Nadine DeNinno

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 is Tax Day, marking the deadline for filing federal taxes with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). While the day can be stressful, many companies offer free or discounted merchandise on Tax Day, which can subside some of the anger procrastinators can be feeling while squeaking through the deadline. Here is a list of some of the freebies you can snag on Tax Day 2012.

The newest trend in extreme dieting, The K-E Diet, is gaining momentum in terms of popularity, namely with brides-to-be, as the diet boasts anywhere from a 10-20 pound rapid weight loss in as little as 10 days through the use of a feeding tube. But how far is too far when it comes to shedding the pounds?

Dole Food Co. issued a recall on 756 cases of bagged salad, which could possibly be contaminated with salmonella, the company said on Saturday. The recall includes bagged Seven Lettuces salads distributed in 15 states.

The 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival came to a close on Sunday with some 225,000 people in attendance over the three-day event. Over 143 bands took the stage at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif. where Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and a hologram of Tupac Shakur closed the show in what possibly will go down in history as the greatest close at Coachella.

Her mama may have told when she was young that everyone is a superstar, but it appears Lady Gaga's takeaway from her mom's advice was that superstars and pop stars don't eat. On Tuesday, Lady Gaga surprised fans when she tweeted about starving herself, using the hashtag #PopStarsDon'tEat. A similarly disturbing tweet came from Gaga this week in which she called herself Princess Xena of Xanaxland, leading many fans to wonder if she was also abusing Xanax or .....

Bruce Springsteen fans will be happy for a two-for-one announcement Friday, as the tour dates for his 2012 concert tour were released in addition to a new video for Death To My Hometown. The 2012 eight-city Wrecking Ball tour will kick off on August 18 in Boston and finishes in New Jersey on September 22.

The chances of being struck by lightning in a lifetime are quite slim, one in one million according to the National Weather Service, but the San Francisco Bay Bridge defied odds Thursday night during an intense storm captured in photos. Photographer Phil McGrew snapped photos of the storm, showing the Bay Bridge being struck by not one, not two, but nine bolts of lightning.

Move over Batman, there's a new superhero in town fighting crime and his name is Snackman, the latest viral YouTube sensation who used his superpowers of casual snacking to fight bad guys on a New York City subway, an event captured on video in its entirety by an onlooker. Charles Sonder, a 24-year-old dubbed Snackman, was riding the 6 train when a fight between two strangers broke out. Sonder stepped between the pair to thwart the fight, in the process of munching on ...

New York Yankee fans will be happy to learn on Thursday about the hottest deal on the web through a LivingSocial deal: An opportunity to meet Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera at an upcoming game. But in order to meet your favorite Yankee, it will cost you. $2,000-$2,500 to be exact.

The world already got a sneak peak of what Anne Hathaway will look like as Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises, but new promo photos have emerged of the newest edition of Christopher Nolan's Batman franchise and there's no debate about this sex kitten and feline villain.

It's hard to forget in 2009 when U.S. President Barack Obama called Kanye West a jackass after the rapper interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Music Awards. But just under three years later, Obama still maintains his view that West indeed emanates the qualities of a donkey and much prefers Jay-Z.

Melissa Borret, the owner of Fantasy Maid Service of Lubbock, is under fire from authorities for her nude maid service that roused controversy in a conservative Texas town. However, don't get it twisted. The service strictly offers patrons a cleaning service done by maids dressed in lingerie, topless or completely naked for $100 an hour, or $150 per hour for two maids seen in photos on the company website. Authorities said Borrett cannot operate a sexually oriented business without a ...

Christiane Candice Lange, the 41-year-old girlfriend of Clark Gable Jr., was found dead on Wednesday in their Malibu home, the coroner's office reported.

A video promo for Anger Management, a new show on FX featuring Charlie Sheen, debuted on Tuesday, bringing the former Two And a Half Men star back from the dead.

Just a day after the world's smallest dog Beyonce made her television debut, Dave Nasser, the owner of the world's biggest dog named George, released his new book about living with an almost five-feet-tall Great Dane. The book, entitled Giant George: Life with the World's Biggest Dog, hit bookstores on Tuesday after George was officially named the largest dog by Guinness World Records in 2010. And not just the largest dog, but George, 6, is the biggest ever recorded. View the sl...

Betty White, everyone's favorite 90-year-old actress from Golden Girls, is now on Twitter, and has garnered over 100,000 followers overnight, including Ryan Seacrest, whom she sent quite a flirty tweet to.

Bored with a very long layover in Nashville, a 24-year-old man named William Todd went on a crime spree which police called a terror, committing over 10 felonies in 9 hours including carjacking, lighting a business on fire and tasing people.

The full list of bands, including headliners The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys and Florence and the Machine on the lineup, were announced on Wednesday for Lollapalooza 2012, a three-day music festival held in Chicago, Illinois.

Iran says reports of an Internet shutdown are a hoax from the propaganda wing of the West.

Miley Cyrus, who has been sporting a thin figure while wearing her barely there workout gear lately, took to Twitter to slam rumors after people pinned her extreme weight loss as anorexic as seen in paparazzi photos.

Miss Universe and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) announced on Tuesday that the organization will allow all transgender women to compete in beauty pageants beginning in 2013 after a 23-year-old Canadian participant named Jenna Talackova garnered worldwide being disqualified, then reinstated, based on her gender.

Chris Daughtry, a former finalist of American Idol, is being sued by his ex-band members of Absent Element, claiming they are owed royalties for four of his hit songs.

The world’s smallest puppy, a Dachshund mix, made her television debut on “The Today Show” on Monday along with her four other brothers and sisters, including a brother named Jay-Z. Beyonce spent most of her appearance on television shaking and cooing while being held by the hosts of “The Today Show” and at one point was put into a coffee mug, which she was much smaller than, as seen in the video of the show. View the slideshow to see photos of Beyonce, the world's tiniest puppy.

In response to a recent fire storm of criticism regarding an appearance where her face looked puffy in photos, sparking rumors about plastic surgery or cosmetic fillers, Ashley Judd penned a heartfelt piece for The Daily Beast to address the pointedly nasty, gendered, and misogynistic comments written about her appearance.

After signing on to be the spokesperson for the Nutrisystem diet plan, Janet Jackson debuted her dramatic weight loss on Monday in a new video and photos for the weight loss campaign. This is what success looks like, 45-year-old Jackson says in the video for Nutrisystem Success released on Monday, sporting a tiny waist line in slim black trousers and white collared shirt.

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney had a relaxing Easter this past weekend at his California beach home, dabbling in a bit of boogie boarding, Easter egg painting and tag with the kids as seen in photos that have been passed around on the Internet.

Anne Hathaway is now rocking the androgynous look, as she was seen over the weekend sporting a new, short haircut along with her dramatic weight loss. Hathaway was seen leaving The Box nightclub in London early Sunday morning with her short hair and thin frame with fiancé Adam Shulman. She is seen in paparazzi photos covering her head to hide her new pixie cut.

Former Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes was arrested for a DUI on Friday after tweeting the day before about being a bad girl and a string of previous events of reckless behavior, departing from her sqeaky clean Nick days similar to starlets like Lindsay Lohan. View the slideshow to see photos of Amanda Bynes since her days on All That and The Amanda Show.

What does Easter, a religious holiday in Christianity, have to do with an egg-laying Easter bunny? In honor of the tradition of the Easter Bunny, and its long history for the holiday, here is a gallery of the best photos of children not too happy to be photographed with Peter Cottontail.