Saturday 31 March 2012

Thompson Square wins ACM vocal duo award _ early

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2011 file photo, musicians Keifer Thompson, left, and Shawna Thompson, of the group Thompson Square, pose for a portrait in Los Angeles. The husband-and-wife duo Thompson Square is The Academy of Country Music's vocal duo of the year. The win was announced Saturday night March 31, 2012 during the ACM Salute to the Military concert in Las Vegas. Academy executive director Bob Romeo surprised Shawna and Keifer Thompson on stage with the news. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)The husband-and-wife duo Thompson Square is The Academy of Country Music's vocal duo of the year.


The winners of the 25th annual Kids' Choice Awards

A list of winners from the 25th annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards:

Tribune Broadcasting says no DirecTV deal

Tribune Broadcasting says there's been no settlement with DirecTV Inc. in their contract negotiations, which means DirecTV subscribers in 19 U.S. markets will lose access to certain programming.

Bieber, Berry slimed at Kids Choice Awards

Heidi Klum, left, and Chris Colfer get slimed as they present the award for favorite TV actress at Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday, March 31, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)At the 25th annual Kids' Choice Awards, the slime runneth over.


Whitney Houston memorabilia auctioned in LA

A bustier worn on stage by Whitney Houston fetched $18,750 at an auction in Beverly Hills of memorabilia from the late pop star's career.

Slime pours nonstop at Kids Choice Awards

First lady Michelle Obama attends Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday, March 31, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)The slime came fast and furious at the 25th annual Kids' Choice Awards, where even celebrities get doused in bucket loads of green gunk.


Shirin Hassan

 

Lilac

 

Bushra Aftab

 

Shafaq Habib

 

Humor can help candidates; but it can backfire

FILE - In this May 1, 2004, file photo President George W. Bush laughs as comedian Jay Leno tells jokes at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner In Washington. Bush narrated a slide show at the dinner that included a photo of himself hunting around in the Oval Office and then quipped, Mitt Romney hit an off note when he told a "humorous" story about his dad shutting down a factory.


Aldean explains why ACMs are 'special' to him

FILE - In this March 3, 2009 file photo, country music performer Jason Aldean poses for a photo in Nashville, Tenn. Aldean has the second most ACM nominations behind Kenny Chesney, with six, including entertainer and album of the year. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)Jason Aldean will always remember his first time.


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Taylor Swift's date for ACM Awards hospitalized

The New Jersey teen who is fighting cancer and scored a date with Taylor Swift to The Academy of Country Music Awards is back in the hospital and won't make the show.

Country's Jason Aldean has special place for ACMs

FILE - In this March 3, 2009 file photo, country music performer Jason Aldean poses for a photo in Nashville, Tenn. Aldean has the second most ACM nominations behind Kenny Chesney, with six, including entertainer and album of the year. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)Jason Aldean will always remember his first time.


Jackie Mason companion arrested on assault charge

Police say a woman who accused comedian Jackie Mason of roughing her up during a domestic dispute has been arrested on an assault charge stemming from the incident.

Sanam

 

Humor can help candidates; ouch when it doesn't

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2011, file photo Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Perry, right, spar during a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas. Perry, still nursing wounds from his failed presidential campaign, did himself a world of good with his self-deprecating jokes at a dinner in Washington in March. First, he joked that his time as the GOP front-runner had been Mitt Romney hit an off note when he told a "humorous" story about his dad shutting down a factory.


Menu from Titanic's last lunch sells at UK auction

This Wednesday March 28, 2012 shows a menu given to first class passengers on the day of the sinking of the Titanic and a set of keys used by Titanic crewman Samuel Hemming to unlock the door where the lifeboat lanterns were held after he was ordered by the ship's Captain to ensure all 15 lifeboats had lit oil lamps, as part of an auction of Titanic memorabilia at Henry Aldridge and Son in Devizes, England to commemorate the centenary of the ships completion. The menu, kept by a prominent San Francisco banker, bears the date April 14, the day in 1912 that the reputedly unsinkable cruiser hit an iceberg and fell to the bottom of the Atlantic. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland/PA Wire) UNITED KINGDOM OUTA British auctioneer says that a first class menu from the Titanic's last lunch has sold for 76,000 pounds (about $120,000.)


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Grammy Museum show reflects LA music's darker side

This March 26, 2012 photo shows visitors watching a display about the 1960s 'Go-Go' scene in Los Angeles, next to a vintage Rock-Ola jukebox converted to digital use, at the exhibit, Think of the music that defines Los Angeles and often three words float to the surface: The Beach Boys.


