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Leonardo DiCaprio to play President Woodrow Wilson in biopic: report

Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star as Woodrow Wilson in an upcoming biopic of the 28th president, E! News reported.

September 17, 2013

Rep. Steve Cohen tweets photo blaming NRA, AR-15s for Navy Yard shooting

Rep. Steve Cohen took to Twitter Monday evening, posting a cartoon that essentially blames the National Rifle Association for the Washington Navy Yard shooting, the Blaze first reported.

September 17, 2013

Floyd Mayweather apologizes for mocking Oscar De La Hoya’s stint in rehab

Floyd Mayweather has issued a full apology to Oscar De La Hoya for posting a photo to his Instagram account mocking the fellow boxer for entering rehab, TMZ first reported.

September 17, 2013

Iran’s new astronaut could be Persian cat: report

Iran may choose a Persian cat for its next animal astronaut in the country's ambitious aerospace program, the official IRNA news agency reported Monday.

September 17, 2013

Joe Biden’s niece Caroline in police custody

Vice President Joseph R. Biden's niece has been taken into police custody in New York City.

September 17, 2013

Egyptian police retake Dalga village overrun by Muslim Brotherhood

Egyptian authorities managed to recapture a town in central Egypt that had been controlled by Muslim Brotherhood supporters for more than two months, the Guardian in London first reported.

September 17, 2013

Banned Malaysian beauty contestants apologize for insulting Islam

Three beauty queens who were forced to drop out of the Miss Malaysia World pageant because of a fatwa have issued an apology, saying they did not intend to insult Islam.

September 17, 2013

Islamic bloc wants a permanent seat at U.N. Security Council: report

The Muslim world deserves a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) suggested at the Russian Foreign Ministry's international relations institute this week.

September 17, 2013

Georgia health care company cuts 101 employees due to Obamacare

More than 100 Emory Healthcare employees in Atlanta will permanently lose their jobs due to Obamacare, a local television station reported.

September 16, 2013

‘Big Brother’ star reveals 2-month-old daughter has cancer: report

"Big Brother" star Britney Haynes and her husband Ryan Godwin announced Monday that their 2-month-old daughter Tilly has been diagnosed with cancer, TMZ reported.

September 16, 2013

Mexico arrests 3rd suspect in killing of U.S. Border Patrol agent linked to Fast and Furious

Mexican police have arrested a third suspect in the December 2010 killing of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian A. Terry, whose death drew light on Operation Fast and Furious, a botched plan by the U.S. government that was meant to track guns smuggled to Mexico.

September 16, 2013

Right-leaning Western Marylanders move to secede from state

A group of right-leaning Maryland residents who feel underrepresented in the Statehouse have banded together to push for a secession.

September 16, 2013

Miss South Carolina embarrasses her state with trailer joke

South Carolina residents were outraged after the woman who represented them in Sunday's Miss America pageant suggested that 20 percent of them live in a trailer.

September 16, 2013

Former chief Gitmo prosecutor blasts NRA for ‘Benghazi in our backyard’

A Howard University law professor and former chief prosecutor of the Guantanamo military commissions took to Twitter on Monday to blast the National Rifle Association amid the Washington Navy Yard shooting.

September 16, 2013

Nearly half of Syria’s rebels are jihadists, extremists: analysis

Nearly half of Syria's rebels are now aligned with jihadist or radical Islamist groups, according to a new analysis by IHS Jane's.

September 16, 2013

Moment of panic after Redskins’ Josh Morgan can’t reach his mother at Navy Yard

There was a moment of panic for Washington Redskins' Josh Morgan after he made 30 calls to his mother, who works at the Washington Navy Yard, and was unable to reach her, sports reporter Sky Kerstein tweeted Monday.

September 16, 2013

Taliban bomb kills Pakistani general, two officers

A roadside bomb planted by the Taliban killed a top Pakistani general and two officers on Sunday, army officials said.

September 15, 2013

Golden Globes to honor Woody Allen’s career in filmmaking

The 71st annual Golden Globe Awards will honor Woody Allen for his contributions to filmmaking, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Friday.

September 15, 2013

NPR set to make largest staff reduction in its history

NPR is set to make one of the largest staff reductions in its history in efforts to close a persistent deficit of $6.1 million.

September 15, 2013

Paula Deen greeted with standing ovation at Houston cooking expo

Paula Deen held back tears Saturday as she was met by a standing ovation during her appearance at the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show in Houston.

September 15, 2013