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The most-talked about person during last night's Billboard Music Awards wasn't a performance or musical artist—it was the fan who was on the receiving end of a Miguel stage-dive gone horribly wrong. It seems like she survived.

Mother nature isn't going to give the Midwest a chance to breathe today: after a pack of tornadoes tore through the region on Sunday, the National Weather Service warned of more severe weather on the way this week, with Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas expected to take the next round of brutal thunderstorms and possible tornadoes.

A pack of severe storms barreled through Oklahoma, Kansas, and Iowa on Sunday, bringing tornado touchdowns in all three states. The emerging photos are terrifying and devastating

There are a lot of cool things reportedly in store for fans when Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues hits theaters on December 20. The new trailer isn't giving away any hints, though.

So if Kanye West's weird behavior in the Saturday Night Live promos wasn't enough to pique your interest in tonight's season finale, last night he surprised the world be debuting a new song and video with projections on landmarks in 10 different cities around the world.

Today in show business news: Not many people watched the American Idol finale, The Voice is still going strong, and Pete Campbell takes to the stage.

It's over. After all of that pain and struggle, all that we have endured, it's done. Randy Jackson has left the show. Ha, mean. I'm just kidding, Randy. But yes, the twelfth American Idol competition came to a close last night, a surprisingly rousing and spirited finale to a season that's been anything but.

This coming weekend is a big one for Saturday Night Live. It marks the end of Bill Hader's tenure on the show and Ben Affleck's fifth time hosting. But perhaps the most significant reason to tune in is the fact that Kanye West is the musical guest, and he's making it seem like he really really doesn't want to be.

Some simmering rumors have risen to the surface after Toronto Mayor Rob Ford appears to have been caught on camera smoking crack cocaine with drug dealers. But this is just the latest resume item for the man who might North America's most ridiculous mayor.

"Kai the hitchhiker," a homeless YouTube star famous for telling people how he "smashed" someone over the head with a hatchet, had been parlaying his Internet fame into an endless wave of couch-surfing at fans' apartments. But now he's charged with murder, and, well, that complicates things.

In honor of Thursday's meteorological meme at the White House — President Obama looking slightly ridiculous under an umbrella — here are some of the best photos of presidents who, despite the claims of conspiracy theorists, still haven't gotten the Pentagon to invent a weather machine.

A public memorandum issued on Thursday by the Justice Department's Inspector General indicates that the U.S. Marshal Service was unable to locate two "known or suspected terrorists" participating in the Witness Security Program. Not the good news Attorney General Eric Holder was likely hoping for.

Abercrombie & Fitch's CEO might want only "cool, good-looking people" to wear his brand's clothes, and his stores' anti-plus size policy is definitely making people upset this week. Except the most popular response so far — getting back at A&F by handing out its clothes to homeless people and filming them for all the Internet to see — isn't exactly the answer.

Today we are pleased to show you in great big detail the latest glimpse at Guillermo Del Toro's entry into the summer movie fanfare, Pacific Rim. Do you know what it has? It has robots. It has robots fighting monsters. And maybe some other stuff in front of robots and a monsters.

Candice beat Kree last night on the penultimate episode of this, our 109th season of American Idol. But can she win?

To be clear: There are not three scandals plaguing the Obama White House. By embracing the leaked talking points, Obama's opponents may have taken Benghazi off the table completely.

We've got romance between humans and aliens, X-Men-like superheroes, and a tale about a young Mary Queen of Scots. Here are all the details from the fifth network's big reveal, with a first glimpse of your newest guilty pleasure and first-look video clips.

Among the many adventures that Google has announced at its annual developer conference this week is a multi-pronged plan to integrate Google Wallet into every aspect of your shopping life. And this is just the beginning.

A line of deadly thunderstorms struck North Texas late on Wednesday, dropping giant hailstones and a series of tornadoes that leveled whole subdivisions. Six people were killed and as many as 14 were still missing as of Thursday morning.

CBS may be strutting around at upfronts, all proud and cocky because their shows are wildly popular. But their shows, both old and new, are also wildly awful.

Today in show business: Zach Braff's Kickstarter movie just got some real funding, two non-singers are joining the Into the Woods cast, and Bradley Cooper is headed to the kitchen.

Dabs, wax, earwax, honey, honey oil, shatter—whatever you want to call Butane Hash Oil, it's how people are getting stronger, faster, more expensive, and arguably more dangerous THC highs. All the talk also reminds us how far out of the wake-and-bake loop we are. Here's what you need to know about them:

Today in viral videos: Isabella Rossellini is a weird mom, The Simpsons get a Robot Chicken remix, Daft Punk by way of goat, and four lovely minutes of animals sneezing.

The network-TV king is rolling out a new lineup that includes a new Chuck Lorre comedy and a show starring Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar (yes, both of them). Check out the interactive now-and-then schedule inside, and follow along for live details, first-look video clips, and maybe a little attitude.

As predicted, Wednesday afternoon's testimony by Attorney General Eric Holder focused heavily on the AP subpoenas. Except the House Judiciary Committee had the wrong guy at the witness table, leaving room for more political attacks than new information. Indeed, the most news on the media scandal of the moment came from over at the White House.

