Aaron Sorkin, the creator of the show everyone but Dan Rather hates, defended The Newsroom tonight at a Television Critics Association panel with Jeff Daniels. Those reports that he fired everyone on his writing staff except his ex-girlfriend? Untrue, says Sorkin.

Just months after making public his intentions to build a fully functional replica of the RMS Titanic, eccentric Australian billionaire Clive Palmer is already setting his sights on another larger-than-life endeavor: Cloning a dinosaur for a Jurassic Park-style attraction.

A pre-packaged sandwich served to a passenger on an Air Canada flight en route from Victoria to Toronto was found to contain a sewing needle not unlike the ones previously discovered aboard Delta planes.

Having lost all sense of reason and purpose for living since his yellow brassiere'd girlfriend was caught rubbing her butt on on the crotch of another, Robert Pattinson is now spending his days holed up in a Country Living nightmare, courtesy of actress Reese Witherspoon, Us Weekly reports.

Groundbreaking gay author, screenwriter, political essayist, and playwright Gore Vidal died Tuesday at age 86, as reported on his official website.

The Drew Peterson murder trial began today — no, not for Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, who mysteriously disappeared in 2007.

In an effort to improve tense relations between Mitt Romney's campaign and the press, the Republican candidate's travel press secretary Richard Gortka got in a loud fight with members of the media today.

After 48 years apart, one Buffalo couple is ready to say 'I do' — again.

Former Michele Bachmann aide Barb Heki is suing the congresswomen and several of her aides over the alleged theft of a private email list. Heki says the list, which she used as part of her work on the Iowa home-school network, was stolen from her private computer by Bachmann's Iowa chairperson, Kent Sorenson.

According to an AP source, the Democratic Party will include support for gay marriage in their official party platform. The announcement will be made at the upcoming Democratic National Convention. The deal comes almost three months after President Obama's statement in favor of same-sex marriage. Shortly after Obama's announcement, Senator Harry Reid predicted Democrats would change their platform on the matter.

Conspiracy theorists have already speculated that President Obama somehow orchestrated the massacre in Aurora, Colorado, but a political billboard in Idaho aims to link Obama and the shooter thematically.

Even with a 60 percent drop, The Dark Knight Rises grossed $64.1 million its second weekend.

NBC has received plenty of criticism for its decision to cut a tribute to victims of terror from the Olympics opening ceremony broadcast in the United States. The half-assed explanation offered, however, is likely to cause even more outrage.

Vice presidential expert Dick Cheney has offered his perspective on selecting a running mate to Mitt Romney and Beth Myers, who is heading Romney's search. While Cheney wouldn't divulge what he told the Republican candidate, he did offer one clear message: don't pick another Sarah Palin.

The Bill Keller who wrote the op-ed "WikiLeaks, a Post Postscript" makes his position clear: regardless of your feelings about Julian Assange, WikiLeaks must be protected under the First Amendment — so, too, the New York Times reporters who published stories based on WikiLeaks information.

Swimmer Ryan Lochte predicted that 2012 would be his year, and he's off to a great start. Lochte won the 400-meter individual medley, while teammate Michael Phelps didn't even make it onto the podium.

During the Olympic opening ceremonies Friday night, Bob Costas almost expressed his opinion about the refusal to hold a moment of silence for the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches killed at the 1972 Olympic Games.

Aurora shooter James Holmes isn't the first mass murderer with a Facebook fan page, and he won't be the last.

Before you go around criticizing Ann Romney for her eliteness, remember that you, too, could probably buy a horse, pay for its upkeep, and pursue a career in dressage.

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is no stranger to fast food meddling: this is the same guy who fought against obesity with a ban on large sugary drinks.