A speeding car hit a support beam of a Chicago elevated train track, crashing with enough force for the vehicle to split in two and killing four female passengers inside, authorities said Sunday.

It won’t be nearly as controversial as Time magazine’s breastfeeding cover, but Newsweek’s May 21 issue declares Barack Obama the country’s “first gay president.” The accompanying cover story was written by Andrew Sullivan, the popular–and openly gay–political blogger. The magazine even gives the commander-in-chief a rainbow halo. Obama, Sullivan writes, “had to discover his black

She’s one of the most well-known women around the globe, and Madonna was tapped to take over the cover of the May 2012 issue of Vanity Fair Italy magazine.

Out on a quick errand run, Lindsay Lohan was spotted making a stop at a Bank of America in New York City on Friday (May 11).

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Tennessee teachers can no longer condone so-called “gateway sexual activity” such as touching genitals under a new law that critics say is too vague and could hamper discussion about safe sexual behavior. Governor Bill Haslam’s office Friday confirmed that he had signed the bill, which stirred up controversy nationwide and even was lampooned by comedian Stephen Colbert.

Taking in an evening of culture, Drew Barrymore and Natalie Portman were both spotted at the New York City Ballet’s Spring Gala last night (May 10). Joined by her dancer beau Benjamin Millepied, the “Black Swan” babe looked gorgeous as she posed for the paparazzi at the David H

Cori Walters, 32, (R) hugs her daughter Hannah Walters, 6, at California Institute for Women state prison in Chino, California May 5, 2012. An annual Mother’s Day event, Get On The Bus, brings children in California to visit their mothers in prison.

A woman allegedly left her two children unattended in her car while she visited a tanning salon.

Busy actress Nicole Kidman is set to star in “The Family Fang,” which is based on the novel by Kevin Wilson. The 44-year-old star will team up with David Lindsay-Abaire and produce his screenplay through her company Blossom Films.

A Massachusetts man accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death as their daughter’s friend watched via an iPad video chat is being held in jail without bond today.