Television
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Andy Rooney exiting '60 Minutes' this SundaySep 26, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — With 1,096 essays for “60 Minutes” under his belt, Andy Rooney will deliver his 1,097th on Sunday's broadcast. And it will be his last as a regular contributo...
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Another celebrity says 'arrivederci' to 'Dancing'Sep 26, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — The Italian actress who romanced George Clooney has done her last dance on “Dancing With the Stars.” Elisabetta Canalis was dismissed from the show Tuesda...
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Lake tops, Bono flops on 2nd week of 'Dancing'Sep 26, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Ricki Lake celebrated her top-scoring 23 points and 12 inches of weight loss; Rob Kardashian celebrated being a better dancer than his sister Kim; and Chaz...
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'Playboy Club' puts Conant grad one hop closer to stardomSep 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Conant High School grad Katherine Cunningham remembers the first time she realized she was made of star material. Real star material. "In my first day of astronomy cla...
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Lingo from the Prohibition eraSep 25, 2011 5:00 am - Among many other legacies, Prohibition left a colorful imprint on the American language. Some coinages from the temperance era still in use today include: Blind tiger (a...
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Simon Cowell, TV’s golden bad boy, is backSep 25, 2011 5:00 am - USA WEEKEND Magazine recently caught up with the outspoken Simon Cowell to find out what’s been on his mind as he imports his newest show, The X Factor, stateside. Plent...
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'SNL' opens with a record, new ice cream proposalSep 24, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — "Saturday Night Live" opened its 37th season with a disputed hosting record and a defense of the new controversial Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor. Alec Baldwi...
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ABC soars back to the '60s with 'Pan Am'Sep 23, 2011 6:00 am - Fasten your seat belt for a flight back to the 1960s. By definition, a series titled "Pan Am" would have to be set in an earlier era, since the title airline shut down...
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Cougar Den rocks, as 1,000 turn out for Dance FridaySep 23, 2011 12:00 am - The Cougar Den at Conant High School in Hoffman Estates was roaring Friday morning, more than two hours before the start of school. Nearly 1,000 students showed up, dres...
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'All My Children' ends its run with a cliffhangerSep 22, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Tissues were on hand, but there were few tears among two dozen soap opera fans gathered to watch “All My Children” sign off from ABC on Friday after more than...