Report: It's a Boy for Usher and Wife
R&B Singer Usher, and his wife, Tameka Foster, welcomed a baby boy today, according to People. The first-time father was with his wife in an Atlanta-area hospital. Mom and son are expected to go home tomorrow.

Bam! Emeril’s Kitchen is Shut Down on Food Network
Celebrity Chef Emeril Lagasse’s show, Emeril Live! was canceled by the Food Network. The chef who put the “foodie” cable network on the map will continue production on Essence of Emeril, his afternoon show without a studio audience. Emeril will cook his last Live! meal on Dec. 11.

You Can Take the Kids Out of London, But Can You Take London Out of the Kids?
According to soccer star David Beckham, you can. Beckham and his wife, Victoria, moved to California with their three kids, Brooklyn, 8, Romeo, 5, and Cruz, 2, four months ago. And now David has told the British Mirror, “They sound as if they are from London—and that is how I want them to sound—but they are getting little parts of an American accent. Romeo keeps saying, ‘Awesome’ a lot, “Awesome, awesome,” Beckham added. Beckham’s kids aren’t the only ones who've changed—when asked on ITV’s This Morning about his underwear, the new face of Emporio Armani says, "Used to be boxers, but now it is Y-fronts!" — which in America, we call briefs.

Massachusetts Considers ‘Spanking Ban’
State Rep. Jay Kaufman filed a spanking ban petition requested by an Arlington, Mass. nurse, who wants her state to become the first in the nation to stop corporal punishment, according to The Boston Herald. Lawmakers are set to debate the proposed spanking ban at a statehouse hearing Wednesday morning. If the ban becomes a law, parents who hit their children (under age 18) could be charged with abuse or neglect.