The majority of election officials in England support a ban on the sale of voters' personal details to companies, a survey finds.
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Ticket sales at this year's Edinburgh Fringe were down by almost 10% after problems with the box office.
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Blake Lively -- seen here Monday with her adorable pet pooch on the set of "Gossip Girl" -- celebrated her 21st birthday with a cheeseburger in paradise.
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What makes a star? A new book talks to moms who shaped some stars.
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The story behind the sight-saving drug controversy
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The Note: Obama's confidence cuts both ways, push is on for Clinton supporters.
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Parts of the UK were braced for flooding today as torrential rain soaked much of the country, evoking memories of last summer’s deluges which saw hundreds of thousands of people stranded.
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NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - New York's throwing a heck of a party next week to honor Yankee Stadium's last year as well as the Major League Baseball All-Star Game -- and Fox Broadcasting is planning lots of coverage.

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Houston police say they found the remains stuffed in a chest and a suitcase.
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Many parents who leave their preteen children at home alone fail to discuss safety issues with them, a new poll suggests.
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Newly released files show that Winston Churchill was urged to keep Britain's Special Operations Executive going in peacetime.
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The military trials against U.S.-held detainees at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba will not be affected by a Supreme Court ruling that the detainees have the right to appeal in U.S. civilian courts, according to Attorney General Michael Mukasey.
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Three strikes and we'll give your broadband pipe a good squeeze may not sound like punishment to some, but the approach implied is actually a dangerously sensible idea. The entente between the music and film business and the internet service providers represents a rare example of common sense all round, because it passes the crucial test of treating consumers as grown ups, rather than children who are never far from punishment.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Last month's Supreme Court ruling striking down a strict gun control law in the U.S. capital will lead to more deaths and accidental injuries, the editors of the New England Journal of Medicine said on Wednesday.

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Internet2, National LambdaRail both supply research institutions, universities, but decide to stay separate.
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The Chinese government warned entertainers of violating Chinese laws, including situations that might "harm the sovereignty of the country" or "ethnic unity."
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AREQUIPA, Peru (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook southern Peru early on Tuesday, killing at least one person in the Andean country's second-largest city, Arequipa, and damaging scores of homes.

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The X Factor's producers dismiss claims that a contestant's place on the show was in jeopardy over claims he lied to judges.
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