Ohio State's Tressel fined, suspended two games

The Ohio State University has fined its longtime football coach Jim Tressel $250,000 and suspended him two games after learning Tressel knew that some of his players may have violated NCAA rules months before he'd acknowledged.

“Obviously I’m disappointed that this happened at all," Tressel said in a press conference Tuesday night. "I take responsibility for what we do at Ohio State tremendously seriously … and obviousl...

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Flaming Lips, Michael Stipe, The Roots and Patti Smith Rock for Tibet

(RollingStone.com) -- When the Flaming Lips took the stage toward the end of the annual Tibet House benefit show at Carnegie Hall last night, there were none of the mirror balls or laser beams that typically end a Lips show -- but the band had a different surprise in store. After a stunning take on rarely play...

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Emma Watson taking a break from school to focus on career

(PEOPLE.com) -- Emma Watson is trading in Brown University for Hogwarts -- for now, anyway.

The actress-student, 20, announced on her website Monday that she will be dialing back on her schoolwork to focus on her career.

"As you know, I love Brown and I love studying pretty much more than anything," she wrote. "But recently I've had so much to jug...

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Chelsea close gap on United after victory at Blackpool

(CNNe.ws) -- Chelsea have closed the gap on leaders Manchester United at the top of the English Premier League after a John Terry header and a Frank Lampard double gave them a comfortable 3-1 win at Blackpool on Monday.

Terry was left unmarked to nod home Lampar...

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Traffickers try to exploit N. Africa unrest, experts fear

London (CNNe.ws) -- People trafficking syndicates could try to exploit the unrest in North Africa, potentially causing a surge in the number of victims arriving in Europe, experts fear.

The trade in people trafficking is worth $3 billion a year in Europe alone, but organized smuggling syndicates are const...

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Syrian human rights lawyer freed amid discontent

(CNNe.ws) -- A prominent Syrian human rights lawyer has been released from prison, a move that comes amid demands by many restive citizens for more economic prosperity, political freedom and civil liberty.

Attorney Haitham Maleh -- arrested in October 2009 during a government crackdown on lawyers and activists -- has been fre...

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Warner Bros. fires Charlie Sheen

According to a statement from Warner Bros. (which, like CNN, is owned by Time Warner) Charlie Sheen has been fired.

"After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen’s services on "Two and a Half Men" effective immediately," the statement reads.

As far as the future of the show itself, a CBS spokes...

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Stocks sink on oil fears

NEW YORK (CNNe.ws) -- Surging oil prices continued to rain on the stock market's parade at the start of the week. Add a lagging tech sector and Greece's latest debt woes to the mix, and Monday was a downer to say the least.

The Dow Jones industrial avera...

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Obama says military commissions for Guantanamo detainees will resume

Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States will resume using military commissions to prosecute alleged terrorists held at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility.

The announcement said the Obama administration rem...

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Three law enforcement officers shot, injured in St. Louis

(CNNe.ws) -- Two U.S. marshals and a police officer were shot Tuesday while trying to serve an arrest warrant in St. Louis, according to law enforcement authorities.

One of the marshals -- a deputy -- was reported in critical condition while the other was listed in fair condition, a local hospital spokeswoman told CNN. A spokesma...

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Police find body of U.S. student missing in Spain

Madrid, Spain (CNNe.ws) -- Police in Spain found the body of missing U.S. college student Austin Taylor Bice, 22 early Tuesday in Madrid, authorities said.

The body was found after officials drained a portion of the Manzanares River near the discotheque where Bice was last seen after a night out with friends mo...

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