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David Hasselhoff's ex-wife Pamela Bach arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of drunken driving
By Associated Press - November 30, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) David Hasselhoff's ex-wife has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Los Angeles. The California Highway Patrol said Sunday that Pamela Bach was pulled over Saturday night just south of U.S. 101 on Laurel Canyon Boulevard. The CHP alleges Bach...
Poll: Americans rate Limbaugh most influential conservative, choose JFK for Mount Rushmore
By Associated Press - November 29, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) By a wide margin, Americans consider Rush Limbaugh the nation's most influential conservative voice. Those are the results of a poll conducted by "60 Minutes" and Vanity Fair magazine and issued Sunday. The radio host was picked by 26 percent of those who responded,...
She dreamed a dream, and now Susan Boyle's debut record tops Britain's album charts
JENNIFER QUINN - November 29, 2009
LONDON (AP) In the contest, she finished second. But on the charts, she's number one. Susan Boyle's debut record, "I Dreamed A Dream," entered the British album chart in the top spot Sunday. The 48-year-old Scottish songstress famously finished second on "Britain's Got Talent," but...
Jay Leno's troubles prove not to be the boon that NBC's rivals anticipated
DAVID BAUDER - November 29, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Much of the prime-time audience lost to NBC when Jay Leno moved into prime-time has gone not to its rivals but the digital video recorder. Rival network executives seemed almost giddy at the possibilities last spring after NBC announced Leno would do a comedy show five...
Senators say charges ought to be pursued against couple who crashed Obama's state dinner
By Associated Press - November 29, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) Two senators said Sunday that authorities should pursue criminal charges against the Virginia couple who crashed last week's state dinner at the White House. "You've got to send a strong deterrent that people just don't do this kind of thing," Democrat Evan Bayh of...
Longtime CBS News producer Bernard Birnbaum dies at 89; worked with Cronkite, Kuralt
JENNIFER PELTZ - November 28, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) CBS News producer Bernard Birnbaum, who helped shape the public's view of issues ranging from poverty to the Watergate scandal while working alongside Walter Cronkite and Charles Kuralt, has died, the network said. Birnbaum died on Thanksgiving Day at Stony Brook...
Taiwanese social drama wins top honors at Chinese Oscars
MIN LEE - November 28, 2009
BANCIAO, Taiwan (AP) Taiwanese social drama "No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti" won Chinese cinema's top honor on Saturday a rare victory for an industry that has been overshadowed by big-budget blockbusters from rival mainland China. While this self-ruled island that split from China in a 1949...
A list of winners at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards
By Associated Press - November 28, 2009
BANCIAO, Taiwan (AP) A list of winners in the major categories at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards, announced Saturday night in Banciao: Best feature film: "No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti" Best director: Leon Dai, "No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti" Best leading actor: Nick Cheung, "...
Convicted 'Pulp Fiction' co-screenwriter removed from prison furlough program, locked up
By Associated Press - November 28, 2009
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) "Pulp Fiction" co-screenwriter Roger Avary has been removed from a prison work furlough program and locked up, authorities say. Avary was sentenced in September to a year in jail and five years probation for causing a drunken driving car crash that killed a...
R&B star Chris Brown to discuss attack of ex-girlfriend Rihanna on ABC's '20/20' next month
FRAZIER MOORE - November 27, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) ABC says Chris Brown will appear on its "20/20" newsmagazine Dec. 11. In what's billed as an in-depth interview, the singer will discuss his assault of ex-girlfriend and recording superstar Rihanna in February. He is on probation for the beating. Robin...
