- "Babel" won four awards, including outstanding motion picture, while the quirky TV comedy "Ugly Betty" also captured multiple honors Friday at the 2007 ALMA Awards, which honor achievements by Hispanic artists. 'Bang the Drum' Novelist Harris Dies - Mark Harris, best known for baseball novels that included "Bang the Drum Slowly," narrated by the fictional Henry Wiggen, has died. He was 84.
Girls Gone Wild Creator to Remain Jailed - "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joseph Francis, granted bail in a federal tax evasion case in Nevada, will remain in jail to avoid the possibility of being sent to Florida to be arrested on another charge, his lawyer said Tuesday. Fox News Apologizes for Tape Goof NEW YORK - Fox News Channel apologized on-air Tuesday for running tape of a different congressman while reporting Monday on the indictment of Rep. Jefferson on bribery charges.
Larry David and Activist Wife Split Up NEW YORK - The enthusiasm is gone: Larry David and his activist wife, Laurie, have separated after 14 years of marriage. The split was "very amicable and ..
. they're going to continue to raise their two (daughters) together as friends," spokeswoman Heather Lylis said Tuesday. NEW YORK - Another week, another set of negative ratings records for broadcast television.
Prime-Time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for May 28-June 3. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.
LONDON - Defying royal wishes, a British television channel said Tuesday it will show photographs taken immediately after the car crash that killed Princess Diana nearly 10 years ago. Hilton Completes First Night in LA Jail - Paris Hilton was doing well after spending her first night of her probation sentence in solitary confinement at a Los Angeles County jail, her lawyer said Monday. CHICAGO - Oprah Winfrey got Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Cormac McCarthy to do the one thing he hates most: talk about his work.
C-SPAN-Like TV Pops Up on Local Level PHOENIX - People who can't get enough C-SPAN are getting more chances to watch legislative coverage from the comfort of their couches. Shirley Jones Honored in Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH - Shirley Jones, the matriarch of TV's "The Partridge Family," has been honored by the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera for her lifetime contribution to musical theater. NEW YORK - An appeals court said a new federal policy against accidentally aired profanities on TV and radio was invalid, noting that vulgar language had become so common that even President Bush has been heard using expletives.
Cosby: Adults Key to Stopping Violence PHILADELPHIA - Bill Cosby called on parents and community elders to communicate with their children to help stop a wave of violence that has plagued the city for more than a year. LOS ANGELES - Sam Waterston may be a getting a "Law Order" promotion. The actor is negotiating to step in as the show's New York district attorney, replacing co-star Fred Thompson, a source close to the production said Monday.
senator, is weighing a presidential run and asked to be released from the NBC drama. Shemar Moore Booked on Suspicion of DUI LOS ANGELES - "Criminal Minds" actor Shemar Moore is due in court later this month after being booked for investigation of driving under the influence, authorities say. NEW YORK - The next-to-last episode of "The Sopranos" found one member of Tony's crew meeting a bloody end, another in critical condition and even Tony getting terminated by his therapist.
- "Babel" won four awards, including outstanding motion picture, while the quirky TV comedy "Ugly Betty" also captured multiple honors Friday at the 2007 ALMA Awards, which honor achievements by Hispanic artists.
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