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In this May 10, 2013 photo, journalist Lisa Ling, poses for a portrait in Santa Monica, Calif. After giving birth to to 9-week-old daughter Jett, Ling says she's ready to get back to work with her Dove campaign to promote girl's self-esteem and her Oprah Winfrey Network series "Our America with Lisa Ling." (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Lisa Ling discusses new motherhood, baby Jett

Lisa Ling is feeling unstoppable. The only thing standing in her way at the moment is an elusive battery cover on a Fisher-Price mobile gym. Three screwdrivers later and she still can't figure out how to insert the batteries. But everything else in Ling's zen-like home, a stone's throw from ...

First lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement address to graduates of Martin Luther King, Jr. Academic Magnet High School on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams

First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit. Mrs. Obama spoke for 22 minutes to the graduates of Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School on ...

This April 24, 2013 photo shows American R&B singer Fantasia Barrino posing for a portrait to promote her new album "Side Effects of You," in New York. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Invision/AP)

Q&A: Fantasia puts drama behind her, talks music

Fantasia is feeling the love — and says she hasn't felt this good since winning "American Idol" in 2004. The singer's fourth album, "Side Effects of You," debuted at No. 1 and No. 2 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop and Top 200 albums charts last week. She said the response is both ...

In this Wednesday, April 3, 2013, photo, cameraman Mark Matusiak shoots a scene between Chumlee, second from left, Corey Harrison, and customer Gene McCauliff of Las Vegas, for the reality tv series Pawn Stars, Wednesday, April 3, 2013, in Las Vegas. Pawn sales at the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop bring in about $20 million a year, up from the $4 million a year it made before the show aired.Turning small business owners into stars has become a winning formula for television producers, but the businesses featured in the shows are cashing in, too. Sales explode after just a few episodes have aired, transforming nearly unknown small businesses into household names. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Reality TV's new stars: Small businesses

There's no business like small business. Mix the high stakes of running a small business with a dash of family drama and throw in a camera crew and you get hit reality television shows such as "Pawn Stars," ''Welcome to Sweetie Pie's" and "Duck Dynasty." Turning small business owners into ...

How to turn your small business into a TV star

Think your small business has what it takes to be next TV reality star? Shows featuring small company owners, such as A&E's "Duck Dynasty" and History's "Pawn Stars," are hits, turning nearly unknown small businesses into household names. The shows give them exposure that most could never afford to pay ...

This undated photo provided by A&E, shows Willie Robertson, star of A&E’s “Duck Dynasty,” at his desk in his office at the Duck Commander warehouse in West Monroe, La. Turning small business owners into stars has become a winning formula for television producers, but some businesses featured in them are cashing in, too. Sales explode after just a few episodes air, transforming these nearly unknown small businesses into household names. In addition to earning a salary from starring in the shows, some small business owners are benefiting financially from opening gift shops that sell souvenirs or getting involved in other ventures that spawn from their new-found fame. (AP Photo/A&E)

Small business reality TV shows at a glance

Small businesses are getting a lot of the reality TV spotlight — for good reason: A starring role on a reality TV show can dramatically boost a small company's sales. The shows get big national exposure, turning a tiny restaurant or hair salon into a household name. Below is a ...

A guide to NJ Gov. Christie's weight-loss surgery

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican who is seen as a possible presidential candidate for 2016, said Tuesday that he underwent a procedure in February to have a band implanted around his stomach in February in an effort to lose weight. A look at the procedure, his decision, and ...

FILE - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie answers a question in this April 30, 2013 file photo taken in Long Beach Township, N.J., during a town hall meeting. Christie secretly underwent gastric band surgery in February to try to lose weight at the urging of his family. Christie told The New York Post for a story in Tuesday's May 7, 2013 edition. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

A bit slimmer: Christie has weight-loss surgery

Gov. Chris Christie, who once famously called himself "the healthiest fat guy you've ever seen," disclosed Tuesday he had secretly undergone weight-loss surgery, a major new step by the potential Republican presidential contender to address both his health and a political vulnerability. The stakes are high for Christie, with medical ...

NYC chancellor emails show push for Oprah's help

Emails between New York City officials and publishing executive Cathie Black show how hard they worked to secure celebrity support for Black's unpopular appointment to head the city's public school system. The 78 pages of emails from November 2010 were released late Thursday after the city lost a legal battle ...

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: April 30 Seattle Times on NBA player Jason Collins admitting to being gay: The May 6 edition of Sports Illustrated should make the Boy Scouts of America board meeting a little easier. NBA center Jason Collins' declaration of ...

USADA chief: Armstrong has evidence against UCI

The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency wants Lance Armstrong to come forward with information detailing the alleged complicity of cycling's governing body in his doping. Travis Tygart appeared at a French government hearing in Paris on Thursday to discuss ways to improve the fight against doping. After the USADA'S ...

Tom Cruise in a scene from “Jack Reacher.” Cruise plays a former military cop investigating a sniper case. Just turned 50, and just out with his latest action flick, “Jack Reacher,” Cruise remains one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Karen Ballard, File)

Turmoil fails to put dent in Tom Cruise’s popularity

Just turned 50, Tom Cruise is eligible for membership in the American Association of Retired Persons. Just split from third wife Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise is the object of told-you-so cynics who simply knew that romance wouldn’t last. Just finished with his stab at something really different as a heavy-metal ...

Make 2013 your ultimate bucket list year

Creating a bucket list can be both awesomely fun and amazingly daunting. The trick to the ultimate bucket list is to include both “reach” items and things that would be easy to accomplish (because honestly, what’s the point if you aren’t having fun with it?). If you’re at a loss ...

Samuel Douglas, 11, from Rome, Ga., runs alongside five time Tour De France winner Lance Armstrong during an uphill climb during time trials of the Tour de Georgia in 2004.

Armstrong scandal drains meaning from sentimental photo

My moral dilemma of the week was a prized photo that has followed me around for a number of years. In the picture, a desperate 11-year-old boy, wrapped in an American flag, urges cycling hero Lance Armstrong through an uphill pull during a Rome time trial, part of the 2004 Tour ...

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Save a fortune on magazines by subscribing to flat-rate magazine app

I'm kind of a magazine junkie. There's nothing I like better than sitting down with a bowl of cereal and flipping through Time, Entertainment Weekly, Wired, or even Food Network Magazine. (Yeah, I'm a foodie as well as a nerd.) Of course, magazines cost money, and they also consume trees. ...

Oprah wants Maria Shriver to work at OWN

Oprah Winfrey has reportedly reached out to Maria Shriver to join her OWN team for the fall lineup, but Maria is still undecided. The news comes just days after Oprah cancelled Rosie O'Donnell's show and laid off many of the network's workers. There's more in today's Celebrity News blog. ...

Celebrities who have not-so-normal features

They're known for their looks and money, but some stars have not-so-hidden secretes. In today's Celebrity Blog, we take a look at some celebrities who have some not-so-normal features, including Oprah's sixth toe. http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1126033600001?bctid=1524877350001

Gaga and mama on 'Oprah's Next Chapter'

This Sunday, Oprah reunites with Lady Gaga for an intimate episode of Oprah's Next Chapter -- a two-hour special that also serves as the singer's first major joint interview with her mother, Cynthia Germanotta. A sizable section of the episode is actually dedicated to getting Cynthia's side of the story, ...