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• Dec 18, 2011

  Cesaria Evora, Famed 'Morna' Singer, Dies at 70

  Cesaria Evora, the famed Cape Verda morna singer nicknamed the “Barefoot Diva,” has died at age 70 of unknown causes.

• Dec 18, 2011

  Justin Bieber Speaks on Christmas Plans

  After releasing a very popular Christmas album, pop sensation Justin Bieber opened up about his Christmas plans, his success, and his mother’s aversion to Santa Claus.

• Dec 18, 2011

  Jimmy Fallon Returns to Host ‘Saturday Night Live’ (VIDEO)

  Jimmy Fallon made a triumphant return to Saturday Night Live for the first time since he left the popular show, and his hosting skills went over very well with viewers.

• Dec 18, 2011

  PETA Demands Town Stop Opossum Drop

  The small North Carolina town of Brasstown may have to discontinue their annual opossum drop because People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals calls the tradition cruel.

• Dec 18, 2011

  Scarlett Johansson Hates Her ‘Bizarre’ Nickname

  Scarlett Johansson hates the way certain members of the press have shortened her name to simply “ScarJo,” insisting that the nickname is a result of laziness.

• Dec 18, 2011

  Slim Dunkin Dead: New Details Revealed in Rapper's Murder

  Rapper Slim Dunkin was fatally shot in the chest while preparing to make a music video in an Atlanta recording studio Friday evening.

• Dec 18, 2011

  Teacher Wrote ‘Stupid’ on Student’s Face, May Be Fired

  Alex Boles, a Tennessee teacher, has admitted to writing “stupid” on an eighth grade student’s face earlier this December, and is now being investigated for other possible inappropriate incidents.

• Dec 16, 2011

  Newt Gingrich: No One is Born Gay (VIDEO)

  Newt Gingrich spoke to the Des Moines Register’s editorial board Friday, and said that homosexuals have a “significant range of choice within a genetic pattern,” or in layman’s terms— people choose to be gay.

• Dec 16, 2011

  High School Students' Marijuana Usage Hits 30 Year Peak, Says Study

  High school students’ marijuana usage is at its highest level for 30 years, with one in 15 U.S. kids using the drug, according to an annual government report.

• Dec 15, 2011

  Thousands of Birds Crash Land in Wal-Mart Parking Lot

  Thousands of birds mistook a snowy Wal-Mart parking lot and football fields for water in southern Utah, sparking them to dive-bomb straight into the ground killing approximately 1,500 of the flock.