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DeGeneres received the highest American humor prize in a ceremony a the Kennedy Center on Monday.

Las Vegas police are looking for a 31-year-old Southern California man they believe sneaked into a restricted area of the Venetian resort earlier this month and stole $1.6 million in high-denomination casino chips.

Paul Kurtz, skeptic, philosopher, secular humanist as well as UFO and psychic debunker has passed away at the age of 86.

The parents of 14-year-old Anais Fournier are suing Monster Beverage Corp, claiming that the caffeine in Monster energy drinks killed their daughter.

Russell Means, a former American Indian Movement activist Hollywood film actor, has died at the age of 72.

Chevy Chase apologized for using the N-word in a rant on the set of the NBC comedy, "Community."

The power couple lost their legal battle to trademark their daughter's name, Blue Ivy, to a local Boston company that has been operating under the name since 2009.

The birth announcement of Adele and her fiancé Simon Konecki’s son on Saturday sparked ridicule by trolls on Twitter.

Kim Kardashian wore white on her romantic birthday trip with Kanye West in the wake of engagement rumors.

When Clint Heichel kissed his wife, Whitney, goodbye last Tuesday morning before she left for work, he never could have predicted the terrible news, and the resulting support from his community, that would come in the next week.

Only a few months after announcing her pregnancy online, British pop singer Adele has given birth to her first baby, a boy.

A U.S. Army appeals court ruled that Nidal Hasan must have his beard shaved before standing trial for the 2009 shooting rampage that killed 13 people at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas.

College student Justin Foster has caused negative backlash on twitter after publishing nude photos of his former teacher Anna Michelle Walters.

Aaron Fisher is speaking out publicly by name for the first time as the young man whose claims of abuse began the criminal investigation that put Jerry Sandusky in prison.

Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney saved their funniest jabs at each other for the Al Smith dinner in New York on Thursday night.

Jerry Sandusky has appealed his 45 child sex abuse convictions.

The cyber bully that is thought to have driven Canadian teen Amanda Todd to suicide last week has reportedly been exposed by the internet hacktivist group Anonymous.

Bret Easton Ellis calls out Lindsay Lohan for being late to work.

Bristol Palin was not heartbroken over being sent home from "Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars."

Former Cosby High School student Justin Foster publicized nude pictures and intimate texts from his former teacher, Anna Michelle Walters

Police in Oregon are investigating the disappearance of a woman who went missing on her way to work Tuesday.

The 13-year-old Kentucky teen died of Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma on Wednesday after trying to raise awareness for his extremely rare disease.

After replacing Charlie Sheen on the hit series "Two and a Half Men," actor Ashton Kutcher has taken Sheen's No. 1 spot on Forbes highest-paid TV actors' list.

De Niro and wife Grace Hightower have trouble renting after a fire destroys their Central Park West home.

Teen bride Courtney Stodden underwent a filmed examination to prove she has not had plastic surgery.

Talia Castellano is only 13-years-old, but has two types of cancer. After her makeup tutorials went viral on YouTube, she is now the honorary face of CoverGirl.

Michelle Obama and Ann Romney dazzle in matching pink outfits during the second presidential debate.

Amanda Bynes' former co-star Jennie Garth says she is concerned for Bynes, but has been unable to reach her.

Folk singer Arlo Guthrie has announced the death of his wife, Jackie, at age 68.