A Maryland man who ran out of gas on an interstate decided to beat the boredom by setting up his drum kit to play at the side of the road.

Cops spotted the man, who had pulled his entire kit out of the back of his vehicle to stage an impromptu concert on the shoulder of I-695. After a round of questioning, they determined he hadn't broken any laws and called a highway administration truck to refill his tank.

We're sure that was music to his ears. (Baltimore Sun)

Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder lost in the playoffs, but he's definitely won the hearts of Oklahoma residents after pledging $1 million to the victims of yesterday's (Monday) deadly tornado.

Durant, who was in Minnesota yesterday to catch a WNBA game, tells ESPN he decided to make the donation through his family foundation after watching the devastation on TV. He says, "It was tough to see. I call Oklahoma City my home. I go through Moore all the time. It's unfortunate. We're going to come together as a city like we always do, and we're going to bounce back."

Durant adds that in addition to making the donation, he plans to return to Oklahoma tomorrow to visit fans affected by the storms. "Just to get to the hospital, see some kids. Something. Just something to give some hope. Playing for the Thunder, we mean so much to the state. So many people support us, and I just want to go back and support those people."

In addition to Durant's gift, the Thunder as a team also announced a $1 million donation, as did both the NBA and its players' union.

First-time director Melissa McCarthy is running a tight ship on the set.

Melissa, who's co-directing a comedy titled Tammy with her husband, fired an extra Monday because the woman was mistreating her child.

According to TMZ, the extra brought along her kid -- who was about five years old -- for a daylong shoot by a lake in Wilmington, North Carolina. Witnesses say the young mom had been struggling with the child all morning, disrupting production several times by shouting at the child to "stop it" and quiet down.

The last straw came when the mom jerked the child up in the air by the wrist -- in front of McCarthy. Melissa immediately tossed the extra, reportedly saying she wouldn't tolerate abuse on her set.

A British man who was having trouble with his cable reception found himself tuned into his own personal version of Animal Planet – when the repairman opened up the back and found a nest of snakes!

Martin Burgess-Moon says he called for service after his TV and internet went on the fritz. The cable guy arrived a short time later, and as the surprised customer put it, found what "appeared to be a mother with lots of babies, all wrapping themselves around the cables."

Rather than go all Samuel L. Jackson on the critters, Burgess-Moon decided to play nice. He says, "Thankfully our internet and TV are now working. Our guests remain in the box and can stay as long as they like." (Daily Mail)

A Florida burglar has some jail time on tap after being nabbed during a police chase in which he paused mid-flight in order to steal a couple of beers from a house next to the one he'd just robbed.

Cops spotted Andrew Fatzinger rummaging around a house and stuffing electronics and medications into a pillowcase before vandalizing the walls using markers and mustard. He pulled a T-shirt over his head and took off when confronted by officers who began chasing him – on foot and with an overhead helicopter.

He nearly gave the deputies the slip, but instead of making a beeline for a hideout, he ducked into a second home and emerged carrying two bottles of beer. Fatzinger ran straight into the path of a police dog, which he punched in the mouth – a move that cut his hand, but didn't stop the K-9 officer from apprehending him. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

The IRS scandal just got a little more scandalous. The IRS official who tried to balance out the agency’s targeting of conservative groups and later made the issue public will decline to testify at Wednesday’s House hearing on the matter.

Lois Lerner, who runs the IRS division on tax-exempt organizations, will plead her Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination when she’s set to appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Members of the committee have already accused her of dancing around the truth.

Source: The New York Times

We all want to be good wives to our husbands, but no one wants to be treated like a servant.

But such was the case in 1955 when Housekeeping Monthly ran an article about how to be a “good wife”… and by our standards, it’s pretty shocking.

Here are some quotes taken directly from the magazine … enjoy:

• Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.
   
• Gather up schoolbooks, toys, paper etc. and then run a dustcloth over tables.
   
• Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or have him lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.
   
• Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
   
• Your goal: Try to make sure your home is a place of peace, order and tranquility where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit.
   
• Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.
   
• Don't complain if he's late for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through at work.
   
• Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.
   
• And please always remember that “a good wife always knows her place.” (J-Walk)

When a Utah woman found out that her stepdaughter was teasing another girl at school for what she was wearing, she decided to punish her kid in a very effective way.

Ally Olsen made her fiancé’s daughter, Kaylee, wear an ugly dress she found at a thrift store to school so she would know what it felt like to be made fun of for her clothing.

And when Kaylee did it a second time, the pre-teen was forced to wear ANOTHER thrift store outfit to really drive the point home.

Then, Ally snapped a photo of Kaylee wearing these outfits and posted them on Facebook so the girl would have a constant reminder of how to treat other people.

Ally says that the lesson really worked and that Kaylee even thanked her for helping her learn a valuable lesson. (Yahoo)

Barbie has been doing the Malibu Beach house thing for many years now and the powers that be over at Mattel think it’s time for a change.

That’s why they’re thinking of moving the doll to the bustling city of Manhattan.

Mattel marketing VPs think Barbie belongs in a cosmopolitan penthouse because, “She’ll entertain in style with the power players of New York. It’s a place for her to meet with great minds.”

Other possible locations to move Barbie are a California cabana or bungalow-style home in India.

Frankly, we don’t care where she end up … because she’s not real. She’s a doll. Let’s all just settle down. (NY Post)

The world is getting bigger – and so are its people. In 1981, fewer than one in nine people were considered obese. Now, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 19 of the 34 OECD member countries have a majority of their population that is either overweight or obese.

