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AeroShot Pure Energy, an inhalable caffeine product that went on sale last month, is now under investigation by the FDA after Sen. Charles Schumer (D.-N.Y.) pushed for the product to be banned, calling it the new Four Loko and claiming the canisters' design encourages kids to take hit after hit of the product and to mix it with alcohol.

GDC 2012 is approaching, and a new SimCity game may be on the way, as Maxis is expected to make a big announcement at the 2012 Game Developers Conference.

A man questioned in connection to the case of missing baby Lisa Irwin has been charged with first-degree assault in an unrelated incident. Dane Diggler Greathouse, 28, has been charged for stabbing Greg R. May this weekend in Gladstone, Mo. Baby Lisa's parents, Jeremy Irwin and Deborah Bradley, claim missing baby Lisa was taken from her crib late Oct. 3, 2011 while Bradley was asleep and Irwin was at work. The one-year-old remains missing.

Dame Judi Dench has quashed rumors that suggest she is going blind. The Oscar-winning actress announced that she is suffering from a degenerative eye condition, which she does not wish to be overblown by the media.

As Rihanna and Chris Brown are rumored to be reuniting in both song and love, the Twittosphere leapt into action to produce a variety of GIFs and videos to commemorate the occasion.

New research suggests a link between diet soda consumption and vascular events, including heart attacks and strokes. Does this make diet soft drinks just as bad as their sugary counterparts?

Following a flurry of excitement and speculation surrounding the rumored return of Thebe Earl Sweatshirt Kgositsile to his home in California after a 19-month stay at the Coral Reef Academy in Samoa, Earl dropped off the radar. Presumably, the 17-year old rapper returned to school to get his high school diploma, and has stayed out of the public eye for the most part. The only window Hip Hop fans have into Earl's activities is the Twitter account he created on Feb. 8.

Rihanna and Chris Brown are back together again, recreating the music on two brand new songs. The move has shocked many of their fans, especially after the two who used to be a couple, ended their relationship because of abuse. Three years ago Brown was accused and charged for assaulting Rihanna on Grammys eve.

Mardi Gras is the French term for Fat Tuesday. Most people know what Mardi Gras, the huge celebration that takes place in New Orleans. Latin American countries, specifically Brazil, take part in huge festivals called Carnival every year.

Happy Mardi Gas! It’s that time of year again. After the sweet tooth indulgence of Valentine’s Day and before Lent’s fasting period, celebratory parades full of colorful beads, authentic food and ethnic music are held. If you’re wondering where today’s parties and festivities are taking place, here’s a quick rundown.

Mardi Gras in New Orleans isn't just about picking up tourist trinkets or partying in the French Quarter. From catching a performance by the Mardi Gras Indians to eating a slice of king cake, here are six New Orleans traditions you don't want to miss, as well as a rundown of how these traditions got started in the first place.

Monaco's Prince Pierre Casiraghi was bloodied in a fight Saturday at the Double Seven nightclub in New York City's Meatpacking District. However, the business man and former nightclub owner Adam Hock, who has been charged with assault in the incident, claims the 24-year-old son of Princess Caroline and grandson of former Hollywood actress Grace Kelly started the brawl.

While Disneyland is meant to be a place where dreams come true, one man had his worst nightmare after getting pepper sprayed in a drunken brawl with security.

Randolph, 15, from Wellesley, Colo., was killed in a skiing accident on Sunday when she slammed into a tree at the Copper Mountain Resort in Frisco. The Wellesley High School freshman is the twelfth skier to die in a ski mishap in 2012, prompting concerns that dangerous conditions on the slopes could create a deadly pattern for snow sport enthusiasts.

Next January, season three of 'Downton Abbey' will premiere on PBS. For fans of the hit period drama, that's simply too long a wait! Season two just concluded and we're already trying to figure out what to do with ourselves. Fortunately, help is on the way.

Scientists are hopeful the rejuvenation of the Silene stenophylla that was found frozen in time could the regeneration of other plants and animals. Scroll through the slide show to view photos of some other Ice Age discoveries.

In a tribute to the late Whitney Houston, a 90-year-old grandma from Utah, who is actually blind, took out her dancing shoes to dance to the tune of I Wanna Dance With Somebody in a video that has gone viral.

In a rare feat accomplished by Russian scientists, a flower, that has been frozen in time for for nearly 30,000 years, was revived.

For most, Mardi Gras means eating a ton on Fat Tuesday, beads and drinks but everyone forgets the best part -- and this one takes the cake -- King Cake. Here's a recipe to make your own King Cake this year to celebrate Mardi Gras and photos of the best King Cakes in New Orleans.

During a recent interview with Showbiz411, host Nathaniel Lippiett asked Ghost Rider Star Nicolas Cage to respond to the supernatural allegations that he is an immortal vampire, and received an interesting reply. Why don't we just keep it a mystery, Cage said. It might be a lot more fun for everybody if I just say it's possible.

Bobby Brown is said to be worried about his daughter Bobbi Kristina and wants her to get professional help and get into a treatment facility. Krissy has taken her mother's death really hard, not surprisingly, and Bobby is terrified she's going to do something stupid, the source added. He wants her in a treatment center, getting professional help to get her through the grieving process without falling back on alcohol or drugs to mask her pain.

Whitney Houston's funeral footage is being sold by her family in order to increase her estate so that her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown can benefit, according to a report.

Dow Chemical Co hoped an Olympic sponsorship would boost its global cache, but the company's link to a Bhopal gas leak tragedy 28 years ago threatens to curb some of the benefits from the $100 million advertising deal.

Thousands of Hindu devotees from across India and Pakistan on Monday celebrated the festival of Mahashivratri with traditional religious fervor as chants of “bam bam bole” and “har har mahadev” reverberated in the air.

For more than 200 years, eight Italian mummies from the 19th century were examined to obtain detailed information on their state of preservation and the techniques used to prepare them.

Biophysicists from Russia were able to revive ancient fertile plants from the tissues materials of an old fruit that remained frozen in Siberian ice for over 30,000 years.

Pierre Casiraghi, Prince of Monaco, made headlines today for a bar fight that landed him in the hospital and his alleged assaulter in court. Stavros Niarchos III, his wealthy friend who also suffered a blow to the face, may have gotten less attention but is an equally interesting character in his own right.

With news that Rihanna's song 'Birthday Cake' will feature her controversial ex-boyfriend and domestic abuser Chris Brown, many are left wondering: Are they getting back together?

Four American special operations soldiers were killed over the weekend when their aircraft crashed in Djibouti as it returned from a mission.