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Dashon Goldson, Dawan Landry Fined By NFL For Hits During Jets-Buccaneers Game

NEW YORK (AP) — Tampa Bay safety Dashon Goldson was fined $30,000 by the NFL on Friday for hitting New York Jets tight end Jeff Cumberland in the head and neck area in the teams’ season opener last Sunday. The hit, which drew an unnecessary roughness penalty, resulted in Cumberland needing stitches to close […]

Vick Ballard Injury: Colts RB Out With Torn ACL For Rest Of Season

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Colts starting running back Vick Ballard will miss the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Coach Chuck Pagano said Friday that Ballard was hurt making a cut in practice Thursday. “It was a non-contact injury, just put a foot in the ground, […]

Rex Ryan: Mark Sanchez Return To Jets Is ‘Realistic’

NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Sanchez is still focused on coming back this season for the New York Jets. Coach Rex Ryan thinks it could happen. Sanchez, hurt in the team’s third preseason game, is rehabilitating his injured right shoulder rather than immediately having season-ending surgery. The exact nature of the injury has […]

Justin Bieber Posts Photo Of ‘Batman Vs. Superman’ Script, Alludes To Robin Role

From the files of hahaha what? On Friday night, Justin Bieber posted a purported photo of the David S. Goyer and Zack Snyder script for “Batman vs. Superman” (a.k.a. “Man of Steel 2”) to his Instagram account. The accompanying hashtag? #Robin. Whether or not this is a hoax or the actual script is unclear. Fans […]

‘Rizzoli And Isles’ Loses Showrunner: Janet Tamaro To Step Down After Season 4

“Rizzoli & Isles” is losing its showrunner, with Janet Tamaro stepping down from the position after Season 4, according to Variety. “I did four seasons that I’m incredibly proud of, and the show is in great shape,” Tamaro told Variety. “It’s been phenomenal, but I’m at the top of my game creatively and really want […]

Blended Family Friday: Meet Wendy And George’s Family (PHOTOS)

As part of our Blended Family Friday series, each week we’re spotlighting a different stepfamily to learn how they successfully blended their two families together. Our hope is that by telling their stories, we’ll bring you closer to blended family bliss in your own life! This week’s blended family story comes from Wendy Wood-Neeson. Though […]

Walmart In LA’s Chinatown Is Set To Open, Despite Major Protest (PHOTOS)

Despite all these people saying they didn’t want it…Photo by Getty Images/Joe Klamar This is now a reality. LA’s first Walmart — Chinatown-style:Photo by Kathleen Miles A new Walmart, which is one-fifth the size of the company’s regular stores, is set to open in downtown LA’s historic Chinatown neighborhood. It is the first centrally located […]

Patriots, Jets Fight After Nick Mangold Hits Aqib Talib Low And Late After Interception (VIDEO)

A sloppy game between the Jets and Patriots ended in ugly fashion with a fight in the final minute. With the Jets trailing 13-10 and looking for another improbable win, rookie quarterback Geno Smith was intercepted by Patriots cornerback Aqib Talib. The interception sealed the Patriots’ win but also ended up sparking a melee. Jets […]

New England Patriots Beat New York Jets 13-10 In Ugly Offensive Game (PHOTOS)

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Dobson on the game’s first series before both offenses played as sloppily as the second-half weather, and the New England Patriots got by the New York Jets 13-10 on Thursday night. Brady had trouble connecting with his rookie-filled receiving corps, while Jets rookie […]

‘Scandal’ Season 3 Promo Photos: ‘The Storm Is Coming’ For Our Gladiators

“Scandal” will soon be fixing our Thursday nights again when it returns for Season 3 (October 3 can’t get here fast enough), but in the meantime, ABC has found a way to tide us over by releasing a gorgeous new set of promotional images featuring the highly photogenic cast. The actors each released their photos […]

Mercedes-Benz S 500 Plug-In Hybrid Offers Surprising Gas Mileage

FRANKFURT, Germany — Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz is offering a hybrid version of its flagship S-Class luxury sedan that can drive emissions-free – and still provide the kind of pampering and power the pricey brand’s wealthy customers expect. Stuttgart-based Daimler AG took the wraps off the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S 500 Plug-In Hybrid this week at the […]

Navy Sexual Assaults Reports On The Rise, Officials Say

NORFOLK, Va. — The number of sexual assaults reported to the Navy has grown by about 50 percent in the past year, which Navy officials said Wednesday is a sign that a growing number of sailors feel more comfortable reporting an assault and believe something will be done about it when they do. The Navy […]

‘How I Met Your Mother’ Season 9 Premiere Preview: 15 Hints About ‘The Locket’ And ‘Coming Back’

In just under two weeks, the “How I Met Your Mother” Season 9 premiere will air on CBS, kicking off the final season of the long-running comedy. The “Mother” has been revealed and Barney’s (Neil Patrick Harris) wedding to Robin (Cobie Smulders) is underway. Can’t wait two weeks? You’re in luck. HuffPost TV got a […]

Vintage Emmys Photos From The 1950s And 1960s

Way before Tina Fey and Damian Lewis were posing with their statues, iconic stars like Lucille Ball and Dick Van Dyke were walking the red carpet at the Primetime Emmy Awards. In preparation for the 2013 Emmys on Sept. 22, we decided to take a trip down memory lane and relive some of the best […]

Amazon Deforestation Spikes In Brazil, According To Photos From Country’s Space Agency

