As the tabloids speculated about whether Jessica Simpson was expecting again (she is) and the media zeroed in on the Duchess of Cambridge’s acute morning sickness, Kim Kardashian says it was nice to be out of the media spotlight during the early stages of her pregnancy.

Kim Kardashian wants to find out the sex of her unborn baby.

President Obama has declared a "major disaster" in New York and Long Island after superstorm Sandy swept across the east coast of America, killing at least 16 people.

Millions of people across the north-eastern United States were bracing for Hurricane Sandy as the superstorm picked up speed over the Atlantic.

Hurricane Sandy is threatening 50 million people on America's heavily-populated east coast today and forecasters warned that New York could bear the brunt of the one-of-a-kind superstorm.

BOARDWALK EMPIRE is the winner of a leading seven trophies handed out at the Emmy Awards.

'Boardwalk Empire' took home seven trophies handed out at last night's creative arts Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre Los Angeles.

After resting her voice, Adele is ready to sing again.

Ronnie James Dio, whose soaring vocals, poetic lyrics and mythic tales of a never-ending struggle between good and evil broke new ground in heavy metal, has died at 67.

At least eight people died when their executive jet crashed on the approach to an airport in Minnesota.

Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez's first joint tour will begin in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 29.

The Rolling Stones have disappointed more fans by cancelling an upcoming concert in Hawaii and rescheduling three other performances.

More Rolling Stones tour dates have been delayed and one show cancelled over frontman Mick Jagger’s throat troubles.

England’s Kirsty Taylor and Rebecca Hudson and Wales’ Becky Brewerton are hovering around the top 10 on the European Tour Order of Merit, and all three will be gunning for a breakthrough victory in the KLM Women’s Open, starting tomorrow in the Netherlands.

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Wicklow's James Moore is to make his long-awaited professional debut in New York next month.

Actor David Hasselhoff has won the International Star of the Year gong at Saturday night's Bollywood movie awards, for his work in now-defunct TV shows including Knight Rider and Baywatch.

Jennifer Lopez's mother Guadalupe reportedly prefers her daughter's ex-fiance Ben Affleck to her new son-in-law Marc Anthony.

CHILLING radio transmissions by the September 11 hijackers from the planes they commandeered were played for the first time yesterday.

Chilling radio transmissions by the September 11 hijackers from the planes they commandeered were played for the first time today.

Hurricane Isabel pushed its way up the US eastern seaboard, weakening from 100 mph winds to a tropical storm but not before swamping roads and knocking out power to more than 2.5 million people.

Hurricane Isabel ploughed into the US east coast with 100 mph winds causing at least three deaths and knocking out power to more than 2.5 million people.

A sold out concert by US pop stars Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake was cancelled when a large lighting grid collapsed on the stage.

A COURT has brought down the curtain on the stranger-than-fiction saga of battling beauty queens, allegations of topless photos and a judge intent on protecting “a significant part of Americana.”