Amanda Remling

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD The Avengers has been rocking the box office since opening last weekend, and if you were one of the people to help the Marvel movie make box office history, you might have seen a sneak peak of what's to come for the next film.

Children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak has died at the age of 83, reports the New York Times. Sendak is best known for his books Where The Wild Things Are, and In The Night Kitchen. He died on Tuesday in Danbury, Connecticut from complications of a recent stroke.

Mexico's first presidential debate had a lot of skin showing. Viewers weren't paying attention to the highly anticipated political debate, but rather the cleavage of curvaceous model Julia Orayen.

It's been officially confirmed that the two bodies found on Sunday belong to 31-year-old Jo Ann Bain and her 14-year-old daughter Adrienne.

Back in March, 55-year-old grandmother Sharon Simmons made headlines when she announced her plans to audition for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleading squad on May 5. This past weekend Simmons did just that.

Elena Gilbert's Vampire Diaries home is for sale, but buyers need not fear a vampire or supernatural invasion.

The zombie virus infected Amesbury, Mass., this past weekend, when a 5K obstacle race called ?Run For Your Lives? invaded.

Steven Powell, father-in-law of missing Utah woman Susan Powell, will stand trial today for voyeurism and pornography charges. The estimated eight-day trial hopes to shed light on the disappearance of Susan Powell.

Whitney Houston's family has hired a permanent armed guard to patrol the late singer's New Jersey grave. The family fears that grave robbers will come after the reported $500,000 of jewelry the singer is buried with.

Custom officials in South Korea have been cracking down on inspections due to the rise in the smuggling of Chinese-made capsules into the country. The capsules are reportedly filled with powdered human baby flesh.

Thursday, May 10 the ?Vampire Diaries? will air its season three finale, and judging from a 40 second clip released, it won?t fall short on the drama.

An estimated 144 people were injured when a cluster of balloons exploded at a political rally in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Friday. The explosion was caused by a cigarette that was lit near the balloons, according to the Associated Press.

A Colorado blue spruce from a tree farm in New Jersey was planted near the White House a little more than a year ago. The National Park Service has now confirmed that the tree, planted in March of last year, has died due to transplant shock.

Thursday morning a Florida family awakened to discover that they need to evacuate their home due to a sinkhole. A home in Windermere has a sinkhole growing in its backyard. Starting at around 34 feet, the sinkhole is currently estimated to be about 100 feet by 100 feet. According to BayNews9, the ever growing hole is larger than an NBA basketball court.

Season five of True Blood is premiering June 10, but fans don't have to wait until then to see some new characters and old favorites. HBO has been releasing teaser trailers and posters, but the latest promo effort on their part are stills from season five.

The Vampire Diaries season three finale airs on May 11, and the preview reveals that anything can happen to the Mystic Falls crew. Read on as we break down the preview bit by bit to see what might really happen next week.

Violet D'Mello, a British woman from Aberdeen, was visiting the Kragga Kamma reserve in South Africa with her husband Archie when she was mauled by a cheetah.

A Utah woman thought she was involved in a terrorist plot when she opened up a tampon to find a tiny package of white powder. Police however, identified the substance as cocaine.

Turia Pitt was a 24-year-old model who decided to join Racing The Planet's ultra marathon in Australia this past September. What Pitt didn't realize is that participating in the race would change her life forever. Pitt recanted her tale of running through a wall of flames to a parliamentary inquiry earlier this week.

It seems pretty rare to run across an octopus, let alone witness it devouring an unsuspecting seagull. Amateur photographer Ginger Morneau was in the right place at the right time though when the surprising act occurred.

This week's episode kicks off with Mystic Falls latest vampire plotting in the high school. Caroline (Candice Accola) just so happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when she comes to the high school to help Rebekah (Claire Holt) clean up the gym after the Decade Dance. Usually enemies, Rebekah and Caroline join forces to stake Alaric...the only problem is that Esther made Alaric a super vampire, immune to stakes.

Reports are circulating that fired ESPN sports gambling columnist Sarah Philips and partner Nilesh Prasad were involved in an alleged fraud scheme involving T-Mobile. A T-Mobile spokesperson has just released a statement to the IBTimes regarding the Sarah Phillips alleged fraud scandal.

During the middle of Yankees batting practice in Kansas City Thursday night Mariano Rivera was injured and carted off the field.

Freelance sports gambling columnist Sarah Phillips made headlines yesterday when she was fired from ESPN after Deadspin.com released an article claiming the 22-year-old was involved in fraud and extortion. IBTimes spoke with a T-Mobile media relations representative who informed us that they were not aware of the current allegations against Sarah Phillips, but are looking into the situation.

Oregon is in the news--and it's not because of Sarah Phillips. An Oregon mom has posted a hilarious video of her son Jack at the Oregon Zoo in Portland.

The Sarah Phillips ESPN scandal is getting more intriguing (and more confusing) as the former ESPN gambling columnist is now allegedly being linked to a T-Mobile fraud. Not surprising, her reported partner Nilesh Prasad is also being connected to the latest revealing scam.

HBO has been releasing teaser clips from season five of True Blood for the last couple weeks, and now fans can be treated to a brand new poster. For fans who find that waiting sucks, the series is almost a month away from its June 10 premiere.

The Bamboozle Music Festival is a little over two weeks away and the excitement is building in Asbury Park, New Jersey. One of these big names ready to storm the beaches of Asbury Park is Incubus.

Loud music and erratic driving in an Australian neighborhood led a couple men to break out the big guns...or rather a chainsaw and samurai sword.