Ken Shepherd

North Carolina GOP apologizes for tweet blasting Tim Kaine over ‘shameful’ lapel pin

The North Carolina Republican Party apologized for and deleted a tweet issued Wednesday which blasted as 'shameful' a lapel pin that vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine was wearing.

July 28, 2016

Julian Edelman, New England Patriots wide receiver, hit with paternity suit by Swedish model: Report

New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman has reportedly been served with papers in a paternity lawsuit filed by a Swedish model.

July 28, 2016

Rolling Stones recorded a jingle for Rice Krispies; video surfaces more than 50 years later

The Rolling Stones recorded a commercial for Kellogg's Rice Krispies breakfast cereal in the early 1960s, the Daily Telegraph reported on Tuesday.

July 28, 2016

‘Gilmore Girls’ to land on Netflix on Black Friday

After recovering from your turkey coma, you can binge on nostalgia with a 4-part "Gilmore Girls" miniseries on Netflix.

July 27, 2016

Taylor Swift fails to get nominated for MTV Video Music Awards

If winning an MTV Video Music Award was a squad goal for Taylor Swift this year, it ain't gonna happen.

July 27, 2016

Bill Clinton helps Dem convention outperform GOP’s Day Two in TV ratings: Report

More Americans tuned in to watch the first two nights of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia than did the first two nights of the GOP's gathering last week in Cleveland, Variety magazine reported Wednesday.

July 27, 2016

Global oversupply of gasoline holding down oil prices: Report

It's great news for motorists hitting the road this summer driving season, but the glut of gasoline on the market has industry watchers lamenting a "death spiral" for the oil industry.

July 27, 2016

Genesis Davila, Miss Florida USA, shorn of crown after violating rules by hiring hairstylist

Miss Florida USA Genesis Davila has had to surrender her tiara after pageant officials learned she hiring professional hair and makeup stylists, a violation of contest rules.

July 27, 2016

Critics hit ‘Zionist’ Wonder Woman on social media as movie trailer goes viral on Twitter

The new Wonder Woman trailer went viral on Twitter over the weekend, but while most users couldn't get enough of Gal Gadot as the immortal Amazonian princess, some blasted the Israeli-born actress by virtue of her nationality.

July 26, 2016

Miss Cleo, iconic hotline psychic, dead at 53

Youree Harris, best known as psychic "Miss Cleo," has died from cancer at the age of 53, TMZ reported Tuesday, citing a representative who worked for the late character actress.

July 26, 2016

An anonymous donor is paying for Redskins superfan Chief Zee’s funeral: report

WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C., reported Tuesday that an anonymous donor has stepped forward to foot the funeral costs for Zema Williams, better known as Redskins superfan Chief Zee.

July 26, 2016

Atheists sue Kansas City over money for upcoming National Baptist Convention

Atheists are suing the city of Kansas City, Missouri, alleging an unconstitutional expenditure of municipal funds for an upcoming religious gathering.

July 26, 2016

Harrison Ford could have been killed in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ filming accident: prosecutors

Harrison Ford may well have been killed two years ago on the set of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," according to British prosecutors pursuing criminal charges against a film production company, London's The Independent newspaper reported on Tuesday.

July 26, 2016

Jen Selter, Instagram model, excused from jury duty for being too ‘superficial’: report

Jen Selter, a famous Instagram model with a large following behind her, was reportedly excused from jury duty in New York after she convinced a judge she was too superficial to be fair and unbiased.

July 22, 2016

Leslie Jones, comedian and ‘Ghostbusters’ actress, returns to Twitter

Comedian Leslie Jones made her return to Twitter Thursday night, after briefly giving up on the social media platform, citing cyberbullying.

July 22, 2016

Multiple people fatally shot at Munich shopping center; 1 teen gunman dead

German police on Friday blamed a lone gunman for killing nine people and wounding 16 others at a Munich shopping center in what they earlier called "suspected terrorism" but then discovered was not related to the Islamic State terror group.

July 22, 2016

The Dubliner, Irish pub in D.C., hosts ‘wake’ for GOP as Trump delivers acceptance speech

A popular Irish pub in Washington, D.C., hosted a "wake" Thursday night for the Republican Party, coinciding with Donald Trump's formal acceptance of the GOP presidential nomination.

July 22, 2016

Donald Trump gets a wall that someone else paid for

Donald Trump [sort of] got himself a wall, and a Los Angeles street artist paid for it.

July 21, 2016

Roger Ailes resigns as Fox News boss effective immediately

Roger Ailes resigned as Fox New Channel chief effective immediately on Thursday afternoon, 21st Century Fox said.

July 21, 2016

Demi Lovato quips she has ‘PTSD’ from childhood work at Disney Channel

In what may have been an inadvisable turn of phrase, singer and actress Demi Lovato quipped of her early work as a child performer on the Disney Channel with giving her "PTSD."

July 21, 2016