Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News


Court rejects Michael Jackson father's appeal (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:06 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 14, 2010 file photo Joe Jackson, the father of  the late pop star Michael Jackson, arrives to a Los Angeles courthouse for a preliminary hearing setting and motions in the trial of Jackson's personal doctor Conrad Murray. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file)AP - A California appeals court rejected a bid Tuesday by Michael Jackson's father to challenge the administration of his son's lucrative estate.


Lawyers try to shorten hearing in Jackson case (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 file photo, Michael Jackson's physician, Conrad Murray arrives for his arraignment at the Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles. An insurer for Murray, charged in Michael Jackson's death, is asking a Texas judge to determine whether it has to pay the physician's legal bills in several court cases. The case was filed in August and Murray's attorney denied Medicus' claims in a court filing Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)AP - Prosecutors and attorneys for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death say they are trying to work out ways to shorten a preliminary hearing scheduled in January.


Ex-TV chef pleads no contest to plot to kill wife (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:55 PM PDT

File-In this Monday, May 17,2010 file photo showing Juan Carlos Cruz,48, a former Food Network television chef accused of an alleged murder-for-hire plot involving homeless people, is arraigned at the Los Angeles Superior Court Airport branch, in Los Angeles. The former 'Calorie Commando' TV chef has pleaded no contest to charges that he hired homeless men to kill his wife, he faces up to nine years in state prison when he is sentenced in December. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes,File)AP - Former "Calorie Commando" TV chef Juan Carlos Cruz pleaded no contest Tuesday to a charge that he hired two homeless men in a failed attempt to kill his wife.


Celebrities Send Well Wishes To Indonesia Following Tsunami & Quake (omg!)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:54 PM PDT

omg! -

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Monday's 7.7-magnitude quake and subsequent 10-foot tsunami that ravaged Indonesia prompted many stars in Hollywood to take their Twitters to send their condolences to the victims.

What show gains most from DVRs? `Hawaii Five-0' (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 01:31 PM PDT

AP - The CBS remake of "Hawaii Five-0" is getting a bigger benefit from DVRs than any other show on prime-time television.

Jerry Springer celebrates 20 years of mayhem (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:19 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2010 file photo, television personality Jerry Springer arrives at the Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff in Culver City, Calif. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)AP - Thanks to Jerry Springer, the idea of a midget standing on a table to start a food fight or passionately kissing her sister on a daytime TV show doesn't seem so shocking anymore.


"Glee" cast unveils holiday album (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:54 PM PDT

Reuters - They have covered Madonna and Britney and gone from Journey to Lady Gaga, so it seems only natural with the holidays coming soon, that the cast of hit TV musical "Glee" is now singing about Christmas.

Actor Kilmer slashes price for NM ranch by $10M (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 01:04 PM PDT

AP - Actor Val Kilmer has dropped the asking price of his New Mexico ranch by $10 million.

Court rejects Michael Jackson father's appeal (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:06 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 14, 2010 file photo Joe Jackson, the father of  the late pop star Michael Jackson, arrives to a Los Angeles courthouse for a preliminary hearing setting and motions in the trial of Jackson's personal doctor Conrad Murray. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file)AP - A California appeals court rejected a bid Tuesday by Michael Jackson's father to challenge the administration of his son's lucrative estate.


Court shuts down LimeWire music-sharing service (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:31 PM PDT

Reuters - A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday granted the music industry's request to shut down the popular LimeWire file-sharing service, which had been found liable for copyright infringement, the company said.

Court rejects Michael Jackson father's appeal (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:06 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 14, 2010 file photo Joe Jackson, the father of  the late pop star Michael Jackson, arrives to a Los Angeles courthouse for a preliminary hearing setting and motions in the trial of Jackson's personal doctor Conrad Murray. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file)AP - A California appeals court rejected a bid Tuesday by Michael Jackson's father to challenge the administration of his son's lucrative estate.


`Twisted Sisterhood' tackles female friendships (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 11:37 AM PDT

In this book cover image released by Ballantine, 'The Twisted Sisterhood: Unraveling the Dark Legacy of Female Friendships,' by Kelly Valen is shown. (AP Photo/Ballantine)AP - "The Twisted Sisterhood: Unraveling the Dark Legacy of Female Friendships," by Kelly Valen (Ballantine, $25): "This book is an invitation to every girl and woman to pay more attention to what's going on within the gender, to reflect, and, ultimately, to behave."


Chef Paula Deen named Rose Parade grand marshal (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:20 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 7, 2010 file photo, television personality Paula Deen poses for a portrait in New York. The Tournament of Roses revealed Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010 that Paula Deen will be the Grand Marshal of the 2011 Rose Parade festivities on New Years Day. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)AP - Food Network star Paula Deen plans to cook up some fun as grand marshal of the 2011 Rose Parade.


'Winter's Bone' star Lawrence leaps to 'X-Men' (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:03 PM PDT

Actress Jennifer Lawrence poses for photos in West Hollywood, Calif., Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. Lawrence, who has Academy Awards buzz for a star-making performance in Sundance Film Festival prize winner 'Winter's Bone,' now is shooting her first big studio film — an 'X-Men' prequel in which she plays shape-shifting mutant Mystique. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Jennifer Lawrence truly sensed her career had changed once celebrity photographers and comic-book fans began stalking her to take pictures of her "in human form."


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