Mo’Nique became the fifth black woman to win an acting Oscar, 70 years after Hattie McDaniel won the same honor for “Gone With the Wind” — the first Academy Award ever given to a black performer.

TODAY Show’s style editor Bobbie Thomas shares her thoughts about the standout gowns. Rate them on a scale of 1 to 10 and see what other readers thought.

The new iPad ad launches during Sunday’s Oscars. It differed little from the video produced by Apple to accompany the launch on January 27.

Ray Allen scored a game-high 25 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 17.1 seconds remaining, and the Boston Celtics rallied past the Washington Wizards 86-83 on Sunday.

Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin just might have a future in show biz. Teamed up to co-host this year’s Oscarcast, they’re offering a pleasant reminder that an often overstuffed, cumbersome TV shindig can be lighthearted fun.

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey early Monday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which is closely following a U.S. investigation and recall of foods containing hydrolyzed vegetable protein, has expanded its recall of products that contain the same flavour enhancer that may be contaminated with salmo… (source: CBC) – RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

MacBook Pro with an Intel Core i7 label: Though likely a mistake, it’s probably enough to jump-start the rumor mill.

Vince Carter had 25 points, Dwight Howard finished with 15 points and 16 rebounds and the Orlando Magic beat the Lakers 96-94 on Sunday to hand Los Angeles its first three-game losing streak of the Pau Gasol-Kobe Bryant Era.

Cablevision said WABC-TV’s signal was switched back on for its 3.1 million subscribers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut shortly after the Academy Awards telecast began.