Fans express pleasant surprise over Ellen DeGeneres' debut on 'American Idol'
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ellen DeGeneres hit the right notes with "American Idol" viewers....

Final prime-time show for Jay Leno, told 'you're fired' by Donald Trump
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....

In Jackson case, singer's popularity could be challenge for doctor's defense team
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: Phil Harris, 'Deadliest Catch' captain, dies at age 53
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....

Rapper Lil Wayne's sentencing in NYC gun case postponed because he needs 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....

Tom Cruise, J.J. Abrams return to action for `Mission: Impossible IV'
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tom Cruise is starring in another impossible mission....

Anne Rice set to release video book of 'The Master of Rampling Gate,' 1st published in 1984
NEW YORK (AP) -- Anne Rice is giving the video book a try....

Jamie Foxx, Dominic Monaghan help bring music to kids with $500,000 in donated instruments
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 says he and Letterman buried the hatchet, reminisced about old times on Super Bowl ad set
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jay Leno has a message for David Letterman: Thanks....

Singers Beyonce, Alicia Keys film music video in Rio slum, following in Jackson's footsteps
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Grammy Award-winning singers Beyonce and Alicia Keys are filming a music video in Rio de Janeiro....