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House Hunting? Shack Up in Kate Middleton's Childhood Home, the 'Jersey Shore' House and Other Famous Abodes

Kate Middleton will take over Buckingham Palace for her royal wedding reception to Prince William on April 29, but fans of the princess bride could take over the home where she grew up. Middleton's childhood home in the village of Bradfield Southend, southeast England, is up for sale. The price tag? Nearly 500,000 pounds,...

Suspect in Ga. Officer's Slaying Surrenders on TV

ATHENS, Ga. -- Holding five hostages in an apartment surrounded by police, the suspect in the slaying of a Georgia police officer made an unusual request to negotiators - he wanted to surrender on live TV. Jamie Hood, 33, walked out of the apartment late Friday night shirtless and surrounded by five of the nine adults and...

Olbermann and MSNBC: A Failing Relationship

NEW YORK -- Keith Olbermann's exit from MSNBC appeared abrupt to viewers of his show, but the talk-show host and his network were involved "in a relationship that's been failing for a long time," an NBC Universal executive said Saturday. Olbermann's announcement at the end of Friday's "Countdown" that it would be his last...

Opinion: Why the @#$% Is There So Much Profanity on Network TV?

(Nov. 16) -- When a federal court ruled in July that the government didn't have the authority to enforce decency laws on broadcast TV, the networks told viewers not to worry. Sure, networks could "air uncut R-rated movies after 10 p.m. -- or have Letterman and Leno dropping f-bombs," a spokesman for the National...

Did Coco Live Up to the Hype? Critics Weigh In on 'Conan'

(Nov. 9) -- Critics are divided after weighing in on last night's highly anticipated premiere of "Conan" on TBS, during which the scorned Conan O'Brien hoped to relaunch his late-night career after being ousted from his gig on "The Tonight Show" in January. O'Brien fell back on much of the self-deprecating humor that...