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ABC News reporter Bianna Golodryga announces engagement to White House budget director
By Associated Press - December 30, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) ABC News reporter Bianna Golodryga is engaged to White House budget director Peter Orszag. She made the announcement Tuesday on ABC's "Good Morning America." Golodryga described her fiance as "tall, dark and he could say Golodryga and spell it after the first date. That...
Tim Hart, founder member of Steeleye Span, dies of lung cancer in Spain's Canary Islands at 61
By Associated Press - December 30, 2009
MADRID (AP) Tim Hart, a founding member of the British folk-rock group Steeleye Span, has died of lung cancer, his daughter said Wednesday. Hart, 61, died Dec. 24 in La Gomera in Spain's Canary Islands, where the Briton had lived since retiring from the music scene, Sally Hart told...
Daddy's little girl: Three-time Indy winner Helio Castroneves becomes father
By Associated Press - December 30, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) Three-time Indy 500 winner and former "Dancing With the Stars" champion Helio Castroneves has a new title: Dad. Castroneves' girlfriend, Adriana Henao, gave birth to the couple's first child, Mikaella Castroneves, on Monday afternoon in Atlanta. The baby girl measured 19...
Ex-Ohio police chief sentenced to 2 years, 8 months in Parker-Broderick surrogate case
By Associated Press - December 30, 2009
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) A former Ohio police chief has been sentenced to prison in connection with a break-in at the home of the surrogate who bore twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. Barry Carpenter was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison Wednesday....
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller,' Muppets' movie debut among picks for National Film Registry
BRETT ZONGKER - December 30, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video, with that unforgettable graveyard dance, will rest among the nation's treasures in the world's largest archive of film, TV and sound recordings. The 1983 music video directed by John Landis, though still the subject of lawsuits over...
Library of Congress adds 25 new titles to the National Film Registry
The Associated Press - December 30, 2009
A list of the 25 films being added to the National Film Registry, as announced Tuesday by the Library of Congress: "Dog Day Afternoon" (1975) "The Exiles" (1961) "Heroes All" (1920) "Hot Dogs for Gauguin" (1972) "The Incredible...
Actors Colin Farrell and Alicja Bachleda-Curus baptize baby son in Poland
MONIKA SCISLOWSKA - December 30, 2009
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Irish-born actor Colin Farrell and his girlfriend, Polish actress Alicja Bachleda-Curus, have baptized their infant son in Poland. The Fakt and Super Express newspapers ran photographs Wednesday showing the couple in the Church of the Visitation of the Blessed...
Steven Spielberg, Nicole Kidman and Sam Worthington to present at the Golden Globe Awards
By Associated Press - December 30, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Steven Spielberg, Nicole Kidman and "Avatar" star Sam Worthington are joining the list of celebrity presenters at the Golden Globe Awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which puts on the Golden Globes, says the three stars will help hand out trophies at the...
Elvis fanatic uses his north Mississippi home as funky shrine to King of Rock 'n' Roll
EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - December 30, 2009
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) Paul MacLeod is a perpetually caffeinated Elvis fanatic who's taking care of business 24-7-365 at the antebellum home he calls "Graceland Too." Pound on the door at any hour seriously, it's OK to arrive at 4 in the morning and the 67-year-old former auto...
Inmates' relatives protest at Mexico prison where Mel Gibson reportedly to film movie
By Associated Press - December 30, 2009
VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) About 300 relatives of inmates at a Mexican prison where Mel Gibson is reportedly scheduled to make a movie protested outside the facility Tuesday, fearing their loved ones will be moved to make way for the production. The group of protesters said it would be...