And when it comes to fat citizens, the U.S. is number one. According to data from the OECD, these are the 9 most obese countries in the world:

1. United States
2. Mexico
3. New Zealand
4. Chile
5. Australia
6. Canada
7. United Kingdom
8. Ireland
9. Luxembourg (The Motley Fool)

A Kansas woman could be called public enemy "number one" after she was busted for accosting an 11-year old girl and stealing ... her urine!

Crystal Hopper allegedly grabbed the child at a gas station and forced her to pee into a cup – because she needed a clean urine sample to use for a drug test. Hopper had failed one test and insisted that the results were wrong, offering to submit another sample. The court agreed, but rather than risk using her own fluids again, the woman went in search of a fresh source.

Hopper admitted taking the urine from the girl. She told detectives, “I don’t know why there was morphine in my urine ... so I asked her to pee in a cup, just in case.” (Wichita Eagle)

A woman in England feels that she has to quit her job … BECAUSE SHE’S TOO PRETTY.

33-year-old Laura Fernee claims that she can no longer work as a scientific researcher because “her slim figure and pretty face attracted unwanted attention from her male colleagues.” She also claims to be ostracized by her female co-workers because they’re jealous of her.

And while we respect any woman who feels that there is something keeping them from doing their job, we’ve seen pictures of Laura and we think she’ll probably be just fine in the workforce. (Daily Mail)

Actress Helen Mirren fulfilled a young man’s dying wish recently, by dressing up as the queen of England and having him over for tea and cookies.

10-year-old Oliver Burton is facing his third battle with cancer and also has down's syndrome. One of his biggest wishes was to go to Buckingham Palace and meet the Queen. But when the real Queen of England said she would not be able to meet with him, Dame Helen stepped in.

She sent a limo and paid for them to see her current play, in which she plays the Queen, and then invited Oliver and mother backstage, where Mirren, dressed as the Queen, introduced him to her corgis and her butler served tea. She even knighted him.

The best part is that Mirren was so convincing, little Oliver didn’t even know she wasn’t the Queen and he’s still riding high from the experience. (Daily Mail)

The killer tornado in Oklahoma didn't only affect those in the state. People all over the country were affected -- or at least their TV viewing.

CBS decided to pull Monday night's season finale of Mike & Molly because its plot featured a tornado.

The network said in a statement, "Due to the tragic events this afternoon in Oklahoma, we are pre-empting tonight's season finale of Mike & Molly, which has a related storyline."

Instead, the network opted to show a repeat, but added, "The season finale will be broadcast at an appropriate date."

The episode now on the shelf is titled Windy City. A network plot summary reads: "As [a] tornado descends on Chicago, Mike and Molly each confess important news to each other."

Source: USA Today

After all the crappy stories in the news lately about waitress humiliating their patrons, we thought we'd turn the tables – but in a good way ..

Cece Bruce has been working at the Indianapolis Steak 'n Shake for two years, while also putting herself through school, and in the time she struck up a nice little friendship with one of the regulars, a woman named Miss Jo.

Well, Miss Jo recently left CeCe a 7000% tip on her $6 check, which came out to a total of $451.97.

When asked why Miss Jo hooked Cece up so generously, she said she knew that the waitress had to pay a lot of bills. We love Miss Jo! (The Frisky)

Singers Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio are reportedly joining the next season of X Factor.

According to TMZ the pair will be replacing Britney Spears and L.A. Reid and joining returning judges Demi Lovato and Simon Cowell.

TMZ says Kelly and Paulina "are in final negotiations to join the show, with only minor details left to be hammered out before they sign on."

Faith Hill could be sitting in the hot seat next to Simon Cowell on The X-Factor -- that is, if the rumor mill is cranking out the truth. Several gossip blogs are reporting that Faith, who just gave up her Sunday Night Football promo spot, is a prime contender for one of the judging positions on the show.

Pregnant teens are up against some discrimination in White Cloud, Michigan, right now.

The White Cloud School District is banning pregnant students from showing any belly in their yearbook photos, claiming it goes against their abstinence-only sex-ed policy.

If these girls want to be included in the memory book, they have to re-shoot from the waist up. (The Frisky)

Now you can own a little piece of history -- the bikini that Farrah Abraham wore for the cover shoot of her porn video.

Vivid Entertainment has put the item up on eBay with a minimum bid of $500. As of this morning (Thursday), there's one taker. 

The item is listed as "used," and TMZ reports that this means it hasn't been washed since Farrah wore it for the shoot. There's apparently residue from her fake tan and glitter from her body lotion. 

Bidding ends just before midnight on Wednesday.

The date has been set for the live TV presentation of The Sound of Music starring Carrie Underwood as Maria Von Trapp. The three-hour event will air on NBC on December 5th -- kicking off the holiday season. 

Carrie says she's thrilled to introduce the classic show to a new generation of fans.

A Michigan woman was left spinning her wheels during a robbery attempt – because she accidentally locked herself into her getaway car and was unable to leave the scene of the crime.

The woman, whose name was not released, loaded up the vehicle with items she stole from a hotel on the Upper Peninsula, but when she finished piling in the goods, she hopped in – and found out she didn't have the keys. That wouldn't normally be a problem, but the busted-up car had broken interior door latches and power windows -- meaning she couldn't even roll down the window to get out.

Workers noticed the missing items and spotted the panicked crook outside, so they called cops, who freed her from one lockup and drove her down to another one. (Click On Detroit)

The woman, who's been identified only as Paula, says that when she came to, Tim was in front of her with a glass of water. He even kissed her forehead. Paula says she passed out because of the heat generated by the close quarters in the pit in front of the stage. 

Source: AllAccess.com

The Office had its series finale last night. Series finales aren't the "events" they used to be, at least in terms of the number of people gathering around the TV to watch.