Feds: Conn. man knows something about stolen art

FILE - In this March 21, 1990 file photo, a security guard stands outside the Dutch Room of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, where robbers stole more than a dozen works of art by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Degas, Manet and others, in an early morning robbery. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Durham said Tuesday, March 27, 2012, in federal court in Hartford, Conn., that the FBI believes Connecticut inmate Robert Gentile “had some involvement in connection with stolen property” related to the art heist. Agents have had unproductive discussions about the theft with Gentile, a 75-year-old reputed mobster who is jailed in a drug case. (AP Photo, File)It remains the largest art heist in history, a brazen robbery in which two thieves disguised as police officers walked into Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, disabled two guards and stole masterworks worth more than half a billion dollars.


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Will Smith, slime ready for Kids Choice Awards

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2012 file photo, actor Will Smith laughs after viewing a Prepare the slime!


Ayesha Taimur Masood

 

Shehla

 

Eric Choong

 

Menu from Titanic's last lunch at British auction

British auctioneers are offering a first class menu from the Titanic's last lunch, an item they claim offers a unique window on the doomed ship's Edwardian splendor.

Chamak

 

Did you hear the 1 about the politician who ...

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2011, file photo Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Perry, right, spar during a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas. Perry, still nursing wounds from his failed presidential campaign, did himself a world of good with his self-deprecating jokes at a dinner in Washington in March. First, he joked that his time as the GOP front-runner had been Mitt Romney hit an off note when he told a "humorous" story about his dad shutting down a factory.


Rizwanullah

 

Al Karam

 

Feminine Fence

 

Milli and Madiha

 

Lakhani

 

Zahra Saeed

 

Fashion Gives Back

 

Rano's Heirlooms

 

Mens Store

 

Filming in Chernobyl, the 'Land of Oblivion'

The film had to be shot in Chernobyl. That was the sizeable challenge Michale Boganim set herself for her first feature film, the story of a young bride robbed of a husband by the 1986 nuclear disaster.


Keith Olbermann ousted from Current TV talk show

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2011 file photo, political pundit Keith Olbermann leaves a taping of the Keith Olbermann is looking for a new job after less than a year as a talk show host at Current TV.


Muzaffar Ali

 

Bareeze

 

Friday 30 March 2012

Yasir Anees

 

Whitney Houston's mom says she's proud of her

Cissy Houston says in her first interview since daughter Whitney's death that she's "very proud" of her and did the best she could raising her.

Envogue

 

Abhishehk Kochhar

 

Iqra Institute

 

NYPD: Woman reports dispute with Jackie Mason

Police say a woman has reported that she was roughed up by comedian Jackie Mason.

Country star George Jones remains hospitalized

A publicist for country star George Jones is knocking down a rumor that he is suffering from pneumonia.

Oh baby! Great-grandchild for Queen Elizabeth II

Buckingham Palace says Peter Phillips and his wife, Autumn, have had a baby girl â€" giving Queen Elizabeth II her second great-grandchild.

NYC auction house holds Keith Haring private sale

Sotheby's is holding an exhibition in New York of 32 artworks by the late pop artist Keith Haring. Most of the art is available for private sale.

Rothko painting could fetch $45M at NYC auction

A collection of postwar and contemporary art â€" including a Mark Rothko painting with a pre-sale estimate of up to $45 million â€" is coming to a New York City auction.

WWE star John Cena takes a stand against bullying

FILE - In this March 30, 2011 file photo, WWE star John Cena participates in a Wrestlemania XXVII news conference at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square in New York. The death of Trayvon Martin has led to a debate about whether wearing a hooded sweatshirt presents a negative image. Cena says he was bullied as a kid because he loved rap and wore hip-hop clothing in a town where it wasn't popular. That's when he started lifting weights to protect himself. Cena is headlining against Duane Most people wouldn't dare call chiseled WWE superstar John Cena any names, let alone "a bowl of Fruity Pebbles."


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Sloth Photobomb: Furry Friend Creeps Into Picture

A group of students was posing for a photo in Costa Rica when a sloth came slinking in, front and center. The students were traveling with International Student Volunteers, an organization of volunteers from around the world, cutting paths through thick forest when they stopped...

Hoodies not a problem for WWE star John Cena

FILE - In this March 30, 2011 file photo, WWE star John Cena participates in a Wrestlemania XXVII news conference at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square in New York. The death of Trayvon Martin has led to a debate about whether wearing a hooded sweatshirt presents a negative image. Cena says he was bullied as a kid because he loved rap and wore hip-hop clothing in a town where it wasn't popular. That's when he started lifting weights to protect himself. Cena is headlining against Duane Trayvon Martin's death has sparked a debate about whether hooded sweatshirts present a negative image. For WWE star John Cena, hoodies aren't the problem, it's the attitude of whoever is wearing it.


Official One Direction book coming in May

In this book cover image released by HarperCollins Children’s Books, members of the British band One Direction, clockwise from bottom left, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne are shown on the cover of their book, One Direction is on a new direction: a book deal.


