20/20 Posts
‘Ruby’ Today: Reality Star Dishes on Show’s Failure
By Robert Zepeda and Erica Butler Starving herself then bingeing on Cool Whip and Graham crackers; shifting her weight to trick the scale; even disguising herself and going through McDonald’s Drive-Thru — these are the kinds of self-sabotage behaviors “Ruby,” the hit weight-loss reality show… Read More »
EmailKathy Griffin’s Assistant: TV Spurred Me to Lose ‘An Olsen Twin’
When Tiffany Rinehart moved to Los Angeles to work as comedian Kathy Griffin‘s assistant, the job came with more than she had bargained for. Griffin was shooting her hit Bravo reality show “My Life on the D List,” and Rinehart was soon making regular appearances…. Read More »
Jerry Sandusky Says He’s Trying to “Learn” and “Grow”
Jerry Sandusky penned a handwritten note from jail saying that he was trying to “learn from, grow from, and endure the struggles” he’s faced since being charged with 48 counts of child sexual abuse in 2011. Sandusky, the former defensive coordinator of Penn State University’s… Read More »
Watch ‘The Year With Katie Couric’ Online
“The Year With Katie Couric” — a collaboration between “20/20″ and People magazine — reviewed all of 2012, from the biggest news stories like Newtown and Sandy to guilty pleasures like “Gangnam Style” and “Call Me Maybe.” Celebrity marriage, breakups and babies — and feuds… Read More »
Top 4 Katie Couric Memes From ‘The Year’ Viewers
Katie Couric said, “Meme me maybe” – and you did! Here are the ones we liked best. Thank you for your memes. Read More »
Katie Couric: ‘Meme Me Maybe!’
Katie Couric wants YOU…to “meme” her, and your submission may be shown on the air. “The Year With Katie Couric,” airing Wednesday, reviews 2012′s top events, people and trends. One is the rise of social media, with “memes” like Texts from Hillary Clinton going viral…. Read More »
Paralyzed Mom Controls Robotic Arm Using Her Thoughts
After years of paralysis, the one thing Jan Scheuermann wanted was to feed herself. Now, thanks to a mind-controlled robotic arm, Scheuermann has done just that. Stricken with spinocerebellar degeneration since 1996, Sheuermann, 52, has progressively lost control of all motor function from the neck… Read More »
Do Video Games Make Kids Violent?
Adam Lanza gunned down twenty-seven people in Newtown, Conn. Dec. 14 and his access to high-powered firearms has put gun control front and center in the discourse around the tragedy. At the same time, it has started a debate about violent video games. Senator… Read More »
$100,000 Hen House Features Brooder ‘Boudoir’
By Kelley Robinson As you flip the pages of a good cookbook, sunlight pours through classic French windows. The recipe you like calls for pristine, home-hatched eggs, so you reach out and collect a few. As you exit, you pass under a crystal chandelier. You’re… Read More »
Christiane Amanpour’s Son on Exploring Bible’s History With Mom
Credit: ABC News Special to ABC News: Reporter’s Notebook by DARIUS RUBIN This summer, my mom was planning a trip to Egypt to explore the history of the Bible. She wanted me to come with her, but I wasn’t really excited at first. I wanted… Read More »
