Medal of Honor recipients react to Supreme Court decision to overturn Stolen Valor Act

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Jack Jacobs can proudly — and truthfully — say he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valor in Vietnam. After a recent Supreme Court ruling, anyone else is free under the First Amendment to make the same claim, whether it's true or not. Some military veterans say they consider the ruling a slap in the face....
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Paris Jackson on ‘Ellen’: Says father, Michael Jackson, inspired her to be actress  

LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson's daughter says she was inspired to be an actress after seeing her father in the film "Moonwalker." "My dad was in the movie 'Moonwalker' and I knew he could sing really well, but I didn't...
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Preview: 3-D Space Shuttle Movie Will Bring the Launch Pad to Your Living Room | Wired Science

  If you missed the final launch of the Space Shuttle, or the first private spacecraft rendezvous with the International Space Station, fear not. A new documentary to be released late this year promises you a fiery, 3-D, launch-pad view of these historic flights. A preview (above) of the film, Space Shuttle & The New Pioneers,...
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Writer-director Nora Ephron dies at 71 - Entertainment News, Obituary, Media

EphronNora Ephron's most recent directing stint was 2009's comedy-drama "Julie and Julia," which she also adapted.Nora Ephron who started as an acerbic essay writer before moving into film as a director and being Oscar nommed for writing "Silkwood," "When Harry Met Sally" and "Sleepless in Seattle," died in a New York hospital on Tuesday. She was 71.Ephron...
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Lamisil on ringworm treatment - Lucius Schumacher

Lamisil Oral Granules, manufactured by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., are now approved for the treatment of childhood ringworm of the scalp, also known as tinea capitis. Ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin that often affects domesticated cats. A good treatment for cats infected with ringworm is a drug called Lamisil (sometimes . Lifestyle,...
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Hoboken skies to feature appearance from world's largest American flag

The skies over Hoboken will feature a special patriotic guest tomorrow morning. In what was become an annual tradition, the world's largest free-flying American flag will lift off from the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken. The flag-shaped balloon will rise approximately 100 feet from the DeBaun Athletic Field...
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Rupert Murdoch calls Scientology 'very weird cult' on Twitter

By Nick Thompson, CNN July 2, 2012 -- Updated 2317 GMT (0717 HKT) Rupert Murdoch says he has faced a backlash after calling Scientology a "very weird cult" on Twitter. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Murdoch: Scientology is "very weird cult," Cruise is high up in church hierarchy Murdoch: "Something creepy, maybe even evil" about...
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Law & Order star Danny Pino back home in Miami - People

Danny Pino never forgets where he came from. The actor is in town to visit his college alma mater (FIU), as well as friends and family, on a break from the NYC set of Law & Order: SVU. We talked to the father of two, 38, about his roots (he graduated from Miami Coral Park Senior...
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Sleeping Like Superman: Can I Survive For A Month Sleeping Two Hours A Day?

For one month Kotaku editor Mark Serrels intends to sleep using the Uberman Sleep Schedule. Instead of one eight-hour block of sleep, he will have six 20 minute naps, spread evenly throughout the day. Madness, panic attacks, zombie sleep walks, catastrophic failure. These are all very real possibilities. This is Sleeping Like Superman. "As a Doctor,"...
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Oosthuizen eyes second major title at Olympic - Golf

/ By Mark Lamport-Stokesupdated 2:43 a.m. ET June 12, 2012SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two months after the bitter disappointment of losing a playoff for the Masters, South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen is hoping a recent dip in form will not derail his tilt at a second major title at this week's U.S. Open.The 29-year-old has triumphed twice worldwide this...
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