Current TV ousts talk show host Keith Olbermann

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2011 file photo, political pundit Keith Olbermann leaves a taping of the Current TV says it has ejected Keith Olbermann from its talk-show lineup after less than a year.


Marc Anthony will sing in honor of Lionel Richie

FILE - In this March 20, 2012 file photo, singer Marc Anthony arrives at the ASCAP Latin Music Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Anthony will be presenting at the ACM Awards on Sunday, April 1, and he will also perform Lionel Richie's song “Endless Love” with Sara Evans on Monday, at the “ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends â€Long before he became a salsa sensation, Marc Anthony listened to the likes of Lionel Richie. Now he'll honor the pop legend as part of the Academy of Country Music's tribute to Richie next week.


The Shoe & Handbag Event

The Shoe & Handbag Event - March 29- April 1

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Casting revealed for John Patrick Shanley play

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2011 file photo, actor Giancarlo Esposito attends the premiere of Giancarlo Esposito will star in the final piece in John Patrick Shanley's "Church and State" trilogy of plays has been revealed.


Will act for food: Greek theater aids crisis needy

A woman gives pasta and a bottle of oil as she receives a ticket for theater in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, on Friday, March 30, 2012. Amid the country's acute financial crisis, the State Theater of Northern Greece has launched a series of performances where, instead of cash, spectators can hand over food at the ticket booth.(AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)Theater is meant to provide food for thought, but in a Greek city it also feeds the needy.


Correction: TV-Sunday Morning story

In a March 29 story about Sunday morning public affairs shows, The Associated Press, relying on information from CBS's Bob Schieffer, erroneously reported the first such show to expand to an hour. It was ABC's "This Week" in 1981, not "Meet the Press" in the early 1990s.

Sunday Yoga

April 1, 2012

Come join us for Sunday yoga with Body Heat instructors Greg and Susan Holmes. These two amazing teachers will be teaching a power flow class. This will be an hour-long class at 9:30am open to all levels. If you don't have a mat, we will gladly supply one for you

For fallen gospel prodigy, a break in NYC court

This Dec. 29, 2011 New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision photo shows Tyrone Ford prior to his release from prison in Jan. 2012. Ford was a gospel music star who got a president's attention at age 12 and a drug user with a long criminal record at 38. He had been locked up yet again when he recently asked for another in a series of chances to show he could change his life. and got that opportunity Friday, March 30, 2012, when a judge shortened his parole by a potential three years because of changes in New York's once famously harsh drug laws. (AP Photo/New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision)He was a gospel music star who got a president's attention as a child, sank into drug use and crime as an adult and was asking for another in a series of chances to show he could change his life.


NBC's 'The Voice' adds Facebook app for voting

In this undated image released by NBC, judges, seated from left, Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine are shown during a rehearsal for the second season of NBC's talent show "The Voice" is jumping on Facebook's "timeline" app bandwagon to give fans another way to vote for their favorite contestants.


Gospel duo Mary Mary debuts reality show on WEtv

In this March 22, 2012 photo, Erica Campbell, left, and her sister Tina Campbell, of the gospel group Mary Mary pose for a portrait in Atlanta. The two plan to star in a reality show based on their lives as recording artists and mothers. The Grammy-winning singers, sisters Erica and Tina Campbell, offer a glimpse into the duo's lives through their new reality show, If you thought a Mary Mary reality show would focus on gospel songs and Bible study, think again.


Sea Lion Recovers at Poolside Next to Former ‘Real World’ Star

  If injured animals normally go to a zoo to recover, then Panchita, a Galapagos Sea Lion, is no ordinary animal. Panchita is, instead, one smart and lucky animal, with a taste for the good life. When the mammal found herself injured with deep cuts...

'Tequila,' Kenny Chesney the toast of ACM Awards

FILE - In this June 17, 2011 file photo, singer Kenny Chesney performs on the NBC Kenny Chesney has relentlessly churned out hit after hit, won accolade after accolade and sold more concert tickets than most performers regardless of genre. Still, few things have affected him like "You and Tequila," his artful and unlikely duet with Grace Potter that he considers "a gift from God."


TOMS Style Your Sole.

Neiman Marcus - TOMS Style Your Sole. Saturday, March 31 1 - 4pm Ladies Shoe Salon, Level One Let our team of local artists customize your TOMS. With every pair of TOMS your purchase, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need. To book an appointment, please call 702.731.3636, extension 2292.

Jerry Lee Lewis weds for 7th time in Mississippi

Jerry Lee Lewis has wed for the seventh time in a ceremony this month in Mississippi, according to a newspaper report.

Singer Robbie Williams to become a father

British pop singer Robbie Williams says he and his U.S. actress wife Ayda Field are expecting their first child this year.

