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Jeffrey Johnson returned to the location of his old job at the Hazan Import Corp. in New York, killing former co-worker Steve Ercolino on Friday. Since the shooting, details have emerged about who Johnson was.

The Lakers have the best team on paper, according to Chris Bosh. The Heat forward thinks Los Angeles has a better roster than Miami.

A former executive is suing MTV Networks and its parent, Viacom (Nasdaq: VIA), claiming she was bullied by superiors and discriminated for her age and gender before being unjustly fired.

The Dodgers have claimed Adrian Gonzalez off waivers and have 48 hours to work out a trade with the Red Sox. Is the first baseman headed from Boston to Los Angeles?

Kristen Bell thinks that her dog is racist, or so she told late-night host Chelsea Handler.

The alleged shooter who left 12 people dead and 58 injured in a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., James Holmes, withdrew from a doctoral program just over a month before his supposed rampage. Holmes dropped out of a neuroscience program after he failed an oral exam and made unspecified threats.

A 19-year-old Masters College student died after a sand pit caved in on him Oxnard Beach, Calif.

Rodney King was under the influence of cocaine, PCP, marijuana and alcohol when he died, TMZ reported, citing a death report that was released Thursday. After his untimely death King's family automatically blamed his family, but the autopsy frees her of all allegations.

Perez Hilton is joining the Off-Broadway cast of "NEWSical the Musical" for a four-week run starting in September.

A struggling actor accused of hatching an extortion plot targeting film mogul Harvey Weinstein and other tycoons of industry across the country was arrested by federal agents.

Kobe Bryant today is celebrating his 34th birthday, and has been in the NBA for 16 years, never leaving the Los Angeles Lakers team

In New York, there were several cases of infection with a bug called Mycobacterium chelonae, which caused reddish or purple raised bumps in the areas tattooed with gray. The infection can mimic an allergic reaction and be difficult to treat.

The Kardashian family is not having a good week, after Khloe Kardashian experience a fender bender and Kourtney Kardashian's relationship with Scott Disick is reportedly on the rocks, just weeks after the birth of their first daughter

Fresh off the debut of her new movie "Hit and Run," filmed with her fiancé Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell already has another project in mind - a reunion of her cult classic TV series "Veronica Mars."

“2016: Obama’s America,” opens for wide release on Friday, just in time for the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. Much to the delight of the right-wing pundits who have been heavily promoting it over the last month, the film has sold more advance tickets than any other movie on Fandango.

The puzzling circumstances surrounding Hollywood icon Natalie Wood's death from drowning in 1981 have remained a mystery for more than 30 years. Although some followers had hoped for some long last resolution at when the case was reopened in November 2011, William McSweeney, chief of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, says it is very unlikely that any new information will emerge at this point.

While it may not be on par with news about fellow Canadian Justin Bieber, the newly announced Avril Lavigne/Chad Kroeger engagement has fans excitied on both sides of the border. Canadians will be even more proud now that video has surfaced of a young Avril playing hockey as a child.

The right-hander has been suspended for 50 games.

Matt Barnes and Leandro Barbosa are free agents that the Lakers could potentially sign to improve their bench. Los Angeles has already added Antawn Jamison and Jodie Meeks in the 2012 offseason.

According to Mark Cuban, the Lakers almost traded Kobe Bryant to the Mavericks in 2007. Los Angeles general manager Mitch Kupchak convinced Bryant to stay in L.A. after he demanded to be dealt.

Former "Part of Five" star Neve Campbell introduced her newborn baby to the world during a beach trip with boyfriend J.J. Feild, in Los Angeles on Sunday. Although the tight-lipped Campbell has chosen not to release any details about the birth, including the baby's name or sex, she announced in March over Twitter that she and Feild were expecting a child together.