Fans delighted by DeGeneres' 'Idol' debut
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ellen DeGeneres hit the right notes with "American Idol" viewers....

Jay Leno ends his NBC prime-time experiment
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jay Leno ushered out one of television's biggest flops without sentiment on Tuesday, the final night of a prime-time experiment doomed by bad ratings and bad vibes....

For defense team, singer's fame may pose challenge
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Michael Jackson's fame could pose a challenge for Dr. Conrad Murray's defense team as his lawyers fight an involuntary manslaughter charge against the physician in the singer's death....

Discovery Channel: 'Deadliest Catch' captain dies
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Phil Harris, the fishing boat captain whose adventures off the Alaska coast were captured on the television show "Deadliest Catch", has died, the Discovery Channel said Tuesday night. He was 53....

Lil Wayne NY sentencing put off for dental surgery
NEW YORK (AP) -- After rap star Lil Wayne spent months bidding farewell to his fans and his freedom, what loomed for him Tuesday was a dental chair, not a house of detention....

Cruise suits up for `Mission: Impossible IV'
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tom Cruise is starring in another impossible mission....

Vampire author Anne Rice set to release video book
NEW YORK (AP) -- Anne Rice is giving the video book a try....

Jamie Foxx delivers music, instruments to kids
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jamie Foxx wanted to entertain a group of musically inclined high school students with a few bars from his Grammy winning hit, "Blame It."...

Leno to Letterman: Thanks for Super Bowl ad invite
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jay Leno has a message for David Letterman: Thanks....

Beyonce, Alicia Keys shoot music video in Rio slum
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Grammy Award-winning singers Beyonce and Alicia Keys are filming a music video in Rio de Janeiro....