Shark Week distends its mighty jaw and gobbles up the Discovery Channel beginning Sunday night at 9:00 p.m. with a Shark Week series of bloody spectacular sea shows. more ›

Reports of a hostage-taking gunman entering the Discovery Channel's Silver Spring, Maryland headquarters began to hit the newswaves around midday Eastern time. The suspect, soon to be determined to be 43-year-old James Jay Lee, was rumored to be carrying an explosive device. The premises were evacuated, and negotiators worked with Lee for over two hours; reports indicate he was shot outside the building and that his explosives went off, and just after 5 PM EST he was confirmed dead. more ›

Today's subject is Donald Bland, who is anything but. An Emmy winner on "The Deadliest Catch" on Discovery Channel, Bland's producing credits span the elements with "Ice Road Truckers," "Ax Men," "Tornado Road" and more recently have seen him cross over into film producing on "Soul Surfer," an upcoming movie whose cast includes Dennis Quaid, Helen Hunt and Carrie Underwood. more ›

LA has a diverse cast of characters. Whether it's the characters with stirring stories or interesting occupations or the people who are just simply characters, this town has them all. In an effort to get to know some of those characters a little better, we've created "Seven Questions with..." If you have a suggestion for a future Seven Questions subject send us an email. more ›

Shark attacks are rare, but you wouldn’t know it watching the 20th anniversary of Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. From catching a few of the shows so far this week, it seems like swimmers and scuba divers serve as chum more often than not for great whites and company. (Sheesh. And we needed another reason to stay out of Santa Monica beaches?) more ›

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Last year, when the Amgen Tour of California cycling race finished in Redondo Beach, Floyd Landis was the golden boy in the golden jersey, the winner of the seven-stage race down the California coast. more ›

Or at least he's trying to kill the story of Jesus' resurrection. more ›

Tuesday Night "NBA Basketball" (PRIME 42, 6:00 p.m.) Clippers @ Jazz "Nova" (PBS, 8:00 p.m.) A genetic impairment causes an entire Turkish family to walk on all fours. PBS is attempting to become the Discovery Channel, or TLC or something sensational. What next, "When Anthropologists Attack"? "Dancing With the Stars" (ABC, 8:00 p.m.) This is the finals, finally - does anyone think that they'll let Emmitt Smith walk away with this thing? I'd like... more ›

That's what the Discovery Channel is trying to figure out and they are coming to town this weekend to get your opinion. The Greatest American is a 7 hour series that will air on the channel this summer where we will all get the chance to vote for who is #1 based on a list of 100 candidates as compiled by suggestions from AOL members. more ›

Did Emily and Tyler of Canoga Park know what they were getting into when they answered that Craigslist posting? The Discovery Channel's Monster House crew showed up and turned their innocent suburban home into "Tropical House", featuring a fire-breathing tiki god in the living room, a cavelike bedroom and bamboo galore. If you dream of Gilligan, this tropical-kitsch hideaway could be yours: it's currently listed at $515,000 on ebay. With three bedrooms and a pool, it's a steal, in a washed-up kind of way.

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Not only does it offer 7,549 music channels (a slight exaggeration), but it also offers news, sports, entertainment, weather, traffic, and makes lattes. This morning during our commute we listened to The Breeders, The Clash, Sammy Hagar (whoops), Marty Robbins (ah, the City of El Paso), Bruce Hornsby ("CHANGE IT!"), some tropical "World" music, wacky Radio Disney (for the few seconds we could stand it), an old-time radio show about the life of Satchel Paige, and a very fascinating Discovery Channel special, "Who Shot the Red Baron?", which we must admit we were glued to. more ›