After Cristiano Ronaldo left a training session early Wednesday and iced his knee, rumors about his availability are swirling. Some media reported he is out of the World Cup altogether due to an injury in his left knee, but that news is unconfirmed.

A man in New Zealand who sued a prostitute in court, claiming he did not receive satisfaction from her when he hired her for a sexual favor, has lost his case. Indeed, he has lost so badly the judge said he must pay his legal bills - and hers.

A British couple celebrating their anniversary onboard the Costa Concordia on January 13, 2012 say they will launch a lawsuit against the owners. John and Mandy Rodford want the company to "suffer" like they say that they've suffered.

Six young Iranians who made a dance video to singer Pharrell Williams' 'Happy' are free. They weren't free for a while though as they were arrested for making what Tehran police chief Hossen Sajedinia called a "vulgar clip which hurt public chastity."

A good whipping was administered to rapper Jay-Z, husband of Beyonce, laid on him by his wife's sister, Solange Knowles. Video from the Standard Hotel shows a one-sided scrap as the trio were returning to their rooms after the Met Ball last week.

A police officer in Texas was fired today days after shooting dead a 93-year-old woman. The woman held a gun and reports say she fired twice; at some point Officer Stephen Stem told her to put it down three times; she refused and he fired four shots.

Vancouver - Let's do away with the suspense created by the title: Canada has its first marijuana vending machine in, naturally, Vancouver. The city's a haven for the pot movement but this vending machine is strictly about medical marijuana.

This is a story of pain that wants very badly to become a story of joy. Zack Downey is by all accounts an energetic baseball player and a wonderful kid. He's fighting not to become a statistic and though strong, and with spirit, he can't do it alone.

Like other Justin Bieber stories, this one may or may not be true; after all, it's hard to really know what's going on in his world. But here's this: reports now say he again split with Selena Gomez and is now with an 18-year-old Spanish model.

Timothy Frederick Knight is arguably not the brightest guy in Daly City, California, but he has a lot of hutzpah. It appears that Knight arrived at court for his trial on charges of possessing a stolen vehicle — in a stolen vehicle.

In the waters off of the wild Farne Islands in Northumerland, England, diver Jason Neilus often encounters seals. He filmed himself with one particularly friendly 'sea dog' and being friendly himself, the result is pretty awesome.

The search for Malaysia Flight MH370 is moving to a larger area in the south Indian Ocean and officials say it may take 8 months to complete. The U.S. Navy's submersible Bluefin-21 has searched the most probable area, a smaller area, but found nothing.

The first of 19 more massive sponsons to be attached to the Costa Concordia was positioned last week to ready the ship to be towed from the Italian island of Giglio. The cruise liner has sat 300 meters from shore since the Jan. 13, 2012 tragedy.

There is really nothing like a naked beer fest in which clothes are absolutely forbidden, to give you an idea of just who has been drinking too much beer. Which is a way of saying that beer bellies may abound at the Sunny Rest Resort on June 28.

Metal objects found washed up on shore of the Australian coast have turned out not to be from missing Malaysian Flight MH370, officials said Thursday. Examining photos of the objects, metal with "rivets," convinced officials they aren't from the plane.

The 118th running of the Boston Marathon saw a great American city again shown its resilience in staging a great and fearless race. And in both the men's and women's divisions there was a significant positive event.

The U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau has approved "palcohol," alcohol that comes in a powdered form. It's expected to hit store shelves this fall.

It may not be much to hope for but officials leading the efforts to rescue missing ferry passengers, most of them high-school students, are hoping "air pockets" in the sunken ship are keeping some alive. As many as 268 are still missing.

On Saturday it will be six weeks since the disappearance of Malaysia flight MH370 but there is a chance it will be found by then. Searchers are buoyed in their belief they are close by an examination of pings heard to date conducted by the U.S. Navy.

If you live in the North and South American regions then expect a total lunar eclipse to come your way in the wee hours or April 15. Safe to view with the naked eye, if there's a clear sky you'll see the moon in various shades of red and orange.