Here are the Top 5 Most Watched Series finales of all time, based on the number of viewers who tuned in to say goodbye:

1. M*A*S*H: February 29, 1983  − 105.9 million

2. Cheers: May 20, 1993 − 80.4 million

3. Seinfeld: May 14, 1998  − 76.3 million

4. Friends: May 6, 2004 −  52.5 million

5. Magnum, P.I.: May 1, 1988 − 50.7 million (Top5ofAnything)

A family that prays together ... walks naked in the street together? Well, at least that's what one North Carolina family believes. Cops responded to a call that a family was walking naked in the street, and when they arrived, that's exactly what they saw.

Two children, their mom and their grandmother were walking au naturel. Why were they doing it? The adults told cops that God told them to. The mother and grandmother were taken to the hospital for a physical and mental evaluation. (Charlotte Observer)

 
*JUST BE GLAD YOU’RE NOT ON THE STAFF ATPEOPLE MAGAZINE -- THEY PULLED AN INTENSEALL-NIGHTER THIS WEEK TO CHANGE THE COVER
 
-- MAGAZINES CLOSE ON MONDAY NIGHTS -- THAT SCHEDULE’S BEEN IN PLACE FOREVER -- IT’S THE REASON ANGELINA INSISTED ON HAVING HER
NEW YORK TIMES PIECE RELEASED MONDAY AT
MIDNIGHT – IT’S WORTH NOTING THAT, EVEN THOUGH BRAD & ANGELINA HAVE WORKED WITH “PEOPLE” IN THE PAST, THEY DID NOTRELEASE AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT TO THEM, CHOOSING INSTEAD TO GO WITH “THE STANDARD” IN ENGLAND FOR BRAD PITT’S QUOTE -- STILL, “PEOPLE” CITED “UNNAMED SOURCES” CLAIMING ANGIE WILL GO AHEAD & HAVE HER OVARIES REMOVED
 
-- THE ACTUAL ARTICLE IS A MISH-MASH OF OLD PHOTOSAND ANCIENT QUOTES FROM OTHER MAGAZINES (LIKEESQUIRE IN 2007), PLUS TV INTERVIEWS (LIKE “60 MINUTES” IN 2011) – FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, BRAD & ANGELINASTOPPED WORKING WITH “PEOPLE” LAST SEPTEMBER – THERE’S SPECULATION THAT A CERTAIN COVER STORY(ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE) PUT THEM OFF THE MAGAZINEFOREVER, BUT THAT ISN’T KNOWN FOR SURE – ALSO—AS WITH ANY STORY OF THIS MAGNITUDE—THERE’S ALREADY A GROWING BACKLASH, EVEN FROM SO-CALLED “FRIENDLY” PUBLICATIONS LIKE USA TODAY…


AFTER NEARLY THREE YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS (WHERE HIS RANKINGDROPPED AS LOW AS #58) TIGER WOODS IS AGAIN THE #1 GOLFER IN
WORLD – HE RECLAIMED THE SPOT BACK ON MARCH 25th, ONE WEEK
AFTER ANNOUNCING HE WAS DATINGLINDSEY VONN
 
– CLEARLY SHE’S BEEN GOOD FOR HIS GAME
 
-- SO NOW HE WANTS TO MAKE HER HIS WIFE AND HAVE MORE KIDS – SHE’S AGREED, BUT THERE’S ONE MINOR COMPLICATION
 
-- A SOURCE CLOSE TO TIGER SAID “LINDSEY TOLD HIM SHE’D MARRY HIM, BUT SAID SHE WANTS HALF OF HIS
$600 MILLION DOLLAR FORTUNE IF
THEY DIVORCE. PLUS, AS INSURANCE AGAINST HIM STRAYING, SHE WARNED HIM HE’LL HAVE
TO PAY HER 20 MILLION FOR
EVERY INCIDENT
OF CHEATING. SHE’S A SMART COOKIE, AND SHE’S MAKING TIGER PUT HIS MONEY WHERE HIS MOUTH IS”
 
-- ANOTHER SOURCE SAID “PLAIN AND SIMPLE, LINDSEY DOESN’T TRUST
TIGER, EVEN THOUGH SHE’S IN LOVE WITH HIM. SHE’S EVEN JOKED TO HIM THAT TIGERS RARELY CHANGE THEIR STRIPES. THE VERY TRAITS THAT HE APPRECIATES ABOUT LINDSEY—HER STRENGTH AND BRAINS—ARE COMING BACK TO BITE HIM IN THE BUTT.

Lady Antebellum's Golden is the nation's number-one album, according to the latest SoundScan figures. It sold 167,000 copies in its first week out, besting the Great Gatsby soundtrack by some 30,000.

But Charles Kelley says they didn't really have a plan when they were working on the album.

Jaden Smith has no plans to be emancipated -- not while he can still mooch off his old man.

Jaden set the record straight on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Wednesday, saying, "See, here's the thing that you need to understand: I'm not going anywhere. The thing that people don't get is everything at this house is free! So I can get anything and everything at his house, so I'm going to be there 20, 30 more years."

Will Smith, who was also on Ellen, explained that he was joking when he said he was going to emancipate his son for his 15th birthday.

Jaden also joked that his father said he can move out only when he becomes a huge success. ''He says as soon as I have a movie that's bigger than one of his movies, I can get my own house.''

The father and son duo co-star in the upcoming sci-fi flick After Earth.

Source: Contact Music

An Illinois man was arrested for drunkenly falling and passing out on his mother, pinning her to the kitchen floor for hours.

The 81-year-old woman was trapped beneath the weight of her son for several hours before she was finally able to get relatives to call police. When first-responders arrived at the residence, they reported that the legs of the mother and son were intertwined and the son as passed out on his mother. The mother was taken to the hospital where she had surgery on her hip, which was broken in three places.

