Al Roker

Reality TV star and mother of eight Kate Gosselin will run the Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago mini-marathon July 22 in Grant Park. What’s your excuse for not running? The former star of TLC's "Jon & Kate Plus 8" will take part in the 3 mile...

The first email arrived at 11:41 p.m. It reproduced the beginning of a story from the AOL website, with the headline, “Hindenburg Mystery Finally Solved?” It began: “The infamous explosion that killed 35 people aboard a blimp in...

Last week a state senator from the Panhandle criticized Florida's first attempts at ads to combat tourists' negative perceptions of the oil spill as looking like they had been thrown together "in somebody's basement." Let's face it: Visit Florida isn't...

Barbara Walters was astonished that Matt Lauer's uncertain stint at “Today” was front-page news Thursday for The New York Times. “Matt is being blamed for the fact that ‘Good Morning America' has surpassed the ‘Today' show,&#...

Hello! Welcome back, Fashion Police. How I've missed you! In the news yesterday I saw that Kelly Osbourne suffered a seizure during the taping of this episode. I can't wait to see how this is addressed. Oh, and I also hope that she is OK. On to this week'...

You can learn so much by watching morning television. Consider the Tuesday news: ***Kate Upton, the model from Melbourne, talked to NBC's “Today” about shooting the cover for Sports Illustrated's swimsuit cover in Antarctica. “It was...

As Winter Storm Nemo brings snow to the Great Lakes on its way to the Northeast United States, meteorologists believe it has the potential to become a seriously crippling blizzard for people throughout the Northeast. Forecasts include a STORM:CON 10 index...

The February sweeps ratings period starts Thursday. It will be a month of big events: the Super Bowl on Sunday, the Grammys on Feb. 10 and the Academy Awards on Feb. 24. Guest stars will drop in as series begin and end this month. On tonight's menu: NBC ...

In Sunday news programming on national networks: ***Bob Simon of CBS' “60 Minutes” profiles Barcelona's professional soccer team, considered by many the best ever in the sport's 150-year history. Simon talks to star forward Lionel Messi, who...

Updated Jan. 20, 2013, 1:29pm CT On Monday, Jan. 21 (officially on Jan. 20), Barack Obama will be sworn in to begin his second term as President of the United States, along with Joe Biden as Vice President. The oath of office will formally be administered...

The holiday season is a time for old favorites to return to television. You'll find them across the TV landscape Wednesday evening. A few examples: 1. Rod Stewart, Mariah Carey and Tony Bennett will perform on “Christmas in Rockefeller Center”...

The highlights this week: 1. “Dancing With the Stars” names a winner for its All-Stars season. The returning celebrities who made it to the finals are Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, “General Hospital” actress Kelly Monaco and...