Oprah Winfrey says prayer, careful thought influenced decision to end her show
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:40:00 CST
CHICAGO - Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision.
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Lautner's star rises with 'Twilight: New Moon,' but he misses hometown ice cream
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:10:00 CST
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Taylor Lautner is at the centre of a hurricane, and loving it.
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Jennifer Lopez, Adam Lambert, prepare for performances for American Music Awards
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:00 CST
LOS ANGELES - Jennifer Lopez plans to include fireworks and an on-stage costume change in her performance at the American Music Awards. "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert will incorporate leather and chains into his.
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Q&A: Rapper Wale recruits Lady Gaga, Chrisette Michele on debut CD
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:12:00 CST
NEW YORK - Wale wanted to infuse his debut album with a woman's touch, so the rapper recruited singing divas like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Chrisette Michele and Jazmine Sullivan to get that feeling across.
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Studio estimates 'New Moon' sets record for midnight screenings with $26.3M
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:10:00 CST
NEW YORK - "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has set a box-office record for midnight screenings.
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Eminem's 'Relapse 2,' originally scheduled for 2009, pushed back to next year
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:14:00 CST
DETROIT - Eminem's comeback year of 2009 was expected to include the release of two new albums.
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'Big Brother' winner accused of trying to sell painkillers renews bail request
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:49:00 CST
BOSTON - The winner of the CBS reality television show "Big Brother 9," accused of trying to sell a powerful prescription painkiller, is again asking to be released on bail until his trial.
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Billy Bragg, Canadian songwriters push for new approach to downloading
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:00 CST
OTTAWA - There were no iPods, peer-to-peer file sharing sites or digital copyright wars back when Billy Bragg first belted out "Waiting for the Great Leap Forward," but the tune seems completely a propos to his latest political fight.
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Artists, NDP ask Ontario gov't to extend film tax credits to live performances
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:00 CST
TORONTO - Ontario should extend film tax credits to live shows such as dance, theatre and the opera to create more jobs and boost the live performance industry, just as New Orleans did in the wake of hurricane Katrina, artists and New Democrats said Friday.
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Britney Spears' ex-boyfriend, Adnan Ghalib, sentenced to 45 days in jail
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:38:00 CST
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears' ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib is being sent to jail for 45 days for leaving the scene of an accident.
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Top South Korean model found hanged in Paris apartment, suicide thought likely
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:20:00 CST
PARIS - A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday.
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Jiri Jelinek joins National Ballet as principal dancer in January
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:04:00 CST
TORONTO - Jiri Jelinek will join the National Ballet as a principal dancer in January, artistic director Karen Kain announced Friday.
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Vivendi executive says decision over sale of NBC Universal stake is complex
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:43:00 CST
PARIS - Media and entertainment conglomerate Vivendi SA is nearing a decision on whether to sell its stake in NBC Universal and clear the way for the creation of one of the most powerful media companies in the world.
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Chinese terracotta warriors coming to Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in 2011
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:42:00 CST
MONTREAL - Ancient terracotta warriors from China are coming to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts for an exhibition planned in 2011, the museum says.
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Less than 2 years left for 'Oprah' show: Let's hurry up and start missing Oprah!
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:15:00 CST
NEW YORK - Is it too soon to begin missing Oprah?
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Police: Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns in Va.; star wasn't aboard
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:39:00 CST
DINWIDDIE, Va. - The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus was killed Friday when the bus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said.
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Books about civil war, Great Depression win Cdn Children's Literature Awards
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:06:00 CST
TORONTO - Books about civil war and the Great Depression have won Canadian Children's Literature Awards.
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Wesley Snipes appeals tax convictions, prison sentence to federal court
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:21:00 CST
ATLANTA - Wesley Snipes' attorneys asked a federal appeals court Friday to review an "unreasonable" three-year prison sentence for the film star, who was convicted a year ago on federal tax charges.
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Palin's book tour to include stop at Fort Hood
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:36:00 CST
FORT HOOD, Texas - Sarah Palin's tour to promote her new memoir will include a stop at Fort Hood to benefit the victims of the shooting rampage and their families.
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Banned Chinese director brings gay romance film to Hong Kong
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:32:00 CST
HONG KONG - A prominent mainland Chinese director banned by Beijing from making movies brought his new gay romance film to Hong Kong on Friday for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil.
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