URUMQI, China – And the first gold medal of the 2008 Beijing Olympics goes to … shooter Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic in the women’s 10m air rifle. • Click here to view opening ceremony photos. It should look great in her Colorado Springs, Colo., trophy case. Emmons is …

Some of the comedians featured in “The Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget” on Sunday went too far with crude references to Saget’s former “Full House” co-stars Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, the actor and comedian told the New York Post. “Anybody who talks about my TV kids — that upsets …

BOSTON – Parents, don’t put away those video games just yet — today’s gamer may be tomorrow’s top surgeon. Researchers who gathered in Boston for the American Psychological Association convention detailed a series of studies suggesting video games can be powerful learning tools — from increasing younger students’ problem-solving potential …

Sean “Diddy” Combs wants you to know celebrities are feeling the rise in gas prices, too, and wants his “Saudi Arabia brothers and sisters” to help him out. “Gas prices are too motherf—–g high,” he says in his latest YouTube video. “As you know, I do have my own jet, …

Project Runway’s fashion expert Tim Gunn had some harsh words to say about the fashion sense of some of Hollywood’s best known starlets, OK Magazine reported. In an interview with OK, Gunn complained that “Hannah Montana” tween star Miley Cyrus was “just a little too tarty.” “I don’t want her …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Saying his medical records have periodically been breached, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday called on hospitals to better protect patients’ privacy amid a growing list of celebrities, including his wife, who have been victims of snooping at a Los Angeles hospital. California first lady Maria Shriver is …

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla – Beach Patrol officials say a shark nipped a 14-year-old’s right foot while the New Smyrna Beach girl was surfing. Captain Scott Petersohn says the girl — whose name hasn’t been released — has cuts and puncture wounds. The shark bit her while she was surfing …

NEW YORK – Miley Cyrus, author. The multi-hyphenate teen star has signed a book deal to tell the story of her young life, it was announced Tuesday. The memoir by Cyrus, who stars in the Disney Channel series “Hannah Montana,” is planned for release next spring. Disney said the book …

Reminiscent of Sacha Baron Cohen’s antics as Ali G, The Boy Cruise’s mock rap video “Iroq” pokes fun at rap music while spoofing the Middle East. “You might not see them on TRL anytime soon, but The Boy Cruise is ready to bring you to tears with their collection of …

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Police early Sunday used tear gas to disperse a crowd at a large party near the campus of Michigan State University after fights broke out and officers were pelted with bottles and cans. Police said in a statement that 3,000 to 4,000 people had gathered for …