On Monday, a spokesperson for the struggling cable network quickly downplayed a New York Post story that claimed it was developing reality-TV shows as part of a massive programming overhaul.
Christopher Zara
Aug 13, 2012
Miley Cyrus was rumored to have been found dead in her Miami home according to a tweet by @MTV_Newss, however Cyrus was just the victim of another Twitter hoax.
Maria Vultaggio
Aug 13, 2012
Oscar Pistorius, Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt helped make the 2012 Olympics one of the most memorable games in history. Here is a list of the best moments from London.
Anthony Riccobono
Aug 13, 2012
Evelyn Lozada, the wife of Miami Dolphins star Chad Johnson, formerly Ochocinco, was reportedly the victim of a domestic violence incident on Saturday night. Johnson was arrested after he reportedly head-butted Lozada during a heated argument, reportedly leaving her with lacerations on her forehead.
Lisa Eadicicco
Aug 13, 2012
Even stripped of his title, Hussein Tantawi and his general cronies on the Security Council of Armed Forces could still cause problems for Morsi and the Egyptian government.
Maya Shwayder
Aug 13, 2012
Dalton Caldwell, the digital entrepreneur who sometimes enjoys writing angry open letters to Mark Zuckerberg, believes people would prefer a paid version of Twitter where they're not constantly sold to by advertisers, but one where developers and the users are the center of the social experience. Caldwell said he was "inspired to build exactly the service I wanted manifested myself," which he calls App.Net. Now that he's successfully raised his funds, here comes the tough part: Makin...
Dave Smith
Aug 13, 2012
Miley Cyrus is shocking fans again with her most recent Twitter photos -- but it's not what you think. The 19-year-old pop-star and actress, recently startled fans when she announced her engagement to beau Liam Hemsworth. But this time, it's her hair that's causing the controversy. The "Hannah Montana" star took to Twitter last night to debut the first photos of her new hairdo, a much more adult, platinum blonde pixie cut, but she may have gotten more of a reaction than she bargai...
Jill Heller
Aug 13, 2012
Hours after being arrested for allegedly head-butting his wife, Evelyn Lozada, NFL football star Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson has been dropped from his team -- the Miami Dolphins.
Amethyst Tate
Aug 13, 2012
Romney supporters were to download an app called Mitt's VP, which promised they would be the first to know of his running mate. So on Friday night, who was the first to break the news of Mitt Romney's VP? Well, whoever it was, it wasn't the Romney campaign.
Dave Smith
Aug 11, 2012
The men's basketball team earned a trip to the gold-medal match.
Bobby Ilich
Aug 10, 2012
Fareed Zakaria, a columnist for Time magazine and a CNN host, has apologized to Jill Lepore for plagiarizing her work in the New Yorker. Some sections of Zakaria's column called "The Case for Gun Control" were closely tied to a lengthier article on guns written by historian Jill Lepore in April.
Lisa Eadicicco
Aug 10, 2012
The Spice Girls have reunited to perform at the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. That even includes Geri Halliwell, also known as Ginger "Runaway" Spice, she manage to make time in her schedule to "spice up" her life.
Maria Vultaggio
Aug 10, 2012
"X Factor" judge Gary Barlow was heartbroken after his wife, Dawn, delivered a stillborn baby on Aug. 4. Shockingly, former "Big Brother" UK contestant Kenneth Tong decided to use the couple's tragedy to generate publicity for himself.
Justine Ashley Costanza
Aug 10, 2012
Decrying the recent mass shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin -- as well as gun violence in general -- the infamous serial killer David Berkowitz told the New York Daily News on Friday that "society has to take the glory out of guns."
Christopher Zara
Aug 10, 2012
It's been a rough week for people with the last name "Witherspoon." First, Reese was allegedly killed off in a bad Twitter rumor that circulated. Now, John Witherspoon best known for his role in the "Wayans Brothers" and "Friday" movies, and not to be confused with the blonde bombshell's bigamist dad -- was reported dead in the Twitterverse.
Nadine DeNinno
Aug 10, 2012
opular humorist, David Rakoff lost his battle with cancer on Thursday at the age of 47.
Justine Ashley Costanza
Aug 10, 2012
There have been numerous alleged leaks concerning Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox 720, but most of them have focused on the console’s hardware or its release date. However, the latest reportedly leaked bit of information revealed some details on the next iteration of the company’s motion-based gameplay device, known as the Kinect 2.
Lisa Eadicicco
Aug 10, 2012
Usain Bolt, the legendary Jamaican, proved beyond doubt that he is the greatest sprinter by winning the second successive 100 and 200 meters sprint doubles in Olympics history.
Sreeja VN
Aug 10, 2012
Children’s songwriter Raffi Cavoukian took to Twitter today to clear up some misunderstanding about his song ‘Baby Beluga,’ after the death of Kavna, a Beluga whale at the Vancouver Aquarium who inspired Cavoukian’s song more than 30 years ago.
Jill Heller
Aug 09, 2012
Following surprising reports this past May that "Bioshock Infinite" was being delayed until 2013, publisher 2K Games and developer Irrational Games are facing further suspicion of the state of one of their flagship franchises this week following rumors that key figures in the game's development were leaving the company.
Yannick LeJacq
Aug 09, 2012
Toya Wright has called "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" star K. Michelle "schizophrenic" after she reportedly said Wright's husband Memphitz abused her. K. Michelle promptly responded to the claim via Twitter.
Maria Vultaggio
Aug 09, 2012
For the third straight Olympic Games, the US Women's soccer team won the gold medal, defeating Japan in a stunning rematch after their loss at the World Cup. However, in a terrible display of humanity, immediately following the match, the terms "pearl harbor" and "japs" began trending on Twitter, showing that even when the Olympics inspire different nations to come together, some people are just terrible.
Eric Brown
Aug 09, 2012