Julia Greenberg

American Actor Leonard Stone passed away from cancer on Wednesday at 87, just two days before his 88th birthday. Stone has an extensive list of credits, playing supporting roles in over 120 television shows and 35 films, but he was best known as Violet's father, Sam Beauregarde, in the 1971 classic Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

The HTC Rezound, formerly known as the Vigor, was unveiled today at the HTC event in New York. The Rezound is the newest addition to the smartphone family and will be a Verizon exclusive. The most anticipated aspect of the Rezound is that it is the first HTC smartphone in the U.S. to feature Beats Audio. The Rezound has Beats Audio built in, ships with a custom pair of Beats headphones and users have a special audio profile on the phone.

Thursday is National Sandwich Day, a celebration of the American staple. The holiday is celebrated on Nov. 3 to commemorate the 293rd birthday of John Montagu, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich. Montagu is credited with inventing the concept behind the sandwich, two pieces of sliced bread with lunch meat fillings.

Welsh journalist and This American Life contributor, Jon Ronson, released a short documentary Wednesday on Rebecca Black's unforgettable song, Friday. The clever documentary is brief, wacky and honest, going behind the scenes to reveal the heart and soul of Friday.

Missing baby Lisa Irwin's parents, Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin, continue to maintain that baby Lisa disappeared from their home nearly a month ago. Not only are police stumped by what really happened to missing 11-month-old baby Lisa Irwin, but the media and the public have become increasingly confused by the events that have unraveled this month. Take a look at this timeline to see what really happened this past month in an effort to find missing baby Lisa Irwin.

Demi Lovato and Wilmer Valderrama were caught kissing Tuesday in Los Angeles after attending a Halloween party together Monday night.The rumored couple briefly dated in 2010 following Lovato's highly publicized split from Joe Jonas. Later that year, Lovato was treated for eating disorders and a bipolar disorder. Are Lovato and Valderrama a couple?

Google released a Gmail iPhone, iPad and iPod app Wednesday hoping to streamline Apple users' Gmail experience and encourage more users to switch to the Google email platform. The new iPhone, iPad and iPod app was recalled due to a bug with notifications and Google pulled the iOS app to fix the problem.

Megan Fox will make her Broadway debut in November for the 10th annual 24 Hours Plays project. Twenty-four stars will join six writers, six directors, two musical guests and a production staff to produce six plays for the annual collaboration project where six plays are put on in 24 hours. Fox will perform on stage for the first time in 2011 for the 24 Hours Plays project.

A woman claiming to be the mother of Justin Bieber's baby has reportedly demanded the pop star take a paternity test. Twenty-year-old fan Mariah Yeater alleges that Justin Bieber is the father of her three-month-old son, according to an exclusive report released by Star magazine. Yeater signed court papers under the penalty of perjury claiming that the 17-year-old pop star had sex with her backstage at one of his concerts in Los Angeles when she was 19.

Striker Billy Sharp scored the first goal for Doncaster in the Championship Football Club game against Middlesborough Tuesday night following the tragic death of his two-day old son. Within the first 14 minutes of the game, Sharp scored the opening goal. He pointed to the sky and lifted his jersey, revealing the words: That's for you, son! The referee allowed Sharp to dedicate the moment to his late son.

New York lawyer Joe Tacopina announced Tuesday that a Kansas City lawyer, John Picerno, would be added to the team of attorneys assisting missing baby Lisa Irwin's parents, Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin. Cyndy Short, the previous local counsel, was asked to leave the investigation late last week.

Google will now index Facebook, Disqus and other third-party comments posted on blogs and websites. The comments will be searchable and affect the SEO of the site just like the regular content of the page.

In Technology Group Ltd. announced a 4.3-inch xpPhone 2 smartphone should be launched early next year. ITG, claiming to be known as China Apple, announced in its press release that the xpPhone 2 will be a Post-Smartphone.

Bank of America will keep the $5-a-month fee for debit card use that's scheduled to start early next year, while other banks, like J.P. Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo, announced Friday that they are shying away from the fees.

The last weekend of October is here and it's your last chance to throw together your Halloween party. From candy corn jello shots to bloody martinis, you can't go wrong this Halloween if you tweek your cocktails and drinks in a Halloween theme.

