2 May 2013
BeyonceJlo-Feature
Photo: (Getty)

Photo: (Getty)

Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez know something about running the world. They run the music-movie-dance-mother-activist world, and now they're teaming up for the Sound of Change concert to empower women worldwide.

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Photo: (Kristine Supple)

Photo: (Kristine Supple)

Prom season is in full effect but the students of Channel View School for Research in Rockaway Beach were worried they wouldn't be able to afford a prom because of the damage Hurricane Sandy did to their neighborhood.

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29 Apr 2013
thewanted
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The Wanted’s new single “Walks Like Rihanna” hit the airwaves today, and the Dr. Luke-produced jam is a sugary ode to the Barbadian queen of pop’s sexy strut. Barring the one situation I wish she’d just walk away from (rhymes with “Dismiss [that] Clown”), Rihanna has recently taken many steps in the right direction. Read More...

26 Apr 2013
Photo: (Mareshia Rucker (left) and Stephanie Sinnot (right). Credit: Getty)

Photo: Mareshia Rucker, left, and classmate Stephanie Sinnot. (Getty)

During her junior year, Mareshia Rucker had fantasies about prom, but then it hit her that high school students in her county had two separate proms -- one for black students and one for white students. Now that she’s a senior, Mareshia and some of her Wilcox County High classmates have spearheaded a campaign to hold an integrated prom that all students may attend.

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24 Apr 2013
ZacEfron-Feature
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Photo: (Getty)

Zac Efron, where have you been all my life? To quote the Backstreet Boys, “I don’t care who you are. Where you’re from. What you did. As long as you love me.”

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girlcode
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Photo: (MTV)

Who runs the world? Girls! MTV’s “Girl Code” premiered on Tuesday, and it’s sure to bring the laughs as its cast of comediennes covers everything from boob size to boozing wise to why girls always go to the bathroom in groups. (We spend 40% of our time in line, 30% looking in the mirror, 20% gossiping, 9% crying, and 1% peeing…if we even pee at all.)

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23 Apr 2013
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Photo: (Real Change)

Justin Bieber loves each and every one of his Beliebers, but one in particular holds a special place in his heart. Hold the angry Twitter rants! We’re talking about Justin’s English teacher, Mr. Monteith, whom he praises in this exclusive clip from tonight’s “Real Change: Artists for Education” CBS special.

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19 Apr 2013
CelebsHome2-Feature
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Photos: (Getty)

“To be or not to be?” Shakespeare was mad deep, yo, but with summertime quickly approaching, many college seniors are faced with a much more important question: to move home or not to move home?

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17 Apr 2013
NikkiSara-Feature
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Nikki Glaser and Sara Schaefer are well on their way to becoming the next Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, but the fab "Nikki & Sara LIVE" hosts haven't always been at the top. Like many of us, their road to success has been paved with personal and professional obstacles.

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toms
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Photo: (Facebook/TOMS)

Can't decide which pair of shoes goes best with your outfit? Forget about it! Yesterday was TOMS' sixth annual One Day Without Shoes, and people around the world went shoeless to acknowledge the millions whose health, education, and life suffer because they can't afford proper footwear.

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