Trump's new Success takes a more subtle approach

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2011 file photo, Donald Trump attends the Friars Club's Testimonial Dinner honoring Larry King, in New York. Trump has launched a new men's fragrance called Could Donald Trump's sweet smell of Success come without a lot of bells and whistles? That's the approach he's taking with his newest fragrance, showing off a subtler side.


Belfast unveils birth-to-death story of Titanic

In this photo dated March 25 2012, the Titanic House Vistor Centre is reflected on Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland. The £100 million (119.5 million euros; $158 million dollars) building is now finished and will open to the public on March 31. The world's biggest Titanic visitor attraction is to open in its Belfast birthplace later this month and it is 100 years to the day since the doomed ocean liner was completed in the same shipyard, Harland and Wolff. Northern Ireland hopes the eye-catching building will boost the tourism economy. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)Belfast is launching an impressive new tourist attraction â€" the 100 million-pound ($160 million, €120 million) Titanic Belfast visitor center, which offers a taste of the excitement and opulence surrounding the doomed trans-Atlantic liner.


Sharifah Kirana

 

Lawrencepur

 

Bonanza

 

Sarah Gandapur

 

LABELS

 

Nadia Hussain

 

Magic! Harry Potter studio tour opens near London

Hogwarts Castle is ready to welcome the Muggle multitudes.

Smithsonian opens Civil War art from North, South

The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery is opening two new exhibits that retrace the history of the Civil War, including a display of lesser known portraits by photographer Mathew Brady.

Emraan Rajput

 

ITTEHAD

 

Taiba

 

Cross Stitch

 

Mona Imran

 

Museum plays April Fools' joke on prolific forger

Fool me once, the saying goes. But 50 times? That's what a convincing art forger did for nearly three decades when he donated his copies of Picassos and other works of art to unsuspecting museums in 20 states.

Sex change bars Canadian wannabe beauty queen

In this image provided by Miss International Queen via YouTube, Jenna Talackova, of Vancouver, British Columbia, speaks during a video interview at the 2010 Miss International Queen Competition in Thailand. The transgendered blond that was kicked out of the Miss Universe Canada pageant is urging her supporters to sign an online petition calling for her reinstatement. (AP Photo/Miss International Queen via YouTube, via The Canadian Press) ONE TIME USE ONLY; NO ARCHIVES; NO SALESBeach shots depict her as every inch a curvaceous beauty queen.


Man accused of stealing thousands of movie posters

Los Angeles County prosecutors have charged a San Fernando Valley man with stealing more than 3,000 movie posters worth more than $450,000, including posters for "The Hunger Games."

Thursday 29 March 2012

Mahin Erum

 

Canada's top court will not hear mogul's appeal

Canada's Supreme Court will not hear a former Broadway theater mogul Garth Drabinsky's appeal of fraud convictions.

Sons of Sugar Hill label founders face tax charges

Three sons of the founders of the Sugar Hill Records hip-hop recording label pleaded guilty Thursday to tax evasion charges.

Warren Stevens, 'Forbidden Planet' actor, has died

Actor Warren Stevens, whose most memorable role was his portrayal of "Doc" Ostrow in the 1956 sci-fi movie "Forbidden Planet," has died in Los Angeles at 92.

Shell gets injunction for Arctic drill ships

A federal judge has ordered representatives of Greenpeace USA to stay a kilometer away from Shell Oil's drilling vessels destined for Arctic Ocean waters off Alaska's northern shores.

TV sets sail with Titanic anniversary specials

From dramas to docs, the Titanic centennial won't escape TV's notice. On special programming, viewers will be welcomed aboard the doomed luxury vessel, hear stories of its passengers and crew, and explore the legacy of its tragic end.

Memoir provides glimpse into reporter's life

"House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), by Anthony Shadid: It's nearly impossible to read Anthony Shadid's memoir, "House of Stone," without thinking about the author's recent death, which occurred prematurely and tragically in February as the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner attempted to leave Syria where he was reporting for The New York Times. (He had worked previously for The Associated Press, The Washington Post and The Boston Globe.) In that context, his book is a poignant dedication to family, to home and to history.

De La Soul duo return with 'First Serve' concept album

De La Soul's debut album shook up the hip hop establishment with its word play, humour and jazz, funk and soul samplesTwo thirds of US hip hop pioneers De La Soul, proponents of a jazz-flavoured sound a world away from gangsta rap, are back, with an album born of a chance encounter with a pair of French producers.


Review: Musical 'Newsies' is relentlessly cheery

In this theater image released by Disney Theatricals, the cast of The Paper Mill Playhouse Production of There are lots of musicals that inspire and stimulate. Only one makes you want to rush outside to buy a newspaper, join a union and hug someone from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.