Robert Golba, 55, was taken to the hospital to be treated for alcohol poisoning. Golba had an order of protection and under the terms he was not allowed in the residence under the influence of any drug or alcohol. Golba was charged with one count of felony violation of order of protection. (Now.MSN.com)

There’s no time more romantic than your honeymoon – unless you’re Mohammed Ahmed, that is.

The 21-year-old Illinois man was honeymooning in Florida, when he decided to leave his wife at the hotel and solicit a prostitute.

Unfortunately for him, the woman turned out to be an undercover cop, who ended up throwing him in jail.

When Ahmed didn’t returned to his room, his new wife got worried and called the sheriff’s office to report him missing.

When she did, she found out the truth.

I'd say the honeymoon's over. (Daily Mail)

Kip Moore is an inked man!

With two number-one hits under his belt, Kip treated himself with a visit to a tattoo artist in Nashville to get his first piece on his right bicep. The ink is “Psalm 40” -- a Bible verse that motivated Kip to stay in Tennessee at a time when he'd almost given up on music and moved back home to Georgia.

Will Smith gave his son a movie career -- now he wants to give him his freedom.

Will plans to give Jaden the special gift of liberty for his 15th birthday this year. He tells London's Sun,"[Jaden] says, 'Dad, I want to be emancipated.' I know if we do this, he can be an emancipated minor, because he really wants to have his own place, like ooh.'"

Will says he understands his son's desire to be on his own, because he grew up with a strict father. "If kids just want to have command of their lives, I understand."

Father and son have appeared in three movies together, including the upcoming After Earth.

Christina Aguilera is returning to The Voice, Us Magazine confirms.

The singer will be back in her coach's chair for the fifth season, while new additions,Shakira and Usher, will both likely take time off from the show. A source explains, "Shakira wants to take a season off to take care of the baby. She has an option to come back too. And Usher is doing a movie, so he couldn't do season five if they wanted him to."

Cee Lo Green is also reportedly in talks to return.

He told them, "OK, lets just get this out of the way right now. If any of our careers were going great, none of us would be here. So I don't want to any of this diva prima donna bull from any of you all." Trace added that if he had a hit last year, he wouldn't be there at all.

Trace is in the top two going into Sunday night's finale. The show airs at 8 p.m. on WTVA.

20 kids were in a limo on the way to their high school prom in Florida when a van flipped right in front of them.

Dressed in tuxedos, dresses and high heels, the teenagers scrambled out of the car and helped save the five adults and two kids that were trapped inside.

Even though the students were left startled and a bit traumatized, they still went to the prom ... and their friends even helped the kids get the blood out of their prom clothes. (NPR)

Like expensive burgers? How about one that costs $325,000? While tasting a burger this expensive might be tempting, there's something you should know first: The reason this burger is so expensive is because it was grown in a lab from 20,000 thin strips of "cultured muscle tissue."

Yep, lab-burgers are being tested to see if the middle man – or "middle cow," actually – can be all but eliminated in the future, thus helping the environment and possibly convincing vegetarians to consume meat.

According to researchers, “It’s really about the conversion of feed to meat … In cultured meat production it’s much more efficient; only the meat is produced, and not all the other parts.” You want fries with that? (Jezebel)

Beyonce is no stranger to a lavish life, but Bey's tour rider was allegedly leaked online – and some interesting things were revealed.

Rumor has it that she demands that the bathrooms in her dressing rooms have new toilet seats, and must feature a special (and expensive) red toilet paper.

These rolls, which are lightly scented and three-ply, are about $3 a pop and come from a European company called Renova.

One tissue tester said that this paper was basically heavenly to use and he could see why "Queen B" would want this for her bum.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RENOVA-The-Worlds-Sexiest-Toilet-Paper-Pink-Yellow-Black-Red-Green-/321080493677?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item4ac1e3866d

Since Blake Shelton will be working on their second wedding anniversary Tuesday, he met wife Miranda Lambert on tour Thursday in Bakersfield, California to ring in the anniversary of Blake’s proposal. Miranda was in town on the Locked & Reloaded tour withDierks Bentley when Blake surprised the audience mid-concert with his latest single “Boys ‘Round Here.”

Post-show Miranda tweeted , “Thanks Bakersfield for a great night! Hope you liked the surprise! Greatest fans in the world. And three years ago today @blakeshelton asked me to marry him. Pretty great moment in my life … I really like him!”

Blake was the first to respond, retweeting, “She likes me!”

Good news/bad news regarding two ABC shows: Nashville has been picked up for a second season, while Reba McEntire’s sitcom Malibu Country has been dropped after one season.

The official Twitter account for Nashville revealed Friday, “Breaking <a class="_hootified" a="" data-cke-saved-href="http://www.premiereprep.com/layout/set/print/prnshared/prnprint#" href="http://www.premiereprep.com/layout/set/print/prnshared/prnprint#" #nashville"="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;">#Nashville has officially been picked up for season two!” The news sent cast mates Clare Bowen(Scarlett), Sam Palladio (Gunnar), Ray Wisdom (Coleman Carlisle) and Hayden Panettiere (Juliette) into a frenzy with celebratory Twitter posts. Hayden tweeted, “NASHVILLE SEASON 2! I’ve finally finished jumping up and down on the bed with excitement! Ah!”

Meanwhile, Reba took to Twitter to share her bad news with followers on Saturday,posting , “So I guess you’ve all heard we did not get a second season pick up for@Malibu_Country. Not to worry. Everything happens for a reason! :) Here’s to our new and exciting adventure, whatever it may be. So looking forward to it. Love you all for your constant support!”

