SYDNEY — Two stars of the reality TV show “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here” have been charged with animal cruelty after allegedly killing and cooking a rat to eat during filming.

Vegetarian Paul McCartney promotes ‘Meat-Free Mondays’ to EU, celebrates people power

Paul McCartney takes Meat-Free Mondays to EU

Emmy Countdown: Fans wait in bleachers to see stars

Jack Horkheimer, host of ‘Star Gazer’ who popularized naked-eye astronomy, dies at 72

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Alabama native Courteney Cox to do ad promoting the state’s beaches hit by oil from spill

Jack Hanna uses pepper spray to ward off grizzly bear that approached during hike in Montana

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Obama’s Maine vacation destination known as summer retreat for the well-heeled and well-known

Carcass found believed to be New Zealand’s friendly dolphin, Moko

Actor Don Cheadle is named a goodwill ambassador for the UN’s environmental program

British physicist Stephen Hawking, black hole theorist, honored at celebrity-filled gala in NY

Big donation from Hugh Hefner helps spare Hollywood sign from urban sprawl

Hefner helps group reach $12.5M goal to preserve land behind Hollywood sign

AP Interview: James Cameron says hydroelectric dispute creates real-life ‘Avatar’ in Amazon

President Barack Obama says he’ll appoint Muhammad Ali’s wife to bioethical issue commission

Unlucky streak continues for Frank Sinatra’s old casino resort at Lake Tahoe

Camilla won’t join Prince Charles to view Polish bison because of back pain

Specially delivered icebergs on set of Chanel’s climate change chic show

Oscar day has arrived! After all the anticipation, it’s time for the 82nd Academy Awards

Aaron Cohen, former head of Johnson Space Center, pioneer of shuttle program, dies in Texas

Elizabeth Banks helps the Oscars honor the nerds of filmmaking at Sci-Tech ceremony

DNA studies reveal a frail King Tut who died at 19 from a broken leg complicated by malaria

Attention Vogue subscribers: that e-mail from Tina Fey in your inbox is for real

Givenchy delivers dark, subversive circus looks, while Chanel is all sunshine and light

After campaigning for Obama, Sheryl Crow at odds over his administration’s wild-horse plan

Anti-whaling boat struck, damaged as it confronts Japanese vessel off Antarctica

Bob Barker steadfastly supports anti-whaling efforts after collision with Japanese ship

Violent clash with Japanese whalers in Antarctica leaves protest boat badly damaged

Sheryl Crow, other wild-horse advocates ask Obama, Reid to stop mustang roundup in Nevada

The horse talked but Alan Young says ‘Mr. Ed’s’ Connie Hines won hearts with just a smile

Final farewell: Nobel winner Borlaug, Kennedy, King of Pop among the notables who died in 2009

Negotiators work to near dawn at climate talks to produce agreement for summit leaders

Cooking a rat to eat lands celebrity TV show in hot water; actors charged with animal cruelty

Vegetarian Paul McCartney promotes ‘Meat-Free Mondays’ to EU, celebrates people power

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