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New charges filed against a Washington state resident claim that his daughter is one of his fraud victims. more

Tony Nominations will be announced by ceremony hosts Matthew Broderick and Anika Noni Rose on May 3rd at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. more

The 2010 world record for the tallest Lego tower has officially been beat with a Brazilian tower reaching 102 feet and 3 inches. more

Glenn Beck commands news and media attention, and public support for Beck continues to increase despite rumors that he may be leaving his post at Fox News. Often being attacked by liberal media outlets, Beck's supporters come out in droves. more

Auto prices are already feeling the pinch of the Japanese natural disasters. Now, economists, retail experts, manufacturers and consumers are debating whether or not the United States is ready for spiking gasoline prices. more

AT&T plans to buy T-Mobile - and on Monday, the headline was global news. The deal that gave Wall Street a boost Monday though is likely to face intense scrutiny from U.S. regulators charged with protecting the public from mega-monoliths. more

Bruce Pearl has been fired by the University of Tennessee as the school's men's basketball Coach. Pearl is caught up in the midst of a recruiting scandal - a common headline that continues to hurt adolescent students and colleges across the country. more

Charlie Sheen has epitomized the role of a media train-wreck, but the troubled actor is continuing his success by hitting the road. With so many people glued to what may come next for Sheen, many are too eager to spend good money to see Sheen in person during his upcoming tour. more

NCAA Tournament fans are pleased with the famous "March Madness" drama ready to unfold later this week. In work offices everywhere, employees are printing out brackets and setting up office pools - all in an attempt to have more fun with the annual event. more

Olivia Wilde, one of the most recognizable faces in American television, has filed for divorce in Los Angeles. Wilde is seeking a divorce from her filmmaker husband Tao Ruspoli after eight years of marriage, records show. Wilde's decision is similar to many other in the acting industry. more

Tony Danza has filed for divorce from his wife, Tracy, after 24 years of marriage. A family source told UsMagazine.com Thursday of the news. The long time actor's decision to pursue divorce is not unlike many other Americans - which all contributes to an alarming trend which began to spike in the 1970's, and has continued on since. more

Cap’n Crunch, the long time staple of cereal aisle shelves everywhere, isn't going anywhere anytime soon. For the past several days, the Internet’s been abuzz with rumors that the gruff Cap’n Horatio Magellan Crunch was going to walk the plank because his bosses at Pepsico are trying to lower the amount of sugar and saturated fat in their products. Cap’n Crunch, it seemed, was taking his last voyage. more

Lindsay Lohan and her necklace fiasco are landing the actress in a more precarious place than we ever could have thought. Normally, actors aren't our focus here on Online Journal. However, when an actor like Charlie Sheen or actress like Lindsay Lohan continue down a path of ruining their lives - it is tough to ignore. Sources said this week that Lindsay Lohan would rather roll the dice in a Los Angeles court than accept a plea bargain that includes jail time, sources told TMZ.com. more

Charlie Sheen hit Twitter, Good Morning America, Piers Morgan and a host of other television shows in what can only be called a media blitz this week. While everyone is focused on his erratic behavior, crazy past and off the wall comments - a much more serious issue is developing involving Sheen's family. more

By Laura Flanders

“This freeze would cut the deficit by more than $400 billion over the next decade, bringing this kind of spending—domestic discretionary spending—to its lowest share of our economy since Dwight Eisenhower was President. Let me repeat that. . . .” more

By Harvey Wasserman

Barack Obama’s 2012 budget marks a major escalation in the nuclear war against a green-powered future, whose advocates are already fighting back. more