A fiery debate rousing the Internet today is the one over hugs. You may not have known this, but hugs can be divisive. There are, of course, as many types of huggers as there are types of humans. Read on for a few Hug Types you might find familiar.

At upfronts Wednesday, TNT and TBS announced new projects featuring names like Spielberg, Stallone, Bay, Foxx, and Carell attached to them. With a rebranding now firmly built up by Conan and big, bold shows like Dallas, the Turner cable duo appears to have a true Hollywood identity: It's not HBO; it's TV heaven for movie-star pet projects.

The MSNBC host is in high dudgeon because people who might leak confidential info to reporters will clam up because they fear a federal investigation into leaks that he called called for last summer.

Arrested Development Day — the holiday we made up for Netflix's season four digital dump — is less than two weeks away. Do you have a 53-episode catchup marathon in you? Didn't really think so. So these good people did their homework and built a viral visualization that its creators call "a service for the Arrested Development fan community." Be grateful.

So the New Girl season finale last night more or less made a Taylor Swift song about love come true, which was kind of trite. But not even a gimmicky (if still kind of adorable) cameo from Swift-y herself could ruin the conclusion of a season that has solidified New Girl as one of the best comedies on TV.

While ABC's upfront presentation on Thursday evening didn't seem like NBC's bloodbath, well, copying a successful formula isn't going to produce the best results. And all of ABC's new shows — yes, even Rebel Wilson's — feel derivative of something else.

James Franco wants you to know he reads William Faulkner. And there is a lot of James Franco in this trailer: James Franco riding a horse, James Franco trying on a Southern accent, James Franco looking intently at someone. James Franco, people. James Franco.

Rap videos from weird startup guys are nothing new, but the genre may have reached its ultimate nadir. Dave McClure's 500 Startups released this homage to Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" on Tuesday — and it's so tone deaf that you'll be begging for the bubble to burst.

ABC isn't in great shape, so it's wildly rebooting its lineup. Click here for all those details, an interactive schedule, plus extended trailers for new shows, pretty good Jimmy Kimmel jokes, and more.

Today in celebrity news: Sean Parker's fantasy Game of Thrones wedding plans progress, Prince Harry is in the East making everyone tingly, and Jaden Smith wants out.

Everyone's laughing at Newt Gingrich because he made a video saying he and his staff had puzzled for weeks that we don't have a new word for cell phones that do the Internet.

Though the network execs admitted to having a bad year at Monday afternoon's upfront presentation, the point was clear: You might hear a lot about The Walking Dead or Mad Men, but far more people are tuning into the Big Four. For now.

In a historic vote early Monday evening, the Minnesota State Senate voted 37-30 to pass same-sex marriage, setting the stage for Governor Mark Dayton to sign the law heading into a big summer for the movement nationwide — including the first legal same-sex marriages in the state. Here's a look at the next steps.

Today in viral videos: ways to upset that New Yorker you love to hate, a supercut for every "noooooooooo" in Hollywood history, and some very fancy cats.

President Obama answered a question about Benghazi during a press conference on Monday, and hi-def photos reveal that some moisture traveled from the president's eye area to his cheekbone in a thin stream. Was it a tear? It certainly looks like a tear. These images revealing Obama's epiphora raise new and troubling questions.

Prepare for more on the fate of the Idol udges — and the slate of guy-driven comedies the network has coming up this fall, all the better to round out Fox's New Girl/Mindy Project night. Also: There will be stars! And the bold return of 24! We're on the scene to bring you details, first-look clips, and much more.

On Monday, after Obama called the ongoing theories a "sideshow," Rush Limbaugh floated a different theory that would make Obama's actions much worse, if not quite so treasonous. Rush was not alone in his floating; so long as there is an attack's aftermath with which to create more aftermath, he never will be.

If you're already afraid of humans in the same room as you, here's how to responsibly freak out on the viral news — about the SARS cousin, the Chinese bird flu, and now wild polio in Somalia — before it goes viral in the wrong way.

Forced to take questions about the event that will not go away, Obama angrily pushed back Monday at the White House on the idea of a coverup of the Benghazi consulate attack, calling newly surfaced emails a "side show" and insisting that the "whole thing defies logic."

The television news icon finally confirmed the news of her retirement on Monday's episode of The View with a heartfelt (if early) farewell in advance of her leaving behind the show — and more than a half-century of TV history — this time next year.

After a season of being lambasted for low ratings and flailing shows, NBC is attempting to convince advertisers — and viewers — that the network has the opposite in store. Stay tuned for first-look clips, reactions, and NBC's self-defense as we report live from the presentation, with interactive schedule.

Are you ready for the best and worst of the Boston bombing's amateur photo-hunting all over again? Because there are already striking similarities in surveillance video and photos released bey NOPD Monday morning — and at least one pair of sneakers that should give you pause about jumping to conclusions.

Did you hear? Did you hear?! It's almost here! The TV show that no one watched until after it was cancelled, Arrested Development, is less than two weeks away from returning for another flight on Netflix. Last night, they finally debuted the trailer that promises everything you love is returning.

ABC and Disney jumped out ahead of upfronts by announcing its fall lineup early, and the network has already begun cranking up the promo machine for one of its big hopefuls.