LOS ANGELES, May 8 (UPI) -- "The Young and the Restless" star Jeanne Cooper died in Los Angeles Wednesday, her son, actor Corbin Bernsen, confirmed on Facebook.
ATLANTA, May 8 (UPI) -- British actor Sean Bean has been cast as the lead in the spy drama series "Legends," which is to premiere in 2014, TNT said Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES, May 8 (UPI) -- Ken Ehrlich will produce the 65th Prime Time Emmy Awards show, which is to take place Sept. 22 at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, CBS announced.
LOS ANGELES, May 8 (UPI) -- An upcoming episode of "General Hospital" will show characters from the soap opera appearing on the New York cooking program "The Chew," ABC said.
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- U.S. pop star Madonna says she will donate to charity the $7.2 million she got from the sale of her 1921 Fernand Leger painting, "Three Women at the Red Table."
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- Rapper Ja Rule has been released from the federal correctional institution in Ray Brook, N.Y., but will remain confined in his home until July, officials said.
LONDON, May 8 (UPI) -- Visual effects pioneer and stop-motion model animator Ray Harryhausen has died in London, his family announced on Facebook. He was 92.
LOS ANGELES, May 8 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles deputy medical examiner says Michael Jackson's health had been good enough for him to live a normal lifespan before he overdosed on propofol.
LOS ANGELES, May 8 (UPI) -- Dr. Phil McGraw filed a lawsuit in Texas against Gawker Media for copyright infringement pertaining to footage it ran from one of his high-profile interviews.
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- NBC will renovate a New York studio to house "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" for $5 million instead of building a new one for $25 million.
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- "American Idol" winner Carrie Underwood has been chosen to perform the opening theme for "Sunday Night Football," NBC announced.
ATLANTA, May 8 (UPI) -- TNT said it has ordered 10 episodes of the new U.S. action-drama series "The Last Ship," starring Eric Dane and produced by Michael Bay.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 8 (UPI) -- Canadian pop star Justin Bieber got six speeding tickets while driving a Lamborghini Avendator during his stay in Dubai, officials said.
SAN DIEGO, May 8 (UPI) -- Tim Lambesis, the lead singer of the heavy metal band As I Lay Dying, has been arrested on suspicion of trying to hire a hit man to kill his estranged wife.
LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) -- Professional extreme skier Rory Bushfield won Season 1 of the U.S. celebrity diving competition series "Splash" Tuesday night.
LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) -- Former "The Bachelor" star Sean Lowe and his professional dance partner, Peta Murgatroyd, were eliminated from "Dancing with the Stars" in Los Angeles Tuesday.
NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) -- Sundance Channel says it has ordered a 10-episode second season of the Georgia-set drama "Rectify," its first wholly owned original scripted series.
NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Samuel L. Jackson admits he was initially disappointed to learn he was too old to play the lead in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained."
LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) -- Benjamin Bratt has replaced Al Pacino as the villain in Hollywood's animated sequel "Despicable Me 2," Deadline said Tuesday.
Jodi Arias (R) reacts as she hears the verdict of guilty of first degree murder after a four month trial in Phoenix, Arizona, May 8, 2013. Arias was convicted of murdering her lover Travis Alexander in Tempe, Arizona in June of 2008. UPI// Rob Schumacher/Arizona Republic/Pool
