Izzard performs stand-up for Mumbai attack victim (AP)
AP - When the father of a victim of the Mumbai terror attacks wrote Eddie Izzard asking the comedian to send a note to his injured...

Apple disappoints--no Jobs or big news at Macworld (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc said on Tuesday said it was dropping copy protection from songs sold on the Internet and debuted its slimmest ...

Prosecutors oppose Polanski bid for rape dismissal (AP)
AP - Roman Polanski's bid to have a three-decade-old rape charge against him dismissed was challenged Tuesday by prosecutors in do...

`Late Late Show' host reveals his holiday wedding (AP)
AP - You couldn't miss the wedding band on Craig Ferguson's ring finger when he returned to CBS' "The Late Late Show" from his hol...

Winfrey Web site adds Holocaust story disclaimer (AP)
AP - Oprah Winfrey has yet to comment on Herman Rosenblat and his debunked story of meeting his future wife in a Nazi concentratio...

`Dark Knight,' `Iron Man' battle for effects Oscar (AP)
AP - Superheroes Batman, Iron Man and Hellboy are mixing it up with Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman and an ancient mummy for the visual-e...

Globes Predictions: Big Night—or Bust—for Button? (E! Online)
E! Online - It's happening already—the Golden Globes kick off the awards-season marathon on Sunday. And this year it's truer tha...

All About the Hair at the "Bride Wars" Premiere (Fashion Wire Daily)
Fashion Wire Daily - You'd think that at a movie premiere for a flick called "Bride Wars" would be all about the dresses, but in N...

Brad Pitt to Present at People's Choice? (E! Online)
E! Online - Brad Pitt could be a surprise guest at tomorrow night's People's Choice Awards....

Kraftwerk co-founder leaves German group (AP)
AP - Florian Schneider, a co-founder of Kraftwerk, the German band that built the foundation for electro-pop and scored a chart-to...

Travolta family returns to US with son's remains (AP)
AP - Actor John Travolta and his wife, Kelly Preston, have returned to Florida with the remains of their 16-year-old son, Jett, wh...

Alan Colmes plays Colbert's sidekick for a day (AP)
AP - Divorced from his longtime co-host Sean Hannity, Alan Colmes was adopted by Stephen Colbert — for a day, at least....

Patrick Swayze: "I'm Going Through Hell" (E! Online)
E! Online - Patrick Swayze has always been a fighter on the big screen. Now's he's proving his warrior worth in real life....

Degas sculpture expected to fetch up to $17.5 million (Reuters)
Reuters - Sotheby's expects a rare sculpture of a young ballet dancer by French impressionist Edgar Degas to fetch up to 12 millio...

Travolta's son cremated, ashes flown to Florida (Reuters)
Reuters - The body of actor John Travolta's 16-year-old son, Jett, was cremated in the Bahamas after his sudden death during the N...

The Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton found dead at 60 (AP)
AP - Punk guitarist Ron Asheton of The Stooges has been found dead in his Ann Arbor home. He was 60....

Attorney says charge against Brolin to be dropped (AP)
AP - An attorney for actors Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright says prosecutors have agreed to drop all charges in an incident at a Lo...

Swayze faces cancer (and a new TV series) bravely (AP)
AP - Patrick Swayze says his yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer put him "through hell" while he pushed ahead on his new TV ser...

Arab-Israeli orchestra stops shows in Qatar, Egypt (AP)
AP - Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim and his orchestra of Arab and Israeli musicians have canceled performances in the Middle E...

CBS and Time Warner reach fresh broadcast deal (Reuters)
Reuters - Time Warner Cable extended a deal to carry CBS Corp's television stations, CBS said on Tuesday, avoiding what could have...