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Heated Debate Over Naval Station Ingleside
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Stabbing Victim Testifies in Cervantes Trial
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Hit and Run Suspect in Court
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Witness Identifies State School Suspect in Fight Club Video
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City Council Approves Pipeline Project
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Port Takes Control Of Storage Facility
Robert De Niro set to play Vince Lombardi in movie
Posted 03/10/2010 3:49 AM
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) Robert De Niro is set to play Vince Lombardi in an upcoming movie.
ESPN announced Tuesday that the Academy Award-winning actor has agreed to play the Hall of Fame coach in the film it is developing with Andell Entertainment and the NFL.
"Lombardi" will chronicle the years in which he transformed the Green Bay Packers from the NFL's worst team to league champions. It is tentatively scheduled to be released in 2012 during the w… Click to Read More
Critics mixed on Lloyd Webber's 'Love Never Dies'
Posted 03/10/2010 1:42 AM
LONDON (AP) Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest musical extravaganza has received a mixed reception from London critics.
Some say "Love Never Dies" a sequel to "Phantom of the Opera" set in a Coney island fun fair is a thrilling ride. Others think it lacks "Phantom'''s menace and its magic.
The Guardian newspaper said Wednesday the show has a seductive score but a lackluster story line. The Times agreed the plot was "dismally implausible."<… Click to Read More
On 'Idol,' Bowersox shines, 3 sink in judges' eyes
Posted 03/10/2010 3:39 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP) If the "American Idol" judges hold sway over viewers, contestants Katie Stevens, Paige Miles and Katelyn Epperly should be nervous about making it into the top 12.
The three received uniformly negative comments from the judging panel after performing Tuesday night, while the other five female singers all hit high notes.
Stevens' version of "Breakaway" sounded close to karaoke, Randy Jackson said, while fellow judge Kara DioGuard… Click to Read More
On 'Idol,' Bowersox shines; 3 sink in judges' eyes
Posted 03/10/2010 11:54 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) If the "American Idol" judges hold sway over viewers, contestants Katie Stevens, Paige Miles and Katelyn Epperly should be nervous about making it into the top 12.
The three received uniformly negative comments from the Fox TV show's judging panel after performing Tuesday night, while the other five female singers all hit high notes. Simon Cowell called soulful Crystal Bowersox the contestant to beat.
The eight male semifinalist… Click to Read More
Animal activists target Calif. sushi restaurant
Posted 03/10/2010 3:40 AM
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) Federal agents are investigating a high-end Santa Monica, Calif., sushi restaurant, following a video sting orchestrated by the producers of the Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove."
U.S. attorney's spokesman Thom Mrozek said Tuesday that Santa Monica's The Hump restaurant is under investigation for serving slices of the endangered Sei whale.
Film director Louie Psihoyos (sih-HOY'-ahs) says two animal activists used a t… Click to Read More
DMX back in jail for alleged probation violation
Posted 03/09/2010 7:57 PM
PHOENIX (AP) Authorities in Arizona say rapper DMX has been arrested for allegedly violating his probation by using drugs.
DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, had served about half of his 18-month supervised probation when he was booked Tuesday night into the downtown Phoenix jail. The rapper was released from jail in May after serving a 90-day sentence for felony convictions including cruelty to animals, theft and two drug counts.
Maricopa Co… Click to Read More
Mass. Sen. Scott Brown to release memoir in 2011
Posted 03/09/2010 6:00 PM
NEW YORK (AP) Sen. Scott Brown, the Massachusetts Republican who pulled off one of the biggest upsets in recent years by winning the seat once held by Sen. Edward Kennedy, has a book deal.
HarperCollins announced Tuesday that it will publish Brown's memoir, currently untitled, in early 2011. Financial terms were not disclosed; Brown was represented by Washington attorney Robert Barnett, whose many clients have included Kennedy, the liberal icon who died last summer a… Click to Read More
Barker donates $2.5 million to create PETA offices
Posted 03/10/2010 3:45 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP) Bob Barker has donated $2.5 million to help the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals open a new location in Los Angeles.
