Ratings: 'Big Brother' Puts CBS on Top; 'Bachelorette' Drops 45%
CBS won the night overall on Sunday thanks to "Big Brother," while "The Bachelorette" experienced a drastic slide compared to the series' last regular episode, according to preliminary numbers.
'Bachelorette' Recap: Masks, Booze and Mistakes
Hello, rosebuds, and welcome to the Rose Rehash, our weekly recap of "The Bachelorette" -- the mopiest thing to happen to Mondays since work. This week's special Sunday episode finds Ashley on the hot seat as the men tell all.
'Bachelorette' Recap: One Man Gets Picked, the Other Gets Mad
Hello, rosebuds, and welcome to our last Rose Rehash of the season and the end of Bachelorette Ashley?s abominable "journey" to find love. As always, your humble recappers will offer some play-by-okay and our own observations along the way.
New 'Bachelorette' Couple Promises No TV Marriage
Yes, believe it or not, newly minted "Bachelorette" couple Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum believe in the sanctity of marriage.
Redmond O'Neal Arrested for Heroin Possession -- Again
Redmond O'Neal, the troubled son of Ryan O'Neal and the late Farrah Fawcett, was arrested for possession of heroin and marijuana at approximately 8:15 a.m, the Santa Monica Police Department confirms to TheWrap.
Gotti film casts John Jr. but Lohan role in doubt
Actor Ben Foster has landed the lead role in the upcoming movie about crime boss John Gotti and his son, producers said on Tuesday.
Biggest-ever series of cyber attacks uncovered, U.N. hit
Security experts have discovered the biggest series of cyber attacks to date, involving the infiltration of the networks of 72 organizations including the United Nations, governments and companies around the world.
Q+A: Massive cyber attack dubbed "Operation Shady RAT"
Hackers breached the computer networks of 72 organizations around the world over a five-year period, in the biggest hacking campaign discovered to date, security firm McAfee said on Wednesday.
20-million year-old ape skull found in Uganda
Ugandan and French scientists have discovered a fossil of a skull of a tree-climbing ape from about 20 million years ago in Uganda's Karamoja region, the team said Tuesday.
HIV epidemics emerging in Middle East, North Africa: study
Epidemics of HIV are emerging among gay and bisexual men in the Middle East and North Africa and high levels of risky sexual behavior threaten to spread the AIDS virus further in the region, researchers said Tuesday.
Analysis: Obama suffers political setback in debt deal
President Barack Obama suffered a defeat in the battle over raising the U.S. debt limit that may have repercussions for his efforts to restore growth to the U.S. economy and win re-election in 2012.
US STOCKS-Massive rout spells trouble for Wall Street
The S&P 500 turned negative for the year on Tuesday as the wrangling over the U.S. debt ceiling faded and investors turned their attention to the stalling economy.
Small business borrowing jumps: PayNet
Borrowing by small businesses jumped in June to the highest level in more than three years, a sign that a so-far elusive resurgence in economic growth may be around the corner.
Goldman sells $479 million worth of ICBC shares for client
Goldman Sachs International sold HK$3.73 billion ($478.7 million) worth of shares in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd, the world's largest lender by market value, in what it said was a transaction to help a client hedge its position in the bank.
Special report: In Breivik's past, few clues to troubled future
On a taxi ride to his farmhouse the day before he killed 77 people, Anders Behring Breivik talked easily of a future he must have known would never come.
Nine Google complainants in EU probe
Google faces a total of nine antitrust complaints which EU regulators are now investigating, two sources said on Tuesday, as rivals ramped up the pressure on the world No. 1 search engine.
NASA probe gives close-up look at asteroid Vesta
The first close-up pictures of the asteroid Vesta, a protoplanet that dates back to the early days of the solar system, revealed a surprisingly diverse terrain and several unexplained geologic features, NASA scientists said on Monday.
FBI pursues new clues in 1971 D.B. Cooper skyjacking case
Forty years after a skyjacker bailed out of a passenger jet in mid-air and vanished with $200,000 in cash in one of America's enduring mysteries, police are pursuing new clues pointing to a suspect they believe is long dead.
Serial killer Sowell weeps during sentencing phase of trial
In a rare display of emotion, convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell shed tears Monday as he listened to expert testimony about his depression.
Body of missing New Hampshire girl found in river
Divers pulled the body of a missing 11-year-old girl, Celina Cass, from the Connecticut River on Monday not far from her New Hampshire home, and her death was being investigated as suspicious, authorities said.
Shooting victim Giffords returns for debt vote
Representative Gabrielle Giffords returned to the House floor on Monday for the first time since she was shot in the head in January, receiving a thunderous ovation from Democrats and Republicans alike.
Heat, thunderstorms on tap, also tropical storm watch
Overnight thunderstorms peppered the Northeast on Monday and threatened to return with damaging wind gusts and hail as record-breaking heat tightened its grip on the Southern and Central Plains.
Evacuate West Bank settlers without delay: Israeli court
Israel's supreme court ordered the evacuation of a hilltop outpost where some 250 Jewish settlers live without further delay Tuesday, upholding a petition made by Palestinians and an anti-settler group over five years ago.
Mitch Winehouse takes rehab case to UK
In the wake of singer Amy Winehouse's death, her father Mitch went to Westminster on Monday to press politicians to do more for young people needing help with drug and alcohol problems.
NBC calls "Playboy Club" a "fun soap opera"
NBC executives on Monday defended the network's controversial new drama "The Playboy Club", describing it as a "fun soap opera" and saying that its sexual content would be mild.
Top Senate Republican key figure in debt deal
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell displayed his skills as a dealmaker to avert an unprecedented debt default that could have blown a hole in the U.S. economy and stung his party in next year's elections.
Ohio University at Athens ranked number one party school
Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, on Monday was ranked the number one party school in the nation, according to The Princeton Review.
HighTower lands Merrill private banking team
HighTower Advisors, a firm that is expanding by poaching financial advisers from the big brokerages, on Monday said it hired a private banking team from Merrill Lynch managing more than $1 billion of client assets.
Oil falls on weak U.S. factory data, firm dollar
Oil fell on Monday, reversing gains as weak U.S. manufacturing data and a firming dollar hit crude prices that were buoyed earlier by a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling.
Gold flat after South Korea buy
Gold was flat in early trade on Tuesday, supported by the gold purchase by South Korea's central bank, while investors watched the outcome of a vote on the debt deal.