Melanie Jones

Criss, of Glee fame, made his Broadway debut on Tuesday as J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, taking over for Daniel Radcliffe. But Criss, who honed his acting chops crafting musicals for Chicago group StarKid, hopes to bring his own musical, Starship, to Broadway in the next five years.

After over four year together and a brief breakup in 2011, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are engaged. But how did Timberlake propose to Biel? How did they recover from their split back in March 2011 so quickly? And is the engagement ever for real? Here's all the details we know so far about Timberlake and Biel's engagement, from when he popped the question to how they got back together.

The DASH Diet ranked the best overall in the U.S. News and World Report's Best Diets of 2012, as well as the healthiest and best for diabetic users. But what is the DASH Diet? How hard is it to follow? Does it have any health risks, and is it as effective as the other diets for weight loss? Here, get a full rundown on the DASH Diet, and how to follow it.

John Reeves, a Navy pilot and the roommate of fellow aviator David Reis, killed himself and three others, including Reis, his sister Karen, and a 31-year-old man named Matthew Saturley, in a multi-murder suicide. The New Year's Day killings, which occurred in Reis' Coronado, Calif. condo, have shocked local residents. Police have given no motive for Reeves' actions.

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan still haven't given their daughter (known as 'Beti B') a naming ceremony, but friends have revealed that a name has been chosen, describing it as short and sweet, starting with the letters Aa, and chosen by Bachchan's father. Here, find out why Rai's baby hasn't yet had a naming ceremony, and get all the details on the baby name to come.

The Texas governor announced his decision to stay in the GOP primary race via Twitter, and in a recent interview while leaving Iowa, the Republican candidate confirmed that he would continue in the race despite a fifth-place finish in the Iowa caucus. Fellow candidate Michele Bachmann dropped out of the primaries today after a sixth place finish.

Arizona Senator John McCain is expected to endorse Mitt Romney in New Hampshire, a sign both of his faith in the GOP frontrunner and his distaste for new rival Rick Santorum. As Santorum's near-win in Iowa makes the Republican primary result uncertain, Santorum's clashes with McCain seem to have pushed the senator to back his one-time rival.

The San Diego Sheriff's Department is planning an announcement today in the deaths of four people, including two Navy pilots, on New Year's Day in in their Coronado, Calif. condo. Before any updates have been announced, however, sources have already leaked information about a possible motive and the identity of the gunman.

Mitt Romney squeaked by Rick Santorum by only eight votes to secure a win at the 2012 Iowa caucus, with Ron Paul finishing at a close third. But as the dust settles and the votes are confirmed, what do the results mean for the GOP nomination? Here's a rundown of the Republican candidates' numbers and their chances at the nomination post-Iowa.

In a disturbing example of corporate defense strategy, Pepsi's lawyers are denying that plaintiff Roland Ball discovered a dead mouse in his can of Mountain Dew... by claiming that the noxious chemicals in the soda would have erased any trace of it.

Navy pilot David Reis, 25, and his sister Karen, 24, have been identified as two of the four victims of a New Year's Day shooting in Coronado, Calif. that may have been a murder-suicide. The other victims have not been identified, but sources say one is John Reeves, 25, a fellow Navy pilot. Police are investigating as the quiet community reels from its first murders this year.

An unauthorized action figure of late Apple founder Steve Jobs has hit the Internet, courtesy of Chinese company In Icons. The miniature replica of the tech legend will be available in February unless Apple pulls the plug, but tech geeks are more excited about how unbelievably realistic the Jobs doll is. Check out photos of the action figure here.

Just before the start of the 2012 Iowa Caucus, GOP presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann surprised interviewer Soledad O'Brien by arguing social issues had no bearing on the election, accusing O'Brien of using gotcha questions when the host grilled her on some homophobic comments from 2004. Watch the interview here.

Ex-contestants Pooja Bedi and Pooja Mishra are being kept away from the reality show's finale after the pair slammed both Bigg Boss 5 and host Salman Khan. As Bedi and Mishra take to Twitter to protest, and as Hrithik Roshan is rumored out as well, sources within the show explain why the women are being kept out.

