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Winfrey to announce Friday show will end in 2011
CHICAGO (AP) — Oprah Winfrey's iconic television talk show will end in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, her production company said Thursday.
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Novelist Colum McCann wins book award
NEW YORK (AP) — Colum McCann's "Let the Great World Spin," a novel about daring, luck and mortality in 1970s New York, won the fiction prize Wednesday night at the 60th annual National Book Awards.
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Palin coming to Noblesville on Thursday
NOBLESVILLE -- Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will do a book-signing at the Borders bookstore in the Hamilton Town Center at 6 p.m. Thursday.
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Lauren Bacall, Roger Corman to get early Oscars
LOS ANGELES — The Academy Awards won't be presented until March, but the first Oscar statuettes of the season are set to be handed out Saturday night at a private, black-tie dinner in Hollywood.
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Mich. fans forgive Springsteen's geography goof
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — For Bruce Springsteen, Friday the 13th might have had less to do with bad luck and more to do with faulty geography.
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Czechs celebrate 20 years since Velvet Revolution
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Former Czech President Vaclav Havel opened the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Velvet Revolution with a concert attended by celebrities.
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Ohio schools sorry for movie-shoot bus diversion
BELLAIRE, Ohio — Ohio parents who say their children endured long, complicated walks home are panning the disruption of school bus service for a Hollywood movie shoot.
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ABC cancels Kelsey Grammer's 'Hank'
NEW YORK — TV network ABC's cancellation of the comedy "Hank" makes it two failures in three years for star Kelsey Grammer.
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Lou Dobbs leaving CNN
NEW YORK – John King is replacing Lou Dobbs on CNN.
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Review: ‘Detective Story’ cluttered but effective
ANDERSON — Crime noir runs up against a policeman’s intolerance in the effective, yet often testing, Anderson University production of “Detective Story,” a 1940s-era tale by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Sidney Kingsley. The show runs for the next two weekends at Boze Lyric Theater.
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Review: ‘House’ is best of Mainstage’s season
ANDERSON — Mom, dad and daughter Smith are checking out their new condo with its plush furniture, relaxing green walls and soft yellow lights. Sound cozy? It won’t be, not in Anderson actor/playwright Rick Vale’s world of farce.
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Semifinal slate sealed on 'Dancing With the Stars'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — He shed tears on the show and once fought for his spot with a dance-off, but Aaron Carter has performed his last dance on "Dancing With the Stars."
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Warhol's Michael Jackson portrait sells for $812,000
NEW YORK (AP) — A "Thriller"-era silk-screened portrait of Michael Jackson created by Andy Warhol has sold for $812,500 to an anonymous collector.
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Swift wins 2nd straight BMI award for top song
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Taylor Swift started what could be an interesting week with her second straight song of the year award at the BMI Country Awards Tuesday, where Kris Kristofferson was honored as an icon.
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Judge: Joe Jackson can't challenge will executors
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's father does not stand to inherit any of his son's assets and cannot challenge the appointment of the executors chosen by the singer to handle his will, a judge said Tuesday.
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Alleged Letterman extortionist wants court case dropped
NEW YORK — A TV news producer accused of blackmailing David Letterman in exchange for keeping quiet about his sexual affairs was only trying to sell the late-night comic a screenplay, a defense lawyer said Tuesday.
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Joe Cada, 21, becomes youngest World Series of Poker Champion
LAS VEGAS — A 21-year-old Michigan poker professional who chose cards over college won the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas early Tuesday, winning $8.55 million and becoming the youngest player to win the tournament in its 40-year history.
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Band brings back music of Paramount’s heyday
ANDERSON — Those planning to stage an authentic big-band concert would need to look no further for a conductor than Larry McWilliams, professor emeritus of Ball State University’s School of Music.
McWilliams will be part of the second in the Paramount Theatre’s “More Sounds of Indiana” series, as he leads the Back to the Big Bands Orchestra beginning at 7:30 p.m. Thursday on stage in the theater.
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Rihanna: Brown 'had no soul in his eyes'
NEW YORK — Rihanna on Friday described the horror she felt as her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was biting and punching her during a violent argument in February, saying she saw "no soul in his eyes."
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Honolulu Symphony cancels 2009 concerts
HONOLULU — The Honolulu Symphony said Friday it's canceling concerts for the rest of the year and filing for bankruptcy, citing a big drop in donations.
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Police: L.A. celebrity burglaries led by 19-year-old
LAS VEGAS — A 19-year-old woman was the driving force behind a youthful burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood's rich and famous, often brazenly walking into unlocked homes to make off with cash, jewels and family heirlooms, authorities said.
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Hopper: All's 'good right now' despite cancer
ARCADIA, Calif. — Prostate cancer couldn't keep Dennis Hopper away from the Breeders' Cup on Saturday.
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Ear Shot: The Decemberists "The Hazards of Love"
On “The Hazards of Love,” The Decemberists take a stab at “rock opera” and the result is their best album to date, one that emphasizes their timeless sound, while abandoning the Victorian preciousness that made their earlier work grating.
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Weekend Entertainment Calendar: Nov. 6-8
Kruse Automobile Auction — today through Sunday, Kruse Auction Park, Auburn. Items to be auctioned off include a 1966 TV Type Batmobile and a 1929 Duesenberg dual Cowl Phaeton.
Saint John’s Victoria Guild’s Christmas Corner — 6 a.m.-3 p.m., Saint John’s Cafeteria dining room.
