Jennifer Bathgate, a mother of three boys, is called “Cake-zilla” by her husband. Bathgate’s elaborate, over-the-top cakes for her sons’ birthdays and celebrations have featured everything from Elmo to Cookie Monster to a soccer ball to a subway train to a “Star Wars” cake featuring... More »Social Media a New Stress for Moms Seeking Perfection
The instructions were plain and simple: Draw your “best day ever.” Sabrina Brady did just that and it’s landed her quite literally front and center in all of Google’s glory. Brady, 17, was crowned the national champion of the site’s fourth ever Doodle 4 Google... More »Sabrina Brady Wins 'Doodle 4 Google' Contest with Heartfelt Reunion Drawing
One of the most gripping images to emerge from the deadly tornado that devastated the town of Moore, Okla., Monday was of a man in a red shirt grasping a young student in an emotional hug, both of them covered in debris and surrounded by... More »Okla. Tornado Survivors Reunited in Dramatic Photo
Accustomed to their gas-guzzling companions, many Americans are hesitant to buy an electric or hybrid vehicle. But dealers and government incentives are luring drivers into the fold. John O’Dell, senior green car editor for Edmunds.com, has leased a Nissan Leaf with his wife for the... More »Nearly Free Electric Car Leases in a State Near You?
A Minnesota contractor who was gutting a dilapidated home he’d bought to renovate got more than he bargained for when he opened up the walls: He came across a 1938 comic book featuring a new hero named Superman. David Gonzalez was intrigued by the rare... More »1938 Superman Comic Worth More Than $100K Found Inside Walls of Old House
A pizza mission to U.S. military service members in Afghanistan has made the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest pizza delivery. The non-profit, Pizza 4 Patriots, a 501(c)3 registered non-profit based in Illinois, has been sending pizzas to military service members abroad for... More »Pizza Delivery to Afghanistan Troops Sets Guinness Record
I always thought that of yoga as something only done by young, lithe ballet enthusiasts. It was definitely not something practiced by uncoordinated, middle-aged guys who can’t touch their toes. Put me in the latter category and add to that that I’m nearly six-and-a-half feet tall and have had two back... More »Can You Do Yoga if You Aren't Flexible?
The Utah woman who made headlines for forcing her stepdaughter to wear secondhand clothes as a punishment for bullying says she did it to teach the girl empathy. “She needed to know how inappropriate she was behaving,” Ally Olsen told “Good Morning America” special correspondent... More »Fashion Bully, 11, Forced to Wear Thrift Shop Clothes
After 12 years of countless auditions, performances and lots of drama involving the judges themselves, “American Idol” judge Randy Jackson is leaving the show, saying his long stint had run its course. When the longest-tenured judge announced his departure from America’s stage earlier this month,... More »Randy Jackson: Why He's Leaving 'American Idol'
Kmart’s new ad is a gas. Literally. In its new tongue-in-cheek ad “Big Gas,” the retailer promotes a special discount on gas. Throughout the spot, customers praise the “big gas” savings and “big gas” prices, but their repeated, rapid use of the phrase makes it... More »'Big Gas' Ad Is Kmart's Latest Promotion to Play on Words
Misty Shaffer has struggled with weight all her life. When her husband was deployed to Afghanistan for a year, the Leland, N.C., woman decided to use his absence to re-commit herself to losing weight so she could surprise him when he came home. In the... More »Army Wife Surprises Husband With 96-Pound Weight Loss on His Return From Afghanistan
Mariah Carey had a wardrobe snafu this morning during the “Good Morning America” concert series when the back of her pink sequined Donatella Versace dress popped open. “I love you Donatella, but it popped darling,” Carey said, laughing on stage after she finished singing her... More »Mariah Carey Jokes Through NYC Wardrobe Snafu on 'GMA'
Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, had a mid-air scare today when their helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing. Charles and Camilla were 15 minutes into their flight from London to the Hay Literary Festival in Powys when a... More »Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla's Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing
With The Hangover Part III, director and co-writer Todd Phillips breaks with the format of the previous two films. This time, the particular mess the Wolfpack finds itself in isn’t the result of a bachelor party gone wrong. Instead, after a hilarious intervention that probably... More »Review: 'The Hangover Part III'
New Jersey investigators are investigating 29 establishments for serving customers cheaper booze as a substitute for top-shelf liquor, including one that allegedly offered rubbing alcohol and food coloring as scotch. “This alleged scheme is a dishonest ruse to increase profits, and it is a slap... More »NJ Bars Accused of Booze Fraud, Serving Rubbing Alcohol
At least she has a sense of humor: A day after Eva Longoria accidentally flashed photographers while going commando on the red carpet in Cannes, she choose a sheer dress that clearly showed her wearing underwear. Longoria shared a picture of the dress with her... More »Eva Longoria Laughs Off Wardrobe Malfunction
You might think that a costly sunblock would be better at blocking UVA and UVB rays than a store brand at, say, Walgreens. However, according to Consumer Reports’ annual sun survey, that’s wrong. In tests of 12 sunscreen lotions and sprays to gauge their effectiveness... More »Cheaper, Store-Brand Sunscreens Protect Better Than Costly Counterparts
Former child star Amanda Bynes was arrested on Thursday evening in New York City, police confirmed to ABC News. Bynes, 27, was charged with tampering with physical evidence, reckless endangerment and criminal possession of marijuana, NYPD spokesman Det. Brian Sessa told ABC News. “There was... More »Amanda Bynes Arrested on Marijuana Charge in New York City
A Georgia woman said she is thankful to be alive after a 20-foot section of a 747 cargo plane’s wing fell off before part of it came crashing into her home. Pamela Ware was in her Clayton County, Ga., home Sunday afternoon when she heard... More »Plane Debris Falls on Georgia Woman's House, Walmart
Whether you chalk it up to nerves, last-minute scheduling or the fact that she’s a Canadian, it’s safe to say Alexis Normand will not make the same mistake twice. Next time Normand, a jazz singer from Canada, agrees to sing ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ before... More »Canadian Singer Alexis Normand Bombs on National Anthem