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Paula Abdul accuses ‘American Idol’ producer of sexual assault

Paula Abdul has accused former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the reality competition show, according to a new lawsuit. The lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles also accuses Lythgoe of sexually assaulting Abdul after she left… Read More

Jazz great Les McCann, known for “Compared to What,” dies at 88

Les McCann, a prolific and influential musician and recording artist who helped found the soul-jazz genre and became a favorite source for sampling by Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest and hundreds of other hip-hop performers, has died. He was 88. McCann died Friday in Los Angeles a week after… Read More

[Watch] ESPN apologizes for nudity during Sugar Bowl

ESPN apologized Monday night for a video clip of a woman baring her breast that was shown during the broadcast of the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. It was aired coming out of a commercial during the second half of Washington’s 37-31 victory over Texas in a semifinal game of… Read More

No, MLB Hall of Famer Frank Thomas is not dead…

Fox News accidentally reported during an in memorium segment on Friday that Hall of Fame baseball player Frank Thomas died this year. The 55-year-old Thomas took to social media to assure fans that he was still very much alive. “Ladies and Gentlemen, I’m very sorry my ex-employer Fox would be… Read More

US space plane takes off Thursday for yearslong, secretive mission

The U.S. military’s X-37B space plane blasted off Thursday on another secretive mission that’s expected to last at least a couple of years. Like previous missions, the reusable plane resembling a mini space shuttle carried classified experiments. There’s no one on board. The Cancer Cell-Killing “Miracle Medicine” Big Pharma Doesn’t… Read More

Hawaii and California coast flooded Thursday by huge surf

Powerful surf rolled onto beaches on the West Coast and Hawaii on Thursday as a big swell generated by the stormy Pacific Ocean pushed toward shorelines, causing localized flooding. Forecasters urged people to stay off rocks and jetties, and to not turn their backs to the ocean because of the… Read More

Pop star Cher ‘urgently’ asks for conservatorship over son, 47

Cher has filed a petition to become a temporary conservator overseeing her son’s money, saying the 47-year-old’s struggles with mental health issues and addiction have left him unable to manage his assets and potentially put his life in danger. The Oscar and Grammy winning singer and actor on Wednesday filed… Read More

Home where 4 Idaho students were killed is torn down

he house where four University of Idaho students were killed last year was demolished Thursday, marking an emotional step for the victims’ families and a close-knit community that was shocked and devastated by the brutal stabbings. The sounds of construction equipment pierced the early morning air as an excavator started… Read More

“Texas is back” but this time, for real

Texas is back, and not just as a punchline. Fourteen years after last playing for a national championship, Texas (12-1) is in the College Football Playoff as Big 12 champion and one win away from another title shot. Since the end of that 2009 season when the future looked so… Read More