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• May 14, 2013

  'Agents of SHIELD' Show Coming to ABC: Phil Coulson Resurrected (VIDEO)

  "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," Marvel's new show was picked up by ABC and the first episode will be directed by Joss Whedon, who also co-wrote the pilot along with brother Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen. The show takes place in the same universe as "The Avengers" and brings back Agent Phil Coulson, who was killed by Loki in the film.

• May 14, 2013

  Bill Gates on Steve Jobs: Microsoft Founder Tears Up Remembering Longtime Rival (VIDEO)

  Bill Gates spoke of Steve Jobs during his "60 Minutes" interview fondly, even getting emotional when remembering the Apple founder in the days before he died. The billionaire Microsoft co-founder and driven philanthropist didn't hesitate to share his last visit with his longtime rival.

• May 13, 2013

  Chris Brown's Monster Art 'Frightening' Children, Say Neighbors; Singer Fined

  Chris Brown's house in Hollywood Hills, Calif. has several brightly-colored, toothy grinning monsters painted on one side, but neighbors say they are an eyesore and want them removed. The Grammy-winning musician has not himself responded to neighbors and a city order to take the art down, however.

• May 10, 2013

  AT&T No Contract Carrier: Aio Wireless to Launch Next Week

  AT&T's no-contract pre-paid cell phone deals will come Thursday in limited markets through their latest brand, Aio Wireless. Aio Wireless is the mobile carrier's answer to T-Mobile's popular pre-paid, no-contract plans.

• May 10, 2013

  Fired for Fleeing Fire? Calif. Strawberry Workers Fled Flames, Lost Their Jobs (VIDEO)

  Workers were fired for fleeing a fire on a California strawberry farm, it appears. 15 strawberry pickers left the property of Crisalida Berry Farms last week on May 2 because of a nearby wildfire despite the foreman telling them their jobs would be gone if they returned.

• May 10, 2013

  Manti Te'o's Fake Girlfriend Makes Maxim Hot 100 List (PHOTO)

  Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend Lennay Kekua made Maxim's Hot 100 List, which rates the magazine's most beautiful women in the world. The joke, which consists of an apparently invisible woman wearing a swimsuit, is a reminder of the Manti Te'o scandal, in which he was fooled by a pretend girlfriend for years.

• May 10, 2013

  Student Teaches Teacher in Texas: Jeff Bliss' Rant on Teacher Goes Viral (VIDEO)

  When a student teaches a teacher about education, many take notice. That's just what Duncanville, Texas high school student Jeff Bliss did in front of his classmates in a video that went viral once uploaded to YouTube on Wednesday.

• May 9, 2013

  Kelsey Williams 'Too Chunky to Be a Cheerleader'? Dancer 'Devastated' at Mean Comments

  Kelsey Williams, a cheerleader for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, was offended when a blogger criticized her frame, calling her "chunky" in an April 22 blog post. The hurtful statements questioned whether or not Williams should be a cheerleader without the same body type as the other women.

• May 9, 2013

  Olivia Sprauer, Fla. Teacher, Loses Job for Moonlighting as Swimsuit Model (VIDEO)

  Olivia Sprauer, a ninth grade English teacher in Boca Raton, Fla., was asked to resign and escorted from the high school campus after administrators discovered she had been moonlighting as a model. After confirming she was the subject of some racy photos, Martin County High School let her go.

• May 8, 2013

  'Sex Superbug' More Dangerous Than AIDS? Rumors of New Infection False

  A "sex superbug" originally found in Japan in 2011 was allegedly discovered in Hawaii last week, causing fear that the antibiotic-resistant strain of gonorrhea may spread. Now, reports claim that the infection found on patients is not nearly as dangerous as once thought.