Barrera, 29, Austin's first homicide victim of 2012, was a teaching assistant for children with special needs and a die-hard music lover who worked at Waterloo Records and as a camp counselor at Girls Rock Austin. Police believe a suspect in two New Year's attacks may be the same man who killed Barrera, and are investigating leads while friends and family mourn Barrera's passing.

Check out the biggest sales and best deals at stores like Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Amazon. Some discounts last all weekend, but others expire at 11:59pm on New Year's Eve. Click here to get promo codes, find the biggest discounts, and nab sales items before the New Year is over. Happy shopping!

After Anne Hathaway's recent interview with The Times, Batman fans are scrambling to find out as much as they can about her character Selina Kyle (Catwoman) in the Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises. Here's everything we know so far, from a possible allegiance with Bane to what's included in her new costume.

If you can't make it to New York for New Year's Eve 2012, here's where to find live streaming of the event of your computer, when to catch Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve on TV, and even how to download an app that gives you commercial-less live feed and photos. If you're determined to see the Times Square Ball Drop in person, meanwhile, here are the entrance points around the city.

Twitter, one of the world's most popular social networks, is ringing in the New Year with mass outages, as the site goes down, comes back up, and then crashes again. Here, find out why the site is likely crashing, and how to try exchanging tweets without the main site, which Twitter engineers are working to fix as we speak.

Although insiders assert Perry was aware of the divorce and didn't file the papers to avoid disappointing her religious parents, new details suggest the singer was completely blindsided by the filing, which came after months of Brand begging the singer to tone down her party lifestyle. What ended the 14-month marriage? Find out here.

After Rihanna and Chris Brown were spotted exchanging love tweets to each other on Twitter, fans were alternately hopeful and concerned that Rihanna might be considering a reconciliation with her abusive ex. Now, reports indicate the couple are working towards getting back together, and Brown's mother is rumored to have helped prompt the reunion.

Mitt Romney's son Matt made a colossal gaffe in New Hampshire yesterday when he said his father would release his tax records as soon as Obama releases his birth certificate. Though he's since apologized for the dumb joke, both the Obama campaign and the DNC are accusing the Romneys of pandering to the extreme fringes of the GOP, and DNC head R.T. Ryback is demanding Mitt Romney condemn his son's statements.

NetColalition, a trade association that includes Google, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter and PayPal, is planning a coordinated blackout to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). The blackout would be the most extreme move against the controversial bill yet, but NetColalition says the protest is just the tip of the iceberg.

During a tele-town hall hosted by Ralph Reed's Faith and Freedom Coalition, GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich said he would consider former Alaska governor Sarah Palin as a vice presidential running mate if he won the Republican primaries.

I'll always adore her and I know we'll remain friends, Brand said in a statement.

Sorry, Apple fans: Numerous inside sources report that the iPad 3 will not have a January launch. To tide you over until its eventual release, however, here's everything we know (and everything that's been disproved) about the tablet computer's specs, upgrades, release date and price range from the Apple rumor grapevine.

According the recently released letter, drafted by lawyer Gloria Allred, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO made a series of increasingly aggressive advances toward contractor Jodie Fisher from 2007 to 2009, kissing and fondling her and attempting to pressure her into an affair. Hurd's lawyer dismissed the letter (read here) as full of inaccuracies, but rumors of a settlement are fueling the fire.

Whatever plans you have for New Year's Eve 2011, it won't be as cool as Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt singing about it. Watch their recent duet for HelloGiggles, a cover of What Are You Doing New Year's Eve, and relive more great covers by the 500 Days of Summer co-stars, real-life best friends and music enthusiasts.

A suspect in murder of Elizabeth Faria, a breast cancer survivor stabbed to death in her Troy, Mo. home, has been released after police failed to gather enough evidence to hold him. Though his name has not been released, neighbors say Faria's husband was the suspect arrested, and that he was seen hitting himself in a squad car.