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Cancer-stricken NJ teen to miss date with Taylor Swift - USA TODAY

CHERRY HILL, N.J. – In his second bout with cancer, 18-year-old Kevin McGuire won over the Internet and Taylor Swift . By Sandra Mu, Getty Images Taylor Swift performs March 18 at Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. By Sandra Mu, Getty Images Taylor Swift performs March 18 at Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. Now the fickle fight will keep the high school senior from Stratford, N.J., from accompanying the superstar to Sunday night's Academy of Country Music Awards . Hours after being in "great spirits" Thursday, and a day before his planned departure to Las Vegas for the show, McGuire was dealt a 103-degree fever and taken to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia , according to his mother, Vicki McGuire. He remained in the hospital Saturday, and his sister Victoria posted this message on the "Taylor Swift take KEVIN MCGUIRE TO PROM!" Facebook page: "I am so sorry to announce this devastating news, but Kevin was admitted to the hospital last nig...

Harry Potter Studio Tour Launches in the UK - USA TODAY

Harry Potter fans and press descended on Leavesden, near Watford, Hertfordshire on Saturday for the grand opening of The Warner Brothers Studio Tour - The Making Of Harry Potter. Potter stars Tom Felton, Rupert Grint and Bonnie Wright attended the red-carpet launch of the studio tours, which gives followers of the popular film series (and the J.K. Rowling books that inspired it) an up-close view of some of the costumes, props, scenery, special effects and animatronics that have fired their imaginations. Features of the three-hour tour include such memorable sets as Dumbledore's office, Diagon Alley, the Ministry of Magic, the Gryffindor common room and the Great Hall of Hogwarts School "There are so many memories from in there and to share them with everyone is great," Grint told The Press Association . " There are so many highlights but the model of the castle is out of this world."