Another finalist booted from 'American Idol'

FILE - In this image March 22, 2012 file photo originally released by Fox, the remaining nine contestants on the singing competition series It wasn't a laughing matter for Heejun Han on "American Idol."


5 fabulous fairy tale movies

FILE - In this 2007 photo originally released by Disney, Amy Adams portrays Giselle in a scene from Everyone wants the happily-ever-after â€" that's why fairy tale movies are so popular. This week, we have "Mirror Mirror," a cheeky take on "Snow White" from the perspective of the evil Queen, played by Julia Roberts. So here's a look at five fabulous films that just might have you believing in magic:


"Wrath of the Titans" holds European premiere

Actors Sam Worthington, left, and Liam Neeson attend the world premiere of The Greek gods and monsters sequel "Wrath of the Titans" is having its European premiere on the biggest screen in the U.K., the British Film Institute's IMAX theater in London.


Protesters: Village Voice helps sell kids for sex

John Buffalo Mailer, right, speaks during a protest rally, demanding that the Village Voice stop running sex ads of minors, Thursday, March 29, 2012 in New York. Mailer, the son of the Village Voice co-founder Norman Mailer, joined a coalition of religious and civic leaders concerned that the ads encourage sex trafficking of children. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)The son of Norman Mailer joined a protest Thursday against the Village Voice, the New York City weekly his late father co-founded that's now accused of running ads peddling underage prostitutes.


Author Harry Crews dies in Florida at 76

This 1998 photo shows author Harry Crews in Gainesville, Fla. Crews, a hell-raiser and cult favorite whose hard and crazy times inspired his brutal tales of the rural South, died Wednesday in Gainesville, Fla. He was 76 and had suffered from neuropathy, said his ex-wife, Sally Ellis Crews. (AP Photo/The Gainesville Sun)Author Harry Crews, a hell-raiser and cult favorite whose hard and crazy times inspired his brutal tales of the rural South, died Wednesday in Gainesville, Fla. He was 76 and had suffered from neuropathy, said his ex-wife, Sally Ellis Crews.


George Jones hospitalized in Nashville

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2008 file photo, George Jones arrives for the Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Jones is hospitalized in Nashville. Jones, 80, has been admitted into a Nashville area hospital with an upper respiratory infection and was to stay overnight for observation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)Country Music Hall of Fame member George Jones is hospitalized with an upper respiratory infection.


Country's new young stars on display at ACM Awards

This March 8, 2012 photo shows Hunter Hayes, left, Brantley Gilbert, center, and Scotty McCreery, right, in Nashville, Tenn. The fan-voted top new artist category at the Academy of Country Music Awards features all three. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Young male country music stars are as rare as pink pickups these days.


Box Office Preview: 'Hunger' goes back for seconds

In this image released by Lionsgate, Jennifer Lawrence portrays Katniss Everdeen, left, and Liam Hemsworth portrays Gale Hawthorne in a scene from Lionsgate's "Hunger Games" will devour the debuting "Wrath of the Titans" this weekend as it continues to gorge on box-office megabucks with an expected domestic take of at least $60 million and a potential 10-day total of more than $150 million by Sunday night.


Ala. civil rights museum exhibiting lesbian photos

Photographer Carolyn Sherer looks at her group of photographs of lesbian families on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, Ala.,Thursday, March 29, 2012. The photographs will be displayed thru June. Sherer says she hopes the photographs start a conversation about equality for everyone. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)Founded to teach about human rights and the fight for equality during the days of racial segregation, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is introducing a new topic: Lesbian awareness in the South.


Funeral for banjo innovator Scruggs is Sunday

FILE - In this July 30, 2011 file photo, Earl Scruggs performs at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. Scruggs' son Gary said his father passed away Wednesday morning, March 28, 2012 at a Nashville, Tenn., hospital of natural causes. He was 88. (AP Photo/Joe Giblin, File)The funeral for legendary bluegrass banjo artist Earl Scruggs will be Sunday in Nashville.


CBS expands 'Face the Nation' to 1 hour on Sunday

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2011 file photo, Bob Schieffer arrives at the 59th Annual BMI Country Awards in Nashville. Five years ago, just off a bout from cancer, Bob Schieffer was set to retire from CBS's Five years ago, just off a bout from cancer, Bob Schieffer was set to retire from CBS's "Face the Nation." That never stuck, and now he's doubling his workload.


Funeral for banjo innovator Sunday at Ryman

FILE - In this July 30, 2011 file photo, Earl Scruggs performs at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. Scruggs' son Gary said his father passed away Wednesday morning, March 28, 2012 at a Nashville, Tenn., hospital of natural causes. He was 88. (AP Photo/Joe Giblin, File)The funeral for legendary bluegrass banjo artist Earl Scruggs will be Sunday in Nashville.


