• Miss Venezuela Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares named Miss World

  November 7, 2011
  Miss Venezuela Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares, an orphan who says she once wanted to be a nun, was named Miss World Sunday night at a pageant in London.

• Tabloid's mistaken story makes Knox guilty

  October 5, 2011
  A British tabloid ran a prepared-in-advance "Amanda Knox guilty" story on its Web site, complete with a colorful description of Knox "sobbing uncontrollably."

• Lifetime updates 'Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy' movie

  October 4, 2011
  Lifetime says it has updated its TV movie "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy" to reflect Knox's release from an Italian prison Monday after four years.

• David Letterman mocks Amanda Knox with 'Late Show' Top 10 list

  October 4, 2011
  David Letterman dedicated a "Late Show" Top 10 list to Amanda Knox, the American student whose murder conviction was overturned in an Italian court Monday.

• Arizona woman's lost ring found in Iowa

  September 22, 2011
  An Arizona woman who lost her class ring 26 years ago says she has no idea how the object wound up in Iowa, a state she has never visited.

• Police arrest shoplifting drag queens

  September 20, 2011
  Police in Florida said they arrested three men in a group of four accused of dressing like women and shoplifting from multiple fabric stores.

• Jason Bateman and wife Amanda Anka expecting their second child

  August 25, 2011
  Veteran 42-year-old actor Jason Bateman announced in Los Angeles he and wife Amanda Anka are expecting their second child.

• James Franco and Andy Serkis lured by 'Planet of the Apes' technology

  August 15, 2011
  "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" stars James Franco and Andy Serkis say the technology used to create the primates on-screen was a huge draw when they considered whether to sign on to the Hollywood project.

• Group snaps dinner party pics on freeway

  July 21, 2011
  A group of California friends said they took advantage of a freeway closure by holding a mock dinner party on the empty roadway.

• 'Mow to Own' vacant lots in Ohio city

  July 21, 2011
  An Ohio city said its new Mow to Own program allows residents to mow vacant lots adjacent to their property with an aim to take ownership of the lots.

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