Congratulations go out to Darius Rucker, who received an honorary doctorate of music at his Alma mater, the University of South Carolina over the weekend.

Darius was one of the speakers at the Saturday morning commencement, recalling his time at USC where he formed Hootie & Blowfish with three fellow students in 1986. In his speech, Darius described living in the Moore men’s residence hall, singing Billy Joelalone in a shower that he jokingly described “as a big prison bathroom” with six showerheads and no curtain. He also encouraged students to make the most out of their education, saying, “I want you to take time, take some real time [and] find something that makes you want to give ‘til it hurts.” Source: The State

Seth Meyers is moving from Saturday Night Live to Late Night.

The Weekend Update anchor has been named Jimmy Fallon's replacement as host of the NBC late-night talk show. Jimmy is moving to The Tonight Show in 2014.

The show will be renamed Late Night With Seth Meyers, with his SNL boss Lorne Michaels as executive producer. Seth joked, "I only have to work for Lorne for five more years before I pay him back for the time I totaled his car." He added, "12:30 on NBC has long been incredible real estate. I hope I can do it justice." 

The premiere date for Late Night With Seth Meyers hasn't been announced yet.

A brother and sister in Florida were bagged by police ... after making off with with a van full of Frito-Lay products.

Darren Hagerman, 25, and Jessica Huggar, 22, were arrested and charged with burglary and grand theft after police caught the pair pulling away from a Frito factory in Ocala, Florida. Darren and Jessica were stopped after cops spotted a two-year-old jumping around in the backseat of their vehicle, which was filled with hundreds of bags of potato chips, Cheetos and pork rinds.

Darren allegedly told police that they took the snacks from a dumpster behind the factory as a way to make money. They later found out that Darren had a master key that worked on the gate lock to the plant. According to a few staffers, they’ve been chasing Darren away from the plant for years. The toddler was taken to a relative after the siblings' arrests. (Yahoo)

Taco Bell is testing a new taco -- for breakfast. Never mind that old Mexican-inspired morning favorite the breakfast burrito; the folks are Taco Bell are testing a Waffle Taco at select locations in Orange County, California.

The new creation, which is being sold for 89 cents, features scrambled eggs and sausage folded into a waffle, with syrup instead of hot sauce. It's only being offered from 7 through 11 a.m. at select locations.

Source: Foodbeast

Randy Jackson is done with American Idol.

Randy -- the last remaining original judge -- tells E! News, "After 12 years of judging onAmerican Idol I have decided it is time to leave after this season. I am very proud of how we forever changed television and the music industry. It’s been a life changing opportunity, but I am looking forward to focusing on my company Dream Merchant 21 and other business ventures."

This comes on the heels of a report that all four current judges are to be fired at the end of the season. Idol is suffering through its worst ratings in its 12-season history. 

You may find this story hard to swallow – but a man is telling the tale of how he was swallowed by a hippo ... and survived.

17 years ago, travel guide Paul Templer was leading a group of clients in kayaks near Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls when they encountered a rogue hippo, which flipped a colleague’s boat.

Just before Paul reached the boat to save his fellow guide, he was engulfed in darkness ... in a place he says was slimy and smelled of rotten eggs. Having realized he had been swallowed by the hippo, Paul somehow managed to escape during the animal's next breath. But the hippo wasn’t going to let him get away without a fight, leaving Paul with almost 40 puncture wounds before the animal submerged again.

Doctors initially believed that both Paul’s arms and part of his injured leg would have to be amputated. But in the end, he lost only his left arm. Paul still works as a travel guide today. His essay in the U.K.’s The Guardian has since gone viral. (People)

The country is still captivated by the three women who were freed from captivity on Monday and the good Samaritan who helped free them, Charles Ramsey.

The restaurant dishwasher, who has become a viral video sensation, told CNN'sAnderson Cooper on Tuesday that he's now having trouble sleeping because he was living right next to the house where the captive women were being held and didn't know it.

*AFTER 25 YEARS, PRIME TIME’S LONGEST-RUNNING SHOW “COPS” IS LEAVING FOX TV – IT HAS ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE THEME SONGS IN TV HISTORY, WHICH JUST ABOUT ANYONE COULD SING RIGHT NOW IF YOU ASKED – THEGOOD NEWS FOR FANS IS THAT IT’S ALREADY BEEN PICKED UP BY SPIKE TVAND WILL CONTINUE TO AIR THERE AT ITS REGULAR 8 PM TIME SLOT – BY THE WAY, EVERY ALLEGED CRIMINAL YOU’D SEE HAD TO SIGN A RELEASE FORM BEFORE THEY COULD BE SHOWN ON CAMERA – THE PRODUCERS PAID THEIR FINES, EVEN FOOTED THE BILL FOR LAWYERS IF THEY WERE NEEDED…

With a gazillion apps clogging up our smartphones, celebrities are now getting in on the act.

Here are a few of the stranger ones:

• Tyra’s SMIZE YOURSELF app – Tyra Banks shows you how to “smize” (smile with your eyes).
   
• Dwayne Johnson’s Rockpocalypse by Dwayne – Fight zombies that are running loose on The Rock’s movie set. And eat pie and get tattoos.
   
• Britney Spears’ It’s Britney app – You can actually insert Brit-Brit into your photos. Have fun with that.
   

