After an electric kick-off from host Billy Crystal, the 2012 Oscars stumbled badly before getting an emotional shot in the arm, only to lose its footing yet again and never quite recover.
"The Artist" stormed through the awards season and didn't lose a bit of momentum heading into Oscar night. The black-and-white silent film from France won five awards, tying "Hugo" for the most of the evening.
An auction house in the Channel Islands has canceled the auction of a vial containing dried blood residue said to be from former U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
A man on a Capital Bikeshare bike punched a pedestrian in the face and snatched her iPhone away on a busy Capitol Hill street on Tuesday, authorities say.