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'Conan' Renewed By TBS For 2 More Years Conan O'Brien's got his desk job for at least two more years.

Viewers Loved CBS The Most During Valentine's Week During Valentine's week, viewers were showing CBS the love.

Pa. Museum Automaton Has Link To Scorcese's 'Hugo' The Franklin Institute's automaton can't help you find a good sushi place, direct you out of a traffic jam or check your bank balance.

Appeals Court Rules Against Roger Miller's Widow A federal appeals court says the widow of country music legend Roger Miller doesn't own the rights to some of his biggest hits, including "King of the Road."

Ukrainian Party Accused Of Racism In Pop Scandal A small Ukrainian nationalist party came under fire Wednesday after a high-profile member suggested a singer of African descent was a bad choice to represent the country in the Eurovision song contest.

Crusading US Publisher Barney Rosset Dies Barney Rosset, the fiery and fearless publisher who introduced the U.S. to countless political and avant-garde writers and risked prison and financial ruin to release such underground classics as "Tropic of Cancer" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover," has died. He was 89.

First Amendment Crusader Barney Rosset Dies Barney Rosset, the fiery and fearless publisher who introduced the country to countless political and avant-garde writers and risked prison and financial ruin to release such underground classics as "Tropic of Cancer" and "Lady Chatterley's Lover," has died. He was 89.

Astronomers Gather In Fla. Keys For Star Party As many as 600 professional and amateur astronomers are peering through telescopes in the Florida Keys.

Jason Crabb Leads Dove Awards Nominations With 8 Singer Jason Crabb has earned eight nominations for the Dove Awards, the gospel and Christian music show that will be held in Atlanta for the second year in a row.

'Linsanity' Explored In Book About NBA Sensation A new book promises to give a Lin-side look at the NBA's newest sensation.

SPOTLIGHT: High Schools Add To Reading Lists You'd probably recognize many of the offerings students are required to read in high school English classes. After all, "Romeo and Juliet," 'To Kill a Mockingbird" and other literary classics are still a part of high school.

Protesters Throw Eggs At Muhammad Cartoonist A Swedish artist who angered Muslims by depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog was pelted with eggs during a university lecture when he presented another drawing of Islam's revered prophet, police and the artist said Wednesday.

Malaysia Bans British Author's Sex Education Book Malaysia has banned a nearly 40-year-old sex education book written by a British author following complaints by Muslim activists that it is obscene.

Grammy Boost For Adele's '21,' 21st Week On Top Adele's album "21" has spent 21 weeks atop Billboard's Top 200 albums chart - and its 21st week is the biggest one yet.

Judge Dismisses AEG Live From Joe Jackson Lawsuit A judge granted a motion Tuesday to dismiss concert promoter AEG Live from a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Michael Jackson's father.

Former 'Columbo' Star Falk Leaves $3M To UCLA The estate of former "Columbo" star Peter Falk has donated $3 million to the University of California, Los Angeles, for student scholarships.

Inherited Comic Collection Expected To Fetch $2M Michael Rorrer said his great aunt once mentioned having comic books she would one day give him and his brother, but it was a passing remark made when they were boys and still into superheroes.

US Comic Collection Expected To Get $2M At Auction A collection of some of the most prized comic books ever published is expected to fetch more than $2 million at auction this week in the U.S.

Linda Lavin To Take 'the Lyons' To Broadway Add "The Lyons" to the list of off-Broadway hits jumping to the Great White Way.

Netflix Bolsters Video Library As New Threat Looms Netflix's Internet video service is adding more marquee attractions as it braces for a new competitive threat from cable-TV provider Comcast Corp.

'Safe House' Wins Holiday Weekend With $27.5M Denzel Washington's action thriller "Safe House" held the No. 1 spot at the box office with $27.5 million over the long President's Day weekend.

Discovering Agnes Martin's Artistic Roots A Taos museum is about to open an exhibit of work by an abstract painter who was a quiet fixture of the local community but who was well-known in the art world for her seemingly simple and muted grid paintings.

SEALs Hope Film Blitz Draws Recruits Navy SEALs never expected the film "Act of Valor," starring real, active-duty Navy SEALs, to be this big.

Comcast Launches New Streaming Video Service Cable TV giant Comcast is launching a new subscription video service that will enable its customers to instantly view movies and TV shows both in and out of the home.

Obama Joins Jagger, B.B. King, To Belt Out Blues The president just couldn't say no: Mick Jagger held out a mic almost by way of command, and soon Barack Obama was belting out the blues with the best of them.

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