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OMG!! Jackson fans beat odds for memorial tickets

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:59:11 -0400

Like a modern-day Willy Wonka tale, fans celebrated Sunday after beating the odds to win coveted tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center.

Essence Festival ends 3 days of music, motivation

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:22:14 -0400

Inspiring gospel music and messages reigned supreme Sunday inside the Morial Convention Center on the final day of the Essence Music Festival which honored Bishop T.D. Jakes as part of its 15th annual celebration.

Al Sharpton calls for 'love vigils' for Jackson

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:36:56 -0400

The Rev. Al Sharpton has delivered a sermon in Los Angeles where he called for nationwide "love vigils" for Michael Jackson on Tuesday.

Jackson family plans private event at Los Angeles cemetery

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:00:32 -0400

Los Angeles police say Michael Jackson's family is planning a private ceremony at a cemetery in the Hollywood Hills.

'Transformers,' 'Ice Age' tie for No. 1 at $42.5M

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:36:56 -0400

Prehistoric creatures and robots were in a photo finish for the Fourth of July box-office crown Sunday, with "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" tied with $42.5 million each.

Obama and networks: a symbiotic relationship

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:30:23 -0400

Even President Barack Obama, a gleam in his eye as he talked at the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association dinner two weeks ago, seemed to recognize the special relationship he's forged with TV networks in the opening months of his administration.

Television networks planning Jackson coverage

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:36:56 -0400

NBC executives changed their minds Sunday and decided to join other networks that will televise Michael Jackson's memorial service live this week.

'Slumdog' kid star to move into new home next week

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:36:56 -0400

One of the impoverished child stars from "Slumdog Millionaire" will move from his shanty home in one of Mumbai's more wretched slums into a new apartment next week, his mother said Sunday.

Omg! Positive tone boosts Yahoo celeb site to top

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:11:57 -0400

Consider the most successful celebrity news destinations online, and something else jumps to the top. For more than a year, one site has attracted more eyeballs than any other in the realm of celebrity gossip: Yahoo Inc.'s omg.

Recession adds to challenges for suburban arts

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:06:16 -0400

When he hired Itzhak Perlman as artistic director of the Westchester Philharmonic in 2007, Joshua Worby thought he'd hit a grand slam.