On Thursday Roger Pion, 34, of Newport, Vt., ran over five marked police cruisers, one unmarked car and a transport van with a tractor at the Orleans County Sheriff's Department in Derby, Vt.
In Hollywood, Beyonce Knowles is a jack of all trades. She has had a successful music career first as part of Destiny's Child then as a solo artist. She's starred in feature films such as "Austin Powers in Goldmember" and "Dream Girls." She's also been a producer. Soon, she will add director to her list of accomplishments.
New Orleans Saints linebacker Scott Shanle on Tuesday fired off an angry tweet in response to comments made by San Francisco 49ers safety Donte Whitner about the Saints' bounty scandal.
ABC is pulling the remaining two episodes of Fred Willard's sketch show "Trust Us With Your Life" as a result of Willard's July 18 arrest at a Hollywood porn theater.
On Monday, "Hobbit" director Peter Jackson announced on his Facebook page that "The Lord of the Rings" prequel would be split into three films instead of two. There had been speculation of a third film at Comic-Con last month, when Jackson teased fans with the idea. Entertainment Weekly reports that after weeks of discussing logistics with Warner Bros., Jackson finally made the announcement.
In the wee hours of Monday morning a fire swept through an overnight train traveling from New Delhi in northern India to the southeastern city of Chennai, killing at least 47 people and leaving 28 others charred.
On Thursday angry fans booed Madonna at an intimate gig at the Olympia Theatre in Paris. The show, a last minute addition to her tour, was much shorter than expected. Madonna performed an eight-song set concluding with a cover of Serge Gainsbourg's "Je T'aime...Mon Non Plus." The show concluded approximately 45 minutes after Madonna walked on stage.
Thursday, the first trailer for the Tom Twyker ("Run Lola Run") and Lana and Andy Wachovski ("The Matrix") film adaptation of David Mitchell's novel "Cloud Atlas" surfaced online. The nearly six-minute trailer was leaked online before Warner Bros. had intended to release it.
For the first time in 14 years, Jerry Seinfeld, star and co-creator of the classic sitcom "Seinfeld," will return to his stand-up roots by holding five full performances in New York City, ABC News reports.
At the North Korea vs. Columbia women's soccer match on Wednesday in Glasgow, Scotland, the players from North Korea refused to take the field, delaying the game by 65 minutes, because The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games displayed the South Korean flag next to the photos of the players on the Hampden Park stadium big screen.
On Wednesday, Greek triple jumper Voula Papachristou was expelled from the Olympic team after a series of tweets mocking African immigrants and endorsing Golden Dawn, a far right party political party.
20th Century Fox has released the first full trailer for Ang Lee's adaptation of Yann Martel's best-selling novel "Life of Pi."
On Tuesday 11-year-old Liam Corcoran fooled Manchester Airport security and staff members of Jet2.com Airline when he boarded a flight to Rome without a passport or boarding pass by tagging along with another family.
A 13-month old boy was taken to an Atlanta hospital after ingesting cocaine. Police are searching for the boy's grandmother, Ebony Daniel, 34, and her boyfriend Charlie Martin, 22, NBC News reports.
Paige Windslow of Philadelphia has been charged with third-degree murder for the death of a tourist from London, 20-year-old Claudia Aderotimi, that resulted from illegal silicone buttocks-enhancing injections.
Becoming one with nature now has a whole new meaning.
The first teasers for Zach Synder's "Man of Steel" were released in front of Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" last Friday. Both trailers show the same footage but have different voice-overs.
Roger Bowling, 39, has been charged with two counts of first degree murder after the dismembered bodies of Chris Hall, 42, and Hall's fiancee, Danielle Greenway, 32, were found in the Detroit River last Tuesday.
In a reaction to the Aurora, Colo., shooting at the midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises" several politicians expressed sympathy for the victims, but The Brady Campaign, a pro-gun control group, issued a statement saying it wasn't interested in pleasantries.
