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Ian Gavan/Getty Images for MTV Miley Cyrus assumes the position to twerk during the MTV Europe Music Awards, held in Amsterdam in November. Good thing the Lake Superior University ban is on the use of the word and not on demonstrating it. At the risk of running afoul of the word police, Miley Cyrus better not take a selfie of ...

JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS New Year’s Day will bring a fresh test for President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, as hundreds of thousands of Americans will begin to use the program’s new medical coverage for the first time. WASHINGTON — The White House claimed a small Obamacare victory Tuesday with signups surpassing 2 million at year’s end. The figure falls short of the ...

Ex-“Sopranos” star Lillo Brancato, paroled Tuesday for his role in a cop killing, walked out of prison knowing any misstep would lead to a jail cell sequel. Family and friends at his parents’ Yonkers home rolled out the red carpet for the one-time Hollywood hot shot, who arrived in a white Mercedes Benz E350 a little more than three hours ...

Cindy Ord/Getty Images Who could say no to a face like that? Get a pet a home, but first realize that owning a pet is a commitment. Enrich your family with a pet Now that the holiday season draws to a close it is a good time to visualize how you see your life unfolding in 2014. Some of you ...

FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images Pope Francis waves to the faithful Tuesday before visiting the crib in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis used his year-end prayer service Tuesday to urge people to ask themselves a tough question: Did they mainly spend 2013 promoting self-interests or helping others? “Let us courageously ask ourselves: How did we live ...

Elise Amendola/AP Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask reacts as Islanders center John Tavares (second from r.) celebrates his goal with teammates Kyle Okposo, Thomas Hickey and Andrew MacDonald. ISLANDERS 5, BRUINS 3 BOSTON (AP) — John Tavares scored 32 seconds into the third period and added a power-play goal with 6:43 left as the New York Islanders rallied for a 5-3 ...

Researchers in Finland have compiled the first authoritative atlas of “body maps” that detail where we feel emotions. We can now clearly see that happiness actually makes us feel tingly all over, that sadness is felt in the heart, and that depression is characterized by an all-over numbness. It would seem that idioms such as a chest puffed with pride, ...

Kevin Mazur/AMA2013/WireImage R. Kelly and Lady Gaga performed onstage during the 2013 American Music Awards on November 24, 2013. Lady Gaga is proving she can do what she wants for 2014. At the stroke of midnight the pop diva will drop a new version of her single “Do What U Want” with newfound bestie Christina Aguilera, reports Time. NBC/Trae Patton/NBC ...

Mount Sinai Dr. Mary Sano (right) and a Mount Sinai research team found patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s can benefit from taking vitamin E. There’s still no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, but the latest hope for slowing its progression is already on drugstore shelves. Vitamin E shows promise in delaying functional decline by up to 19% per year ...

Jason Merritt/Getty Images Khloe Kardashian reportedly irked mom Kris Jenner with comments she made to Cosmpolitan UK. Kris Jenner is reportedly steaming mad about an interview daughter Khloe Kardashian gave to Cosmopolitan U.K. for the February issue. The 29-year-old reality star opened up about her rocky year, and revealed a tidbit about her family life that Jenner wasn’t too fond ...