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Discovery Channel: Phil Harris, 'Deadliest Catch' captain, dies at age 53
By Associated Press - February 10, 2010
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Phil Harris, the fishing boat captain whose adventures off the Alaska coast were captured on the television show "Deadliest Catch", has died, the Discovery Channel said Tuesday night. He was 53. Harris suffered what his family described as a massive stroke on...
Discovery Channel: 'Deadliest Catch' Capt. Phil Harris, 53, dies following Jan. 29 stroke
By Associated Press - February 10, 2010
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) The Discovery Channel says the captain of the "Deadliest Catch" fishing vessel Cornelia Marie has died. Capt. Phil Harris suffered what his family described as a massive stroke on Jan. 29 while the boat was in port at St. Paul Island, Alaska. The 53-year-old...
Final prime-time show for Jay Leno, told 'you're fired' by Donald Trump
DAVID BAUDER - February 10, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) Jay Leno ushered out one of television's biggest flops without sentiment on Tuesday, the final night of a prime-time experiment doomed by bad ratings and bad vibes. Leno told a few barbed jokes about "The Jay Leno Show," and Donald Trump told him "you're fired." Leno...
Fans delighted by Ellen DeGeneres' 'American Idol' debut
DERRIK J. LANG - February 10, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Ellen DeGeneres hit the right notes with "American Idol" viewers. Fans took to the Internet to express their pleasant surprise over the 52-year-old funnylady's debut as the singing competition's fourth judge. DeGeneres assumed her judging panel post for Tuesday's...
MTV postpones airing of 'South Park' episode in Mexico, fearing sanctions over flag use
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
MEXICO CITY (AP) President Felipe Calderon's "South Park" cameo will have to wait. MTV says it canceled the airing in Mexico of an episode in which a caricature of Calderon appears in front of a Mexican flag. The network says it needs permission from the government to...
Eclectic Bonnaroo lineup features Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder and Jay-Z
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Bonnaroo (BAHN-ah-ROO) is known for its eclectic lineup. This summer's roster takes it to a new level. Organizers announced Tuesday night a lineup that features the Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder and Jay-Z at the head of a list that includes a...
San Francisco jury finds 'I Love New York' reality contestant guilty of murdering man in 2007
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A San Francisco jury has found a former reality TV show contestant guilty of killing a man in 2007. Twenty-nine-year-old Jamal Rashead Trulove of Oakland was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm....
NBC, Boys & Girls Clubs team on Parenthood Project to promote family well-being
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) For a good cause, NBC stars including Amy Poehler and Peter Krause and anchorman Brian Williams are weighing in on what parenthood means to them. The network has joined with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America in a campaign intended to promote discussion about...
Tom Cruise, J.J. Abrams return to action for 'Mission: Impossible IV'
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Tom Cruise is starring in another impossible mission. Paramount Pictures announced Tuesday that Cruise will be back in front of the camera for "Mission: Impossible IV," due in theaters over Memorial Day weekend in 2011. Cruise and "Mission: Impossible...
Jamie Foxx, Dominic Monaghan help bring music to kids with $500,000 in donated instruments
SANDY COHEN - February 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Jamie Foxx wanted to entertain a group of musically inclined high school students with a few bars from his Grammy winning hit, "Blame It." But since the song is an ode to the effects of alcohol, he changed the lyrics to "Blame it on the a-a-a-apple juice." The kids...
