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MSNBC says it plans to air a documentary, which shows how Dr. Conrad Murray and his legal team prepared for his involuntary manslaughter trial in Los Angeles. more

Republican U.S. presidential hopeful Rick Perry says his memory lapse in the latest debate may humanize him, not torpedo his campaign. more

Zsa Xsa Gabor, the ailing Hungarian-born actress, was hospitalized again Wednesday, her husband Prince Frederic von Anhalt said. more

At least seven people died and 25 people were found alive beneath debris after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck in eastern Turkey, officials said Thursday. more

Justin Biber's holiday-themed CD "Under the Mistletoe" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart, Billboard.com reported Wednesday. more

Wilson Ramos of the Washington Nationals was kidnapped by gunmen Wednesday from his family's home in Venezuela, a spokeswoman for the Aragua Tigers said. more

Former Penn State University football Coach Joe Paterno said he is disappointed with the decision to fire him, but he "accepts it." more

Actor Morgan Freeman is to be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes telecast, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association said. more

An autopsy was being performed on Dwight Arrington Myers, the Jamaican-born rapper known as Heavy D, officials in Los Angeles told TMZ Wednesday. more

Taylor Swift was named Entertainer of the Year at the 45th annual Country Music Association Awards show in Nashville Wednesday. more

Comedian and actor Eddie Murphy will not serve as host of the 84th Academy Awards show in Los Angeles as planned, organizers announced Wednesday. more

U.S. pop star Mariah Carey, the newest celebrity spokeswoman for the Jenny Craig weight-management program, says she has lost 30 pounds. more

Bil Keane, creator of the long-running single-panel comic "The Family Circus," has died at his home in Paradise Valley, Ariz., his son Jeff said. He was 89. more

The lawyer for federal worker Karen Kraushaar, who accused Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain of misconduct, said Cain's behavior was harassment. more

Greece announced Wednesday that Prime Minister George Papandreou would resign, handing his resignation in to President Karolos Papoulias. more

The U.S. Agriculture Department, after debates that pitted one U.S. region against another, approved a new industry-funded Christmas tree promotion plan. more

One of the worst Bering Sea storms on record pounded Alaska Wednesday with high winds, blizzard conditions and coastal flooding, officials said. more

Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. said Wednesday it would recall 420,200 vehicles to repair misaligned crankshaft pulleys that could lead to steering problems. more

Controversial filmmaker Brett Ratner has stepped down as producer of Hollywood's 84th annual Academy Awards show, organizers announced Tuesday. more

Voters Tuesday rejected an Ohio collective bargaining law and a Mississippi anti-abortion measure and recalled the writer of Arizona's anti-immigration law. more