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Another elimination from 'Dancing With the Stars'

By SANDY COHEN — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:46:33 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tony Award winner Marissa Jaret Winokur won't be adding a mirrorball trophy to her collection of prizes - the actress was eliminated Tuesday from "Dancing With the Stars."...

James Garner hospitalized after minor stroke

By JOHN ROGERS — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:14:36 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- James Garner, who was hospitalized late last week after suffering a minor stroke, is doing well and should be going home shortly, the veteran television and film star's publicist said Tuesday....

Honda robot conducts Detroit Symphony to warm response

By DEE-ANN DURBIN — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:50:58 GMT

DETROIT (AP) -- The lights dimmed, the sold-out hall grew hushed and out walked the conductor - shiny, white, 4 feet 3 inches tall....

`Christine,' `How I Met Your Mother' back on CBS

By DAVID BAUDER — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:09:32 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) -- CBS has given a new lease on life to Julia Louis-Dreyfus' comedy "The New Adventures of Old Christine" and, perhaps thanks to Britney Spears, the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother."...

Paparazzi snap Britney Spears as she rear-ends SUV

Wed, 14 May 2008 04:40:57 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Another Britney Spears fender-bender, another instant online video. Paparazzi had cameras rolling when the pop star's white Mercedes-Benz coupe rear-ended a red Ford Explorer Tuesday in Beverly Hills....

I, rubato: Detroit Symphony led by robot

By DEE-ANN DURBIN — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:28:10 GMT

DETROIT (AP) -- When does the conductor answer to the semiconductor? When a robot is leading the symphony....

Grammer says 'Back to You' won't be back on Fox

By LYNN ELBER — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:51:16 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kelsey Grammer said Tuesday that Fox is dropping his sitcom "Back to You," calling the decision a surprise and a shame. "They have let it go," Grammer told The Associated Press. "We were told all this time we were in good shape and we were coming back."...

LaBeouf: Cigs run led to Walgreens arrest

Tue, 13 May 2008 22:50:21 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) -- Turns out it was a nicotine jones that led to Shia LaBeouf's arrest in Chicago. The 21-year-old actor, who stars opposite Harrison Ford in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," told the story of his infamous Walgreen's arrest during his appearance on Monday night's "Late Show."...

'American Idol' viewers are disappearing

By DAVID BAUDER — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:03:17 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) -- Contestants are disappearing as the "American Idol" finale approaches. Unfortunately for Fox, so are the viewers....

Phil Spector recording engineer Larry Levine dies

By LINDA DEUTSCH — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:12:38 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Larry Levine, the recording engineer who helped Phil Spector re-invent rock 'n' roll music with his "Wall of Sound" technique and won a Grammy for his work with Herb Alpert, died on his 80th birthday, his family said Tuesday....