Posted: 4:35 PM Emmy-winning TV host and "Moon River" crooner Andy Williams has died at age 84.

Posted: 6:32 AM Paul Thomas Anderson's cult drama "The Master" commanded a huge following in its opening weekend, smashing records on just a handful of screens.

Posted: 7:37 AM Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer behind Count von Count on PBS' "Sesame Street," has died.

Updated: 10:28 AM Michelle Obama is making a house call on "The Dr. Oz Show."

Posted: 9:05 AM New York corrections officials say John Lennon's killer has been denied release from prison in his seventh appearance before a parole board.

Updated: 4:08 PM Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has asked Republican vice presidential running mate Paul Ryan's camp not to play his hit song, "We're Not Gonna Take It."

Posted: 10:28 AM Another self-published erotic hit has found a major publisher.

Posted: 8:33 AM Today is Tuesday, Aug. 21, the 234th day of 2012. There are 132 days left in the year.

Posted: 1:37 PM Phyllis Diller, the housewife turned humorist who aimed some of her sharpest barbs at herself, has died at age 95 in Los Angeles.

Updated: 9:54 AM A watchdog group says broadcast television is implying a lot more nudity in prime time than it used to.

Posted: 9:34 AM President Barack Obama says actor George Clooney is a good friend and a good person who is sensitive about protecting that friendship.

Posted: 5:00 PM Michael Jackson's father has dropped a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the former doctor who was convicted of causing the singer's death.

Posted: 4:58 PM Phyllis Thaxter, an actress best known for her role as Clark Kent's adoptive mother in the 1978 film "Superman," has died in Florida. She was 92.

Posted: 4:51 PM Ron Palillo, the actor best known as the nerdy high school student Arnold Horshack on the 1970s sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter," died Tuesday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He was 63.

Posted: 10:30 AM After several years of anticipation on the part of tabloids, Jennifer Aniston is marrying for the second time.

Posted: 7:11 AM Superstar singer Beyonce has serenaded a different New York City venue: The United Nations.

Posted: 5:59 PM Authorities in Northern California say two suspects tried to break into a juvenile detention facility with a sledgehammer in an unsuccessful attempt to free a teenager accused of stealing a celebrity chef's Lamborghini.

Posted: 2:51 PM Columnist and TV host Fareed Zakaria is apologizing for lifting paragraphs by another writer for use in his column in Time magazine.

Posted: 10:23 AM "The Dark Knight Rises" topped the box office for the third week in a row, making $36.4 million this past weekend.

Posted: 4:38 PM Television viewers are so excited about the Olympics that NBC's corporate owners said Wednesday they now expect to break even on the London games after once predicting they'd take a $200 million loss.

Posted: 11:28 AM Peter Jackson is adding a third film to what was planned to be the two-part series "The Hobbit."

Posted: 12:52 PM "The Dark Knight Rises" composer Hans Zimmer has composed a song dedicated to the Aurora, Colo., shooting victims.

Posted: 10:29 AM The network announced Wednesday that Jon Stewart has extended his contract to host "The Daily Show" through the middle of 2015. Stephen Colbert also signed an extension.

Posted: 12:16 PM The man convicted of gunning down the mother, brother and nephew of Jennifer Hudson will spend the rest of his life in prison.

Posted: 11:11 AM Attention Harry hunters: Britain's young royals will be out and about in force during the London Olympics.