• Samuel L. Jackson’s iSam app – This app acts as a soundboard for all your favorite Samuel-isms. (Gizmodo)

*WHO EVER HEARD OF THIS? LINDSAY LOHAN IS AT THE BETTY FORD CLINIC AND IT’S NOT COSTING HER A NICKEL – NOT ONLY THAT, THE REASON SHE WALKED IN AND THEN TURNED AROUND & WALKED OUT OF HER PREVIOUS CLINIC (THE ONE IN NEWPORT BEACH) IS THAT WAS SHE WAS EXPECTING $30,000FROM
THEM [CALLED AN “HONORARIUM”, PROBABLY FOR ALL THE PUBLICITY AND FUTURE CLIENTS SHE’D BRING]
 
-- BUT WHEN THEY DIDN’T COME THROUGH WITH THE CASH, SHE ACCEPTED AN OFFER TO STAY FREE AT BETTY FORD – ALL THIS INFO COMES FROM VETERAN REPORTER ROGER FRIEDMAN AT FOX NEWS – HE SAYS “BETTY FORD DID SUCH A BAD JOB WITH HER THE 1st TIME SHE WAS THERE, THEY WANTED A 2nd CHANCE” [THAT’S WEIRD – USUALLY IT’S DRUGGIES ANDCRIMINALS WHO WANT SECOND CHANCES, NOT REHAB CLINICS]
 
-- SO NOW LINDSAY IS AT THE FAMOUS FACILITY, WHERE SHE’LL DO HER 90 DAYS AT NO COST, ALSO SMOKE HER BRAINS OUT (AND POP HER PILLS) -- IF ALL THIS PANS OUT, SOME OF THE CREDIT MUST BELONG TO HER LAWYERSHAWN HOLLEY -- FRIDAY MORNING IT WAS REPORTED THAT (AFTER BEGGING HER ALL DAY THURSDAY) HOLLEY TOOK HER BACK – NO ONE’S EVEN SURE WHY LOHAN FIRED HER IN THE FIRST PLACE – SHE’S ONE OF THETOP ATTORNEYS IN L.A. – SHE WAS THE LATE JOHNNIE COCHRAN’S RIGHT HAND MAN [WOMAN] – SHE LEARNED MORE FROM HIM THAN SHE DID AT LAW SCHOOL -- MAYBE YOU DIDN’T LIKE THE VERDICT, BUT COCHRAN—AND SHAWN HOLLEY—GOT OJ SIMPSON OFF FOR A DOUBLE MURDER DESPITEOVERWHELMING DNA EVIDENCE – AS FOR THE BUMBLING NEW YORK LAWYER SHE HIRED, HE’S LONG GONE…

Charlie Sheen's twin boys have been removed from their mother Brooke Mueller's home -- reportedly because she's fallen back off the wagon.

According to TMZ, officials removed the four-year-olds from the home because they deemed it an "unsafe environment." But the boys aren't staying with Charlie -- they're with his ex, Denise Richards.

A hearing is set for next week to try to come up with a more permanent arrangement.

Here comes the bride...in a camo wedding dress?

Yes, that's what Honey Boo Boo star Mama June (aka June Shannon) wore when she got hitched to Mike Thompson (aka Sugar Bear) Sunday in their Georgia backyard. Sugar Bear donned camo pants, by the way.

Friends and family, including Honey Boo Boo herself (Alana Thompson) and big sisters Pumpkin, Chickadee and Chubbs, joined the couple as cameras rolled on the Cinco de Mayo ceremony. June said, "My sister baked the cake, and we spent most of the money on barbecue. We stayed true to our roots and made the focus on the family and my commitment to Sugar Bear. You can definitely plan an event on a budget!"

According to People magazine, the two won't say whether they've actually gotten married -- or just recommitted to each other.

SOURCE: TMZ

A Florida man who was found to have a pocketful of crack cocaine told cops that he couldn't have committed the crime of drug possession – because he'd just committed the crime of stealing the pants he was wearing, and hadn't even checked the pockets.

Johnny McCoy was initially detained for riding a bicycle without the necessary lights, and when cops asked if he had anything illegal on his person, he said no – but when an officer checked his pants' pockets, he found a handful of crack rocks.

McCoy insisted he had no idea about the history of the traveling pants, since he'd just stolen them from a church. He's being held on drug charges. (TC Palm)

A Florida man ended up getting grilled by cops after he repeatedly called them to ask that they grill up and deliver him some burgers – along with side orders of Kool-Aid and weed.

Jarvis Sutton called 911 nearly 80 times with his order, but couldn't find any first-responders willing to fill it. After a few hours of non-stop calls, they did send over a patrol car to arrange for a different sort of delivery – namely, taking Sutton to jail on charges of abusing the 911 system.

To prove that he really did need the burgers, Sutton treated himself to a snack on the way to the lockup – he chewed through and ate the foam surrounding the metal caging in the back of the patrol car. (Tampa Bay Times)

Move over ranch dressing ... there’s a new dip in town.

America is being bombarded with a growing demand for hummus.

The creamy Middle Eastern cuisine staple is gaining such popularity that U.S. farmers are even trading in their tobacco crops for chickpea crops – and at lightning fast speed!

And Sabra, the main hummus supplier, is about to spend ... wait for it… $86 million to expand its plant in Richmond, Virginia.

Time to get friendly with the garbanzo bean – because it ain’t going anywhere! (Yahoo)

A California man is suing a major airline for a half million bucks after he says it sent his reputation down the toilet – by having him detained for not flushing after visiting the facilities in mid-flight.

Salvatore Bevivino says that the problems started shortly after takeoff when he pushed a call button to request that a flight attendant bring him a soda – only to be told that he had to order his beverage from a touch screen system instead. He said it didn't work and stopped another attendant and asked for a drink once again, and finally got one – but when he got up to use the bathroom after downing it, things got weird.

