Former president George W. Bush sat down with anchor Diane Sawyer for an interview airing Wednesday night on "World News With Diane Sawyer," admitting that last week's bombings at the Boston marathon "harkened back" to his time in office.

"[I]t harkened back to the days where you become the comforter-in-chief ... try to help heal souls that are hurting," Bush, whose presidency was marked by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, told Sawyer.

Bush, who said that he was "extraordinarily pleased" with the authorities' response to the bombings, ceded that it's "really hard" to protect the nation from threats such as the bombings.

"I don't know the facts [about the bombings], but I do know that it's really hard to protect the homeland. Those who want to do harm only have to be right one time...

Capt. Kirk is pretty sure his ship will fit through a very tight space in the newest clip for "Star Trek Into Darkness."

While fleeing from a ship that fans are identifying as a Klingon vessel, Kirk (Chris Pine) pulls the Captain Card to drive his defenseless cruiser through a small passage between two structures -- against Spock's (Zachary Quinto) wishes.

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"We'll fit," Kirk assures. "We'll fit! We'll fit!"

Do they fit? Anybody who has been keeping up with the trailers knows the answer, but the scene still serves as a thrilling preview of the action to come when J.J. Abrams' "...

A.J. Clemente, the fired North Dakota anchorman who hails from the east coast, made it back to New York City on Wednesday morning to appear on "The Today Show." The West Virginia graduate discussed what he calls a "gutwrenching" on-air gaffe.

"When I first saw the clip, it was gutwrenching," he said. "I didn't even know I said it on camera before my news director walked in on third break."

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After sympathetic "Today" hosts Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie aired the viral video of Clemente accidentally saying "f--king s--t" on air, the...

A.J. Clemente may have lost his first news anchor gig on North Dakota NBC affiliate KFYR-TV, but he has gained so much notoriety that even David Letterman is sympathizing with him.

"I feel so bad for this guy," Letterman said during CBS' "Late Night" on Monday night. "This is like a page torn from the David Letterman book of life."

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Clemente was fired on Monday after starting his first newscast by accidentally saying "f--king s--t" live on the air.

Although Letterman said he was "so sympathetic and empathetic," the late-night host couldn't help but...