It was a week of celebrations and congrats, as China welcomed in the Year of the Dragon, Oscar nominations were announced, the land Down Under celebrated Australia Day, Hasty Pudding crowned its Woman of the Year, and Hollywood's finest hit Sundance and the Producers Guild Awards. It was also a busy week in the world of politics, with Obama's State of the Union speech, Gabby Giffords's last day Read more

Another one bites the dust. Today Rick Perry announced that he's dropping out of the Republican presidential race, three days after Jon Huntsman withdrew. These latest campaign casualties join colorful candidate Michele Bachmann, who dropped out of the race earlier this month. So the remaining Republican presidential hopefuls include Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, and Newt Gingrich. And Read more

Happy New Year! This week, we got our first taste of what's in store for 2012. Breast implants were recalled in France, MTV took us back to the Jersey Shore, and China celebrated a bright lantern festival. Midweek, all eyes turned to Iowa, which became the first state to weigh in on the GOP presidential race. See it all and more in the week in pictures! Read more

Well, it's over for Michele Bachmann, as she announced today that she has dropped out of the race for Republican presidential candidate after finishing sixth in the Iowa caucus. It's been a helluva ride for the controversial candidate, and we've been along for the highs, lows, and general craziness. Take a walk down memory lane with us to remember Michele's offbeat political journey. Read more

Sarah Palin drew twice as many supporters as GOP front-runner Mitt Romney this weekend at a Labor Day Tea Party event in New Hampshire. The former governor and vice presidential candidate continues to give pseudo stump speeches to campaign-style crowds in strategically important states. But although Palin also completed a half-marathon this weekend, coming in second in her age bracket, she's Read more

Despite dropping out of the 2012 presidential race, Donald Trump is keeping his political friends close as he met up with fellow Tea Party-er and potential GOP candidate Sarah Palin for a pizza dinner in NYC. And what, you may ask, are New Yorkers up in arms about regarding this dining date between the former Alaskan governor and Celebrity Apprentice host? The fact that they ate their pizza with Read more