WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. comedian George Carlin was posthumously honored with the 11th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

NEW YORK, June 5 (UPI) -- Actors Laurence Fishburne and Harry Connick Jr. have joined the lineup of presenters at the upcoming "62nd annual Tony Awards" show in New York, CBS said.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Actress Allison Janney is set to begin rehearsals for her starring role in the Los Angeles stage musical, "9 to 5," USA Today reported Monday.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Veteran Hollywood actresses Lily Tomlin and Mary Kay Place said they are rooting for troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan to make a comeback.

UPI Almanac for Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007.

NEW YORK, March 22 (UPI) -- New York-based HBO is getting ready for life after "The Sopranos," which begins its final season next month.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Jazz saxophonist and all female bandleader Peggy Gilbert has died of complications from hip surgery at the age of 102 in Los Angeles. Gilbert's career as a musician started more than 80 years ago, during that time she led various all female jazz ensembles

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Bette Midler's New York Restoration Project is conducting an impressive online auction and will coincide with the Hulaween Gala in New York City on Oct. 31.

Today is Friday, Sept. 1, the 244th day of 2006 with 121 to follow.