NEW YORK (AP) – Dennis Haysbert makes no secret of the satisfaction he gets from his role on “The Unit.”As Jonas Blane, leader of a covert team of Special Forces operatives, he gets to play a man of fierce conviction and unyielding courage.Also, a man of action.With a flash of pride, Haysbert describes the scene […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – At this time last year, Mary J. Blige was at a career crossroads.She was about to release a new album of material after her previous effort met with disappointing sales. There were whispers that after 12 years in the business, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul was losing her throne to younger […]

NEW YORK – Is Rosie O’Donnell looking for a room without “The View”?The funny lady is already thinking about bolting the chat show she joined in September, according to some TV insiders.“Rosie could be gone within six months,” said one well-placed source. “She’s grown tired of the daily dramas with her co-hosts and the crew. […]

Four lives were lost, three persons seriously injured and about $15,000 worth of property destroyed in the terrible freight wreck which occurred on the M. C. R. R. line at a point about one and one half miles east of Monmouth Center. Two heavy freights were running fast and came together head-on with an awful […]

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – He was arguably the most popular entertainer of the 20th Century, and inarguably the most famous person to ever grow up in Spokane.Now Bing Crosby will finally have a landmark in his hometown.The former Met Theater in downtown Spokane, where Crosby performed as a young man, will be renamed the Bing […]

‘Dancing’ star becomes a dad “Dancing with the Stars” viewer favorite John O’Hurley is a brand-new father.“At 11:18 p.m. on Wednesday, Lisa O’Hurley gave birth to a healthy 7-lb., 15-oz., 21-inch baby boy named William Dylan O’Hurley,” says the actor’s publicist, Liza Anderson, according to People. “It is the first child for the couple, who […]

Nominees announced Thursday in top categories for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards:Record of the Year: “Be Without You,” Mary J. Blige; “You’re Beautiful,” James Blunt; “Not Ready to Make Nice,” Dixie Chicks; “Crazy,” Gnarls Barkley; “Put Your Records On,” Corinne Bailey Rae.Album of the Year: “Taking the Long Way,” Dixie Chicks; “St. Elsewhere,” Gnarls Barkley; […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – To Jerry Garcia’s brother, the Grateful Dead guitarist’s oil paintings were never rare works of art, just stuff that took up space in his garage.For nearly 50 years Clifford “Tiff” Garcia held onto them, first as a favor to his late mother, then to his only sibling and, finally, after his […]

LONDON (AP) – Putting his money where his environmentalist mouth is, Prince Charles is swapping gas-guzzling private planes and helicopters for commercial flights, train journeys and biodiesel cars.A longtime champion of green causes, the heir to the throne says action is needed now to avoid leaving a ruined planet to the next generation.“From February, we […]

Anderson Cooper, the face of CNN, makes his debut on CBS’ “60 Minutes” Sunday, the first of multiple reports Anderson is scheduled to do for the famed newsmagazine.Cooper fronted stories for the now-defunct “60 Minutes II,” but the original show is still viewed as the pinnacle of TV journalism and could serve as a tryout […]