The retired game show host and spay and neuter champion will cut the ribbon Wednesday at the Bob Barker Building on Sunset Boulevard and Alvarado Street.
PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk says Barker could have just given the group a refrigerator but instead he paid for an entire building to be renovated… Click to Read More
Letterman's scandal is over, but can he beat Leno?
Posted 03/09/2010 4:04 PM
NEW YORK (AP) Dave Letterman can heave a huge sigh of relief after the guilty plea Tuesday of a TV producer charged with trying to extort him.
No time-consuming legal mumbo-jumbo will be dogging Letterman. No more messy, embarrassing public revelations of his sexual affairs real and alleged. No more probing into the private life of a man who famously cherishes his privacy, despite how masterfully he managed, and even exploited, the world's invasions into it, when… Click to Read More
Fawcett omission from Oscar segment no accident
Posted 03/09/2010 2:12 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) The executive director of the film academy says Farrah Fawcett wasn't included in the Academy Awards In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star.
Bruce Davis says it was a difficult decision for the committee that assembles the segment to omit Fawcett and that he's not surprised that some fans and family members are upset.
Fawcett and actor Gene Barry were both omitted from the necrology sequence. Davis… Click to Read More
Fawcett omission from Oscar segment no accident
Posted 03/09/2010 3:05 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) The executive director of the film academy said Tuesday that Farrah Fawcett wasn't included in the Academy Awards' In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star.
It was a difficult decision for the committee that assembles the segment to omit Fawcett, said Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences executive director Bruce Davis, who added that he's not surprised some fans and family members are upset.
'Spartacus' star has non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Posted 03/09/2010 1:19 PM
NEW YORK (AP) Andy Whitfield, who plays the title role in the Starz Original series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The British-born actor will begin treatment immediately.
The network says the cancer was discovered during a routine checkup as Whitfield prepared to begin shooting the second season of the action-adventure series, which is filmed in New Zealand.
Starz said Tuesday that production has been… Click to Read More
'Spartacus' star has non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Posted 03/09/2010 2:21 PM
NEW YORK (AP) Andy Whitfield, who plays the title role in the Starz Original series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The British-born actor will begin treatment immediately.
The network says the cancer was discovered during a routine checkup as the 38-year-old Whitfield prepared to begin shooting the second season of the action-adventure series, which is filmed in New Zealand.
Starz said Tuesday that pro… Click to Read More
Top 20 prime-time TV programs
Posted 03/09/2010 12:36 PM
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for March 1-7. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
1. "Academy Awards," ABC, 41.7 million.
2. "Oscar's Red Carpet," ABC, 25.33 million.
3. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 23.56 million.
4. "American Idol" (Tuesday), Fox, 23.53 million.
5. "NCIS," CBS, 19.62 million.
6. "American Idol" (Th… Click to Read More
Euphoria over specials masks deeper TV concerns
Posted 03/09/2010 12:04 PM
NEW YORK (AP) Special events are doing very well for broadcasters, capped off by an Oscars telecast that was the most-watched entertainment program in five years.
It's the day-to-day schedules that are suffering.
The Nielsen Co. says 41.7 million people watched the Academy Awards on ABC on Sunday. People are flocking to awards shows and sports; last month, the Super Bowl set an all-time viewership record and the Grammy Awards' audience was 36 pe… Click to Read More
Lindsay Lohan takes swipe at E-Trade babies
Posted 03/09/2010 11:59 AM
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) Lindsay Lohan is feuding with the E-Trade babies.
The actress has filed a $100 million lawsuit claiming a television ad for the Wall Street firm that aired during the Super Bowl and Olympics was modeled after her.
Talking babies in the ad engage in chatter that refers to "milkaholic Lindsay." The 23-year-old actress has famously sought substance abuse treatment.