Review: Resurrected 'Pipe Dream' drags, forced

In this theater image released by Helene Davis Public Relations, Will Chase, left, and Laura Osnes are shown during a performance of Encores! presentation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's In 1955, the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein musical "Pipe Dream" was in trouble â€" and John Steinbeck knew it.


Clicking through the wild west of video-on-demand

In this computer screen image released by Comcast, a menu is shown for Comcast's Xfinity video on demand. The world of video-on-demand has often seemed like a wild west, with myriad streaming options across countless platforms. But as VOD has risen to become one of the most important windows in a movie's release, an apparatus of discovery is forming thanks to new apps, start-ups and even a familiar old movie critic. (AP Photo/Comcast)Stealthily populating itself on TV menus, video-on-demand has quietly seeped into our homes, remaking movie distribution with little fanfare.


Judge ends Lohan's probation, gives back freedom

Lindsay Lohan smiles during a progress report on her probation for theft charges at Los Angeles Superior Court Thursday, March 29, 2012. A judge ended Lindsay Lohan's supervised probation on Thursday, giving the actress her freedom after nearly two years of constant court hearings and threats of jail. Lohan thanked Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner for her patience and let out a sigh of relief as she exited the courtroom after the brief hearing. (AP Photo/Joe Klamar, Pool)A judge ended Lindsay Lohan's supervised probation on Thursday, giving the actress her freedom after nearly two years of constant court hearings and threats of jail.


Calif. Pub's Tiffany lamps coming to NYC auction

This undated photo provided by Christie's shows Tiffany's circa 1910 The original Tiffany lamps that lined the bar at Eddie Rickenbacker's pub in San Francisco are heading to a New York City auction house, where they are expected to bring more than $2 million, Christie's said Thursday.


Lohan arrives at court for probable final hearing

FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2012 file photo, actress Lindsay Lohan attends amfAR's New York gala benefit at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. Lohan returns to court Thursday, March 29, for what should be her final hearing before a criminal judge handling the actress' 2007 drunken driving case. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)Lindsay Lohan arrived Thursday at a Los Angeles courthouse to await a hearing that could give her something she hasn't had for nearly two years: true freedom.


Gavin Creel to headline 'Mormon' tour

FILE - In this April 23, 2009 file photo, actor Gavin Creel poses for a picture in New York. Creel will star as Elder Price in the First National Tour of the musical Gavin Creel will be on board when the national tour of "The Book of Mormon" kicks off this summer.


Review: 'Mirror' only a fair take on fairy tale

In this image released by Relativity Media, Lily Collins portrays Snow White in Relativity Media's Julia Roberts chews up the scenery and spits it back out again with great brio in her first truly villainous role as the evil Queen in "Mirror Mirror."


There's life away from the 'Shore' for Pauly D

In this March 27, 2012 photo, TV personality Paul Paul "DJ Pauly D" DelVecchio admits he felt a little odd when he got a deal for his own show, "The Pauly D Project," on MTV.


Review: 'NOW.HERE.THIS' is peppy and optimistic

In this undated theater image released by Sam Rudy Media Relations, from left, Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen, Susan Blackwell and Heidi Blickenstaff are shown in a scene from Mindfulness is ever elusive in our whirling, modern world of constant interruptions and electronic distractions. To actually focus on the present moment (to "be here now") is a rare thing.


All About the Egg – Fun Facts and Cooking Tips

By DIANE HENDERIKS The egg is used around the world as a symbol of the start of new life and they are given to celebrate Easter or springtime.  Eggs are so much a part of our everyday lives that some of us might have forgotten...

Katie Couric to guest-host 'Good Morning America'

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2012 photo, former Katie Couric will be an early riser all next week.


Unsinkable James Cameron refloats 'Titanic' in 3-D

In this film image released by Paramount Pictures, Leonardo DiCaprio, left, and Kate Winslet are shown in a scene from the 3-D version of James Cameron’s romantic epic There was a time when James Cameron's career looked as though it might join Titanic, down in the lower depths.


Game Review: 'Ninja Gaiden 3' a letdown for fans

In this video game image released by Tecmo, master assassin Ryu Hayabusa battles terrorists in If you were playing video games in the 1980s, you probably remember flinging your Nintendo controller across the room after the original "Ninja Gaiden" sliced and diced you into mouth-frothing aggravation.


Shake your body: Dance sound takes over America

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2011 file photo, music producer and DJ David Guetta poses for a portrait in New York. Guetta, who is from France, helped bring the electronic sound to America by collaborating with acts like the Black Eyes Peas, Kelly Rowland, Usher, Nicki Minaj, Akon and more. He has two Grammy Awards and six Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, file)In the past, if you wanted to listen to a thumping, European-flavored dance jam on the radio, you waited for that Friday or Saturday night club mix.


