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President Barack
Obama will award the Medal of Honor to an Army sergeant who lost his
hand in Afghanistan when he tried to toss an enemy grenade away from
himself and two colleagues.
Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry will be the second living,
active-duty service member to receive the nation's highest military
decoration for actions in the Iraq or Afghanistan wars. Last year,
Obama awarded a Medal of Honor to Staff Sgt. Sal Giunta, also for
actions in Afghanistan.
As Catherine enjoys her honeymoon with new husband Prince William
after a flawless royal wedding, back home her little sister Pippa has
sparked a media storm all of her own.
The two sisters had long been seen together at parties, the pair
strangely interchangeable with their glossy brown hair and
figure-hugging dresses.
Fugitive Ratko Mladic captured
After 16 years as one of Europe's most wanted war criminal Ratko Mladic was captured in Serbia. The ruthless former general is accused of killing thousands of Muslim men and boys in U.N. protected the city of Srebrenica.
French first lady expecting a boy?
Sources have told a British newspaper that French First lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, 43, is expecting a boy. President Nicolas Sarkozy, 56,
was reportedly furious when his father recently told reporters that he
was "mad with joy" about the pregnancy, which has been the focus of rampant rumors.
Gigi Goyette claims affair with Schwarzenegger
Gigi Goyette, who says she first had a fling with Arnold Schwarzenegger during the 1970s, claims the two had an affair while he was married to Maria Shriver. The news comes a week after the former California governor confirmed he had fathered a love child during his marriage.
Former Pussycat Doll replacing 'X Factor' judge
British singer Cheryl Cole, 27, will no longer be a judge on Simon Cowell's new show, "The X Factor" .Instead she will be replaced by former Pussycat Dolls member Nicole Scherzinger, 32, No word on why Cole is out. Scherzinger will join Cowell, a former "American Idol" judge and a big music producer at the judges' table.
Schwarzenegger facing criminal inquiry?
According to reports, former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is facing a criminal inquiry. Schwarzenegger allegedly misused tax payer funds by using his security detail to cover up sexual liaisons.
The Lakers hire new head coach
The L.A. Lakers have hired former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown as their next head coach. Legendary coach Phil Jackson retired from the position just days after the Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs.
Are Willow and Jaden Smith mentoring MJ's kids?
Jaden Smith, 12, and his sister, Willow, 10, were recently spotted hanging out with Michael Jackson's kids. Were they just chilling, or did the matriarch of the Jackson family set up the meeting?
James Bond returns in new novel
MI6's "007" will be making a comeback in a new novel by a best-selling American crime writer. James Bond was created by author Ian Fleming and first appeared in a novel in 1953. Since then, Bond has appeared in more than a dozen novels and over 20 official films.
Former Ohio State player admits to selling memorabilia
A former Ohio State player has admitted to the school's newspaper that he sold team memorabilia for cash and received other perks when he played for the team. Some Ohio State players have been suspended for the first five games of the season, and the team's coach is under investigation by the NCAA.
Gen. Ratko Mladic's ruthlessness was legendary: "Burn their brains!"
he once bellowed as his men pounded Sarajevo with artillery fire.
So was his arrogance: He nicknamed himself "God," and
kept goats which he was said to have named after Western leaders he
despised.
Little more than a month after they backed sweeping changes to
Medicare, Republicans are on the political defensive, losing a House
seat long in their possession and exhibiting significant internal
strains for the first time since last fall's election gains.
The label certainly appears to fit in the minds of British police.
Scotland Yard, the UK's police force, has given Obama the security
codename 'Chalaque' for his visit this week to the United Kingdom, the UK Daily Mail reports. The term is reportedly a Punjabi word meaning someone who is too clever for his own good, according to the newspaper.
Deadliest
twisters
The cyclone that swept Joplin,
Mo., Sunday evening is the latest in a long line of destructive
twisters. Here are the 10 most deadly U.S. tornado events
on record, by the number of deaths.
End of the world theories
I was recently asked how I interpreted the
Mayan and Hopi Indians predictions that the world, as we know it, will
end on the 21st of December, 2012.
Olivia Munn has
found life after the cancellation of her series "Perfect Couples." the
actress has joined the cast of Aaron Sorkin's cable news drama at U.S.
cable network HBO.
Tim Mcgraw Lawsuit
Country
star Tim McGraw has been sued by bosses at his record label for breach
of contract. Curb Records executives claim the singer handed over master
recordings for his latest offering, Emotional Traffic, too closely to
the completion of 2009's Southern Voice and, as a result, the songs were
not "topical and new".
McGraw stands accused of using a "transparent tactic to attempt to
fulfill his contractual recording commitment to Curb prematurely in
breach of the recording agreement", according to a lawsuit obtained by
Billboard.com.
McGraw's contract allegedly stipulates that he must only record albums
"no earlier than 12 months and no later than 18 months" after delivering
his previous album.
A group seeking to ban the circumcision of male children in San
Francisco has succeeded in getting their controversial measure on the
November ballot, meaning voters will be asked to weigh in on what until
now has been a private family matter.
They look so safe and so harmless, but experts say some baby products in stores right now actually contain toxic chemicals.
More than 100 products were tested as part of a national study, which found potentially harmful flame retardants and polyurethane foam inside things such as car seats, nursing pillows and changing pads for newborns.
"These chemicals have been linked to impaired child development (and) increased time to pregnancy in women. They've also been linked to a number of other disorders," said Rebecca Meunnick with the Ecology Center.
