'Walking Dead' Creator Amputates The Season Premiere

Two legs are better than one, but one leg is better than becoming a zombie. At least, that's the logic Rick Grimes is hoping Hershel Greene will accept if — not when — he wakes up on next week's episode of "Walking Dead" and realizes that he's missing a limb. During the "Walking Dead" season premiere,...

Review Revue: ‘Battleship,’ ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting,’ ‘The Dictator’

This week at the movies brings us a trio of cinematic adaptations from disparate source materials: a board game (“Battleship,” starring Taylor Kitsch, Rihanna, and Liam Neeson), a self-help book (“What to Expect When You’re Expecting,” starring Jennifer Lopez, Cameron Diaz, and Elizabeth Banks), and...

Flesh-eating bacteria finds a fighter

ATLANTA — Faced with the prospect of losing both hands and her one remaining foot, a young Georgia woman battling to survive a case of flesh-eating bacteria that already has claimed one leg mouthed the words “Let’s do this.” Aimee Copeland, 24, “shed no tears, she never batted an eyelash,” her father,...

Celtics collapse in Game 4 after succumbing to Sixers' tricks; series tied 2-2

PHILADELPHIA – Of all the teams to fall for the trick, you’d expect the Boston Celtics to be the last. They had to know the reaching hands were coming; the grabbing, the tearing, the slapping and the shoving. Whatever dream of a season this had been for the Philadelphia 76ers was now reduced – with...

Lakers win it at the line; 76ers stun Celtics to even series

    The obituaries for the Los Angeles Lakers can be put away, at least for now. The Lakers are alive in their Western Conference semifinal series with the Oklahoma City Thunder after a jaw-dropping free-throw performance Friday night enabled them to hang on for a 99-96 victory.    The...

'Ring of Fire' during Monday's solar eclipse

New Delhi, May 19 — Sky gazers in parts of the world are up for a celestial treat Monday (May 21) when an annular solar eclipse takes place - a rare event in which the sun will appear as a thin ring behind the moon. However, in India it will only be visible in the northeastern states. An annual solar...

Facebook stock debut isn't as friendly as expected

NEW YORK — It was barely a "like" and definitely not a "love" from Facebook investors as the online social network's stock failed to live up to the hype in its trading debut Friday. One of the most highly anticipated IPOs in Wall Street history ended on a bland note, with Facebook's stock closing...

Will Smith slaps journalist who tried to kiss him

MOSCOW (AP) – Hollywood star Will Smith has slapped a male television reporter who tried to kiss him before the Moscow premiere of Men in Black III.Sponsored Links adsonar_placementId=1549621;adsonar_pid=2624768;adsonar_ps=0;adsonar_zw=245;adsonar_zh=250;adsonar_jv='ads.adsonar.com'; The reporter...

Iowa's Airborne Hunting Act Violation Slapped On Low-Flying Pilots

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Prosecutors hope to use a rarely enforced federal law to punish two Iowa pilots whose low flying disturbed thousands of resting migratory birds in a case that centers on this question: Is it a crime to harass animals? In a case drawing attention from bird lovers, two Des...

Delmon Young suspended 7 games

DETROIT -- Delmon Young was suspended by Major League Baseball on Monday for seven days without pay following his arrest on a hate crime harassment charge last week in New York. Young The commissioner's office said the suspension is retroactive to Friday, when Young was arrested after a late-night...

Notes from the backstretch: Decision on Mark Valeski's status won't come until Wednesday

LOUISVILLE — For plenty of people in the Thoroughbred business, simply getting their horse into the Kentucky Derby would be reason enough to pay the entry fee. Despite decades of trying to raise a horse with classic potential, Airdrie Stud owner and former Kentucky Governor Brereton Jones does not...

New York's Freedom Tower Hits Milestone

NEW YORK—One World Trade Center, the giant monolith being built to replace the twin towers destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks, will lay claim to the title of New York City's tallest skyscraper on Monday. Photos: One WTC's RiseView SlideshowRamin Talaie for The Wall Street Journal One World Trade Center,...

'Octomom' Files for Bankruptcy, Owes $30K in Rent

"Octomom" Nadya Suleman filed for bankruptcy Monday, saying in a court filing that she has as much as $1 million in debt. Suleman wants a fresh start and said in a statement that filing for bankruptcy is what's best for her children, according to the Orange County Register "I have had to make some...

Mayday! Mayday! "Mayday!" Bankers Panic Over May Day Demonstrations

"Mayday," which is used as a distress signal and derives from the French "m'aider ("come help me"), is being given new meaning by Wall Street and its Bankers in response to the upcoming "May Day" Occupy national protests. This May Day demonstration will be the largest of its kind in a half-century...

Lakers' Jordan Hill charged

HOUSTON -- Los Angeles Lakers forward Jordan Hill faces a felony assault charge after an incident with his girlfriend in Houston. Hill is charged with allegedly shoving and choking 28-year-old Darlene Luna, about 1 p.m. on Feb. 29 at his Houston apartment. Luna told police that the two had been dating...

Cinco de Mayo Food, Drink and Events In Connecticut

It's a day for potent margaritas, flavorful Mexican fare and revelry. Here's a sampling of what's going on in the region. Agave Grill, 100 Allyn Street, Hartford, will have specials on Dos Equis drafts and Avion tequila (silver, reposado and anejo.) The restaurant will also feature an ice luge Saturday....

Amare Stoudemire lacerates hand after New York Knicks’ loss to Miami Heat

The sad reality for the Knicks: Amare Stoudemire administered far more damage to his hand — and an AmericanAirlines fire extinguisher — than his Knicks have done to the Heat so far in this playoff series. As if falling down 0-2 against the Heat wasn’t discouraging enough, Stoudemire made matters worse...

Five-Year Engagement Performing Poorly, Should Jason Segel Give Up Writing?

Early box office numbers have started trickling in, and it seems Jason Segel’s newest project The Five-Year Engagement isn’t exactly the biggest hit with fans. The former Freaks And Geeks star’s previous two writing/ starring vehicles Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Muppets both did more than one...

Durant's game-winner helps Thunder shake off Mavericks

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Kevin Durant was determined to not let the Oklahoma City Thunder lose another playoff game at home to Dallas.Sponsored Links adsonar_placementId=1549627;adsonar_pid=2625769;adsonar_ps=0;adsonar_zw=245;adsonar_zh=250;adsonar_jv='ads.adsonar.com'; He scored 25 points and hit the...