One of the crew claims that Bevivino began spouting obscenities, which he denies, and that he refused to flush. The pilot had him detained after landing as "a person of suspicion," which he claims caused him "humiliation, emotional distress and damage to his personal reputation" – a combo platter he believes is worth a cool half-mil. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

A New Hampshire man probably realizes he waited too long to split from a carnival – after spending his entire life savings at a game booth and coming away with nothing but a stuffed banana.

Henry Gribbohm says that he was trying to win an X-Box for his kids at the booth, but ended up dropping a whopping $2600 and "winning" the large yellow toy – which is topped with a wig of dreadlocks. The game involved tossing balls into a tub, and he says that when he practiced, it seemed easy enough, but something changed when he started playing for the prize and the balls kept popping out.

Gribbohm came back to complain the next day, and the operator offered him $600, which he took, but says he's still planning to sue. The carnival operator says it's "pretty next to impossible” to lose that much money at the game. (CBS)

If you like spin class and swimming, you’re going to love the new exercise trend out of New York.

Aqua Studio has a new class called underwater cycling – where the bikes are actually submerged in water.

If this seems to worry you, don’t be nervous.  Cycling in the pool is supposed to be easier! (Yahoo)
 

Some guys like skirts on a woman. No, not like … LOVE.

In fact, one man claims that 99% of men prefer women in a skirt over a pair of pants. (Jezebel)

TMZ reports that the actress hit the NYC bar scene Monday night -- four days before she's due to start her court-ordered stint in rehab -- and she behaved herself.

Linds reportedly hung out at The Bitter End to watch some of her pals perform at a Jam Fest event and drank only soda. An eyewitness says she was so "very well behaved" that people in the joint barely noticed her.

Lindsay is expected to enter a treatment center in the Hamptons on May 2nd, where she's supposed to stay for 90 days.

*FROM NOW ON, THE BEST THING TO DO WITH FARRAH ABRAHAM IS JUST IGNORE HER: THE HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT (WHO LATER GOT A GED DEGREE)
SAYS SHE’S USING HER SEX TAPE MONEYTO GO BACK TO SCHOOL TO GET AMASTER’S DEGREE – ONE SOURCE SAID “IN WHAT? LUBRICANT?” – NOT ONLY THAT, TMZ WAS THE FIRST TO REPORT SHE WAS GETTING IN THE “HIGH 6 FIGURES” TO SIGN WITH VIVID VIDEO – THE MEDIA ROUNDED IT OFF AND CALLED IT “A MILLION” – BUT ORIGINALLY FARRAH SAID SHE WANTED $2 MILLION – SO NOW, WITHOUT TELLING VIVID VIDEO, TMZ, ORANYONE ELSE, SHE CLAIMS SHE WAS PAID $1.7 MILLION, NEARLY TWICE THE AMOUNT REPORTED
– EVER SINCE “TEEN MOM”, SHE’S TRIED
AND FAILED TO REMAIN IN THE SPOTLIGHT, SIGNING WITH A MODELING AGENCY (WHERE SHE ENDED UP WALKING A RUNWAY THAT LOOKED SUSPICIOUSLY LIKE A STRIP CLUB) – SOMEONE WROTE A BOOK FOR HER, PUT HER NAME ON IT, AND IT’S ALREADY OUT OF PRINT -- THEN SHE DECIDED TO BE A SINGER, AND LATER TWEETED THAT HER MUSIC SUCKED, AND IF IT WASN’T FOR AUTOTUNE, IT’D BE UNLISTENABLE…

A businessman in Queens, New York, started a privately funded nonprofit organization called Pet Food Stamps to help people who are down on their luck feed their pets.

Marc Okon was saddened to hear stories of poor people who would feed their pets before themselves, so he started the program, which lets people who are already on government assistance apply for free pet food. (Fox News)

The minor-league Toledo Mud Hens are celebrating their upcoming Star Wars weekend by having the players wear Chewbacca jerseys.

To be clear here, they’re not wearing Chewbacca costumes – which would be even more awesome.

Instead, they’re wearing normal weight baseball jerseys that make them look like they’re furry and have Chewy’s ammunition belt slung over their shoulders.

And, just in case you wanted to look like a baseball-playing wookie, the jerseys will be auctioned off after the weekend is over. (Yahoo Sports)

*THE LAST TIME THE COVER OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED GOT THIS MUCH ATTENTION, KATE UPTON WAS BURSTING OUT OF HER BIKINI – IN CASE YOU HAVEN’T HEARD, THE COVER THIS WEEK FEATURES NBA VETERAN JASON COLLINS– NOW 34, AND PLAYING FOR HIS 6th TEAM, HE’SNOT A SUPERSTAR: BUT HE IS IN THEDEPARTMENT OF COURAGE – AS SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SAYS “TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MEN HAVE PLAYED IN THE NFL, NBA, NHL ANDMAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL. UNTIL NOW, NONE REVEALED THEY WERE GAY UNTIL AFTER THEY RETIRED” -- SUPPORT FOR COLLINS WAS INSTANT: EVERYONE FROM SHAQUILLE O’NEAL TO THEPRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES – SHAQ SAID “CHARACTER IS FOUND IN THOSE WHO LEAD. I AM SO PROUD OF MY FRIEND JASON COLLINS FOR SHOWING ALL OF US WHAT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE” – ONE OF THE MOST LEGENDARY PLAYERS IN HISTORY (NOW A BROADCASTER) CHARLES BARKLEY SAID “THIS WAS A GREAT DAY FOR THE NBA” – LATER HE ADDED “WE’VE ALL PLAYED WITH GAY GUYS, IT’S NOT REALLY A BIG DEAL” – BUT IT IS: OTHERWISE, WHY WOULD HE GET A PERSONAL PHONE CALL FROM THE PRESIDENT, OFFERING HIM SUPPORT AND CONGRATULATIONS ON HIS COURAGE?  -- THERE ARE A MILLION SIDEBARS TO THE STORY, HERE’S ONEOF THEM: HE CHOSE HIS JERSEY #98 IN HONOR OF MATTHEW SHEPARD, THE VICTIM OF A GAY HATE CRIME IN 1998 – THEN THERE’S THE SOON-TO-BE-FIRED JACKASS ON ESPN, CHRIS BROUSSARD (brew-SARD), WHO CALLED COLLINS A (QUOTE) “SINNER, OPENLY REBELLING AGAINST GOD” – ESPN HAD TO ISSUE A “PRE-FIRING” APOLOGY, SAYING “WE’RE FULLY COMMITTEDTO DIVERSITY AND WELCOME JASON COLLINS’ ANNOUNCEMENT”…

