John Talty

Famed cake maker Buddy Valastro of the reality show Cake Boss on TLC decided to get in on 7-Eleven Free Slurpee day action and made the convenience store chain a Slurpee styled birthday cake.

Tea Party sweetheart Michelle Bachmann has topped longtime Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney in a recent 2012 presidential election poll of the state of Iowa.

Janet Johnson and Michael Brown knew they were going to have a big baby, going as far to tell friends and family to not buy newborn clothes for the baby shower. But neither one of them expected their son, JaMichael, to weigh in at an incredible 16 pounds, 1 ounce when he was born on Sunday.

A young boy encounters his first gay couple and his reaction might be the most uncorrupted, adorable view on gay marriage and love of all-time.

Chances are you've enjoyed a refreshing Gatorade or Powerade at some point in your life, perhaps after working out or playing sports. But would you be quite as eager to drink that energy drink if you knew it got its origins from urine?

Secondhand smoke can cause ADHD and other learning disabilities, according to a recent study by the Center for Disease Control.

Move over Herpes; there is a new untreatable sexually transmitted disease in town. Researchers have discovered a new strain of gonorrhea in Japan that is resistant to antibiotics, a possible precursor to a global health scare.

Authorities are puzzled as to how a stun gun made its way onto a JetBlue flight on Friday night.

In a bizarre scene at the Tour de France on Sunday, a car carrying a French television cameraman crashed into three cyclists. Two of the cyclists were knocked to the ground from the crash, while one was about to avoid falling from the crash.

One day after the tragic death of 39-year old Shannon Stone during a Rangers baseball game, team president Nolan Ryan announced a memorial fund would be started for Stone's family.

Casey Anthony turned away a jailhouse visit from her mother today, in what could have been the last attempt by Anthony's parents to speak with he

Despite what they might like for you to believe, men are actually more interested in cuddling than women, according to a recent study.

Minutes after learning of an uptick in unemployment in the month of June, Michelle Bachmann quickly wasted no time in using the report as a barometer on Obama's economic policies.

Chinese 7-foot-6 superstar Yao Ming has decided to retire from the NBA after eight seasons, according to Yahoo! Sports.

Michael Jackson's iconic Thriller dance is the kind of dance everyone wants to try and perform. But no rendition might be as entertaining as what a young Seattle Mariners fan did during a game at Safeco Field recently.

Josh Hamilton has been open about his demons. He's been a drug addict. He's been an alcoholic. He eventually was able to get sober and flourish on the baseball field. But how will he react to one of the most difficult tragedies he's ever dealt with?

Star Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton is said to be very distraught over the tragic death of a 39-year old Rangers fan during Thursday night's game.

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (PFE) is considering selling its animal health and baby food units in hopes of appeasing shareholders' demands.

Controversy continues to swirl over Nathan's famous hot dog eating contest. While American Joey Chestnut won the official contest with 62 hot dogs, media was abuzz over a live simulcast of former champion Takeru Kobayashi allegedly eating 69 hot dogs.New video now shows that Kobayashi actually didn't eat the world record 69 hot dogs, as he claimed.

After public outrage over the hacking of a missing 13-year old girl's voice mail, Rupert Murdoch has finally pulled the plug on British tabloid News of the World.

Hall of Famer and former Baltimore Colts player John Mackey died Thursday at the age of 69, reports The Baltimore Sun.

Medicaid helps improve physical and financial stability for low-income Americans, according to a study released by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

The successor to the Hubble Telescope was delivered a major blow yesterday when the House Appropriations Committee released its spending plan for the coming fiscal year.

A powerful Egyptian leader claims that the September 11th terrorist attacks were made in the USA and the Holocaust is a lie, in a recent interview with The Washington Times.

In what started as just a small dot on Saturn's northern hemisphere has now evolved into what some scientists call a one-of-a-kind storm.

There is a chance for yet another dust storm in the Phoenix area on Wednesday, just one day after a massive dust storm tormented the area.

Get ready for a new boss on The Office-- and no his name is not Will Ferrell.James Spader, best known for his roles on The Practice and Boston Legal, will star as Robert California on the hit NBC sitcom.

Movie star Jennifer Aniston is taking a year off from acting, according to US Weekly magazine.

The International Olympic Committee announced Pyeongchang today as the destination of the 2018 Winter Olympics. The announcement was made after only one round of secret balloting by the group's 95 members in Durban, South Africa.