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The glamorous set had a message for economic worrywarts as New York Fashion Week kicked off Friday: Chill out.

Little Claire Camryn Russell will never forget where she was born.

It's Britney, baby, one more time.
Despite her train-wreck performance at the MTV Video Music Awards last year, the network confirms Spears will kick off the show once again.
Bill Melendez, the animator who gave life to Snoopy, Charlie Brown and other "Peanuts" characters in scores of movies and TV specials, has died. He was 91.

A judge on Wednesday dealt a serious but possibly temporary blow to a lawsuit filed by a celebrity magazine reporter who has accused a paparazzi agency of secretly filming Heath Ledger doing drugs in her hotel room.

Marigold is a black pig, believed to be pot-bellied, and she weighs about 200 pounds.

Ever wonder why those buzzing houseflies are so good at getting away when you're trying to swat them? Researchers at Cal-Tech say they've solved the mystery.

A giant puppet went up in flames in a New Mexico park Thursday evening.

Mixed feelings. That's the best way to describe how people feel about a controversial church sign that was seen in the town of Blacklick this past week.

An Illinois lottery winner has stepped forward to claim his millions while trying to remain incognito.

A music duo you may have heard around town stopped by NewsChannel 5 for a performance.

The software giant's new ad starring Jerry Seinfeld has drawn largely negative reviews online after premiering Thursday night during NBC's broadcast of the National Football League's season kickoff game.

Hulk Hogan and his estranged wife are wrangling over how much money the celebrity wrestler is worth.

After recovering from a bout of acute laryngitis, Neil Diamond has now rescheduled his concert appearance at the Scottrade Center. Originally scheduled for August 29, the concert will now take place on Sunday, November 2.

A judge has dismissed criminal charges against the bicyclist who was body-checked by a New York City policeman in a widely viewed YouTube video. See the video here.

Mets fan Darrell Buono won't be losing his seats when the team moves. He's taking them home.
Cries for help inside a Trenton, N.J., home turned out to be for the birds.

If you're in Shrewsbury over the next 106 hours you'll see quite a bit of commotion because let's face it, it's not often that a tv crew of more than 60 people and Ty Pennington come knocking.

The Jacksons were crowned icons at the BMI Urban Awards, but the King of Pop was an absentee.

They save lives everyday. Paramedics are called to fires and shootings and accident scenes. Well even though there was no 911 call, and a siren never sounded, one local paramedic still came through in the biggest emergency of her life.

With the NFL season open us, NewsChannel 5 Sports anchors Rene Knott, Frank Cusumano and Katie Felts will offer their predictions for each game in the upcoming week.

Dr. Mark Greene is coming back to "ER," but he's not coming back from the dead.

One California entrepreneur is supporting Barack Obama in a most unusual way!

A New York gardener has "squashed" the competition.
People calling a federal phone number to order duck stamps are instead greeted by a phone-sex line, due to a printing error the government says would be too expensive to correct.

Actor from "The Wire" to appear at Missouri History Museum.

An organization named Cabaret St. Louis was recently created to help promote the art of Cabaret by brining top acts from around the nation to St. Louis.

The browser wars are back in the spotlight.

Lots of gas stations are using cheap gas as a promotional gimmick, but for Chicago area station, a steep markdown turned out to be a big mistake.

Deal or No Deal is coming back for another season.