SAN DIEGO (AP) – Supermodel Niki Taylor and NASCAR driver Burney Lamar have tied the knot, Taylor’s spokeswoman confirmed Friday.The couple were married Wednesday before 60 guests at the Grande Colonial Hotel in the La Jolla area of San Diego, publicist Lesley Burbridge-Bates told The Associated Press. The bride wore a Vera Wang Couture dress.Taylor […]

‘Star Trek’ actor Takei in Disney’s ‘House’ George Takei, who appears on “Heroes” in January, will make another guest appearance for the Disney Channel’s Washington D.C.-set series “Cory in the House.”The sitcom is a spinoff of “That’s So Raven” and follows the adventures of Cory (Kyle Massey) in the nation’s capital when his father Victor […]

Charles Harriman the world’s champion pedestrian began his week’s stunt at the Bates-St. rink, Lewiston at 12:05 o’clock. At the last moment his challenge of $100 to any one who would follow him for the week, had not been taken, and alone he started on schedule time to break the world’s square heel and toe […]

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (AP) – In life and in death, James Brown should be remembered for his impact on music and on the world, not for the many people that surrounded him, the Rev. Al Sharpton said Friday in a passionate eulogy befitting the godfather of soul.“When he started singing, we were sitting in the […]

Life after high school hasn’t been kind to Jason, Harry, Sherman and Kelly. ABC is hoping their shared pain will be the audience’s pleasure in the new sitcom “In Case of Emergency.”The series, debuting 9:30 p.m. EST Wednesday, stars David Arquette, Jonathan Silverman, Greg Germann and Kelly Hu as the former classmates, with Lori Loughlin […]

No, Jon Stewart had to emphasize this year, Stewart/Colbert will not be a presidential ticket in 2008. All in fun, of course, but there are some who get their news almost exclusively from Comedy Central’s fake newscasters. Was this the year where fact and fiction tended to blur together? In publishing, one author claimed his […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Louis Esposito and his fellow electricians were taking down the mother of all Christmas trees. Or lighting one giant Hanukkah candle, depending on how they looked at it.At that moment on a recent morning, the best way to look at it was any way but down.“They say, ‘Don’t look down, and […]

The Empire State Building’s colored lighting display, a highlight of New York City’s skyline, is carefully chosen and laboriously produced.• The first two layers consist of 204 floodlights outside the 72nd and 81st floors.• The third layer is made up of fluorescent tubes running up the building’s 203-foot spire.• Electricians change the colors of the […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) – Former Us Weekly gossip columnist Timothy McDarrah, arrested in New York last year by undercover federal agents, has been found guilty of charges related to soliciting sex with a minor.McDarrah, a former reporter at the Las Vegas Sun, was arrested after being charged with trying to seduce an undercover federal agent […]

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Dec. 18-24. 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.1. (19) “NFL Postgame Show,” CBS, 17.23 million viewers.2. (11) “Deal Or No Deal,” (Monday), NBC, 15.37 million viewers.3. (3) “CSI: Crime […]