‘Heaven Is Here’: Utah Mom Disfigured in Plane Crash Releases Book

The Utah woman whose face and body were forever changed by a harrowing accident has written a book about how she beat the odds to return to her life as a loving mother and wife. In “Heaven Is Here: An Incredible Story of Hope, Triumph,...

Smithsonian showcases replica of monster snake

A prehistoric monster snake the length of a school bus has made its way to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.

Lohan returns to court for probable final hearing

FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2012 file photo, actress Lindsay Lohan attends amfAR's New York gala benefit at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. Lohan returns to court Thursday, March 29, for what should be her final hearing before a criminal judge handling the actress' 2007 drunken driving case. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)Lindsay Lohan returns to court Thursday for a hearing that could give the actress back something she hasn't had for nearly two years: true freedom.


Bluegrass pioneer Earl Scruggs dies at age 88

FILE - In this July 30, 2011 file photo, Earl Scruggs performs at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, R.I. Scruggs' son Gary said his father passed away Wednesday morning, March 28, 2012 at a Nashville, Tenn., hospital of natural causes. He was 88. (AP Photo/Joe Giblin, File)It may be impossible to overstate the importance of bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs to American music. A pioneering banjo player who helped create modern country music, his sound is instantly recognizable and as intrinsically wrapped in the tapestry of the genre as Johnny Cash's baritone or Hank Williams' heartbreak.


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Biggest Losers to get White House workout

The Biggest Losers are coming to the White House.

Winehouse family to get her $4.66 million fortune

Records show Amy Winehouse left an estate worth 2.94 million pounds ($4.66 million)) after her death last year.

Bee Gees star Robin Gibb hospitalized

Bee Gees star Robin Gibb has undergone further surgery following a sustained illness, a publicist said Wednesday.

Vargas Llosa donates library to Peruvian hometown

Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa says he'll donate the 30,000 books of his personal library to his hometown of Arequipa.

Discovery TV special to look at White House chiefs

White House chief of staff can be a thankless job, and the Discovery TV network is poised to explain why.

Review: Funny, profane 'Goon' lights the lamp

For a movie about ragged, trash-talking thugs beating the crap out of each other on the ice, "Goon" is surprisingly sweet.

Will Ferrell announces 'Anchorman' sequel

Will Ferrell's swashbuckling newscaster Ron Burgundy had his own breaking news to announce Wednesday night: A sequel to "Anchorman" is finally happening.

Wednesday 28 March 2012

Brad Paisley endows scholarship at Belmont Univ.

Brad Paisley's country music career started in earnest at Belmont University. He's taking steps to make sure someone else gets the same chance.

Celeb birthdays for the week of April 1-7

April 1: Actress Debbie Reynolds is 80. Country singer Jim Ed Brown is 78. Actress Ali MacGraw is 74. Singer Rudolph Isley (Isley Brothers) is 73. Reggae singer Jimmy Cliff is 64. Keyboardist Billy Currie of Ultravox is 62. Actress Annette O'Toole ("Smallville") is 60. Country singer Woody Lee is 44. Rapper-actor Method Man is 41. Filmmakers Albert and Allen Hughes ("Menace II Society," ''Dead Presidents") are 40. MSNBC host Rachel Maddow is 39. Actor Sam Huntington ("Superman Returns," ''Jungle 2 Jungle") is 30. Actor Matt Lanter ("90210) is 29.

'Idol' runner-up Archuleta to start Mormon mission

"American Idol" runner-up David Archuleta has posted a farewell YouTube video to fans as he prepares for a two-year Mormon mission in South America.

'Funky Winkerbean' artists donate mural to Kent St

The men behind the "Funky Winkerbean" comic strip celebrated its 40th anniversary by donating a 96-foot mural for a new student lounge at their alma mater, Kent State University.

Spike Lee apologizes for retweeting wrong address

Spike Lee has apologized to a Florida couple who say they were forced to leave their home when a Twitter posting that the director helped spread listed their address as that of a man who shot an unarmed teenager.

Testone, Ledet take on Zeppelin, Mariah on 'Idol'

FILE - In this image March 22, 2012 file photo originally released by Fox, the remaining nine contestants on the singing competition series Elise Testone and Joshua Ledet successfully channeled icons of the opposite sex on "American Idol."


Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at 88 in Tenn.

FILE - In this June 10, 2005 file photo, Earl Scruggs, performs at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. Scruggs' son Gary said his father passed away Wednesday morning, March 28, 2012 at a Nashville, Tenn., hospital of natural causes. He was 88. (AP Photo/Eric Parsons, File)It is impossible to overstate the importance of Earl Scruggs to American music. A pioneering banjo player who helped create modern country music, his sound is instantly recognizable and as intrinsically wrapped in the tapestry of the genre as Johnny Cash's baritone or Hank Williams' heartbreak.