By Paulo Prada RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Preliminary data released Tuesday by Brazil’s space agency suggests Amazon deforestation spiked by more than a third during the past year, reversing a steady decline in destruction of the world’s largest rainforest. If substantiated by follow-up data typically compiled by the end of the year, […]

Executives From Biggest Subprime Lenders Are Peddling Risky Mortgages Again

Andy Pollock rode the last subprime mortgage wave to the top then got out as the industry collapsed and took the U.S. economy with it. Today, he’s back in business. Pollock was president and CEO of First Franklin, a subprime lender whose risky loans to vulnerable consumers hastened the downfall of Merrill Lynch after the […]

‘Covert Affairs’: Teo Goes After Henry, Leading To Tragedy (VIDEO)

Teo had his sights set on getting revenge against Henry, who’s become pretty established as the “big bad” of “Covert Affairs” right now. Annie talked him out of it, saying that if Teo killed Henry, then Teo’s father, Arthur, would be disappointed in him. Maybe she should have let him go through with it. After […]

Bethenny Frankel Clarifies Her Comments About Giudice Fraud Indictment On ‘WWHL’ (VIDEO)

Bethenny Frankel dropped by to visit her old pal Andy Cohen on “Watch What Happens: Live.” As expected when Frankel is on, she was completely uncensored. It’s kind of one of those things her fans love about her, she tells it as she sees it. In this case, she got the chance to clear the […]

Sinai Car Bombing Kills 4 At Military Intelligence Headquarters: Report

EL-ARISH, Egypt — A pair of suicide bombers rammed their explosives-laden cars into military targets in Egypt’s volatile Sinai on Wednesday, killing at least nine soldiers and wounding 17 people, security officials said. One of the two bombings in the town of Rafah brought down a two-story building housing the local branch of military intelligence, […]

Benghazi Attack: Explosion Hits Libyan Ministry, Libyan Central Bank On 9/11 Anniversary

TRIPOLI, Libya — A powerful car bomb exploded Wednesday near Libya’s Foreign Ministry building in the heart of the eastern coastal city of Benghazi, security officials said, exactly one year after an attack there killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. The early morning blast targeted a building that once housed the U.S. Consulate […]

Talks collapse on Clark’s $300M estate

AP file Family members of copper heiress Huguette Clark are battling over the fortune she left behind when she died in 2011. NEW YORK — Settlement negotiations have broken down in the battle for the $300 million estate of reclusive heiress Huguette Clark, according to several of the 60 attorneys involved. A jury trial is […]

Adopted girl’s horror home

Richard Rodriguez / REUTERS Anna Barnes was adopted from Russia as a child and brought to the US then subsequently adopted by Lisa and Gary Barnes. Editor’s Note: Today’s stories are the second installment in a series of online and broadcast reports on adoption by Reuters and NBC News. A Texas teenager says that after […]

Parenting like it’s 1986?

2 hours ago When TODAY Moms first reached out to Blair McMillan, we spent nearly an hour dialing, then dialing again, only to hear a busy signal on the other end of the phone. “Sorry about that,” McMillan said with a laugh, “we don’t have call waiting. Or an answering […]

Skepticism over Nyad swim

Poll: Most oppose Syria strike

President Barack Obama faces a “tall order” in convincing Americans on Syria with nearly 60 percent who say they want their member of Congress to oppose the use of military force there, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. President Obama says Syria saying it would consider giving international control to its chemical […]

Stevie Foehl, Michigan Woman Accused Of Sexual Assault Of Infant, Says She’s A ‘Great Person’ (NSFW)

In an exclusive interview with WOOD TV 8 in Grand Rapids, Stevie Foehl, who is accused of filming her boyfriend raping an infant and sexually assaulting the child herself, says she is a “great person.” According to authorities, Foehl, 27, and Michael Emory, 23, are accused of videotaping each other sexually assaulting a one-year-old child […]

Escaped Prisoner Carjacks Patricia Banford In Detroit, Tells Her, ‘Get Out Or I’ll Kill You’

When a prisoner escaped from a downtown Detroit courthouse Monday morning, he allegedly stabbed a deputy with a plastic comb that had been sharpened to a point. He then took off wearing part of a deputy’s uniform, stole a minivan, crashed it, left on foot and continued to lead police on a manhunt through the […]

Patrick Stewart, Sunny Ozell Wedding Officiated By Sir Ian McKellen

Sir Patrick Stewart, best known for his roles in “Star Trek” and “The X-Men,” married Sunny Ozell this weekend. The newlyweds announced their union with the tweet below, which proclaimed “Yes, married.” Yes, married. pic.twitter.com/ZSMnpluSeL — Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) September 8, 2013 Stewart’s good friend and “X-Men” costar Sir Ian McKellan officiated the ceremony, […]

What 30-Somethings Are Googling After Seeing Miley Cyrus’ ‘Wrecking Ball’

If you’re in your 30s, Miley Cyrus’ latest video, “Wrecking Ball” probably left you with a lot of questions. Here are some of them. Also on HuffPost: Loading Slideshow Whale doing this thing. Getting all up in some wheat feels pretty good. This rock’s got a hole. So that’s something. Yes, we get it. Looks […]

Jim Mora Press Conference: UCLA Coach Tells Someone To ‘Shut Up’ For Talking On Phone (VIDEO)

UCLA football coach Jim Mora abruptly ended his press conference on Monday because someone was reportedly talking on the phone. Mora was addressing the death of Nick Pasquale, a freshman wide receiver who was killed in a car accident over the weekend, when the he called out a media video technician who was speaking on […]

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