Many people — including reporters — have hopes for the new year of being better, improved and less prone to errors of all kinds. But the mistakes will inevitably come, and for the media, Web site RegretTheError.com will be there waiting.Regret The Error compiles the corrections, retractions, clarifications and trends “regarding the accuracy and honesty […]

TORONTO (AP) — The bearded imam in traditional robe is railing against pop-culture idols, warning Muslims to protect themselves from the evil influences of prime time.“‘American Idol,’ ‘Canadian Idol,’ I say all idols should be smashed,” Baber tells a small congregation sitting on the floor of a makeshift mosque. “”Desperate Housewives’? Why should they be […]

NEW YORK (AP) — You can close the book on Murder Ink, which called itself the oldest mystery-themed bookstore in the world.A rent increase was the deathblow for the popular shop, which closed Sunday after 34 years on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, owner Jay Pearsall said.“I was a little outraged that a well-run bookstore couldn’t […]

CHICAGO (AP) – Magazine headlines entice teenage girls with promises: “Get the body you want” and “Hit your dream weight now!” But a new study suggests reading articles about diet and weight loss could have unhealthy consequences later.Teenage girls who frequently read magazine articles about dieting were more likely five years later to practice extreme […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Teenagers in the 1950s and ’60s went wild over Elvis Presley, much to the consternation of their parents, but kids in the new millennium aren’t so stirred by rock ‘n’ roll’s original rebel.“I can’t try to sell somebody Elvis who doesn’t know who he is … that he’s not just some […]

The annual Cribbage Tournament between the Owls Club and the Rag Pickers was held at the Owls club rooms. The Rag Pickers were out-classed and did not qualify for the finals. Conway and Gabagan of the Owls defeated McCarthy and Sullivan 4 to 3, and Carrigan and Kelly defeated Mynahan and O’Leary four out of […]

NEW YORK (AP) – For the rest of this week, New Yorkers can take a taxi by the horns.Not just the honking kind, but also the kind that bulls sometime use to flip people bold enough to get on their backs.Five normally yellow cabs, covered in fake brown and white cowhide and decorated with bull’s […]

Nick Lachey and “TRL” host Vanessa Minnillo passionately smooched in the new year, People.com reports.Just before midnight, the two hotties – who have been dating for eight months – took their spot in the window for MTV’s live New Year’s Eve party coverage.But off camera, things really heated up. Lachey whispered into Minnillo’s ear and […]

LONDON (AP) – George Michael is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 11 on charges of being unfit to drive, Metropolitan Police said.The 43-year-old singer was arrested Oct. 2 after police responded to complaints that a car was blocking an intersection in north London. Police said Michael was found passed out inside the car.Michael received […]

LONDON (AP) – A spokesman for Kate Moss denied Tuesday reports the supermodel and rocker Pete Doherty had tied the knot during a candlelit Buddhist ceremony in Thailand on New Year’s Day.Stuart Higgins said Moss, 32, was vacationing in Thailand, but hadn’t married Doherty, frontman for Babyshambles.“There has not been any kind of marriage ceremony […]