Julia Greenberg

Jan. 1, 2012 is around the corner and New Year's Eve is almost here! To embrace 2012, we took a look at 11 celebrities and their New Year's resolutions, including Kim Kardashian, 50 Cent, Taylor Swift, Piers Morgan, Jessica Biel and Kelly Osbourne.

Actor Jim Carrey, 49, appears to have a new girlfriend, Anastasia Vitkina. Carrey has a messy relationship history with many ex-wives and girlfriends. Prior to dating Vitkina and Joseph, Carrey had been in a five-year-long relationship with model and actress, Jenny McCarthy. The actor was also once married to Lauren Holly and Melissa Womer.

Katy Perry and Russell Brand's marriage might be on shaky ground. The couple, who have been married since October 2010, was seen apart during the Christmas holidays this year. Are the couple headed for divorce after an alleged massive fight?

Authorities claim at least two miners have been injured and three have been trapped underground following a fire in a zinc mine in eastern Tennessee.

A recently released video message from Michelle Duggar to her unborn daughter, Jubilee Shalom, is the newest addition in a string of public reactions to her miscarriage on Dec. 8. The Duggar family, which showcases their family life on TLC's 19 Kids and Counting, has publicly mourned the loss of their twentieth child that was expected in April 2012.

VH1's Love & Hip Hop 2 took a turn for the worse in the sixth episode when the show's newest star, Erica Mena, broke into a vicious fight with Kimbella Vanderhee. Mena blames VH1 for the incident and believes it will hurt her future career.

Siku, an adorable baby polar bear, was born on Nov. 22 at the Scandinavian Wildlife Park in Kolind and is being hand-reared in the Denmark zoo. The precious newborn has melted the hearts of animal lovers around the globe as videos of Siku have gone viral online.

A giant alien black tiger prawn species has appeared in the coastal waters of Texas. Scientists worry that the tiger shrimp could have a dramatic ecological impact, changing the balance of marine life and potentially killing out native species. Native to the western Pacific and Indian Ocean, the tiger prawns can grow up to 13 inches long.

Jan. 1, 2012 is around the corner. Americans across the country take this time to reflect on the past year and decide what parts of themselves they hope to change and improve for the upcoming year. To embrace 2012, we took a look at the top 14 New Year's Resolutions in the U.S. and offer you seven tips for how to keep them unlike years in the past.

Lady Gaga, born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, has become an international pop music and fashion icon, but where did Mother Monster get her stage name? Check out these ten other music artists that have strange stage names.

We took a look at some of the best game apps offered on the Amazon Kindle Fire. Until Jan. 2, Amazon is offering many of the most popular EA games for $0.99. Check out these 17 top Kindle Fire games for children and adults from puzzles to classics.

American hard rock band Van Halen will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2012 by returning for a reunion tour. The band announced their plans to tour in 2012 on Tuesday on their website Van-Halen.com. To commemorate Van Halen's 2012 reunion tour, here are their top five best live performances. Watch the videos below.

Madonna Badger, a New York advertising executive, lost three young daughters and her parents in a tragic fire in Stamford, Conn. late Sunday. Accidental house fires can most often be avoided if homeowners follow safety tips and avoid the leading causes of fires, such as cooking, smoking, heating, Christmas trees, fireplaces, dryers and washing machines, candles, portable generators and children playing with fire.

The Amazon Kindle Fire is one of the hottest holiday gifts this year. While the Kindle Fire is sleek, inexpensive and lightweight, you may have some questions about how to streamline your tablet and make it even easier to use. We bring you the top 15 tricks and tips for making your new Kindle Fire a powerful and streamlined tool, including how-to save battery power, how-to download books for free, how-to download Android apps on the Kindle Fire, how-to check your memory, how-to search for specif...

The Amazon Kindle Fire is one of the hottest holiday gifts this year. We took a look at some of the best game apps, best entertainment apps, most useful apps and top apps for kids.

The Kindle Fire is one of the most popular holiday gifts this year for adults and children alike. The Kindle Fire can be used to read magazines, books and watch movies, but it can also be used for educational purposes to help kids learn to read interactively. We took a closer look at some of the most popular children's books, top apps for kids and some child-friendly settings parents can use to protect their children.

Atlanta authorities are searching for rapper Young Vito, 28, as the lead suspect in the shooting of Waka Flocka affiliate Slim Dunkin. The 24-year-old rapper was shot and killed on Dec. 16, allegedly because of a conflict that began over a stolen piece of candy. He was on his way to a video shoot with Gucci Mane and V-Nasty when he was murdered.

As consumers exchange gifts for the holidays, many will be underwhelmed and dissatisfied with the gifts their friends, family and co-workers have given them. Stores have different policies on returns, so to help your post-holiday shopping woes we offer you seven helpful tips to remember to be sure you can return unwanted gifts with minimal hassle after the holidays.

As shoppers scramble to find last minute gifts, many consumers have rushed to stores to return items that they already find too big, too small, the wrong color or the wrong gift. Here are the five worst Christmas gift ideas and the most often returned items: clothing, home items, beauty products, electronics, and jewelry or watches top the list.

A-list actor Ryan Reynolds and Gossip Girl star Blake Lively have been seen cozying up together in New York, Boston and Vancouver. The couple who have allegedly been dating since October may be considered one of the hottest in Hollywood right now. But, are they really dating?

On Christmas Eve, some stores have extended holiday shopping hours, while others will close early. While most stores will be closed on Christmas Day, there may be a few exceptions. What stores will be open on Christmas Eve 2011? We take a look at Target, Best Buy, Toys R Us, Walgreens and many other popular stores.

Could Melanie Amaro be the next X-Factor winner? Head judge Simon Cowell seems to think so.

Google decided to jump into the holiday spirit this year with an online option to either call Santa Claus or to send a call from Santa. Children can call Santa and leave a message on Kris Kringle's answering machine at 1-855-34-SANTA. The website is easy to use and can be found at sendacallfromsanta.com.

A two-headed baby, Jesus and Emanuel, was born in Brazil this week.The baby appears to be in good health, but suffers from the condition dicephalic parapagus, a rare form of twin conjoinment. We took a look at the case of Jesus and Emanuel as well as seven other birth defects such as conjoined twins, fused limbs, crainopagus parasiticus, anencephaly, Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, ectopia cordis and cyclopia.

Echoes of Silence, The Weeknd's final mixtape installment in the 2011 trilogy, was released at midnight on Thursday. The album is the third release this year from the 21-year-old Ethiopian-Canadian R&B singer Abel Tesfaye. The Echoes of Silence album can be downloaded from The Weeknd's website for free here.

Amazon released software update 6.2.1 Wednesday for the Kindle Fire following a number of complaints about the device. We took a closer look at three major improvements to the Kindle Fire from Amazon's software update. We also can tell you how to install the new update.

The standout point guard and key basketball player, Chris Saiz, at Cinco Ranch High School was killed late Tuesday in a one-vehicle car accident around 11:30 p.m. The accident has left the Cinco Ranch community numb.

The Kindle Fire is one of the hottest gifts this holiday season, but many users have voiced complaints over problems with Amazon's new tablet. We decided to take a closer look at the Kindle Fire to determine whether or not the tablet is worth your money this holiday season. What are the pros and cons of the Amazon Kindle Fire?

Kate Upton, 19, is an American model known best for her appearance in the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She also models for Victoria's Secret. Rumors have recently surfaced that Upton is dating New York Jets quarterback, Mark Sanchez.