ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

• Warrant: Drug in Jackson case came from Vegas firm 11/21/2009, 10:35 a.m. EST
(AP) — LAS VEGAS - A powerful anesthetic recovered from Michael Jackson's bedside after he died had been purchased in Nevada by his doctor who had it shipped to California, court documents show.

• Bond set at $100K in ESPN reporter videos case 11/21/2009, 1:35 a.m. EST
(AP) — LOS ANGELES - An insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews posted $100,000 bond on Friday-a much larger amount than previously imposed.

• Swedish Soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom dies at 82 11/20/2009, 3:28 p.m. EST
(AP) — STOCKHOLM - Swedish soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom, an international opera star, died early Friday, her husband Sverker Olow said. She was 82.

• Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations 11/20/2009, 3:20 p.m. EST
(AP) — CHICAGO - For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night.

• Just 2 years to go: Let's start missing Oprah! 11/20/2009, 12:15 p.m. EST
(AP) — NEW YORK - Is it too soon to begin missing Oprah?

• Heidi Klum wows crowd at Victoria's Secret show 11/19/2009, 10:15 p.m. EST
(AP) — NEW YORK - Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road.

• Winfrey to announce Friday show will end in 2011 11/19/2009, 6:38 p.m. EST
(AP) — CHICAGO - "The Oprah Winfrey Show," an iconic broadcast that grew from a local Chicago talk show into the foundation of a multibillion dollar media empire, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night.

• Army limits media access at Palin event at NC base 11/19/2009, 2:03 p.m. EST
(AP) — RALEIGH, N.C. - The U.S. Army will allow the media limited coverage of Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, but will bar reporters from interviewing her or her supporters on the post, officials said Thursday.

• Tom Cruise in Austria's Salzburg for film shoot 11/19/2009, 11:16 a.m. EST
(AP) — VIENNA - Tom Cruise has arrived in the Austrian city of Salzburg to shoot scenes for the new action comedy "Knight & Day."

• Hundreds line up in Ind. to meet Palin 11/19/2009, 9:56 a.m. EST
(AP) — NOBLESVILLE, Ind. - Hundreds of people lined up at stores in Fort Wayne and Noblesville in hopes of meeting Sarah Palin.

• Nicole Richie is hospitalized for pneumonia 11/18/2009, 11:18 p.m. EST
(AP) — LOS ANGELES - Nicole Richie has been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital and is being treated for pneumonia. Her representative says she's doing well.

• Review: 'Planet 51' proves unable to support life 11/18/2009, 4:33 p.m. EST
(AP) — It's been a big year for animation, with a great variety of styles represented by "Up," ''Monsters vs. Aliens," ''Fantastic Mr. Fox" and the upcoming "The Princess and the Frog."

• Oscars choose MTV awards veteran to direct show 11/18/2009, 2:00 p.m. EST
(AP) — LOS ANGELES - Academy Awards overseers have chosen an entertainment veteran to direct the next Oscar show.

• Janet Jackson: Michael in denial over drug problem 11/18/2009, 1:56 p.m. EST
(AP) — NEW YORK - Janet Jackson says she recognized her brother Michael's drug problem, and tried to help, but says he rebuffed her attempts to intervene.

• 'Uncharted 2' leads Video Game Award nominations 11/18/2009, 10:57 a.m. EST
(AP) — NEW YORK - Spike TV says the action-adventure video game "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" has seized a leading eight nominations for this year's Video Game Awards.

• 'Fringe' star John Noble celebrates weird science 11/18/2009, 7:07 a.m. EST
(AP) — NEW YORK - Dr. Walter Bishop follows in a long line of mad scientists. An unbalanced genius like Bishop going at it in his lab is a pop-culture staple. Or even, some would say, a cliche.

• A model dancer gone: 3 stars advance to finals 11/17/2009, 10:16 p.m. EST
(AP) — LOS ANGELES - Model Joanna Krupa is leaving "Dancing With the Stars."

• LA prosecutors review Mike Tyson photographer case 11/17/2009, 6:09 p.m. EST
(AP) — LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors have begun investigating whether to charge ex-heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and a photographer for a scuffle at Los Angeles International Airport.

• New Sistine Chapel books to come out in Italy 11/17/2009, 4:08 p.m. EST
(AP) — VATICAN CITY - A series of four books presented Tuesday at the Vatican seeks to explain how Michelangelo and other artists translated the Bible into images to produce in the Sistine Chapel some of the world's most renowned frescoes.

• Celebrity birthdays for Nov. 22-28 11/17/2009, 3:09 p.m. EST
(AP) — Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 22-28:

• Review: 2 new video games offer zombie-killing fun 11/17/2009, 1:29 p.m. EST
(AP) — Last year's surprise hit "Left 4 Dead" taught us that surviving as one of four humans in a zombie-dominated world takes more than just a willingness to dish out the bloody carnage.

• Ryan Seacrest granted restraining order 11/17/2009, 12:24 p.m. EST
(AP) — LOS ANGELES - A judge has granted a civil restraining order against a man accused of stalking Ryan Seacrest.

• Swiss court to rule on Polanski bail in 2-3 weeks 11/17/2009, 12:08 p.m. EST
(AP) — BELLINZONA, Switzerland - A Swiss court will decide in two or three weeks whether to release film director Roman Polanski on bail pending a decision on his extradition to the United States, a court official said Tuesday.

• 'Remote Control' gameshow host Ken Ober dies at 52 11/17/2009, 10:49 a.m. EST
(AP) — LOS ANGELES - Ken Ober, who hosted the 1980s MTV game show "Remote Control" and helped produce the shows "Mind of Mencia" and "The New Adventures of Old Christine," has died. He was 52.

• The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes 11/17/2009, 9:22 a.m. EST
(AP) — iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Nov. 16, 2009: