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Sirius XM Radio creating Comedy Central channel
Sirius XM Radio and Comedy Central are teaming up to create a new channel on the satellite radio service devoted to showcasing the television ...
The inaugural do-over: chomping gum, savoring view
Let's hear it for the do-over. Inaugurations are always moments of great ceremony and pageantry. But, hey, everybody can rel-a-a-a-ax a little the ...
Inauguration offers brief pause from TV bickering
The second inauguration of President Barack Obama gave television networks a chance to bask in the majesty of a Washington event that unites Americans ...
Manti Te'o to be interviewed by Katie Couric
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o will be interviewed by Katie Couric, the first on-camera interview given by the All-American since news broke about ...
Former Miami baseball coach Ron Fraser dies
Ron Fraser coached the national teams from two different countries, is a member of 10 different Halls of Fame, won two NCAA baseball championships and ...
ABC News' Barbara Walters hospitalized after fall
Veteran ABC newswoman Barbara Walters has fallen at an inauguration party at an ambassador's home in Washington and has been hospitalized.
Kardashian's LA home target of fake 911 call
Los Angeles County sheriff's officials are looking for the person who called 911 and falsely reported an emergency at a former Malibu residence of the ...
Former Secretary of State Rice joins CBS News
Just in time for inauguration coverage, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has joined CBS News as a contributor. Rice, who served as secretary ...
NHL returns with strong television rating
NHL fans have tuned in to hockey's return to television. NBC's broadcast Saturday earned the highest preliminary rating for a non-Winter Classic ...
Actress-turned-activist sees GOP immigration deal
Actress-turned-activist Eva Longoria says Republicans have a moral, political and economic duty to compromise on immigration. Longoria is credited ...
''Holy windfall": Batmobile sells for $4.2M
"Holy windfall, Batman!" The Batmobile just sold for $4.2 million. The original 19-foot-long black, bubble-topped car used in the 1960s "Batman" TV ...
Chefs hail first foodies with inauguration salute
Some of Washington's top chefs came together to salute the president ahead of the inauguration, in part because of the first family's influence on the ...
Eagles talk about new Showtime documentary
The Eagles picked the producer of their new Showtime documentary "The History of the Eagles" — but they insist that's about all the control they had ...
Armstrong emotional when recalling talk with son
Lance Armstrong finally cracked. Not while expressing deep remorse or regrets, though there was plenty of that in Friday night's second part of ...
Robert Chew, actor on 'The Wire' dies at 52
Robert Chew, who played Proposition Joe on the HBO series "The Wire," has died. He was 52. His sister, Clarice Chew, said he suffered a heart attack ...
NHL has work to do to win back fans after lockout
Three generations of the Ribble family hurried through a parking lot in suburban Detroit, eager to see the Red Wings practice when the lockout finally ...
'Ripper Street' stars Macfadyen, 1880s London
Matthew Macfadyen is perfectly presentable in jeans and a crewneck sweater that coordinates nicely with the blue of his eyes. But the look is far from ...
Winfrey mixes technical, personal in interview
The most effective part of Oprah Winfrey's interview with Lance Armstrong came right at the beginning: five questions, five one-word answers — each ...
Colbert's sister entering SC congressional race
No joke. While comedian Stephen Colbert once spoofed that he was running for the president of the United States of South Carolina, his sister really ...
Winfrey's Armstrong interview seen by 3.2 million
Oprah Winfrey's interview with Lance Armstrong is more than an illustration of a hero athlete tumbling from the heights. It's also a pivotal moment ...
Armstrong interview draws 3.2 million viewers
Oprah Winfrey's much-anticipated interview with Lance Armstrong was seen by a total of 4.3 million viewers in back-to-back airings Thursday night on ...
Armstrong admits doping: 'I'm a flawed character'
He did it. He finally admitted it. Lance Armstrong doped. He was light on the details and didn't name names. He mused that he might not have been ...
Fox News signs Karl Rove for 4 more years
Karl Rove enlivened Fox News Channel's election coverage last year by questioning the network's declaration that Barack Obama had been re-elected.
Federal court hears 'Sister Wives' lawsuit
A federal judge heard arguments on whether Utah can prohibit plural marriage but issued no immediate ruling in a lawsuit by the stars of the reality ...