'So You Think You Can Dance' crowns champion

Producer says Jennifer Lopez will return to 'Idol'

An executive producer of the hit musical reality TV show "American Idol" says celebrity judge Jennifer Lopez will return for another season. Lopez hasn't said anything.

TBS canceling comic George Lopez's talk show

George Lopez, who surrendered his TBS time slot to Conan O'Brien and then saw ratings for "Lopez Tonight" slide, got a cancelation notice Wednesday. Lopez's Thursday show at midnight will be the final one, the cable network said in a statement.

'Twilight' actor Gordon bails out of Ariz. jail

One of the actors who plays a werewolf in the "Twilight" movie series has been released from jail after he was picked up by Tempe, Ariz., police on warrants for failing to appear on a misdemeanor drunken driving and drug charge.

Wal-Mart and Amazon go around Apple App Store

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday revealed new video and book-reading services that are designed for the iPad but bypass Apple Inc.'s fees on content sales.

'Zarkana' plans to return to New York next summer

The Cirque du Soleil (sihrk doo soh-LAY') show "Zarkana" will magically be returning to New York City next summer.

Alec Baldwin eyes NYC mayor office, but after 2013

Alec Baldwin says he's thinking of running for mayor of New York, but not until he learns more about the job.

E-Book about Assange on sale Wednesday

A British journalist's inside take on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being published in the U.S. as an e-book "single."

Costa Rica names suspect in singer Cabral killing

A Costa Rican is suspected of being behind the ambush last month that killed Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral and wounded a Nicaraguan businessman who is believed to have been the target, authorities said Tuesday.

Sales soar for books by new poet laureate

The country wants to know more about its next poet-in-chief.

DC police demotion follows Sheen escort dustup

The commander of a District of Columbia police division who publicly clashed with the chief over the use and frequency of police escorts for celebrities after the Charlie Sheen ride has been demoted.

'Catch Me If You Can' to disappear next month

There's now only a limited time to catch the Broadway musical "Catch Me If You Can."

Radio personality Fred Imus dies in Arizona at 69

A spokesman for Don Imus says that the controversial radio personality's brother, Fred Imus, has died in his Tucson home. He was 69.

Hearing scheduled in 'The Help' lawsuit in Miss.

Lawyers for Kathryn Stockett want a judge to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses the author of "The Help" of basing a character on a real-life maid who works for Stockett's brother.

Report: Suicides in movies tripled from 1950-2006

Depictions of explicit and graphic suicides in movies tripled from 1950 to 2006, according to an analysis of top-grossing films.

Schwarzenegger daughter 'way closer' to mom Maria

The eldest daughter of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver says she fled to London after her parents separated, in part to escape a storm of unwanted attention.

NYC Elaine's restaurant memorabilia up for auction

Memorabilia from the famed New York City restaurant Elaine's is going up for auction next month.

The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes

iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Aug. 8, 2011:

Keith Olbermann’s Countdown on Current hit an all-time low last week in the 25-54 demographic. The show pulled in 85,000 viewers in the demo, that was down 2 percent compared to the previous week when the debt ceiling debate was still roiling Washington.

As the general public continues to learn about the incoming film, Marvel Comics #1 franchise in the four-color medium remains "The Avengers." With multiple titles and teams to its credit, Earth's Mightiest Heroes continue to top the sales charts, and today Marvel is celebrating t …

When I Was a Kid Party for the Kid in all of Us!

We all remember some of the wonderful experiences we had as children. Watching a camel eat the scarf off of my mom’s head, seeing my sister trip and sit in a fresh cow pie after she’d been mean to me; experiences like that.

It’s never a shock to hear someone is rebooting anything these days, so perhaps the fact that in this case it’s not something that still feels new helps to soften the blow. It’s being reported that CBS is interested in remaking the classic TV sitcom Bewitched …

Four new male-skewed series have been added to the Spike TV schedule for 2012, including Big Easy Justice and Undercover Stings, from the producers of Cops.

Deck headline goes right here

The cast is "scared," the crew is crushed after Darabont is canned while working to fix an episode that a director turned in with unusable footage.

"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" is a new horror film produced by Guillermo Del Toro that just may be the movie to place the final little dot on the exclamation point to the sentence: The thick, dark line that used to separate television from cinema no longer exists!

Twenty years later, Nirvana is still managing to cause controversy. The band, whose Nevermind album made waves when it was released in 1991 because of its cover art which featured a naked baby boy floating in a pool, has run into censorship yet again, this time on its Facebook p …

On Tuesday, the Sci Fi Channel changes its name to Syfy -- pronounced "sigh-fie," the same as the current name -- a moniker that's attracted its share of mockery since its announcement three months ago.

Wash. man, 20, says he is 'humbled,' 'lucky to be alive'; proceeds from film to go to victims

A rising star. Amy Kaufman reports from LAT on Emma Stone's success.

Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 a game published by Ubisoft and being developed by the Gearbox Software. It is video game in the Brothers in Arms series due for its release in March 2012 and was launch at E3 2011.

Executives for KSL has informed NBC that it will not air the drama, which stars Eddie Cibrian and Amber Heard, due to its objectionable content.