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- Woman, 104, lies about age; Facebook apologizesWoman, 104, lies about age to access Facebook because the social networking site won't let her enter in 1908 as the year she was born. Facebook has since apologized for making the woman, 104-year-old Marguerite Joseph, lie about her age and is working to fix the problem.
- American Idol: Kree Harrison joins Top 10 girls in Las VegasAmerican Idol recap: On Wednesday, 10 of the 20 female semi-finalists performed for the judges. Which five survived the new sudden death round?
- Shia Labeouf drops out of Broadway play. Why?Shia LaBeouf left the play "Orphans"聽 "due to creative differences," said producers. Shia LaBeouf was cast to play opposite Alec Baldwin in the Broadway play.
- Feathered affectionA city girl discovers the gift of chickens.
- Brown butter snickerdoodlesSnickerdoodles are so much more than sugar cookies! This is a recipe you'll return to time and again. It's simple and straight-forward, with world-rocking, mind-blowing results.
- Bonnaroo: What music legend will headline the 2013 festival?Bonnaroo revealed it would be something of a British invasion as festival organizers announced the lineup. Bonnaroo will be held in Manchester, Tenn.
- Family of 7 kidnapped: When news is bad, how to talk to your kidsRecent headlines 鈥 like "Family of 7 kidnapped," "Six-year-old Maced," and "Women hid boy for 8 years" 鈥 portray a scary world, especially for kids without experience to place the facts in context. How one mom puts it together for her four boys.
- Helicopter parenting college students: Study shows ill effectsHelicopter parenting college students can affect adult development, shows a new University of聽Mary Washington study. Parents doing everything from laundry to banking for their adult children can undermine confidence and satisfaction in life.
- Rescue dog: Albie feathers the empty nestRescue dog Albie's owner has officially become "that guy" 鈥 the one who flaunts photos of his rescue dog ... on Facebook, as his iPhone wallpaper. As the empty nest comes into view, Albie is slowly replacing the kids in a dad's homelife.
- Will you remember me?: The greatest one-hit wonders of the 2000s Check out our picks for the best songs from the 2000s whose artists made the charts with these hits, but never released another successful song.
- A (long) day at the cinemaMovie classics like 'Casablanca' and 'High Noon' were short and sweet, but modern audiences are more likely to sit through a three-hour running time.
- Giardiniera aioli and Cumin coriander pork chopsA cumin and coriander spice rub adds big flavor without heat to pan-seared pork chops; this lively, vinegary, fiery (or not) giardiniera aioli is great with pork, fish, chicken, or tofu.
- Verbal EnergyShoveling NemoThe linguistic takeaway from a major snowstorm turns out to be that 'blizzard' is a relatively new term.
- Hello Kitty 'terrorist,' et. al: Is zero tolerance suspensions for kids right?Zero tolerance suspensions of kids is an overreaction in cases like the kindergarten Hello Kitty 'terrorist' who wanted to "shoot" people with bubbles or 6-year-olds pretending to shoot with their fingers. It's adults crying wolf.
- 'Downton Abbey': 10 of the best tweets about the shocking finale'Downton Abbey' fans took to Twitter to vent their emotions about the surprising wrap-up to the British drama's third season. 'Downton Abbey' airs on PBS in America.
- Was Khloe Kardashian fired from 'The X Factor'?Reports say Khloe Kardashian was fired from the reality singing competition, but Fox representatives say no decision has been made yet. If Khloe Kardashian was fired, it will be only the latest personnel shake-up on the reality competition.
- 'No black nurses' lawsuit: Nurse asked not to touch infant'No black nurses' lawsuit: An black nurse at a hospital in Flint, Mich. filed a lawsuit last month alleging her supervisors bowed to a father's request to have no black nurses take care of his infant.聽
- Blue Jays ballplayer separates from family over his pit bull-mix dogBlue Jays ballplayer Mark Buehrle will live apart from his family during the baseball season because he can鈥檛 take his pit bull-mix dog to Ontario, where pit bulls are outlawed. Rather than flaunt the law, Buehrle thought it best for his family to stay with the dog in the US.
- Green power smoothieAvocado is the secret ingredient in this smoothie that packs in your daily greens and fruit into one glass for a meal on the go.
- 'Beautiful Creatures' and other young adult adaptations will fill 'Twilight' void 鈥 for better or for worseEvery adaptation of a supernatural young adult book like 'Beautiful Creatures' is inviting 'Twilight' comparisons after the massive success of the vampire series. Here are a few coming up for 2013.