Russian channel censors South Park's Putin
A Russian TV channel has reportedly cut a segment of the ribald U.S. cartoon comedy South Park that appeared to mock Vladimir Putin.
Paris Hilton set to take stand in film promo case
It's Paris Hilton's turn to tell her side of the story in a lawsuit claiming she didn't do enough to promote her 2006 sorority movie "Pledge This!"
Mayor: Jackson's dad to attend Ind. hometown event
The mayor of Gary, Ind. says Michael Jackson's father will attend a memorial service for the pop icon in the family's hometown.
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Weekly charts for the nation's most popular videos as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission:
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Weekly charts for the nation's best-selling recorded music as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission. (Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; Gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold.):
LAPD: Michael Jackson's drug history to be probed
Detectives investigating the death of Michael Jackson are looking at his prescription drug history and trying to talk with his numerous former doctors, the Los Angeles police chief said.
NY Philharmonic to visit Cuba, maybe tour in fall
The New York Philharmonic is headed to Cuba to explore the communist nation after being invited to perform there in the fall.
Patricia Arquette dismisses divorce case
Patricia Arquette and Thomas Jane will remain married.
LA official: Promoter should pay Jackson memorial
A city council member has called on AEG Live to pay some of the estimated $1.4 million cost for policing Michael Jackson's memorial service at the Staples Center.
Arquette to live in box to raise money for hungry
David Arquette is going to live in a box in New York City to raise money for the hungry.
Jackson children were well prepared for spotlight
Even Michael Jackson knew the masks and veils would have to come off one day.
Billy Mays remains a TV pitchman, even in death
Death won't still the voice of Billy Mays or his mighty powers of persuasion. Viewers will continue to find the boisterous, bearded TV pitchman hawking household products for the indefinite future. And at least one of his commercials is being introduced posthumously.
Past and present swirls through 'Les Ephemeres'
Imagine rooting through a shoe box of faded photographs of folks you know or thought you knew. Memories tumble out in an almost dreamlike haze - sad, funny and more than a little wistful.
Clooney: I'll film in Italy quake area
George Clooney has toured the ruins of Italy's recent earthquake and told the survivors he'll shoot a film in their mountain region.
Michael Moore's new documentary gets a name
Michael Moore's latest documentary now has a title - and a theme that resonates with recession-weary audiences.
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Bummed about Bruno? Austrians 'get ueber it'
Austrians could be forgiven for bristling at "Bruno."
German exhibit examines Nazi influence on music
Richard Wagner is the classical composer most associated with the Nazis, but Johann Sebastian Bach was the one the party dubbed "the most German of Germans" and whose music was played at rallies to stir up nationalist zeal.
Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman set for Broadway
James Bond and the Boy from Oz are coming to Broadway.
Pelosi shuts down resolution on Michael Jackson
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shut the door Thursday to a resolution honoring Michael Jackson because debate on the symbolic measure could raise "contrary views" about the pop star's life.
Top cable programs for June 29-July 5
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of June 29-July 5. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:
Getty Center, college evacuate due to LA fire
Visitors to the Getty Center art complex, which houses works by Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh, were evacuated as a fire burned in thick brush on the steep slopes of the Santa Monica Mountains.
Report: UK tabloid hacked into voicemails
The tricks of the trade of Britain's rambunctious tabloid press came under scrutiny Thursday, after a newspaper reported that a tabloid owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch had illegally hacked into the mobile phones of hundreds of celebrities and politicians.
Drug czar says Jackson's death a wake-up call
The government's drug czar says that Michael Jackson's death is a wake-up call to the nation about prescription drug abuse.
8,000 artists celebrate in Panafrican Festival
From superstars to tribal dancers, thousands of African artists are celebrating their troubled continent's culture and potential in an epic festival - and looking back at what they've accomplished and squandered in four decades of freedom from colonial rule.
Dutch gov't returns stolen antiquities to Iraq
The Dutch government turned over dozens of antiquities stolen from Iraq to Baghdad's ambassador on Thursday and urged other countries to clamp down on the illicit trade of artifacts.
Dole sues `Bananas!' filmmaker, alleges defamation
Dole Foods sued a Swedish filmmaker and his film company for defamation on Wednesday, alleging he insisted on showing his documentary, "Bananas!" at the Los Angeles Film Festival after learning it was based on a fraud.
Calif. drug dealer guilty of murdering 15-year-old
Marijuana dealer Jesse James Hollywood faces a possible death sentence after his conviction for kidnapping and murdering a 15-year-old boy over an escalating drug debt, a crime that inspired the 2007 movie "Alpha Dog."


