Mario Batali steps away from 'The Chew,' restaurants amid sexual misconduct allegations

Mario Batali has stated that he will “step away from the day-to-day operations” of his restaurant empire following allegations of sexual misconduct — and ABC has also confirmed that he's been asked to leave "The Chew" for the time being.

'Shape of Water,' 'Big Little Lies' lead Golden Globes nominations

NEW YORK (AP) - Guillermo del Toro's Cold War-era fairytale "The Shape of Water" swam away with a leading seven nominations from the Golden Globes, while the HBO drama "Big Little Lies" led the television nominees with six nods.

Chicken nuggets, Obama, but not Trump top Twitter's list of 'most retweeted' of 2017

What do a former U.S. president, LeBron James and a guy who really, really likes chicken nuggets have in common? They all made the biggest splash on Twitter this year.

Porn star commits suicide after bullying for refusing to have sex with gay porn actor

A porn star relentlessly bullied on Twitter after saying she did not want to have sex with someone who had shot gay porn committed suicide by hanging herself.

Randy Travis loses legal bid to keep DUI footage private

A federal judge has denied a request by country singer Randy Travis to stop the state of Texas from releasing footage of him naked and ranting during a 2012 DUI arrest.

Lawyers: Trump too busy to face woman's defamation lawsuit

Lawyers for President Donald Trump argued on Tuesday that a defamation lawsuit filed by a former contestant on his reality TV show The Apprentice who accused him of unwanted sexual contact should at least be blocked while he's in office because he's too busy and important.

Danny Masterson fired from Netflix series amid rape allegations

Danny Masterson has been written out of the Netflix series “The Ranch” following multiple rape allegations against the actor.  

Billy Bush says Trump 'Access Hollywood' tape is real

NEW YORK (AP) - Billy Bush said it was indeed Donald Trump's voice captured on a 2005 "Access Hollywood" tape talking about fame enabling him to grope and try to have sex with women. "Of course he said it," the former "Access Hollywood" and "Today" show personality said in an op-ed published Sunday in The New York Times.

Lady Gaga helps pay off families' layaways

Superstar Lady Gaga is in the Tampa Bay area for a concert and is helping out a lot of families for the holidays before tonight's show.

Air Force quartet in town for holiday concert

These guys are the trombone quartet from the U.S. Air Force Band of the West. They are touring North Texas this week with their "Holiday in Blue" concerts. They'll be at Forney High School Friday night and at the courthouse square in downtown Athens Saturday afternoon. Then on Sunday night they'll perform at the civic center in Palestine.

Randy Travis loses legal bid to keep DUI footage private

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal judge has denied a request by country singer Randy Travis to stop the state of Texas from releasing footage of him naked and ranting during a 2012 DUI arrest. The ruling on a request for a preliminary injunction issued Thursday paves the way for the Texas Department of Public Safety to release the footage on Friday, which was requested through open records...

Jim Nabors, TV's homespun Gomer Pyle and singer, dies at 87

Jim Nabors, the Alabama-born comic actor who starred as TV’s dim but good-hearted Southern rube Gomer Pyle and constantly surprised audiences with his twang-free operatic singing voice, died Thursday. He was 87.