'Survivor: Fans vs. Favourites' winner crowned
May 12, 2008 - 01:13
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES - Parvati Shallow was the last woman standing on "Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favourites." The 25-year-old boxer and charity organizer from Los Angeles outwitted, outlasted and outplayed her competitors - both "favourite" former castaways and "fan" contestants - to claim ...
Actor Dennis Farina arrested after gun found in luggage at LA airport
May 11, 2008 - 21:05
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES - Dennis Farina has been arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after a loaded gun was found in his carry-on luggage. Police say the 64-year-old actor told them he forgot the .22-calibre handgun was in his luggage Sunday. Sgt. Dennis Beacham says Farina was caught ...
Person close to talks: NBC installing Fallon on 'Late Night'
May 11, 2008 - 18:22
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK - A source says Jimmy Fallon will officially be given the keys to NBC's "Late Night" franchise following Conan O'Brien's exit. A person close to the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement hadn't been made confirmed the widely rumoured change ...
Legend of skull worship by ancient Mayans inspires new Indiana Jones film
May 11, 2008 - 18:19
Mark Stevenson, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PALENQUE, Chiapas - There is a legend that the ancient Maya possessed 13 crystal skulls which, when united, hold the power to save the Earth - a tale so strange and fantastic that it inspired the latest Indiana Jones movie. Experts dismiss the hundreds of existing crystal skulls as fakes ...
Gospel singer Dottie Rambo dies in tour bus wreck in Missouri
May 11, 2008 - 16:32
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. - Gospel singer and songwriter Joyce ("Dottie) Rambo has been killed in a traffic accident in Missouri. Police said the 74-year-old entertainer's tour bus went off the highway early Sunday and struck an embankment. Seven other people on the bus were injured in the ...
Iron Man" easily outdistances Speed Racer" at the box office
May 11, 2008 - 16:31
Ryan Nakashima, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES - "Speed Racer" was lapped at the box office in its opening weekend as "Iron Man" continued to set the pace with $50.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The anime-inspired race movie edged into the No. 2 spot with $20.2 million, slightly ahead of ...
Nobel winner Doris Lessing says she's unlikely to write a new full novel
May 11, 2008 - 16:29
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON - Nobel literature prize winner Doris Lessing says she is unlikely to write a new full-length novel, according to excerpts of an interview released Sunday. In extracts of a British Broadcasting Corp. interview, Lessing said that winning the prestigious prize had been "a bloody ...
New DVD releases include a rather timely 'Indiana Jones' boxed set
May 11, 2008 - 16:28
David Germain, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Selected home-video releases: "Indiana Jones: The Adventure Collection" Professor Henry Jones Jr. is offering a refresher course on his past achievements before you join the throng to see his latest, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," which hits theatres May 22. ...
CBS Evening News ratings hit new low as speculation continues over Couric job
May 11, 2008 - 16:24
David Bauder, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK - The "CBS Evening News" audience has taken a noticeable dip ever since the latest round of speculation over Katie Couric's job. The broadcast averaged 5.34 million viewers last week, breaking a record low for CBS News' flagship show that had been set the week before, according to ...
Vanessa Williams receives fines arts degree from Syracuse
May 11, 2008 - 12:10
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Vanessa Williams has received her bachelor of fine arts degree from Syracuse University, nearly 25 years after she dropped out to become the first black Miss America. The 45-year-old actress-singer, who stars in ABC's "Ugly Betty," also delivered the convocation address ...
Carrie Underwood joins Grand Ole Opry
May 11, 2008 - 10:02
John Gerome, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS--
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Carrie Underwood is the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. The singer joined the cast of the long-running country music show Saturday. Garth Brooks handled her formal induction and Vince Gill sang a duet with her. "This really seems like a great family to be part ...
'Little Mermaid' actor injured in fall at Broadway theatre
May 10, 2008 - 21:49
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK - An actor in "The Little Mermaid" was injured after falling at least six metres through a trap door to the stage minutes before the popular Broadway production was set to begin. The 51-year-old man was unconscious when taken from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre shortly before 2 p.m. ...
Dad of Idol favourite David Archuleta banned from rehearsal: source
May 10, 2008 - 16:21
Lynn Elber, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES - A source says backstage meddling has caught up with the father of "American Idol" favourite David Archuleta. A person working for the TV talent contest says Archuleta's dad has been banned from rehearsals. The source says Jeff Archuleta was told this week by producers ...
Ex-manager says O.J. Simpson confessed to his ex-wife's murder
May 10, 2008 - 13:26
Linda Deutsch, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES - A memorabilia dealer who profited from O.J. Simpson for many years is the latest former crony to write a tell-all book, this one alleging a groggy Simpson, high on marijuana, confessed to killing his ex-wife after he was acquitted. Mike Gilbert also claims he helped his ...
A cat-and-bird game is being played out in the streets of Tinseltown
May 10, 2008 - 12:50
Noaki Schwartz, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES - The dossier spills over into two drawers of files full of hand-scribbled notes, maps marked with sharp black dots - and snapshots of a shadowy figure, scattering bird seed. This is Laura Dodson's nemesis. There was a time when Dodson went after the crack dealers in her ...
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