Following reports that Viacom executives have ordered Skins producers to tone the series down, the Parents Television Council couldn't resist the temptation to blow something out of proportion while simultaneously giving it more press.

Nov. 19, 1992: Hialeah police Sgt. Pedro Cainas dies several days after being shot in the head while responding to a complaint about a gun-toting man who refused to turn down his radio.

Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approx. 7:00 pm ET A surgical team in California today announced they had done something spectacular - they replaced the larynx of a 52-year-old woman who hadn't been ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) said Thursday it was replacing four board members and adding a fifth, part of sweeping changes that come less than six months after the exit of former Chief ...

Actor George Clooney gestures during an interview with Reuters in Southern Sudan's capital Juba, January 8, 2011. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - George Clooney contracted malaria during a trip to Sudan earlier this month, but is now fully cured, ...

Photo: AP Tunisia's transitional government met for the first time as protesters hardened their calls for the former ruling Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) party to be dissolved and banned.

By NFL.com Defensive starters Chris Harris of the Chicago Bears and Frank Zombo of the Green Bay Packers didn't participate in practice Thursday, three days before Sunday's NFC Championship Game.

By HERB KEINON AND AP Israeli officials defend Dagan's statement about mid-decade Iranian timeline, say it proves bomb not inevitable and there is still time to act.

NEW YORK, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Global equities and commodity prices fell on Thursday after robust Chinese economic growth prompted fears the world's second-largest economy would try to choke off excessive demand that is fueling inflation.

American Idol returned for a 10th season Wednesday minus Simon Cowell— and nearly 4 million viewers. TV's No. 1 series, which reliably jump-starts Fox's ratings each winter, averaged 26.2 million viewers for Wednesday's ...

(CBS) History shows that despite their differences in ideology, most US presidents have qualities in common with their predecessors.

Kat Von D and Jesse James may not look like the most traditional couple at first glance, but when it came time to pick out an engagement ring, it was a classically elegant style that won out.

Jan. 20, 2011 -- Federal efforts to reduce smoking in the United States are being applauded by the American Lung Association, but the group says most states are still doing far too little to help smokers quit and keep nonsmokers from ...

The current issue of The Hollywood Reporter looks at the aftermath of Sunday's award show and how the comedian's career could actually thrive.

The victim of a high-profile kidnapping case has been reunited with her mother 23 years after being snatched from a New York hospital.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Hewlett-Packard Co. on Thursday announced a major board shake-up as it named five new directors, including ex-eBay Chief Meg Whitman, to replace four departing ones.

TUCSON, Ariz.—US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D., Ariz.) moved her lips in what may have been attempts to speak and could be walking in two months, her husband and doctors said at a news conference here Thursday.

Walmart is getting on Michelle Obama's bandwagon, announcing today that it will start selling healthier foods. The four-year plan, which company officials announced in Washington with the First Lady, ...