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What can you say about a book called Year of the Cock? Plenty. And little of it good.

Jane, Michael, Sydney and now Jo -- the fun kids from the original Melrose Place are returning this fall and heading for a living room near you! EW reports that Daphne Zuniga, who portrayed photographer Jo Reynolds back in the '90s, will return to her old stomping grounds for a couple of episodes. Of all the characters from the original series, I'd have to say that Jo was probably the most tortured of the bunch. It's a long and convoluted story.... The Jo Reynolds Story Jo was involved in a serious relationship with Jake Hansen before moving on to date Reed Carter, a drug dealer who kidnaps her while on a boating excursion. She was left with no choice but to kill him (or be killed), then discovered she was pregnant with his baby. His parents sued her for custody of the unborn baby and won -- and this is where things get a little crazy.... Kimberly (played by Marcia Cross) came to Jo with a plan to help her keep the baby, so the good doc induced labor and delivered Jo's son. She

As Kim Kardashian and boyfriend Reggie Bush were on their way in to South Africa from Botswana, Kim forgot one handy little trinket: her passport. In a stream of tweets, Kim said this: I lost my passport!!! I’m stuck in costums! OMG OK breathe we are going back 2 the plane 2 check! My passport is NOT on [...]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retiring U.S. Army General David McKiernan said on Wednesday he was 'more than a little embarrassed' by his abrupt ouster from his job as top military commander in Afghanistan last spring.

A little birdie tells us that ABC might be switching things up a bit on the next season of Dancing With the Stars. The season nine plan is still up in the air, but sources say the powers...

A true living legend drops by the Late Show with David Letterman tonight: Sir Paul McCartney, formerly part of a little band called The Beatles. This is the first appearance for McCartney on Letterman. McCartney appeared via taped interview on The Colbert Report in January. McCartney is launching a U.S. tour on July 17 at New York's Citi Field in support of a new album - a collaboration with the band Youth that will debut under the band name The Firemen.

At least two people were killed and five injured Wednesday in an explosion at a chemicals factory in northeastern France belonging to the Total oil company, i-tele television reported.

CHILDREN'S GENERAL INTEREST 1. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, Knopf 2. Along for the Ride, by Sarah Dessen, Viking 3. Lock and Key, by Sarah Dessen, Puffin 4. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown 5. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change ...

Many things are bad, or at least painfully ordinary, about Blue, but the worst is the way it misuses Dylan McDermott, a man who ...

ESPY Awards9 pm/ET ESPNThis 17th annual mingling of athletes and celebrities in L.A. comes on the heels of an Olympic year, which always adds a little intrigue to some of the 37 fan-voted award categories. Host Samuel L. Jackson can expect to see as ...