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So I'm relaxing on the couch and the phone rings. It was the police calling to see of there was trouble at the house. I'm like...huh? Someone called 911 they said and soon my six year old found himself grounded. Fortunately the officer was nice enough to let me handle this abuse of 911 at home.

Polly Bergen, a veteran actress whose career spanned several decades, has died at the age of 84.

When I was in high school and college, I drove a 1986 Ford Bronco (a full-size truck) and always worried that I wouldn't clear a ceiling in a parking deck.

Legendary singer Paul Simon -- one half of the iconic folk duo Simon & Garfunkel -- has been arrested for disorderly conduct in New Canaan, Connecticut. His wife, Edie Brickell, has been arrested on the same charge as well, ABC News reports.

Kentucky and Connecticut won regional finals on Sunday and advanced to next weekend's Final Four in North Texas. Here's a recap of the day's games:

UPDATE 6:30 P.M. EST: Officials have confirmed that the woman who led police on a car chase from the White House toward the Capitol was indeed killed at the scene. Her name has not yet been released.

Last night was a huge, historical night for the country besides the re-election of President Obama. Voters in Maine and Maryland join the ranks of six other states in the U.S. that have allowed gay marriage. The states have marked themselves as the most non-judgmental states in the country. Gay couples will be able to wed starting when that ball drops ringing in 2013.

UPDATE 11:20: The networks have announced that Barack Obama will be reelected to a second term, after wrapping up the state of Ohio. The 2012 presidential election between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will finally conclude tonight, as voters head to their local polls to choose who gets to sleep in the White House on January 20, 2013. We'll be following all the results very closely, adding the late

Election Day is finally here, and unfortunately it's not a national holiday so you still have to go to work or pick the kids up from school or any number of routine activities that take up precious time you might need to get to your polling station...

When it was released in 1983, ‘A Christmas Story’ was only a modest success. However, over the years, constant television airings of the movie during the holiday season has made Ralphie Parker and the gang almost as synonymous with Christmas as the characters in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’ Although they remain ageless on the small screen, the kids from Hohman, Indiana are now middle-aged men in real

Today, April 12th, is Tax Freedom Day across America!  A day when many Americans are finally free of their tax burden for 2011, but not in New York State!