There are a million ways to motivate you to lose weight, but few are more stressful than the newest trend to hit the market.

It's called Fitbit and is a "doomsday device" of sorts that shuts the power of in your fridge so that all your food spoils if you don't work out enough that day.

The device costs less than $100 (unlike your grocery bill), and has sensors in it that will shut down the electricity to your fridge if you're not doing the exercise you promised to that day.

And while we think this is an interesting concept, we're not willing to let a week's worth of food go bad to prove it. (Huffington Post)

In case you’re wondering, you can be too hot to live in certain places.

Omar Borkan Al Gala is a photographer, actor and poet from Dubai who was ousted from Saudi Arabia because of how good looking he is. 

In fact, the country's Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vices has kicked three hot men out of the country – in an effort to keep women pure. Apparently they believe when men are too good looking, women have thoughts of lust or love, which will cause them to commit forbidden acts. (Jezebel)

In the history of celeb feuds, this is a strange one: Lindsay Lohan and Tom Brokaw.

Linds is supposedly telling friends the newsman's comments about her ruining last year's White House Correspondent's dinner were harsh. Brokaw refused to attend the gala this week, claiming LiLo ruined it for him simply by showing up last year.

According to TMZ, LiLo isn't particularly bothered by the comments, but thinks Brokaw is publicly picking on her for no good reason.

We're told if invited again, Lindsay would be happy to go. Last year, she went as Greta Van Susteren's guest.

Ashton Kutcher got physical with a security guard at a country music festival in Indio, California over the weekend.

According to TMZ, the actor was in the VIP at Stagecoach to check out Dwight Yoakamwhen a woman approached him to say hi and shake his hand. But when Ashton tried to greet the woman, security rushed in and shoved the both of them. Eyewitnesses say theTwo and a Half Men star and the security guard "went at it, each violently shoving the other." Ashton's friends reportedly had to restrain him. 

The witnesses tell TMZ that Ashton was not the aggressor. They say the security guard was overzealous and out of line.

The Grand Ole Opry dedicated its shows over the weekend to the late George Jones.

Friday's sold-out Opry performance featured surprise guest Brad Paisley, who closed the show with "Amazing Grace" with Jon Conlee. Montgomery Gentry performed "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes," while Christian country artist Jason Crabb covered "He Stopped Loving Her Today." At Saturday's show, newcomers Kristen Kelly and Morgan Frazierperformed "Choices" and "White Lightning," respectively.

The fate of what would have been the Possum's final concert is up in the air. George was booked to headline a sold-out, all-star show November 22 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena with performances byGarth Brooks, Kid Rock, the Oak Ridge Boys, Charlie Daniels Band, Dierks Bentley, Cyndi Lauper and Billy Ray Cyrus. According to the Tennessean, Keith Richards also planned to attend the show. In a handwritten note to the Possum, Keith wrote, "Thank you so much for asking me to your gig. It's a real honor for me. I'll be there by hook or by crook, and I'm 'Gonna Burn Your Playhouse Down.'"

Hats off to Cody Harlan, Jonathan Cook and Robert Trutt, who successfully snagged a 277.7-pound bull shark ... with their bare hands.

The three were fishing for pompano near Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, on Thursday when they crossed the massive shark near the shore. The trio failed at baiting the shark with their line and decided to take a risk. Wading in chest-deep water, Cody grabbed the shark's tail and started pulling it to shore. Jonathan and Robert joined in when Cody was in knee-deep water with the fish.

Once on land, the three discovered the shark had a 40-pound fish stuck in its jaws, choking on its dinner. Jonathan added, "Otherwise we could have been its dinner." (NWF Daily News)

Attention junk-food junkies -- the wait is almost over. Twinkies will return to store shelves across the country in late July.

Michael Cramer, executive VP of Hostess Brands told NBC, "We expect to be making and selling in July. Probably the later half of the month before the product hits the stores."

The rest of Hostess snack offerings should be back in stores by August and September.

It was back in November that Hostess Brands was shuttered after a bitter battle with the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grin Millers International Union.

Now the company is making a comeback under new ownership, following its purchase by the hedge funds Apollo Global Management and Metropoulos & Co. in April for $410 million.

Source: NBC News

In order to stay competitive at work, many middle-aged guys are dabbling with makeup, such as powders and concealers.

But, of course, they don’t call it makeup. Instead, they call it skin care products – and buy stuff that’s undetectable and discreet. (TimesUnion.com)

Jason Aldean and his wife, Jessica Ussery, have split, according to Us Weekly. The news comes seven months after Jason was photographed kissing one-time American Idolcontestant Brittany Kerr.

Earlier this month, Jason attended the ACM Awards without Jessica by his side.

Although an insider claims that the couple split at the beginning of the year, Aldean's rep only confirmed that "Jason and his wife are having problems." The rep added, "It's a private family matter, and we hope everyone will respect that he would like to keep it that way."

Source: Us Weekly