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After consuming a large amount of Red Bull and vodka, Russian high-jumper Ivan Ukhov kept the audience entertained with his attempts to complete the competition, as evidenced in this YouTube video.

Taste in jazz is extremely personal, and everyone has an opinion. Still, some songs and musicians stand out as classics in a particular category.

Jimmy Kimmel is coming back to provide more laughs for the American Music Awards.

The comedian and talk show host is slated to host the annual event on Nov. 23 live from Los Angeles on ABC. Pink and the Jonas Brothers are among those scheduled to perform.

Kimmel has hosted the American Music Awards four previous times.

In a statement, Orly Adelson, president of Dick Clark Productions, the show's producer, called Kimmel 'a masterful host with incredible spontaneity and wit; audiences can expect a great night.'

Scott Schurz Sr., vice chairman of Indiana-based Schurz Communications, received the President's Award on Sunday at the annual assembly of the Inter-American Press Association.

Privately held online health sites Revolution Health Network and Waterfront Media agreed to merge in a deal that could challenge WebMD Health Corp's dominance in the health care space.

Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks have announced a formal agreement to separate following DreamWorks' latest deal to partner with Reliance Entertainment of India.

Bright House Networks will begin broadcasting radio station 97.1 over Channel 2 at about 2 p.m. this afternoon, so Colts fans can hear the game Sunday.

Following a contract dispute, Time Warner Cable no longer has a legal right to retransmit WTHI-TV or several other stations owned by LIN TV Corp.

Richard Schmaeling was named Senior V.P./Chief Financial Officer at LIN TV, and Robert Richter was promoted to Senior V.P. of New Media.

A critic of Gov. Sarah Palin is suing to try to force preservation of any government-related e-mails that Palin sent from private accounts.Andree McLeod, a former state worker, filed the lawsuit against Palin, ...

Three men charged with plotting to attack the publisher of a novel about the Prophet Muhammad's child bride made a brief court appearance Friday after being charged with plotting to damage the offices of Gibson ...

A key senator is urging the Justice Department to keep up its investigation into the antitrust implications of the Internet advertising partnership that Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. plan to launch this month.

In a letter Thursday, Wisconsin Democrat Herb Kohl, chairman of the Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee, said his panel concluded that 'important competition issues are raised by this transaction.' He urged the Justice Department to 'continue to monitor the state of competition in this industry.'

On SideTaker.com, quarreling lovers can each post their side of an argument for the community to judge.

Available on YouTube, the first webisode of online reality show "Dating Brad Garrett" features snippets from the eccentric applicant pool of potential dates for the lonely sitcom actor from "Everybody Loves ...

BillShrink analyzes a user's monthly cell phone usage and recommends the best plan for his or her habits.

Unsuspecting spa-goers relax in nothing but a towel as a timer counts down for a Japanese television audience.

SafeSurfer offers a safe environment for kids to explore, play, and learn about safety issues on the Internet.

Using a piece for each of the 30,000 subscribers of his YouTube channel, domino-rally enthusiast "FlippyCat" created a colorful monument to his fans.

With the days of hand-stitched bunnies and solemn proverbs firmly behind us, cross-stitch and embroidery are riding the wave of the alt-craft revolution, employed in bold subject matter that blurs the line ...