NEW YORK (AP) – Eternally audacious shock jock Howard Stern did Friday what federal regulators, conservative critics and religious groups never could accomplish: He yanked Howard Stern off the radio.The self-proclaimed King of All Media signed off terrestrial radio for the last time with a typically over-the-top midtown Manhattan party for thousands of rabid fans. […]

Next week, TV viewers will get a chance to watch people sweat over unknown piles of cash on NBC’s “Deal or No Deal.” And, the network says, viewers will get to sweat a little too.The network has added an interactive component to the game in which viewers at home can get a shot at winning […]

Dec. 19: FALMOUTH, a holiday potluck supper will be held from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. at Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road. 781-2330

LOS ANGELES (AP) – John Spencer, who played a tough and dedicated politico on “The West Wing” who survived a serious illness to run for vice president, died of a heart attack Friday. He was 58.Spencer died after being admitted to a Los Angeles hospital during the night, said his publicist, Ron Hofmann. He would […]

NEW YORK (AP) – The free ride for Howard Stern fans ended Friday.Stern, a New York radio fixture for 20 years and host of a syndicated show for 12 million daily listeners, bid farewell to his fans with a final show on terrestrial radio. On Jan. 9, Stern makes his move to satellite radio – […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – “King Kong,” Peter Jackson’s remake about the giant ape in love, took in $9.8 million domestically in its first day, solid for a Wednesday debut but far below the king-size premieres of other action epics.Distributor Universal called it a good beginning that will generate audience word-of-mouth on top of stellar reviews […]

An obsession with appearance and detail permeates every second to breathtaking effect. Words like “vivid” and “lush” don’t do it justice; you truly feel as if you’ve been transported to another world. In bringing Arthur Golden’s best-selling, faux-insider novel to the screen, director Rob Marshall has created a fluid, rapturous work, featuring a who’s-who of […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Foxy Brown says she hasn’t heard another person’s voice in six months and will have surgery early next year to restore her hearing.The 26-year-old rapper was diagnosed with sudden hearing loss in May while she was recording her upcoming album, she told reporters Thursday.“I ask only for your continued prayers and […]

BATH – The Maine Gay Men’s Chorus will begin its 14th season with its winter concert titled “An Evening in December” at the Chocolate Church Arts Center. Featured will be traditional and not-so-traditional arrangements of well-known holiday music from around the world. The program includes early and classical music, jazz, old-fashioned Christmas and Hanukah pieces, […]

AUBURN – Lewiston-Auburn Community Little Theatre will present David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play “Proof” in January.After a sold-out off-Broadway run, “Proof” opened on Broadway in 2000. When it closed after 918 performances, it was the longest running non-musical on Broadway during the last 20 years.The playwright then collaborated with Rebecca Miller on […]