As the Annenberg Foundation prepares to celebrate the opening of the Wallis Annenberg PetSpace in Playa Vista, California, some of Hollywood’s most famous dog owners are sharing their positive pet stories with fans. In a new video posted on YouTube, Kristen Bell reintroduces viewers to her dog Lola, who she rescued at a shelter 13 years ago.

When Dese’Rae Stage interviews survivors of suicide attempts for a website she created, she asks herself a question news reporters may not always consider: How much did it hurt? A survivor herself, she wants to be sure that readers of her website “Live Through This” come away with a real picture of suicide — no romance, no facile explanations and...

Facebook joined YouTube, Twitter and payment service Venmo on Wednesday in demanding that a facial recognition company stop harvesting user images to identify the people in them, which the startup does as part of its work with police.

A Southern California man has been convicted of illegally owning a tiger cub that appeared in a video with controversial YouTube star Logan Paul. Nicholas Perkins, 33, was placed on probation for three years, ordered to pay nearly $6,000 in fines and $52,000 in veterinary bills after the tiger was seized in November 2017, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer…

A teenage basketball and baseball player was hospitalized after a sleepover in a Chicago suburb last weekend went horribly wrong, his family said. Thirteen-year-old Gio Palacios was asleep at a friend’s home in Round Lake Park when he said one of his teammates tried to imitate a YouTube video. “Apparently, nail polish remover was poured on his foot and...

A teenage basketball and baseball player was hospitalized after a sleepover in a Chicago suburb last weekend went horribly wrong, his family said. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

YouTube star Nikkie de Jager, who is best known online as NikkieTutorials, opened up about a personal topic on Monday.

The rumors are true: YouTube and makeup guru Jeffree Star and Nathan Schwandt have called it quits after five years together....

Star, 34, confirmed the news in a...YouTube...video posted on Saturday, showing him sitting on his pink bed with his dogs. He said he and Schwandt broke up a few weeks ago. The news follows recent...split rumors...and...

Vanna White joined forces with a different Sajak on Monday night’s episode of “Wheel of Fortune,” NBC News reports. Maggie Sajak, the daughter of the longtime host of “Wheel of Fortune,” Pat Sajak, appeared on the episode as a letter-turner, while White hosted the show. Her father, who is still recovering from a surgery to correct a blocked intestine,...

Justin Bieber is launching a docu-series about creating his new album on YouTube, the platform where the singer originally got his start in music over a decade ago. YouTube announced Tuesday that “Justin Bieber: Seasons” will debut Jan. 27. The 10-episode series will follow the pop star while he records his first new album since 2015. Before releasing his debut…

YouTube star Brittani Boren Leach and her husband Jeff Leach are grieving the loss of their 3-month-old son Crew.

Examining millions of YouTube recommendations over the course of a year, two researchers have determined that the platform in fact combats political radicalization. The researchers said that, as of late 2019, YouTube’s recommendation algorithm appears to be designed to benefit mainstream media and cable news content over independent YouTube creators. The study, which was published on Tuesday, also says that YouTube’s algorithm favors...

Mired by allegations of racism and anti-Semitism, one of YouTube’s biggest stars, PewDiePie, announced he will take a break from the platform in 2020. The 30-year-old Swedish vlogger, whose legal name is Felix Kjellberg, rose to prominence with his commentary on gaming culture. In recent years, though, Kjellberg has found himself at the center of controversy as some of his...

YouTube is taking another step to curb hateful and violent speech on its site. The video streaming company said it will now take down videos that lob insults at people based on race, gender expression or sexual orientation. The Google-owned company will also prohibit veiled threats at violence. YouTube has been accused of allowing and fostering hate speech and extremism...

Newly announced “Saturday Night Live” cast member Shane Gillis has been fired from the late nite show after a video posted last year emerged in which he used a racial slur for Chinese people and derided Asians trying to learn English.

YouTube star Felix Kjellberg, also known as PewDiePie, announced on Twitter on Tuesday that he married long-term girlfriend Marzia Bisognin. Read More

Jimmy Fallon and YouTube star Lilly Singh draw random categories then try to shout out the same answer at the same time to jinx each other.

A YouTube personality with more than 300,000 subscribers was facing strong backlash and was the center of a Los Angeles Police Department investigation Wednesday after apparently accidentally uploading a video that showed her allegedly abusing her dog.