Former NBA star Dennis Rodman ordered to pay $500,000 in overdue child support
Rodman was warned by a judge that he could face jail time if he did not make the payments. Dennis Rodman arrives for his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield,...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman sues NBC, reporters over edited 911 tape
The complaint said the airing of the edited call has inflicted emotional distress on Zimmerman, making him fear for his life and causing him to suffer nausea, insomnia and anxiety. In this April 20,...
View ArticleMovie review: 'Playing for Keeps' one of worst movies of 2012
It is truly baffling that all the talented, acclaimed actors involved actually read this script and then agreed to devote their time to this movie. This film image released by FilmDistrict shows, from...
View ArticleFriday Entertainment Links: Angelina Jolie visits Syrian refugees,...
Daily roundup of entertainment and celebrity news. In this image released by the U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie meets with Syrian refugees at the Zaatari refugee camp in...
View ArticleTop 5: Worst Christmas songs
Post your least favorite Christmas songs here. Last year, I thought I had compiled the definitive list of truly awful Christmas songs. But since subscribing to Sirius, I realize there are songs...
View ArticleStephen King to give class at UMass Lowell
Novelist Stephen King will be sharing his experiences with creative writing students and later with a wider audience at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Author Stephen King AP Photo/Seth Wenig...
View ArticleScoopful of Ice Cream: McDonald's Holiday Mint McFlurry review
Scoopful of ice cream: Holday Mint McFlurry a total disaster. I love the holidays. Christmas lights give houses a warm glow, candy canes make for a perfect afternoon treat and everyone seems to be a...
View ArticleMSNBC's Rachel Maddow nominated for Grammy award
Political commentator Rachel Maddow has been nominated for a Grammy award, in the spoken word field for the audio version of her book, "Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power." Rachel Maddow...
View ArticleElephant dung coffee: An exotic brew at $50 a pop
In the lush hills of northern Thailand, a herd of 20 elephants is helping to excrete some of the world's most expensive coffee. In this Dec. 4, 2012 photo, a Thai mahout's wife jokingly poses with a...
View ArticleLong-sealed Notorious B.I.G. autopsy released
The rapper was hit four times in the shooting, which 15 years later remains one of Los Angeles' highest-profile unsolved murders. In this March 8, 1997 file photo, Notorious B.I.G., whose real name is...
View ArticleWalt Disney World's Fantasyland opens in Orlando (photos)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Derrick Weitlich and his friend Leslie Martinez arrived at the Magic Kingdom at 5:40 a.m. Thursday, wanting to be among the first to visit the park's New Fantasyland....
View ArticleRolling Stones added to Sandy benefit concert lineup
Other performers include Paul McCartney, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel and Kanye West. The Rolling Stones AP NEW YORK (AP) — The Rolling Stones have been added to the list of artists...
View ArticleSpringfield Community Festival offers free day of fun for families
The festival is set to be held on Dec. 16 at 3:30 p.m. inside the church located at 1597 Allen St. Springfield. David Ewen, a local film producer and author, is welcoming the community to take part in...
View ArticleLook Park transformed into 'Winter Wonderland'
The lights, which have already begun to shine at the park, will glow from 4 to 9 p.m. daily through Jan. 1. “It’s a winter wonderland for visitors who come through our park during the holiday...
View ArticleView 'history through art' at new American Modernism exhibit at D’Amour...
“Modern Dialect: American Paintings from the John and Susan Horseman Collection” includes more than 60 major American Scene paintings that illustrate the changes the United States underwent during...
View ArticleTravel holiday events: Trees, lighting displays and more
A variety of holiday spectacles are being staged through the end of December and into early January around the country. In this file photo, the 80-foot-tall Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is lit...
View ArticleCut-out sugar cookies are popular Christmas treats
Christmas cookies come in all shapes, sizes and ingredients from the traditional sugar cookie cut-outs like Weibel makes to sandwich cookies, no-bake cookies, linzer cookies, twisted dough cookies and...
View ArticleCaption that Critter - Vol 108
Enter your most festive caption into this week's Caption that Critter contest. Enter your most festive caption into this week's Caption that Critter contest. AP Photo Our trip through a little...
View ArticleWestfield State alumnus John Dougan pens book on 'Prisonaires' who honed...
"The Mistakes of Yesterday, the Hopes of Tomorrow: The Story of the Prisonaires” by John Dougan details how in 1953, five African-American men boarded a van to travel 200-miles from Nashville to...
View ArticleTravel: Pope John Paul's artifacts, memorabilia to come to the U.S.
The show, called I Have Come to You Again, opens March 15 in Lubbock in West Texas before going on to St. Louis and Washington, D.C., later in 2013. An exhibit featuring artifacts and memorabilia...
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