William Topaz McGonagall's lack of talent was matched only by his delusion and ego.

Brian Gegner received a 180-day sentence for contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a minor.

Critics charge that Alabama is, in effect, paying law enforcement to skimp on food.

T-Pain's status as urban music's most frequent collaborator helped him nab a leading five BET Award nominations.

A Hollywood private investigator was convicted Thursday on charges thathe schemed to dig up dirt for his well-heeled clients to use inlawsuits, divorces and contract disputes against the rich and famous.

Rodney Atkins is still surprised when people recognize him in the grocery store nowadays. But give it time. With six nominations for Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards,including biggies like male vocalist, album of the year and song of theyear,

Ellen DeGeneres is putting the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action — she and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show.

Shania Twain and husband-producer Robert "Mutt" Lange are splitting upafter 14 years of marriage. The 42-year-old Canadian country superstarand 59-year-old Lange married in 1993 and have a 6-year-old son namedEja. Her publicist provided no further details Thursday about thecouple's breakup.

A person familiar with efforts to restart talks between the ScreenActors Guild and Hollywood studios says negotiations will resume withintwo weeks.

A judge has denied a motion from news organizations seekingimmediate access to sealed court records and transcripts in the R.Kelly child pornography trial.

Anxious to avoid deep cuts in education spending, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today on Wednesday proposed dramatically expanding the state lottery and slashing programs for the poor and disabled instead, to help close a budget gap now pegged at $17.2 billion.lottery,

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is taking a conservative approach to managing the state's paddlefish season. Paddlefish reproduction is down after an extended drought with low water flows over the past several years. This, combined with increased fishing pressure for

Brian LaFave couldn't care less how high gasoline prices climb these days - he's parked his pickup truck and is refusing to buy gas.

The nine remaining members of a Russian doomsday cult awaiting the end of the world abandoned their cave Friday .

Lawmakers on Friday adopted a widely contested standardization of Portuguese that will require hundreds of words to be spelled the Brazilian way.

Ahwatukee woman faces misdemeanor charges.

Bush's bridesmaid dresses were seven different styles in seven different colors. It may sound like a dizzying rainbow of colors, but it is a great option for a large wedding party.

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Crab Orchard - Crappie action remains excellent. Crappie aren't spawning yet, but have moved to the banks. Minnows and jigs are equally effective. Bluegill are also moving close to the beds and are being caught in good numbers on crickets

My eyes searched the field fruitlessly. About 30 minutes earlier Keith Enloe and I had watched a single tom turkey in full strut. For the next 15 minutes, we listened to three toms respond enthusiastically to every call Enloe made.