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Grand Ole Opry to be broadcast on live stream Saturday night
By Associated Press - November 13, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Grand Ole Opry and MySpace are uniting to live stream an Opry performance with video for the first time this Saturday. Opry performances between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. EST will be shown, including appearances by Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, Rodney Atkins,...
Prosecutors charge former Marine with 6 counts of murder in death of 'Cathouse' star, others
ROCHELLE HINES - November 20, 2009
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) A former Marine was charged Friday with six counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of four people whose bodies were found in a burning home, including a prostitute featured on the HBO reality series "Cathouse." David Allen Tyner, 28, of Locust Grove,...
'Wipeout' contestant dies 2 weeks after competing; father cites rare condition
By Associated Press - November 13, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) A contestant who was hospitalized after competing briefly on the game show "Wipeout" died two weeks later of a stroke apparently caused by a rare condition, his father said. Tom Sparks, 33, was participating in the first segment of an obstacle course Oct. 19 when he...
Britney Spears' Twitter, MySpace accounts hacked; bogus tweets claim she worships devil
By Associated Press - November 12, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Britney Spears' Twitter and MySpace accounts have apparently been hacked. Messages on her Twitter profile Thursday purported to be from the 27-year-old pop star and claimed she worshipped the devil. The handful of unusual messages were deleted after Spears' management regained...
Sarah Palin tells Oprah Winfrey that the father of her grandson hasn't seen the baby in awhile
CARYN ROUSSEAU - November 18, 2009
CHICAGO (AP) Sarah Palin said in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that it's heartbreaking to see the road that Levi Johnston, the father of her grandson, has taken and that the soon-to-be Playgirl model hasn't seen his baby in awhile. In an episode that aired Monday, the two women also talked...
Lingering interest in bluesman Robert Johnson spawns project to restore home where he was born
SHELIA BYRD - November 12, 2009
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) The mystery surrounding bluesman Robert Johnson's life and death feeds the lingering fascination with his work. There's the myth he sold his soul to the devil to create his haunting guitar intonations. There's the dispute over where he died after his alleged...
'Michael Jackson's This Is It' tops $200 million worldwide; film hits $61 million domestically
By Associated Press - November 12, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Sony Pictures says "Michael Jackson's This Is It" has passed the $200 million mark at the box office worldwide. The film has pulled in $61 million domestically and more than $140 million overseas. That includes $27.2 million in Japan, $14.3 million in Great Britain...
Through new documentary, William Kunstler follows a tortured path to redemption with daughters
LARRY NEUMEISTER - November 12, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) They grew up in a home like no other where bullets arrived in the mail and where their father went to the basement to open packages he feared could contain explosives. That was life for the daughters of the late civil rights lawyer William Kunstler, whose clients ranged...
Studio settlement reported for fake news used to promote movie 'Fourth Kind'
By Associated Press - November 13, 2009
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) Universal Pictures has agreed to pay $20,000 to the Alaska Press Club to settle complaints about fake news archives used to promote the movie "The Fourth Kind," the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. The Anchorage lawyer who negotiated the settlement for the...
Martin Scorsese to receive Cecil B. DeMille lifetime honor at Golden Globes
MICHAEL CIDONI - November 12, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Director Martin Scorsese is receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement at the Golden Globes. The award will be presented to Scorsese at the 67th annual Globes on Jan. 17. Scorsese turns 67 next week and is an Academy Award winner for...
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