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A chalky complexion and a predilection for blood are no obstacles to movie idolhood. Proof came when Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira escorted Robert Pattinson onto Rockefeller Plaza Thursday morning, on the eve of the nationwide premiere of the second “Twilight” vampire romance saga, “New Moon.”
A wealthy Florida man is standing by the wife who police say faked her own kidnapping, because, the man says, her actions are the result of undiagnosed bipolar disorder.
It sounds like the sort of romantic-mystery potboiler that keeps readers on the edge of their summer beach chairs: A strikingly pretty Florida housewife with a handsome husband and two beautiful young daughters is kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and held for $50,000 ransom.
In April 2007, former “Full House” child actress Jodie Sweetin took to the podium at Marquette University to tell college kids how she overcame drug addiction and try to inspire them to stay clean and sober themselves.
The surveillance video makes your blood run cold. A young mother on a train platform lets go of the stroller holding her 6-month-old son for an instant. As if nudged by an unseen hand, the stroller rolls toward the tracks a few feet away. As the woman scrambles desperately to recapture her precious cargo, the stroller topples off the platform and lands upside-down on the tracks — just as a train rolls into the station at 20 mph.
The Force was with the TODAY show this Halloween: The morning show’s hosts clearly enjoyed their once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to raid George Lucas’ treasure chest and become “Star Wars” characters for a morning at the annual “Halloween on the Plaza” party Friday.
Anita Tedaldi adopted a little boy, loved him, and raised him for 18 months before reaching a heartbreaking conclusion: They weren’t bonding, and another family could give him a better home. “I loved him and I cared deeply for him,” she said.
Julia Grovenburg is carrying two babies of two different gestational ages and believes it is due to a rare phenomenon called superfetation — getting pregnant while already pregnant. But an expert believes it is more likely she is carrying twins developing at different rates.
Turk Sultan Kosen, 27, says he is ''proud and happy'' at being named the new Guinness record holder for tallest man, and human, in the world. “Up until now, I’ve really had a difficult life,” said the 8-foot-1-inch man, whose height was caused by a pituitary condition. “From now, I’m really going to have it a lot easier.”
The “Da Vinci Code” author said that worldwide notoriety allowed him easier access to such arcane topics as the Freemasons as he wrote “The Lost Symbol,” but also raised challenges: “You often need to do your research under other names or through other routes.”
Paul Karason, whose skin turned its remarkable color due to his ingesting colloidal silver as home remedy, is a slightly lighter hue than when he became a minor celebrity in early 2008 — but he’s still blue. “I’ve been anxious to try green,” he joked Thursday.
Songs written and performed years ago by Phillip Garrido have surfaced, and may reveal obsessions that led to his alleged abduction of Jaycee Dugard. “For every little girl in the world, they want to be in love,” go the lyrics of one song.
In November 2001, Alex King, then 12, and his brother Derek, 13, were charged with murder in the bludgeoning death of their father. Today, having served time in prison, they are focusing on the future. “Hopefully we can learn from our past,” Derek said.
James Boyden, 17, was digging in the sand on a Rhode Island beach when the hole he was in fell in on him, nearly smothering him. Rescuers rigged an oxygen tank to keep him breathing until they could extricate him. "It got in my mouth, it got in my lungs," the boy said.
A nearly nude photo of plus-size model Lizzi Miller in the current issue of Glamour has drawn positive reaction from readers happy to see a woman with proportions like theirs. “I was just being natural, and it was just the way it came out,” Miller said.
After nearly four years in prison for tax evasion, America’s first reality show star is unapologetic, insisting he was made a victim because of his open homosexuality: “There are personal issues for the prosecutor. The prosecutorial misconduct has been egregious.”
It's the photo the whole world has gone nuts for: A curious squirrel who popped up in a couple’s vacation photo just as the shutter clicked. Many suspect the pic was altered, but it’s “100 percent undoctored,” said Melissa Brandts.
In an exclusive interview, former Somali pirate captive Capt. Richard Phillips tells TODAY’s Matt Lauer that so many interesting offers are coming in, he is not sure if he is ready just yet to return to his job as a merchant mariner.
Michael Dippolito, whose 26-year-old wife Dalia allegedly tried to hire an undercover cop to kill him barely six months after they were married, said he can’t imagine why she would want him dead: “It hasn’t sunk in. I don’t really get what really happened,” he said.
A Georgetown University student was arrested for DUI in Hollywood, Fla., after a police car rear-ended her. Charges were dropped after dash-cam footage indicated that cops tried to frame her for the incident: “I knew that’s not what happened that night,” she said.
Most couples wait until the reception before breaking out into the Funky Chicken on their wedding day, but Kevin Heinz and Jill Peterson figured, why wait to unleash their unbridled joy?
They say marriage is a marathon, not a sprint — but Nick Cordes and the former Leigh Daniel couldn’t resist taking a jog down the aisle after exchanging vows live on national television Wednesday in the 10th annual TODAY Throws a Wedding.
She was fired for her stand against same-sex marriage and nothing else, former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean said Friday, adding that allegations that she did not discharge her duties are false.
A 10-year-old Colorado boy has sworn off wheelies, bunny hops and other stunts he used to do on his BMX bike.
It was no twig the 12-year-old boy held up, but a thick stick, about 9 inches long and as thick as a broom handle. What made it astonishing is that the full length of it had been driven into his neck and down into his chest — through his lung, past vital arteries and his heart.
Jermaine Jackson: 'I wish it was me'In an interview with MSNBC's Matt Lauer, older brother Jermaine Jackson spoke for the first time of coping with Michael's untimely death. His comment comes against the backdrop that the DEA has now joined the Los Angeles police department in investigating Michael Jackson's death.
Ignoring his own reported standard for hosting Coulter, NBC's Lauer interviews Coulter on TodayMatt Lauer hosted Ann Coulter on NBC's Today despite having reportedly said previously that "if there's something in the news that she has a vital view on, then I think we would consider having her back on.
Today Show Vdieo: Casey's ex-fiance: 'It was devastating'Dec. 22: Investigators confirm the body found in the Florida woods is missing toddler Caylee Anthony. TODAY's Matt Lauer talks to Casey Anthony's ex-fiance, Jesse Grund, about the tragedy.
Video: Casey's lawyer: Wait for the factsDec. 19: TODAY's Matt Lauer talks to Jose Baez, the attorney for Casey Anthony, about the child's remains found in the woods near the Anthony house.
Casey Anthony family headed West -- and to prime-timeExcerpt: The Casey Anthony case is back in prime time the same week it's back in court. Her parents -- George and Cindy Anthony -- are in California on Wednesday for an apperance on CNN's Larry King Live. They are expected to take questions from callers.
Non-Associated Press - In what appears to be the most prolific and widespread scandal of our time, news agencies around the nation continue to expose offenders of seatbelt regulations.
YouTube - Matt Lauer interviews George BushPretty convicting stuff. Right down to the dirty looks.
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