Tonya Cooley claims she was sexually assaulted during the filming of The Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins in Phuket, Thailand in May 2009 and producers did nothing to stop it. The former Real World Chicago cast member has filed a law suit against MTV, Bunim-Murrary Productions and reality stars Kenneth Santucci and Evan Starkman, according to court papers obtained by EW.

With Oct. 31 only days away, it's your last chance to pick a Halloween costume. Stores might be running out of supplies, but we're not short on ideas. If you're looking for something original, yet noticeable, you've come to the right place.

New York lawyer Joe Tacopina called off interviews of baby Lisa Irwin's two half-brothers scheduled for Friday. He did not give a reason for the cancellation, according to Darin Snapp, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department. He said he would contact police next week to reschedule for next week. Cyndy Short was fired by Tacopina late Thursday for unknown reasons.

Pocketnow has revealed some interesting leaked BlackBerry videos posted on Vimeo that show a revolutionary smartphone device. The overall design of the handset is simple, sleek and cool -- a full-screen smartphone with edge-to-edge display -- but the on-screen phone functions seem overly basic.

Police searched a small lake near the Kansas City home of Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin, hoping to find clues to the disappearance of missing baby Lisa Irwin. Baby Lisa's parents, Bradley and Irwin, canceled a news conference and planned walkthrough of their home earlier Thursday. Investigators used dogs and boats to search the area in and around the lake, which is less than 2 miles away from the Bradley-Irwin family home. The search lasted approximately an hour and nothing significant was...

Police removed the barricades near City Hall late Wednesday and said they would allow protestors to remain in the area until 10 p.m. New tensions followed the overnight clashes between Occupy Oakland protesters and riot police Tuesday that left the plaza empty of the protestors that had lived on the site for over two weeks. Over 1,500 returned Wednesday to Frank Ogawa Plaza after the skirmish Tuesday. The protestors held a meeting and they voted to hold ...

Authorities appealed to the public for information Tuesday after a nine-month investigation on the death of former Penthouse model, Anneka Vasta, who was found washed up on a Camp Pendleton, Calif. beach. Joggers found the model's naked body with a broken neck and back on the Marine training beach on Jan. 4, 2011. Police are still trying to establish whether Vasta's death was a suicide, accidental death or foul play. Her family vehemently denies that Vasta could have committed suic...

Thailand is struggling with the worst flooding it has seen in 50 years. The flood has affected a third of its provinces and is currently swamping its densely populated capital, Bangkok. The flood, which started in July, has caused billions of dollars in damage and has taken the lives of 373 people. A third of Thailand's provinces are drenched and over 110,000 people have been displaced.

European leaders agreed Thursday morning that banks and other major investors in Greek bonds must take losses of up to 50 percent to prevent a Greek government default. The rescue fund is a response to global pressure to lower Greece's debt burden and attempt to contain the spreading debt contagion that threatens the euro zone.

A proposed federal law has sparked fears that people like Justin Bieber, who got his start performing cover songs on YouTube could end up in jail. The Commercial Felony Streaming Act would make unauthorized Web streaming of copyrighted content a felony punishable by up to five years.

A former Chicago local, Harold Wayne Lovell, who was presumed to be a John Wayne Gacy victim after he disappeared 34 years ago, was reunited with his family Wednesday. Tim Lovell, Wayne's brother, and Theresa Hasselberg, Wayne's younger sister, contacted the Cook County sheriff's department two weeks ago to ask about their brother, Harold Wayne Lovell (who goes by Wayne), who they had not seen since he left their family's Chicago home in May 1977 for Aurora, Illinois in search of con...

Baby Lisa Irwin's two older brothers, both of whom were in Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin's family home the night Lisa disappeared, will be interviewed by investigators Friday and provide DNA samples. Child specialists spoke to the two brothers Oct. 4, the day after baby Lisa was allegedly taken from her home, but the boys, Michael, 5 and Blake, 8, have been kept from police since that day.

Tech pundits claim the Kindle Fire could start a video revolution and might be this holiday season's hottest selling gadget. We take a look at the two most popular tablets, Apple's iPad 2 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, and compare their features and specs with the highly anticipated Amazon Kindle Fire.

Authorities want Jeremy Irwin and Deborah Bradley, missing baby Lisa's parents, to agree to separate interviews with the police to answer a list of tough questions they say they need answered. Young claims the parents have cooperated and answered other questions, but they have not sufficiently satisfied police demands. Authorities have expressed frustration with Bradley and Irwin, particularly following the alterations in Bradley's story.