Feminist poet and essayist Adrienne Rich dies

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2006 file photo, poet Adrienne Rich addresses dinner guests after receiving the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters at the 2006 National Book Awards sponsored by The National Book Foundation in New York. Rich, whose socially conscious verse influenced a generation of feminist, gay rights and anti-war activists, has died. She was 82. Rich, who had lived in Santa Cruz since the 1980s, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at her home. Her son, Pablo Conrad, says she died of complications from rheumatoid arthritis. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)Adrienne Rich, a fiercely gifted, award-winning poet whose socially conscious verse influenced a generation of feminist, gay rights and anti-war activists, has died. She was 82.


Review: Mythic mayhem resumes in 'Titans'

In this film image released by Warner Bros., Sam worthington portrays Perseus in a scene from There aren't many pleasures in "Wrath of the Titans," the 3-D sequel to the 2010 "Clash of the Titans" remake. But surely one is seeing Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson bounding around together as brothers, the gods Hades and Zeus.


PBS' 'Masterpiece' gets $1 million gift from donor

In this image released by PBS, from left, Elizabeth McGovern as Lady Cora, Hugh Bonneville as Lord Grantham, Maggie Smith as the Dowager Countess and Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary are shown in a scene from the second season of Even the landed gentry of "Downtown Abbey" would be impressed: A philanthropist is giving $1 million to PBS' "Masterpiece," U.S. home of the British upstairs-downstairs drama series.


Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs dies at age 88

FILE - In this June 10, 2005 file photo, Earl Scruggs, performs at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. Scruggs' son Gary said his father passed away Wednesday morning, March 28, 2012 at a Nashville, Tenn., hospital of natural causes. He was 88. (AP Photo/Eric Parsons, File)Bluegrass legend and banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs, who helped profoundly change country music with Bill Monroe in the 1940s and later with guitarist Lester Flatt, has died. He was 88.


Aerosmith promises new album in 3 months

Steven Tyler, from left, Joey Kramer, Joe Perry, and Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith, pose for pictures at the Aerosmith news conference announcing the 2012 Global Warming Tour, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at The Grove, in Los Angeles. The Global Warming Tour will play 18 markets beginning on June 16, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Katy Winn)Aerosmith has reunited with longtime producer Jack Douglas and the band says it will release a new album in three months.


Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli file for divorce

FILE - In this June 24, 2010 file photo, actress Jennie Garth, left, and her husband actor Peter Facinelli arrive at the premiere of Court records show Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli have each filed divorce petitions in Los Angeles.


Adrienne Rich, feminist poet and essayist, dies

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2006 file photo, poet Adrienne Rich addresses dinner guests after receiving the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters at the 2006 National Book Awards sponsored by The National Book Foundation in New York. Rich, whose socially conscious verse influenced a generation of feminist, gay rights and anti-war activists, has died. She was 82. Rich, who had lived in Santa Cruz since the 1980s, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at her home. Her son, Pablo Conrad, says she died of complications from rheumatoid arthritis. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, file)Poet Adrienne Rich, whose socially conscious verse influenced a generation of feminist, gay rights and anti-war activists, has died. She was 82.


Hemingway shows soft side in newly public letters

This photo released by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, shows a portion of an Aug. 6, 1953, letter handwritten by Ernest Hemingway to his Italian friend Gianfranco Ivancich. He signed it, Ernest Hemingway shows a tenderness that wasn't part of his usual macho persona in a dozen unpublished letters that became publicly available Wednesday in a collection of the author's papers at the Kennedy presidential library.


Survivor of North Korean labor camp tells story

In this book cover image released by Viking, "Escape From Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey From North Korea to Freedom in the West" (Viking), by Blaine Harden: Hitler's death camps, Stalin's gulag and Pol Pot's killing fields are now the stuff of history, but the unspeakable horrors they evoke still endure in the labor camps of North Korea.


Drunken Driving charge for Bobby Brown

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2012 file photo, singer Bobby Brown, former husband of the late Whitney Houston performs with New Edition at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn. Brown was arrested Monday, March 26, 2012, after failing a field sobriety test. He was initially pulled over after a California Highway Patrol officer saw him talking on his cell phone without a hands-free unit. (AP Photo/Joe Giblin, file)Bobby Brown was charged Wednesday with drunken driving, two days after his afternoon arrest in suburban Los Angeles.


Bobby Brown charged with DUI in Los Angeles

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2012 file photo, singer Bobby Brown, former husband of the late Whitney Houston performs with New Edition at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn. Brown was arrested Monday, March 26, 2012, after failing a field sobriety test. He was initially pulled over after a California Highway Patrol officer saw him talking on his cell phone without a hands-free unit. (AP Photo/Joe Giblin, file)Bobby Brown was charged Wednesday with three misdemeanor charges including drunken driving, two days after his afternoon arrest in suburban Los Angeles.