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There is nothing “real” about “The Real O’Neals.” Or anything funny. A witless collection of offensive anti-Catholic cliches, the new ABC series takes a talented cast and saddles it with some of the worst material in ages. If “The Real O’Neals” went to confession, a thousand Hail Marys wouldn’t be penance enough. snip. One wonders how network programmers would react if the offensive jokes heard here were used against another religious group. But Catholics are fair game.

Sarah Shahi will play Nancy Drew in CBS' upcoming pilot about the famed girl detective, Variety reports. Shahi will portray Drew in her 30s as a NYPD detective solving crimes and navigating modern life.

George Kennedy, star of "Cool Hand Luke" and the 'Naked Gun' movies, has died at the age of 91 ... TMZ has learned. George's grandson Cory Schenkel says Kennedy died Sunday morning at 4:30 AM in Boise, ID. He says his grandfather had been in failing health ever since his wife Joan died a little over a year ago. George had been under hospice care for the past month. Kennedy won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1968 for "Cool Hand Luke." He also starred in all 3 of the 'Naked Gun' flicks, "Airport 1975," "Earthquake" and many many more....

Stacey Dash left viewers feeling a little clueless during Sunday’s Oscars. The actress-turned-Fox News pundit — who recently waged a feud with BET — made a surprice appearance during the 88th annual Academy Awards, introduced by host Chris Rock as the “director of our new minority outreach program.”

If today wasn’t crazy enough, now Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity are in a Twitter war or sorts. It all started when Ann tweeted this old quote from Sean speaking highly of Sen. Marco Rubio on the topic of amnesty: Hannity on Rubio's amnesty, Jan 2013: “It’s probably the most thoughtful bill that I have heard heretofore.” http://bit.ly/23QaAKO And Sean wasn’t happy about, saying Ann only gave “half the story” and once he read the bill, then he “came out” against it: And then he brought up Ann’s past support of Chris Christie and Mitt Romney:

Ann Coulter tweeted Hannity on Rubio's amnesty, Jan 2013: “It’s probably the most thoughtful bill that I have heard heretofore.” http://bit.ly/23QaAKO https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/704047862993330176 Sean Hannity has responded in several tweets

WASHINGTON (ABC7) -- Police Officer Ashley Guindon was shot and killed Saturday evening responding to a domestic related shooting in the 1300 block of Lashmere Ct., a Prince William County Police Department spokesperson said.

Fifty Shades of Grey and Fantastic Four triumphed at the awards ceremony where no one wants to win, claiming the joint prize of Worst Picture at the Razzies on Saturday night. The adaptation of EL James' erotic novel hit the spot in several categories, also being awarded worst actor and actress for Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson's performances.

Town officials introduced an ordinance Tuesday that spells out measures to curb abuses related to handicapped parking permits. The ordinance, which will have a public hearing and vote on March 8, would fine permit holders who are at home for parking in a space other than their designated spot. Fines start at $100 for parking in a curbside spot within 200 feet of the perimeter of the property where the permit holder lives. A second offense will translate into the handicapped parking permit being revoked, with the permit holder ineligible to apply for another permit for two years.

A Pennsylvania high school honors student set to graduate this summer was arrested and charged on Tuesday after authorities discovered he was actually a 23-year-old Ukranian national using a false identity. Harrisburg police arrested and charged Artur Samarin, 23, with theft, identity theft, and tampering with public records after it was discovered he has been posing as a high school student for at least four years.

Advocates for gun rights and gun control squared off during an occasionally testy two-hour debate on the Saint Peter's University campus last night. The gun rights supporters were outnumbered four to two but they kept the debate lively. At one point, Alexander P. Roubian, president of the New Jersey Second Amendment Society, elicited a snippy response from former Gov. James Florio when Roubian said Florio's re-election defeat could be attributed to the assault-weapon ban Florio signed into law in 1990. "So what?" Florio said. "What has that got to do with anything?"

Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) announced on Wednesday that he is endorsing Donald Trump following the real estate mogul's victory in Nevada’s GOP presidential caucuses. “We don’t need a policy wonk as president,” Hunter told Politico. “We need a leader as president. I’m in, and I’ve been in.” “I don’t think Trump wants my endorsement,” Hunter added, noting he has not spoken with the outspoken billionaire. “And that’s one reason why I like him.”

Half of gay and bisexual black men and a quarter of gay and bisexual Hispanic men will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetimes, the Centers for Disease Control announced in a first-of-its-kind study on Tuesday.

Adam Baldwin has had enough of Twitter. After the social media platform’s continued censorship of conservatives, the actor decided he’s leaving and never coming back. “Twitter is dead to me,” Baldwin told the Independent Journal Review. “I’m going to find greener pastures elsewhere and I’m not coming back.” On Monday, Balwdin, who currently plays XO Mike Slattery in TNT’s “The Last Ship,” deleted his entire Twitter history, except for one:

Rubio's campaign announced ahead of Tuesday's caucus in Nevada that Sen. "So you are endorsing Marco Rubio?". Florida Reps. Carlos Curbelo, Mario Díaz-Balart, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Gus Bilirakis and Jeff Miller, all former Bush backers as well, announced their support for Rubio on Monday afternoon.

Miss New Jersey 2013 Cara McCollum died at Cooper University Hospital early Monday, Feb. 22 from injuries suffered in a single-car accident a week ago, according to a post on the Prayers for Cara Facebook page set up by her boyfriend, NBC10 news anchor Keith Jones. “Her family was with her in the operating room, and she died peacefully at 4:31 a.m. Before she died, Cara made the selfless decision to donate her organs. At this very moment, she is saving lives,” the post said.

(R-Ill.) broke with his party on Monday to back giving President Obama's Supreme Court nominee a hearing and a vote. "I also recognize my duty as a senator to either vote in support or opposition to that nominee following a fair and thorough hearing along with a complete and transparent release of all requested information," Kirk wrote in a Chicago Sun-Times op-ed.

"Instead, Saturday’s GOP caucuses will focus mainly on electing delegates to upcoming county and legislative-district conventions. Attendees also will have a chance to propose resolutions and debate issues for the Republican platform."

An Egyptian court has sentenced a four-year-old boy to life in prison for “committing murder” when he was aged just one. Ahmed Mansour Karmi was not in court on Tuesday when he was convicted of four counts of murder, eight of attempted murder, one vandalisation of property and another count of threatening soldiers and police officers - all before his second birthday. Ahmed was one of 115 defendants who were all handed life sentences at the same time at the court in western Cairo for crimes allegedly committed in early 2014. He said: “The Egyptian scales of justice are not...

John Heinlein didn't think he was being a hero. But he didn't think he was the bad guy, either. But it sure seemed that way to the North Bergen man who was shocked at the reaction he received for reporting an unattended bag on a bus that was traveling from South Carolina to Manhattan earlier this month. Heinlein, 47, said he had a difficult time getting police to respond, and after the bus was stopped and evacuated near the Holland Tunnel, other passengers aimed their anger at him, he said.