Kara DioGuardi joins `Idol’ judges for NYC tryouts (AP)

August 26th, 2008

Judges, from left, Simon Cowell, Kara DioGuardi, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson of 'American Idol' arrive at a promotional event for the show Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008 in New York.  DioGuardi, the show's newest judge, will join the panel as the series begins its eight season in January 2009.  (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)AP - It was only her first day as an “American Idol” judge, but already Kara DioGuardi seemed part of the dysfunctional family.


Cows seem to know which way is north (AP)

August 25th, 2008

In this April 17, 2008 file photo, cows are seen grazing on the farm near Rio, Wis. Do cows have a compass? Somehow, cattle seem to know how to find north and south, say researchers who studied satellite photos of thousands of cows around the world. Cattle that were grazing or resting tended to align their bodies in a north-south direction, a team of German and Czech researchers reports in Tuesday's issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.  (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)AP - Talk about animal magnetism, cows seem to have a built-in compass. No bull: Somehow, cattle seem to know how to find north and south, say researchers who studied satellite photos of thousands of cows around the world.


West, Lopez, Daughtry among stars in Denver (AP)

August 25th, 2008

AP - Never mind those stinging “celebrity” ads, or the rebuttal by Paris Hilton. Musicians, artists and Hollywood types are descending on Denver — and so what if Barack Obama doesn’t need their star power?

Madonna kicks off `Sticky and Sweet’ tour in UK (AP)

August 23rd, 2008

Madonna performs on stage at the premier of her 'Sticky and Sweet' tour at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium in Wales, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008. The queen of pop has kicked off her world tour, armed with three racks of clothing, a small mountain of diamonds, and a retinue large enough to fill a passenger jet. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)AP - Even at 50, the queen of pop just can’t stop courting controversy.


Producer ready for Denver’s Super Bowl of politics (AP)

August 22nd, 2008

Ricky Kirshner, center in black, a producer for the Democratic Convention, talks with Democratic leaders, from left, Gov. Howard Dean, Federico Pena, co-chair of the Obama campaign and Democratic Convention CEO Leah Daughtry at Invesco Field during a tour of the facility on Thursday, July 24, 2008 in Denver. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - Producer Ricky Kirshner knows how to put on a big show. After handling the Super Bowl, a NATO summit and four national political conventions, he was ready for the Democratic gathering in Denver.


Gwen Stefani gives birth to second child (AP)

August 21st, 2008

In this Feb. 6, 2008 file photo, musicians Gavin Rossdale and his wife Gwen Stefani arrive at 'A Night to Benefit Raising Malawi and UNICEF' at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s Love, Angel, Music, and Baby No. 2 for Gwen Stefani, who on Thursday gave birth to a boy. Zuma Nesta Rock weighed 8 pounds and 5 ounces when he was born Thursday afternoon, according to publicist Dave Tomberlin.


AP Exclusive: Crow offers free music to voters (AP)

August 21st, 2008

Sheryl Crow performs at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, in this August 2, 2008 file photo, in Philadelphia.  As part of a Rock the Vote voter registration drive, singer-songwriter Crow will give away 50,000 digital copies of her latest album, 'Detours,' for free to anyone who registers three friends to vote_ a tactic she calls the 'Tupperware' party approach to inspiring young people to vote.  (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek, FILE)AP - Sheryl Crow is giving away free music — a tactic she calls the “Tupperware” party approach to inspiring young people to vote.


AP: Title, print run on Woodward book announced (AP)

August 18th, 2008

In this photo released by Simon & Schuster shows the cover for the upcoming Bob Woodward book 'The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008'.(AP Photo/Simon & Schuster)AP - NEW YORK (AP) — The suspense didn’t quite compare to the identity of “Deep Throat,” but we now know the name of Bob Woodward’s fourth investigative work on the Bush administration, just three weeks before the book’s release.


Reports: DeGeneres and de Rossi wed in California (AP)

August 18th, 2008

In this April 26, 2008 file photo, Actress Portia de Rossi, left, and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres arrive at the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Weeks, file)AP - There was much dancing: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are married, according to reports.


Thousands pay respects to comedy king Bernie Mac (AP)

August 17th, 2008

Actor Samuel L. Jackson arrives at a memorial service celebrating the life of comedian Bernie Mac on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008 in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - CHICAGO (AP) — As Cedric the Entertainer scanned the crowd of more than 6,000 gathered on Chicago’s South Side to remember Bernie Mac on Saturday, he cracked that the comedy king was “still the hottest ticket in town.”