Thirty-two years after being crowned the first African-American Miss America, then becoming the first to resign, Vanessa Williams says the time is right to return to the pageant. The Miss America Organization announced Tuesday that Williams, 52, will join the pageant as head judge for its 95th competition this year. "It's a new day there," Williams said in an exclusive interview with Robin Roberts. "There's a lot of people that do feel that

A surgeon plunged into Lake Michigan's waters roiled by rip tides and rough waves to save two young boys, but died despite his wife's frantic efforts to revive him with mouth to mouth resuscitation, police and his wife said today.

We made eye contact, I swear. There was an understood smile, a nod and possibly a wink … Emma Watson wanted to be my best friend the moment we laid eyes on each other.

Bandage skirts wrap shivering legs tight, as chattering platforms tap the alleyway pavement. Eager eyes scan the crowd, taking in the color, fit and cut of each costume. Girls pretend they see a friend and dart to the front of the line. Boys jealously watch, miles from the entrance. Holding out their IDs, the ladies wait for evaluation. Bouncers appraise each entry, with a quick peek at the card and a much longer look at the outfit.

When his sons do well in school, Michael Mazzariello of Wallkill, N.Y., takes them to Newburgh's Antique & Collectible Shop for a special treat – G.I. Joes. A trip in late April brought an even greater reward when a bin of soldiers' medals caught the boys' eyes. Rifling through them, Michael, 11, and Mauro, 8, came across three honors bearing the same soldier's name: Charles George.

The votes are in and the iron is out. In what some might call a ruthless abandonment of the old and others a democratic approach to the new, Monopoly magnates have spoken. The board game's month-long "Save Your Token" contest ended at midnight, and fans' least favorite token was officially replaced with a newer model. From now on, a cat will round the board in iron's place.