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Actress Stephanie Schoenfeld (C) and countertenor Daniel Gloger (rear C) perform on stage during a dress rehearsal of Friedrich Hebbel's and Antonio Vivaldi's music theatre

California authorities on Thursday charged a reality TV star with murder in the death of a pin-up model, as they continued a manhunt for him begun soon after the woman's body was found stuffed in a suitcase.

Karen Schwarz, Miss Peru 2009, pre-tapes her opening number for the Miss Universe 2009 competition at Atlantis, Paradise Island August 18, 2009. Bolivia is protesting against Miss Peru using a costume from Andean dance Diablada as the outfit in the national costume section of the pageant.

A model shows a swimwear from the collection Australian designer Zimmermann during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week show in Miami Beach July 14, 2007.

Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith, former members of Panic! At the Disco, are anything but panicked as they prepare for life after a schism that cut the band in half.

Million Dollar Billy Bob? Billy Bob Thornton is attached to star in

Singer-songwriter Norah Jones will move away from jazz roots on her fourth studio album.

For better or worse, this weekend's opening of Quentin Tarantino's

The Black Eyed Peas and Jason Mraz have made history on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, while Miley Cyrus and Jay-Z entered the list's top 10.

Robert Zemeckis is in negotiations to direct a remake of the 1968 animated Beatles feature

Jon Cryer first found fame in 1984 with a starring role opposite Demi Moore in

Jon Cryer first found fame in 1984 with a starring role opposite Demi Moore in

A federal judge on Monday ruled in favor of the University of Texas-Austin and against two white applicants to the state's flagship public college who sued because they felt the school's admissions policies unfairly favored minority applicants, the Chronicle of Higher Education reports.

YouTube has signed a deal with Time Warner Inc to feature program clips from a range of its cable networks, including CNN, Cartoon Network and TNT, the online video site said on Wednesday.

The family of South African runner Caster Semenya who won the 800-meter race on the world championships Wednesday and is under a gender controversy, denied Semenya is a man.

The Black Eyed Peas and Jason Mraz will shatter two records for longevity on the Billboard Hot 100 when the singles chart is released Thursday.

After 17 years of late night TV chat, Jay Leno says he's working harder than ever to fill his eagerly-anticipated new prime-time show with comedy.

Before Michael Jackson died, his brothers filmed a one-hour pilot for A&E that was supposed to include a reunion performance with Michael. But he never agreed to it, didn't do it, and died before it could be discussed again.

With a rolled-up mat slung over his back, Honduran 14-year-old Kevin climbs aboard a Mexican freight train for a 1,450-mile (2,330-km) journey to the U.S. border -- a perilous ride spotlighted by a new documentary.

The National Football League extended its six-year television deal with NBC by another two years on Wednesday, following similar deals last spring with broadcast networks CBS and Fox.

The King of Pop stepped aside for the King of Country on Wednesday, when George Strait's

Looking for a rebound in the risky independent film business, several newly formed U.S. companies aim to fill a void created in the past 18 months when major players failed due to a glut of movies in the market.

Talk show host Oprah Winfrey and television expert Dr. Mehmet Oz, a frequent guest on Winfrey's show, sued more than 50 businesses on Wednesday, saying they had falsely claimed the pair endorsed various beauty products and dietary supplements.

Don Hewitt, creator of CBS News' groundbreaking

Middle aged baby boomers are still turning on to illegal drugs forty years after Woodstock, doubling the rates of illicit drug use by the previous generation, according to a government study released on Wednesday.

First off, I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who genuinely love spending hours and hours in certain museums,

Joe Jonas will be a guest judge alongside Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi during the audition rounds of American Idol's ninth season in Dallas, People magazine reports.

Dr Conrad Murray, the personal doctor of Michael Jackson, will within 14 days be charged with manslaughter according to reports from FOXNews.