Michael Jackson adopted Bubbles, a then 3-year-old chimpanzee that Jackson rescued from a research clinic that tested on animals. Michael and Bubbles grew so close that Bubbles was present in the studio for the recording of the Bad album, and there was a stuffed toy version of Bubbles the chimp in the Michael's Pets collection--which Michael arranged for $1 per sale to go to a children's charity. Jackson even taught Bubbles how to do the moonwalk. Read Full Story

Remember Tracy Sanders? We've been keeping up with her quest to be a Momtrepreneur on Kelly Ripa's upcoming TLC reality show, where real life mothers look for manufacturers to make their products, and then will be marketing their wares live on HSN. Read Full Story

You know her face...Helen Thomas has covered every President since JFK as a member of the American media. She asks the hard questions, the often unpopular questions. She was a tough criticizer of George W. Bush and once famously stated 'The day Dick Cheney is going to run for President, I'll kill myself.' But she's certainly not putting on kitten gloves for Barack Obama's administration, either. Read Full Story

We know you're looking for the best 4th of July quote to put on your Facebook page...yes, that is the modern world that we're living in, yet reading over some inspirational phrases about freedom is also a great way to reflect on how far we've come as a nation. Read Full Story

Which is worse for you: smoking a cigarette; or psychiatric problems, depression, and/or suicidal thoughts? The FDA tacked black box warnings onto two prescription quit smoking drugs yesterday, Chantix and Zyban, for carrying the potential of causing the side effects above. The new label will highlight the risk of serious mental health symptoms from use of the products. Read Full Story

We are loving Polyvore, a free site we recently came across that allows you to set up a collage of fashion, interior design, art, or other theme by searching for, adding, and drag/dropping items onto a blank canvas. Read Full Story

Almost every Petland store in the country is buying from puppy mills, either directly from commercial breeding facilities or indirectly through middleman brokers, the HSUS states. Over 80 stores were linked directly to Hunte Corporation; they even found at least two Petland stores in Florida still buying dogs from the facility associated with Kathy Bauck in New York Mills, Minnesota - Bauck has been convicted of multiple counts of animal torture and one cont of animal abuse. Read Full Story

Vibe was an entertainment magazine that featured R&B; and hip-hop music artists, actors and entertainers. Famous faces that graced it's cover were Mary J. Blige, TLC, Aaliyah, Brandy, Snoop Dogg, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Lil Wayne, The Fugees, Eminem, and Michael Jackson, among many others. The magazine also used to host the Vibe Awards and the Best Rapper Alive tournament. Read Full Story

More than 36 million Americans are dealing with hunger every day because of a lack of financial means to properly feed their families - and 40% of them are employed. The working class in America has seen an increase in the working poor since the economic decline, and while we'd all like to see an end to world hunger, we're instead seeing more of it here at home. Read Full Story

What's wrong with this picture is that the camel her people are using for the shot is wearing a thick crocheted muzzle covering its mouth and nostrils, in weather that ranged between 100 and 112 degrees Fahrenheit. And moreso, that no one posting this picture on the celebrity blogs seems to notice or care. Read Full Story