After an electric kick-off from host Billy Crystal, the 2012 Oscars stumbled badly before getting an emotional shot in the arm, only to lose its footing yet again and never quite recover.
"The Artist" stormed through the awards season and didn't lose a bit of momentum heading into Oscar night. The black-and-white silent film from France won five awards, tying "Hugo" for the most of the evening.
A South Jersey man who police say confessed this week to killing a 6-year-old boy more than 30 years ago has been charged with 2nd-degree murder, according to police.