LOS ANGELES – Although we find it somewhat hard to swallow, Victoria’s Secret supermodels feel fat and frightful sometimes, just like the rest of us. “I have a lot of ugly days and bad moments — we don’t just roll out of bed and look like this. We aren’t machines …

Readers respond to Mike Straka’s column on Millennials. Damien writes: That column about today’s employees was classic Grrr and even though I am not your boss, I wanted to say good job, Mike … I figure since I have given you a hard time in the past, much like a …

NEW YORK – You may wonder what a $56 million view looks like. At the Plaza Residences in New York City — which is under construction and reopening in the fall with both luxury condominium residences and posh hotel condominium suites inside — it is the penthouse terrace view of …

The nation’s first “terror-free” gas station has said ‘no thanks’ to the nation’s first Arab news network. The Terror-Free Oil Initiative, a Coral Springs, Fla.-based fuel group, has shunned the coverage of Al Jazeera English, according to its spokesman Joe Kaufman. “We would like to get our message out to …

‘Dreamgirls’ Will Perform at the Oscars | Hollywood Swinging ‘Dreamgirls’ Will Perform at the Oscars In an irony of ironies, “Dreamgirls” — the movie that didn’t get nominated for Best Picture — will be the centerpiece of the Oscar telecast on Feb. 25. Jennifer Hudson — nominated for Best Supporting …

Here are some of your responses to Mike’s last column … David K. writes: I can only hope that you indulge in some steroid use so you can re-energize that puny brain of yours. Maybe then you would actually write an article that makes any sense. By the way, you …

Dr. Blog Please Report to the Internet, Dr. Blog Please Report to the Internet… The prescription slip with the chicken scratch you’re holding may suggest otherwise, but let it be known that some doctors can actually write, and write well. You can thank the computer for the legibility, but the …

As is usual for this time of year, the most predominant thing on many people’s minds is weight loss. We are bombarded with exercise and weight loss information in the post-holiday season, as the fitness and diet industry responds to what is one of the top New Year resolutions for …

A local prosecutor in North Carolina is investigating allegations of animal cruelty by a pig farm supplying Smithfield Foods, the nation’s largest pork producer. The investigation comes after an animal rights activist secretly videotaped workers beating and dragging swine, gouging out their eyes and cutting out their testicles. Attorneys from …

So Brad Pitt is building environmentally sound houses in a part of New Orleans ruined by Hurricane Katrina. He calls it the “Make It Right” project and he wants you to give cash. Each home costs $150,000 and will be built on stilts as a precaution against flooding — or …