by three months from the earlier expectation.
The Indo-Japanese company will launch the Etios sedan tomorrow at an event in Bangalore, at the hands of Toyota Motor Corporation president, Akio Toyoda.

It was hard to keep Ron Santo down

Late in the 2003 season, Ron Santo stood in front of one of the hundreds - thousands? - of standing, ovating crowds to chant his name at Wrigley Field.
"This," he said, "is my Hall of Fame."
"This" was the occasion of his number being retired. And Santo, who died Thursday at age 70, couldn't have been more right.
The greatest honors come from one's peers. Here, Santo was being honored by Cubs and Cubs fans, and he was both.

Rangel condemnation illustrates censuring issues

For those of you who have not already heard, I am sorry to report to you that Charlie Rangel has been censured by the House of Representatives. I know, it's truly heart breaking. If you need to take a minute to cry, I understand.

What does this mean? Well, nothing. I have no desire to get into a discussion about whether or not this should have happened, because quite honestly, I do not care. What I wish to convey today is this: the censure process is in desperate need of reform.

Wade Edwards Car Accident

Wade Edwards Car Accident - Losing her long-term battle with cancer, Elizabeth Edwards died Tuesday.
In a statement, the Edwards family asked that her memory be honored with charity donations, instead of flowers.
Though many would expect donations be requested for breast cancer charity, the Edwards family is instead asking for the public to support the foundation created in honor of Edwards' son.

Why you should go see Christina Perri at WRMF’s No Snow Ball

Free shows are a gift in themselves – as much money as the holidays cost most of us, a good show with musicians you’ve actually heard of put on at no cost to you in like a musical bow on top of a big fat present. WRMF’s No Snow Ball features Sara Bareilles, who you may have met when she explained that she wasn’t gonna write you a “Love Song,” and the electric Michael Franti and Spearhead, who you may have met at their energy-charged SunFest show in 2009.

Rielle Hunter – Inside the John Edwards Mistress Scandal

LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Roughly three years after Rielle Hunter (photos below) was revealed as the John Edward mistress, the scandal is far from over. A grand jury is still investigating campaign finances by former U.S. Senate John Edwards, the father of Rielle Hunter’s baby.

Hunter has testified in the grand jury matter. The grand jury’s investigation has been going on for nearly a year in Raleigh. Edwards has denied any wrongdoing.

But the history of John Edwards in handing the Rielle Hunter scandal has not been consistent.

Baby its Cold Outside Lyrics Belted Out on Glee

Nice to hear Baby its Cold Outside Lyrics on glee tonight. Glee is a musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationship, sexuality and social issues.
Many Christmas song were done on Tonight’s episode but the golden old Baby its Cold Outside was sure to warm up a lot of hearts.

Vitale: Valvano's fight lives on in funding for cancer research

People are always asking me about why I seem so obsessed about raising dollars to battle cancer.

Well, I am obviously very proud to be a member of the board of directors of the V Foundation.

I know Jimmy Valvano would be really smiling up in heaven knowing the fact that all his buddies have gone out and raised more than $100 million to battle a disease that affects you whether you are rich or poor, black or white, Christian, Jewish or Muslim. It doesn't matter; the disease can bring you to your knees.

VALVANO SPEECH: Read transcript, see video of inspiring ESPY's appearance

It breaks my heart in talking to so many dads and moms whose kids are battling with the disease.

Report: Elizabeth Edwards Has Passed Away

Elizabeth Anania Edwards, who became a national figure in her fight against cancer and as a partner in her husband John’s political career, died today. She was 61.
Edwards spent much of her life as a little-known Raleigh lawyer and mother. But that all changed when her husband, John Edwards, entered politics as a U.S. senator and became a two-time presidential candidate and the Democratic nominee for vice president.

Numbers On Facebook Status: Facebook Number Game Next Cartoon Hoax Craze?

Many Facebook users have numbers on their Facebook status after the “Facebook Number Game” trend started last night. Today, everyone is wondering what the number game on Facebook is all about. Are the numbers on Facebook status/Facebook Number Game the next cartoon hoax craze?

Last week, people changed their Facebook profile pictures to cartoons to stand up to child abuse and violence, and it wasn’t long before rumors started to surface the the Facebook cartoon profile picture meme was a hoax set up by child predators.