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5/21/2013
Carol Burnett to get Kennedy Center honor
Posted 11:13 AM 5/21/2013 by Joe Bevans
WASHINGTON (AP) - Carol Burnett, who became famous for playing a variety of characters in sketch comedy routines on her namesake television show, has been named the winner of the nation's top humor prize. The Kennedy Center in Washington announced Tuesday that Burnett will receive the Mark Twain (More)
5/20/2013
Seth MacFarlane won't return as 2014 Oscar host
Posted 9:23 PM 5/20/2013 by Connie Murphy
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Seth MacFarlane is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014.
The multitalented comedian says on Twitter that he "tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep."
MacFarlane said in his tweet Monday that Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are (More)
5/19/2013
Star Trek can't hit warp speed at the box office
Posted 2:39 PM 5/19/2013 by Adam Knapik
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations. The latest voyage of the starship Enterprise fell short (More)
5/18/2013
Winning Powerball numbers for record jackpot
Posted 9:24 PM 5/18/2013 by Zach Thaxton
Here are the winning numbers for the historic $600 million Powerball drawing Saturday night:
10-13-14-22-52, Powerball: 11
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Tonight's Powerball jackpot is second-largest in U.S. history
5/17/2013
Travis sues to block DWI patrol car video release
Posted 2:18 PM 5/17/2013 by Juice Godfrey
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Country star Randy Travis has filed a lawsuit to prevent two state agencies from releasing a patrol car video of his 2012 DWI arrest in North Texas. The Austin American-Statesman reported Thursday that the lawsuit filed in Austin names the Texas Department of (More)
5/16/2013
Suprise! Tommy Chong's thoughts on pot
Posted 3:13 PM 5/16/2013 by Joe Bevans
NEW YORK (AP) - Comedian Tommy Chong based a good part of his career on counterculture humor with a particular emphasis on marijuana use. But these days he sees the recreational drug as something more than fodder for jokes about stoned hippies. Chong, half of the comedy duo Cheech and Chong (More)
5/15/2013
Space not the final frontier for viewing movies
Posted 8:28 PM 5/15/2013 by Connie Murphy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The crew of the International Space Station is boldly going where no one has gone before - to see the new "Star Trek" film. The three astronauts were offered a sneak peak of "Star Trek Into Darkness" days before it opens Thursday on Earth, seeing it not in 3-D, but (More)
5/14/2013
Beyonce cancels Belgium show under doctor's orders
Posted 2:06 PM 5/14/2013 by Eric Ross
NEW YORK (AP) - Beyonce is canceling her Tuesday concert in Belgium because of dehydration and exhaustion. In an email to The Associated Press, the singer's publicist says Beyonce has been advised by her doctors to rest. She was scheduled to perform at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp. The (More)
Rapper Drake leads BET Awards with 12 nominations
5/13/2013
Franklin pulls out of shows under doctor's orders
Posted 8:25 PM 5/13/2013 by Connie Murphy
NEW YORK (AP) - Aretha Franklin has canceled appearances in Chicago and Connecticut later this month under a doctor's recommendation. A Monday news release says Franklin will need treatment during the time period shows were scheduled with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on May 20 and (More)
5/12/2013
Barbara Walters to retire from journalism
Posted 8:44 PM 5/12/2013 by Associated Press - Posted by Zach Thaxton
NEW YORK (AP) - Barbara Walters is retiring. The veteran ABC News anchor is set to announce Monday morning on "The View" that she will retire from TV journalism during the summer of 2014. ABC said in an announcement late Sunday that, until then, Walters will continue to (More)
NBC announces fall TV lineup
Powerball jackpot rises to $350 million this week
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NBC pulls plug on 'Rock Center'
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Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots soar
Posted 3:46 PM 5/11/2013 by Zach Thaxton
Jackpots for the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots are soaring higher into the hundreds of millions of dollars. Nobody won Friday night's Mega Millions drawing, pushing the estimated jackpot for next Tuesday's drawing to an estimated $170 million. The largest payout among Colorado (More)
5/10/2013
NBC bringing back '70s cop drama 'Ironside'
Posted 5:12 PM 5/10/2013 by Connie Murphy
NEW YORK (AP) -- NBC is ordering up a new comedy for fall from "Scrubs" creator Bill Lawrence and an updating of the `70s cop drama "Ironside."
The revived "Ironside" stars Blair Underwood as the paralyzed lawman who uses a wheelchair. That memorable character was originally played by (More)
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