Lohan's name was never mentioned. But her N… Click to Read More
New York City Opera goes 20th century next season
Posted 03/09/2010 11:41 AM
NEW YORK (AP) The New York premieres of Bernstein's "A Quiet Place" and Stephen Schwartz's "Seance on a Wet Afternoon," the world stage premiere of John Zorn's "La Machine de l'etre" and the U.S. stage premiere of Morton Feldman's "Neither" highlight New York City Opera's 2010-11 season.
In its second season since returning to Lincoln Center, City Opera will focus on 20th century American composers as it presents another abbreviated schedule of just five productions.… Click to Read More
New York City Opera goes 20th century next season
Posted 03/09/2010 1:22 PM
NEW YORK (AP) The New York premieres of Bernstein's "A Quiet Place" and Stephen Schwartz's "Seance on a Wet Afternoon," the world stage premiere of John Zorn's "La Machine de l'etre" and the U.S. stage premiere of Morton Feldman's "Neither" highlight New York City Opera's 2010-11 season.
In its second season since returning to Lincoln Center, City Opera will focus on 20th century American composers as it presents another abbreviated schedule of just five productions.… Click to Read More
AP NewsAlert
Posted 03/09/2010 11:32 AM
NEW YORK (AP) Television producer pleads guilty to trying to blackmail David Letterman.
Man pleads no contest to stalking Ryan Seacrest
Posted 03/09/2010 1:24 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) A man who has repeatedly shown up at Ryan Seacrest's work and events has pleaded no contest to felony stalking.
Chidi Benjamin Uzomah Jr. entered the plea Tuesday in Los Angeles and was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
Uzomah was arrested Oct. 30 after he showed up at the E! Entertainment Television headquarters trying to contact Seacrest.
The incident was a violation of a restraining order issu… Click to Read More
On latest guitar game, players strum real strings
Posted 03/09/2010 1:21 PM
NEW YORK (AP) A new musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument.
"Power Gig: Rise of the SixString" is a game first and foremost. But its maker, Seven45 Studios, says players will be able to plug the guitar that comes with it into a standard amp and play real music.
Games such a "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" soared to popularity over the past several years. But lately th… Click to Read More
Hilary Duff to write young adult book series
Posted 03/09/2010 10:41 AM
NEW YORK (AP) Welcome the latest celebrity children's author, Hilary Duff.
Simon & Schuster Books for Young readers said Tuesday the actress-singer will work on a series of young adult novels that starts with "Elixir," to be published in October. The first novel will feature the worldwide adventures of photojournalist Clea Raymond.
Twenty-two-year-old Duff also plans a nonfiction book about children coping with divorce, scheduled for 2012. D… Click to Read More
AP source: Guilty plea expected in Letterman case
Posted 03/09/2010 11:01 AM
NEW YORK (AP) A person familiar with the case says a TV producer is expected to admit trying to shake down David Letterman over the comic's sexual affairs.
The person says Robert "Joe" Halderman will plead guilty Tuesday afternoon to attempted grand larceny in exchange for a six-month jail term. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because Halderman's court appearance hadn't happened yet.
Halderman is accused of demanding $2 million to kee… Click to Read More
Producer admits to attempted Letterman shakedown
Posted 03/09/2010 11:40 AM
NEW YORK (AP) A television producer has pleaded guilty to trying to shake down David Letterman over the comic's sexual affairs.
Robert "Joe" Halderman entered his guilty plea to attempted grand larceny Tuesday in a Manhattan court. He is being sentenced to six months in jail and 1,000 hours of community service.
He was charged last fall with demanding $2 million to keep quiet about Letterman's love life. The case spurred the late-night TV icon t… Click to Read More
Letterman: Case against producer handled properly
Posted 03/10/2010 3:52 AM
NEW YORK (AP) From the start, David Letterman made sure the story of a $2 million shakedown attempt over his sex life was one he narrated himself.
It was the comic, not prosecutors, who broke the news of the case, which spurred him last fall to acknowledge affairs with women on his staff.
After former television producer Robert "Joe" Halderman pleaded guilty Tuesday to a blackmail attempt driven by debt and jealousy, Letterman seized the moment … Click to Read More
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