An actor accused of hacking his mother to death with a sword felt like the character Neo from the movie "The Matrix" — "hearing voices and feeling powerful" — before the attack, he said in a newspaper interview published Friday.

"I didn't kill her. I killed the demon inside her," Michael Brea, 31, told the Daily News from a hospital prison ward where he was being held after his arrest on murder and other charges.

First came the royal engagement. Now — 10 days later — comes the first book.

"William and Kate: A Royal Love Story," by Sun newspaper royal reporter James Clench is being published Friday, the first in a slew of new titles about the relationship between Prince William and fiancee Kate Middleton.

The Black Eyed Peas will be the featured halftime performer at the Super Bowl.

The Grammy award-winning group will perform Feb. 6 at Cowboys Stadium. The announcement was made Thursday during the Dallas Cowboys' game against the New Orleans Saints.

Happy Black Friday!

It's the same every year… loads of sales, crowded stores, impossible parking. In other words, utter madness. To keep the stress of the day to a minimum, here is my time-tested shopping survival guide.

A high-kicking Kung Fu Panda and a diary-toting Wimpy Kid joined the giant balloon lineup as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade unfolded Thursday, drawing tens of thousands of spectators to the annual extravaganza on a chilly, overcast morning.