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Restaurant reopens after bad reality TV experience

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:17:13 -0400

PHOENIX - A suburban Phoenix restaurant plans to reopen Tuesday night after it temporarily shut its doors following an embarrassing reality TV experience.

Carol Burnett to win top US humor prize in DC

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:08:14 -0400

WASHINGTON - Carol Burnett, who became famous for playing a variety of characters in sketch comedy routines on her namesake television show, was named the winner of the nation's top humor prize on Tuesday.

Chris Harrison to host Miss America Pageant

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:06 -0400

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey - "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" host Chris Harrison will again emcee the Miss America Pageant this September in Atlantic City, New Jersey

Teen star Zendaya finishes 1st on 'Dancing' finals

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:22:51 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Four finalists are vying for the "Dancing With the Stars" title, and just one point separates the top two contestants.

Rowland, Rubio joining Cowell's show

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:47:07 -0400

NEW YORK - Simon Cowell has added former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland and Latin artist Paulina Rubio to the cast of his competition show "The X Factor."

CBS pulls comedy season-ender because of tornado

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:34:04 -0400

NEW YORK - CBS has taken the scheduled season-ending episode of "Mike & Molly" off the air because its plot line revolved around a tornado threatening the couple.

Woman on Trump: 'Somebody had to stand up to him'

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:18:13 -0400

CHICAGO - An 87-year-old woman who alleges Donald Trump cheated her in a skyscraper-condo sale told jurors Monday she had qualms about suing the real estate mogul and TV celebrity. But, she quickly added, "Somebody had to stand up to him."

Seth MacFarlane won't return as 2014 Oscar host

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:56:33 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Seth MacFarlane is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014.

NBC hires news division chief from Britain

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:34:34 -0400

NEW YORK - NBC went out of the company and out of the country to find a president for its news division, on Monday naming the first woman to hold the top job.

CNN's Peter Bergen writing book on terrorism in US

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:01:17 -0400

NEW YORK - The author of best-sellers about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida is working on a book about terrorists in the U.S.

'Chuck' and 'Smash' stars head to Broadway

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:58:30 -0400

NEW YORK - A couple of stars from TV's "Chuck" and "Smash" will soon be dating on Broadway.

'Duck Dynasty' stars to appear at Auburn event

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:47:16 -0400

AUBURN, Alabama - Two stars from the popular reality show "Duck Dynasty" are planning to attend an event in Auburn.

Slim, broadcasters take fight to soccer field

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:42:34 -0400

MEXICO CITY - Mexicans often feel that billionaire Carlos Slim owns everything in their country, from telephone and Internet companies to banks and chain stores, but his latest acquisitive foray is meeting resistance after touching a national passion: soccer.

Clark County teachers hoping to become 'losers'

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:46:11 -0400

WINCHESTER, Kentucky - A group of 28 George Rogers Clark High School teachers and staff members are on a mission to become losers.

Old rules don't mean much to broadcasters

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:52:45 -0400

NEW YORK - The most striking thing about the broadcast TV networks announcing their new fall schedules this past week was how little that actually meant.

Venturi had precious friendship with Byron Nelson

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:09:40 -0400

IRVING, Texas - Ken Venturi was a 14-year-old with a camera trying to get a picture of Byron Nelson when he first met the golfer who would become a mentor and dear friend.

Ex-Compton firefighter pleads not guilty to arson

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:46:35 -0400

COMPTON, California - Marcel Melanson was one of this hardscrabble Southern California suburb's heroes, a reality TV star hailed for his dedicated and sometimes dangerous work for the Compton Fire Department.

Picker Fritz eager to help hometown of Davenport

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:43:27 -0400

DAVENPORT, Iowa - Make no mistake: Half of the "American Pickers" is from Davenport, Iowa - born and raised.

Actor Ed O'Neill to be honored in Ohio hometown

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:32:05 -0400

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - It's a big day in northeast Ohio for a hometown guy who made it big in Hollywood.

Venturi, US Open champion and CBS analyst, dies

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:16:07 -0400

Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, died Friday afternoon. He was 82.

'The Voice' brings back Aguilera, Cee Lo Green

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:28:13 -0400

NEW YORK - "The Voice" is leaving the judging drama to its rivals.

'American Idol' finale draws record low ratings

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:10:49 -0400

NEW YORK - Ratings for the "American Idol" finale plunged to a record low for the 12-year-old show.

'Mad Men' Vincent Kartheiser finds a new role

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:31:12 -0400

NEW YORK - To find their Mr. Darcy, the Guthrie Theater in Minnesota has turned to a Mad Man.

'Scandal' cast performs finale live for Academy

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:13:12 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Forget the DVR.

Former Compton firefighter arrested in arson

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:22:23 -0400

LOS ANGELES - A former Compton firefighter who once appeared on a reality television show has been arrested on suspicion of grand theft and of trying to set his fire department's headquarters ablaze to destroy evidence.