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ABC Cancels Two Longtime Soaps From Daytime Lineup

Apr 14th 2011 – 6:46PM
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ABC / Getty Images

NEW YORK -- ABC canceled two of its three soap operas on Thursday, consigning "One Life to Live" and "All My Children" - and Susan Lucci, daytime's most famous actress - to television history. The move leaves "General Hospital" as ABC's only daytime drama, one of only four that will remain on ABC, CBS and NBC's daytime...

Couple Beats Medical Odds by Conceiving Two Sets of Identical Twins [VIDEO]

Apr 12th 2011 – 1:30PM
Charlotte Observer / MCT

Charlotte Observer / MCT

A North Carolina couple has astonished the reproductive medical community by beating incredible odds and conceiving two sets of identical twins. ABC reported the story of Miranda and Josh Crawford of Charlotte, N.C., who became parents to a baby girl born in 2009 after one round of in-vitro fertilization. A year later,...

Had Enough of Charlie Sheen? [VIDEO]

Mar 3rd 2011 – 7:10PM
X17online

X17online

2011 'Dancing With the Stars' Cast Revealed: Who Will Win? [POLL]

By JJ HellandMar 1st 2011 – 12:08PM

Here we go again. Monday night, ABC revealed the latest lineup for "Dancing With the Stars," and this year's cast includes the usual assortment of famous people who really don't have anything in common -- other than the desire to dance, it seems. Check out a clip of the announcement: Some of the big names include...

Opinion: 6 Ways to Improve the Oscars Next Year

By David FaginFeb 28th 2011 – 10:57AM
AP

AP

When the biggest moments this year were Melissa Leo dropping of the F-bomb and a feisty Kirk Douglas, maybe the Oscars should start calling themselves "The Felixes"? To think, this is a show that honors some of the most deranged and spoiled members of our society -- actors -- and last night's telecast was the first time a...

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