Shauna Wright
![Arizona Now Charges People $25 to Visit Prison Inmates](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/09/PrisonCell.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Arizona Now Charges People $25 to Visit Prison Inmates
New legislation in Arizona allows the state’s Department of Corrections to impose a one-time “background check fee” of $25 on adults wishing to visit inmates at any of its 15 facilities.
Needless to say, families and prisoner advocacy groups are not happy, citing the existing costs of traveling to visit loved ones housed in prisons that are often located in remote areas.
![Regis Philbin Announces His Final ‘Live!’ Show Will Be November 18](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/09/RegisPhilbin.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Regis Philbin Announces His Final ‘Live!’ Show Will Be November 18
He’s been talking about retiring from ‘Live! With Regis and Kelly’ for months, and now television stalwart Regis Philbin has announced his final show will be on Friday, November 18.
The show, which started in 1983 as a local New York City program called ‘The Morning Show,’ went national with co-host Kathie Lee Gifford in 1988. Actress Kelly Ripa stepped in as Gifford’s replacement after she left t
![Apple Loses Another iPhone Prototype in a Bar](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/09/iPhone.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Apple Loses Another iPhone Prototype in a Bar
In a replay from an incident last year, another Apple employee lost another iPhone prototype in yet another Bay Area bar. If this keeps up, they’re going to start surgically implanting new phones into developers’ arms.
![Celebrity Birthdays for September 1 – Lily Tomlin, Gloria Estefan and More](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/sept1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Celebrity Birthdays for September 1 – Lily Tomlin, Gloria Estefan and More
Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Lily Tomlin
Age: 72
Occupation: Actress, Comedienne, and Writer
Known For: Being a comedic legend who appeared on the 1960s sketch show, ‘Laugh-In,’ starring in films such as ’9 to 5′ and ‘All of Me,’ as well as on TV shows such as ‘The West Wing,’ and winning Tonys, Emmys, and a Grammy
Gloria Estefan
Age: 54
Occupation: Singer and So
![New Movie Releases: ‘Apollo 18,’ ‘The Debt,’ and ‘Shark Night 3D’ [VIDEOS]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/Apollo18.jpg?w=980&q=75)
New Movie Releases: ‘Apollo 18,’ ‘The Debt,’ and ‘Shark Night 3D’ [VIDEOS]
Three very different films will bow this weekend in theaters nationwide.
The sci-fi/fantasy thriller ‘Apollo 18‘ uses a faux-documentary style to explore a covert trip to the moon that reveals disturbing new life forms, while Helen Mirren’s ‘The Debt‘ sees three former Mossad agents haunted by a dangerous secret mission from 30 years prior, and horror-flick ‘Shark Night 3D‘ features seven vacation
![Federal Government Sues to Keep AT&T from Buying T-Mobile](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/ATT.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Federal Government Sues to Keep AT&T from Buying T-Mobile
On Wednesday, the US Department of Justice filed suit to stop AT&T’s bid to buy rival cell service provider T-Mobile, saying the acquisition would result in consumers facing “higher prices, less product variety and innovation, and poorer quality services due to reduced incentives to invest.”
The complaint also said T-Mobile “places important competitive pressure on its three larger rivals, par
![Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Do Not Read List’ for This School Year [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/FallonDoNotRead.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Do Not Read List’ for This School Year [VIDEO]
School reading lists are typically laden with staid classics that no one really wants to read. But nevermind all that. ‘Late Night’ host Jimmy Fallon presented his “Do Not Read List” for the 2011-2012 school year that sounds a lot more enticing.
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Arkansas Man Sees His House Being Robbed From a Plane
Talk about being caught in the act.
Steven Lynn from Bay, Arkansas was on a private plane — his first plane ride ever — and asked the pilot to fly over his house so he could take some aerial photographs. But instead of generic shots of his home, he snapped something far more alarming: two men taking items out of the house and loading them onto a trailer.
![President Obama’s Uncle, Onyango Obama, Arrested for DUI](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/onyango-obama.jpg?w=980&q=75)
President Obama’s Uncle, Onyango Obama, Arrested for DUI
When a Framingham, Massachusetts man was recently arrested for DUI and offered a phone call to arrange bail, he told police officers, “I think I’d like to call the White House.”
The man in question was 67-year-old Onyango Obama, who’s the half-brother of President Barack Obama’s late father.
![Weekend Box Office: ‘The Help’ Retains the Top Spot](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/TheHelp-300x2251.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Weekend Box Office: ‘The Help’ Retains the Top Spot
In a weekend that saw many East Coast theaters closed because of Hurricane Irene, ‘The Help’ remained atop the box office for the second week in a row.
The film, based on the best-selling book of the same name, has now earned a total of $96.6 million.
![Irene Stinks! Watch News Correspondent Get Covered in Raw Sewage [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/Reporter-ToxicFoam.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Irene Stinks! Watch News Correspondent Get Covered in Raw Sewage [VIDEO]
Whenever natural disasters strike, news stations often send out a few poor saps to report from the scene. With Hurricane Irene, we typically saw wind-whipped, rain-soaked correspondents in various locations talking about the storm’s fury.
But if there’s an award for Most Deserving of Hazard Pay, it has to go to Washington, DC Fox affiliate WTTG’s Tucker Barnes.
![Which States Have the Highest Marriage and Divorce Rates?](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/08/MarriageRates.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Which States Have the Highest Marriage and Divorce Rates?
The 2009 Census reveals that while couples in western and southern states marry more often, they also divorce at a higher rate than those in other areas of the US.
Andrew Cherlin, a professor of sociology and public policy at Johns Hopkins University, said, “Surprisingly, the south and west, which we think of as more socially conservative, have higher rates of divorce than does the supposedly libe