Up to a Mutual microphone stepped Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, to help auction off four pairs of Nylons, a Persian lamb coat, a bat autographed by Babe Ruth. They were some of the sideline booty which a sympathetic U.S. public has showered on Pfc. James Wilson, who lost both hands & feet in a plane crash. Private Wilson wanted to sell off his presents to give the proceeds to a hospital pal — a triple amputee.This stunt sale was typical of a new radio program, ...

People say money doesn't buy happiness. Except, according to a new study from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School, it sort of does — up to about $75,000 a year. The lower a person's annual income falls below that benchmark, the unhappier he or she feels. But no matter how much more than $75,000 people make, they don't report any greater degree of happiness. Before employers rush to hold — or raise — everyone's salary to $75,000, the study ...

It's just three nights after the premiere of the slick, vivacious new Broadway musical Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, but already the audience at the August Wilson Theatre on West 52nd Street dresses like the crowds you'd see in the fifth year of Mamma Mia! Tight-fitting tops, carefully pomaded hair, ostentatious gold neckwear ... and the women look pretty gaudy too. I mention this not because I'm a dress-code martinet , but to indicate that ...

In winning the Nobel Peace Prize, President Obama joins an elite group of U.S. presidents. He is the fourth to win the prize, the third to win it while in office and the first to receive it during his first year in office. Unlike his predecessors, Obama was selected not for substantive accomplishments, but for his "vision" and inspiring "hope" at the beginning of his presidency. "For 108 years, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has sought to stimulate precisely that ...

Marylisa Miller has spent much of her two decades as an Army wife bracing for the worst. But now the pressure is higher, as both her husband and their 20-year-old son are serving together in Afghanistan. It's rare, but not unheard of: Sgt. 1st Class Martin Miller and his son Pfc. Martin Miller have deployed as part of the same squadron of about 500 soldiers. Their brigade -- based at North Carolina's Fort Bragg -- is among the ...

While some criticism targeting President Obama is racially motivated, the fight over health care isn't, former President Bill Clinton told CNN Monday. "I believe that some of the right-wing extremists which oppose President Obama are also racially prejudiced and would prefer not to have an African-American president," Clinton told CNN's Larry King in a wide-ranging interview aired Monday evening. "But I don't believe that all the people who oppose him on health care -- and all the conservatives -- are ...

The House will vote Tuesday on a resolution of disapproval of Rep. Joe Wilson, the South Carolina Republican who yelled "you lie" during President Barack Obama's health-care speech to a joint session of Congress last week. The House Democratic leadership met Monday evening and agreed to move forward with a resolution of disapproval, according to two Democratic leadership aides. The resolution "goes directly to the issue of his conduct on the House floor," said Kristie Greco, spokeswoman for House Majority ...

Seth Meyers will remain the lone talking head on the "Saturday Night Live" Weekend Update desk, at least in the near future, according to the comedian. "It looks like for right now, we're going to stick with doing it solo," Meyers, said Monday in New York, as he was getting ready for the show's 35th season premiere on September 26. Meyers, SNL's head writer, hosted the popular sketch alone after Amy Poehler left the show last season. Last ...

The reaction to Kanye West's hijacking of the microphone from Taylor Swift during her acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards came quickly and unequivocally. Celebrities and fans alike expressed their disapproval of West interrupting Swift's win for Best Female Music Video to tout his appreciation of nominee Beyonce. "Taylor, I'm really happy for you," West said after grabbing the microphone from a clearly stunned Swift. "I'll let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos ...

Casey Wilson is laughing off reports that she was fired from "Saturday Night Live" for being too fat. "I had an amazing time on 'SNL,' and these rumors are completely untrue," Wilson, 28, tells PEOPLE in an exclusive statement. "And to clarify, the issue isn't that I'm too fat, it's that I'm too phat. Can I get a WHAT-WHAT!" Earlier this week E! online reported that the curvy SNL star -- who joined the cast in 2008 ...