Friday, April 8, 2011

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Yahoo! News: Politics News

Eliminated `Idol' singer got medic, judge aid (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:18 PM PDT

AP - Pia Toscano says she expected to land in the bottom three on "American Idol" but felt overwhelmed when she was eliminated that she needed a little medical assistance.

NBC's `Today' show faces transitions (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Charts compare viewership for the three morning showsAP - NBC's "Today" show has been one of the most stable and successful programs in the history of television over the past 15 years. Now it faces the possibility of a major makeover.

'Idol' it's not: New show wants country superstar (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:06 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2008 file photo, producer Nigel Lythgoe, left, and his son, producer Simon Lythgoe pose on the press line at the premiere of the feature film 'Tropic Thunder' in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)AP - It will take more than just a good voice to win the new country music talent competition, "CMT's Next Superstar."

News of the World admits phone hacking liability (omg!)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 03:02 PM PDT

omg! - Reuters - Rupert Murdoch's powerful UK news arm reversed course and admitted its role in a long-running phone hacking scandal that had thrown into question the Prime Minister's judgment and threatened Murdoch's biggest ever deal.

'Bachelorette' Ali Fedotowsky & Roberto Martinez On Their 'Selective' Guest List: We Don't Want To Meet People 'For The First (omg!)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 03:02 PM PDT

omg! -

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Former "Bachelorette" Ali Fedotowsky and her fianc, Roberto Martinez, are getting closer to becoming man and wife.

"We're just talking about what the different options are and taking one step at a time," Roberto, who won Ali's heart on the fifth season of "The Bachelorette," told Access Hollywood of the engaged couple's marriage plans, at SVEDKA's Night of a Billion Reality Stars Gala in Los Angeles on Thursday. "But I think things are going to start moving pretty fast here shortly, so I'm sure we'll keep you guys up to date."

Ex NJ Housewife Dina Manzo Lands Her Own Reality Show! (omg!)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:59 PM PDT

omg! - The interior designer and event planner launches a weekly party-planning series on HGTV

Nicole Richie Tells Us: "I Am Not Pregnant" (omg!)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:53 PM PDT

omg! - "To publicly point out a change in anyone's body is mean spirited and cruel," she says of new rumors

Death Hits Smallville And More Spoilers from the Final Episodes (omg!)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:52 PM PDT

omg! -

After 10 seasons, Smallville will come to a climactic close on May 13. Before then, Clark Kent (Tom Welling), along with his bride-to-be, Lois Lane (Erica Durance), will take the final steps toward their destiny: becoming the familiar characters that were first introduced in the comic books.

But Clark is not Superman yet, and dark times still lie ahead for the hero, including the impending battle with Darkseid and the return of foes Zod (Callum Blue) and Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum). Executive producer Kelly Souders tells TVGuide. ...

Kara DioGuardi Dishes On 'American Idol' & Upcoming 'Platinum Hit' (omg!)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:49 PM PDT

omg! -

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Former "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi says her new music reality show on Bravo will be nothing like her former FOX gig.

"'Platinum Hit' is completely different from 'American Idol' or 'The X Factor' because it's about songwriters," Kara told Access Hollywood on Thursday at the 2011 NewNowNext Awards in Los Angeles.

Will Ferrell on Permanently Joining The Office: "We're Talking About It" (omg!)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:16 PM PDT

omg! -

Is Will Ferrell going to replace Steve Carell on The Office... permanently?

TV Guide Network's Hollywood 411 caught up with the jokester recently to ask if his four-episode guest stint might turn into something more permanent...

Tyler Perry gives Georgia family a new home (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 12:53 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 31, 2011 file photo, Tyler Perry, recipient of the CinemaCon Visionary Award, arrives for the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards in Las Vegas. Perry delivered on a Christmas promise when he handed the keys of a new four-bedroom house to an 88-year-old woman who lost her rural Georgia home to a fire. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)AP - Movie mogul Tyler Perry delivered on a Christmas promise when he handed the keys of a new four-bedroom house to an 88-year-old woman who lost her rural Georgia home to a fire.

Eric Clapton jams in jazz set with Wynton Marsalis (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 10:27 AM PDT

This Thursday, April 7, 2011 photo courtesy of Julie Skarratt shows Jazz at Lincoln Center Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, left, and musician Eric Clapton during Jazz at Lincoln Center's 2011 Annual Gala in New York. The organization raised more than $3.6 million dollars via the Gala, which will benefit the thousands of performance, education and broadcast events that the organization produces each year. (AP Photo/Julie Skarratt)AP - Eric Clapton fulfilled his childhood fantasy as he took a turn on the jazz side, collaborating with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for a little bit of swing at the orchestra's annual gala benefit.

NJ lawmaker: Why should students pay for Snooki? (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 10:28 AM PDT

AP - One New Jersey lawmaker doesn't think reality TV star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi is worth the $32,000 she was paid to dish her GTL — gym, tanning, laundry — lifestyle at Rutgers University.

Underwood makes acting debut in 'Soul Surfer' (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:29 AM PDT

In this film publicity image released by TriStar Pictures, Carrie Underwood is shown in a scene from 'Soul Surfer.' (AP Photo/TriStar Pictures, Mario Perez)AP - Carrie Underwood says she's happy with her first acting performance on the big screen.

Eliminated `Idol' singer got medic, judge aid (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:18 PM PDT

AP - Pia Toscano says she expected to land in the bottom three on "American Idol" but felt overwhelmed when she was eliminated that she needed a little medical assistance.

'Social Network' actor lands role in new 'Batman' (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 03:29 PM PDT

Reuters - Josh Pence, who played opposite Armie Hammer as Tyler Winklevoss in "The Social Network" (where Hammer's face was superimposed on his), has been cast as a young Ra's Al Ghul in "Dark Knight Rises," Christopher Nolan's new "Batman" movie.

Eliminated `Idol' singer got medic, judge aid (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:18 PM PDT

AP - Pia Toscano says she expected to land in the bottom three on "American Idol" but felt overwhelmed when she was eliminated that she needed a little medical assistance.

Movie review: 'Henry's Crime' (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 03:18 PM PDT

Reuters - Keanu Reeves, who also was active in getting the picture made, has the central role of a man convicted of a robbery he had no part in who decides to make up for the time by now committing the crime.

Free Chinese artist, says bold sign at UK gallery (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:34 PM PDT

Reuters - A "Release Ai WeiWei" sign went up at the top of London's prominent Tate Modern art gallery on Friday in support of the detained Chinese artist and activist.

Lawyers want grim Jackson autopsy photos excluded from trial (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 03:21 PM PDT

The body of Michael Jackson is loaded into a van to be taken to the Los Angeles County Coroner's office, June 25, 2009. REUTERS/KNBC4/HandoutReuters - Gruesome photos of Michael Jackson's autopsy should not be shown to the jury in the involuntary manslaughter trial of the pop singer's doctor, defense attorneys argued in court papers released on Thursday.
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