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Some celebrities are as famous for their court case as they are for their talents. Here are seven of the most famous court cases involving some icons of pop culture. Mariah Carey In 2006 the diva sued porn star Mary Carey for having a stage name too similar to her own, claiming Mary’s profession was hurting her own image. Mariah …

Nedenia Post Dye, a descendant of Marjorie Merriweather Post, was found stabbed to death on Dec. 22 in her spa on a resort island in the Caribbean. Dye, 46, was found dead with “several stab wounds” in the bathroom of her home on the island of Roatan in the Honduras, police there said. A local musician named Lenin Arana Carlos, …

It’s no secret that keeping your cholesterol in check is good for your heart. Now there’s new research showing it could also be good for your brain. Patients like 65-year-old Ed Vitasa take medication to keep high cholesterol under control, and for him it’s working. He has a healthy ratio of good to bad cholesterol, which is good for his …

A final confirmation vote by the U.S. Senate on Janet Yellen to be chairman of the Federal Reserve will be delayed until Jan. 6, avoiding a weekend session to consider her nomination. Under an agreement announced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tonight, senators will vote to advance Yellen’s nomination tomorrow, with the confirmation vote set for when the chamber …

Speed was a factor in the crash that killed actor Paul Walker, 40, and former race car driver Roger Rodas, 38, authorities said late Saturday. Rodas and Walker were in a 2005 red Porsche Carrera GT Saturday afternoon when Rodas lost control of the supercar on a street in an industrial park in Valencia, Calif. The car slammed into a …

A dietary supplement could be pulled from shelves amid fears it is dangerous. Mass Destruction, which claims to build muscle, could cause liver damage and increase the risk of heart attacks and brain seizures. Officials warn that the product’s steroid content could lead to harmful side effects such as sterility in men, masculine characteristics in women and stunt children’s growth.

Rapper Imir R. Williams – who also goes by the stage name Mirkat – has pleaded guilty to beating a star of the TV series Amish Mafia. Williams admitted on Thursday to assaulting and stalking girlfriend Esther Schmucker, who appears on the Discovery Channel show based in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Authorities say Williams repeatedly punched Schmucker on October 31 at …

Security increased in Moscow and elsewhere after more than 30 are killed in deadly blasts just weeks before the start of the Sochi Olympics. A second terrorist attack in as many days in the southern Russian city of Volgograd has raised fears that Islamist militants are coordinating bombings as the country prepares to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in …

Taylor Swift was able to make a dream come true for one ill fan just days before the young girl died on Christmas Day. Delaney ‘Laney’ Ann Brown, eight, passed away on Christmas Day after suffering complications relating to an aggressive form of leukaemia. However, Laney was able to fulfil one of her last wishes just days before her life …

While other automakers turn to diesel engines to address fuel economy, Ford’s EcoBoost V-6 will reportedly have some help next year to add even more miles per gallon to the F-150: an aluminum body. According to a report from Bloomberg, Ford will unveil an F-150 with an aluminum body next month at the Detroit Auto Show. Sources tell Bloomberg the …

The mother of a girl declared brain dead has started an online fundraiser to get the money needed to airlift her daughter to a facility where she will be put on long-term life support, according to ABC station KGO-TV in San Francisco. Jahi McMath, 13, was declared brain dead following a surgery to remove her tonsils and adenoids on Dec. …