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• Nov 18, 2013

  Annette Bening's Son on Transgender Healthcare: State Should Pay for Our Sex-Change Surgery, Hormone Treatments

  Annette Bening's son, transgender male Stephen, is calling for more healthcare opportunities to be paid for by New York's Medicaid program. Stephen, who was born Kathryn Elizabeth, claims that hormones, sex change surgeries and other gender transitional procedures are part of "the basic healthcare we need to survive."

• Nov 18, 2013

  Russian Plane Crash Video Shows Monstrous Fireball, 50 Dead (WATCH)

  A Russian plane crash killed 50 people Sunday after the Boeing 737-500 lost altitude, went nearly vertical, struck the tarmac and then exploded at Kazan international airport, Tatarstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations said. Authorities have not yet discovered the cause behind the crash, though they have theories it could be a mechanical or pilot error.

• Nov 18, 2013

  Suspect Blames Twin for Sexual Assaults: DNA Evidence Implicates Army Lt. and Brother

  A suspect blamed his twin for a string of sexual assaults involving young children, according to reports. Colorado Army artillery officer Aaron Lucas, 31, was linked to the crimes by DNA evidence, but his attorneys filed a motion Wednesday pointing to his brother Brian Lucas as the perpetrator of the rapes.

• Nov 18, 2013

  Tony Picard, Football Player is 6'4" and 400 Lbs in High School: 'Biggest Running Back' Ever (VIDEO)

  Tony Picard, a football player for White Swan High School, has made history as one of the biggest running backs ever to play at 6 feet, 4 inches and 400 lbs. The senior, who goes by "Big Tone," has a video on YouTube that has gone viral, putting the small Yakama Indian Reservation in Washington State on the map.

• Nov 15, 2013

  New Braufnels Student Dies After Fist Fight; Teen Was Blindsided, Say Witnesses

  A New Braufnels student died after a fist fight in Texas Tuesday, according to reports. 15-year-old Logan Davidson was leaving his class at Canyon High school when another student suddenly attacked him, knocking him out cold, and he died the next day.

• Nov 14, 2013

  Tyson's Bio Pulls No Punches: 'Iron' Mike Recounts Cocaine Binges and Fights in Memoir

  Tyson's bio pulls no punches. "Iron" Mike Tyson shared some of the roughest patches in his life in his new memoir, "Undisputed Truth," including some of his craziest moments like cocaine binges and fights.

• Nov 14, 2013

  Woman Pulls Gun on Reporter: Shauna Justice Arrested for Aggravated Assault (VIDEO)

  A woman was arrested for pulling a gun on reporter Tuesday, according to reports. Shauna Justice, a 28-year-old 911 dispatcher who was suspended for using her cell phone on the job, was arrested for drawing her 9mm on WESH journalist Claire Metz, who showed up at her Volusia County, Fla. house for an impromptu visit.

• Nov 13, 2013

  Cassidy Wolf Sextortion Case: Jared Abrahams Pleads Guilty to Threatening Miss Teen USA

  The Cassidy Wolf sextortion case resulted in a guilty plea by 19-year-old computer science student Jared Abrahams Tuesday. The teen admitted in Orange County, Calif. federal court that he accessed Wolf and other girls' webcams, snapped nude photos of them, then demanded they send more.

• Nov 13, 2013

  New Batsuit in 'Batman vs. Superman' Movie to Be Grey? Ben Affleck Looks 'Mind-Bending'

  The new Batsuit for the Batman vs. Superman film will be unlike any that moviegoers have ever seen before, according to reports. Comic book man, actor and filmmaker Kevin Smith saw Ben Affleck in the new Batsuit over the weekend and was reportedly so happy that he "instantly bear-hugged" the film's director, Zack Snyder.

• Nov 12, 2013

  Courtney Stodden, 19, Admits Marriage to 53-Year-Old Actor Was 'Weird and Strange' (VIDEO)

  Courtney Stodden and her husband, actor Doug Hutchison, have agreed to formally separate, even though the move won't be legally binding. The 19-year-old's break up from her 53-year-old partner isn't surprising to critics, but the aspiring pop and reality star said she didn't realize how "weird and strange" their relationship was.