The US jobless rate spiked to 6.7 percent in November, marking the 11th straight month of job loss and the greatest since 1974.— New York Times Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper successfully suspended Parliament yesterday, avoiding his ousting by the opposition party. In an unprecedented move, Governor General Michaelle Jean, Queen Elizabeth's representative to Canada, agreed to shut Read more

After being found guilty of kidnapping and robbery, OJ Simpson is being being held away from other prisoners for his own safety, and is planning a motion for new trial. He's waiting to see if he'll be released on bond pending that appeal, a move considered unlikely due to the seriousness of the crimes he was convicted of. His attorney said Simpson will be alone, is planning not to do media Read more

Leno is a chip off the old Barbara Walters! Watch him chat it up with four of the most controversial men over the past few years. From O.J. to Clinton to "Dubya" to Wacko Jacko, Leno is somehow able to finesse the most candid and incriminating answers out of his interviewees. Might there be any crafty editing at play here? Nah. Read more

Kanye West has canceled his performance at the Victoria's Secret fashion show that was scheduled to tape today. Our thoughts remain with Kanye and his family. — ET Online Fabio was overheard earlier this week in a LA gym boasting that he "schooled" George Clooney. Telling off George might be the best career move Fabio's ever made. — Page Six Marie Osmond's 16 year-old son has checked into Read more

Check out Sharon's gross wardrobe malfunction — D-Listed Jusin Timberlake works on his tan — PITNB Claudia Schiffer goes see-through for Chanel — Egotastic Rihanna hits Germany — Just Jared Becks is about to make Armani sexier — FabSugar Britney really needs a chauffeur — cityrag Rosie and Bill Clinton are phone pals — HR Pam Anderson could use a nap — Hollywood Tuna OJ Simpson Read more

Remember the fan-atic who screamed out in anguish when Paris Hilton was sentenced more jail time? Well, now that OJ's in trouble, the crazy dude is ba-ack. Decked out in a "I Heart Famous People" ball cap, he makes a habit of appearing outside the courthouses of all the newsworthy celeb trials. His mission is to voice his support, make a scene and give everyone a huge headache (excluding those Read more

Dan Rather is suing CBS for $70 million! He is claiming they gave him innsuffient air time on 60 minutes as well as used him as a scapeoat after the controversial Bush National Guard story.- Reuters In their ongoing custody battle, Denise Richards asked a judge yesterday to protect her children from Charlie Sheen based on his personal issues. Will these two ever handle their personal matters Read more

We can't tell if Gisele is selling shoes or water - FabSugar Drew Barrymore and Justin Long take their love to Austin - Pink is the New Blog Hayden & Milo rumors get even hotter - D-Listed Xtina likes see-through maternity wear - Egotastic Dave Grohl hates Paris - IDLYITW Paris plays Spider-man - cityrag OJ could spend 35 years in prison - Hollywood Rag Pam Anderson loves her teeny bikinis Read more

Oprah wanted to have Rosie O'Donnell on her show to discuss her new book, Celebrity Dextox, but Rosie has decided to talk to Diane Sawyer instead. Maybe she's not a fan of Oprah's book club, but she did say in her blog that there is no feud going on. - Page Six Simon Cowell gave Ryan Seacrest's Emmy performance 2 and a half stars. That's about the nicest thing we've heard Simon say about Read more