In the make believe world of tabloid love affairs, celebrity wars, and other minor disturbances, Jennifer Aniston has won a war.

And now, without further ado, we’d like to honor 2008’s fantasy standouts with our first annual Wide Writey Awards.

R&B singer's clips far outstrip those of any other artist -- and spawn countless homages and parodies.

Alaska governor tells People Magazine her daughter is balancing school and being a mom

America’s automakers may still be in business, but if they don’t start selling cars soon, they won’t be for much longer.

The 44-year-old actor was allegedly traveling at a speed of 106 miles per hour. The posted speed limit is 65 miles per hour.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israel bombed a mosque it says was used to store weapons and destroyed the homes of more than a dozen Hamas operatives on Friday, the seventh day of a blistering offensive in Gaza and the day after an airstrike killed a prominent Hamas figure....

LONDON (AP) -- World stock markets kicked off the new trading year brightly Friday as European and Asian indexes rose, though trading volumes remained light with many traders not back at their desks until next week....

Senior Hamas leader is killed as military officials prepare for a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Motorists are driving less and buying less gasoline, which means fuel taxes aren't raising enough money to keep pace with the cost of road, bridge and transit programs....

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Suspected U.S. drone missiles struck a militants' stronghold Friday in the South Waziristan tribal region, killing three people, Pakistani officials said.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Motorists convicted of driving drunk will have to install breath-monitoring gadgets in their cars under new laws taking effect in six states this week....

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan military, claiming its biggest victory against the Tamil Tigers, said Friday it was about to capture the rebels' main stronghold of Kilinochchi.

Sri Lankan troops recaptured the former seat of the Tamil Tiger rebel movement after days of heavy fighting, military officials said Friday.

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Who's No. 1? How about USC. A week before Florida and Oklahoma meet in the BCS title game, No. 5 Southern California played like a champion in the 95th Rose Bowl, defeating No. 6 Penn State 38-24 on Thursday in a game not nearly as close as the final score might indicate....

PARIS (AP) -- French actress Isabelle Huppert will head the jury of the 62nd edition of the Cannes film festival in May....

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Freshly unemployed, former business executive Bruce J. Colburn flew to the far northwest corner of Montana in search of a place to die....

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- The U.S. is preparing to pour at least 20,000 extra troops into southern Afghanistan to cope with a Taliban insurgency that is fiercer than NATO leaders expected....