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Report: ‘The Shield’ Actor, Charged With Murder, Told Victim’s Father of Fatal Shooting Moments After It Happened

The Los Angeles Fire Department today released a tape of a 911 call from the father of April Jace in which he reportedly says actor Michael Jace told him he had shot his wife, the AP reports. Michael Jace, 51,…

Stanley Cup Final Wins Broadcast Prime

Game One of hockey's Stanley Cup Final — featuring a showdown between the country's two largest markets with the Los Angeles Kings taking on the New York Rangers — gave NBC a win in Wednesday's prime time, based on Nielsen…

Sweet and Deadly: It Turns Out the Second-Most-Popular Sugar Substitute Sold in the U.S. Is a Potent … Insecticide. Discovery Made by Kid for His Science Fair Project. It’s Our Non-TV Story of the Day

Thanks to the pioneering work of a ninth-grader on his science fair project, it's been confirmed that the second-best-seliing sugar substitute in the United States, erythritol, marketed under the brand name Truvia, is a potent insecticide, reports Discovery News, a…

Character Actress Dead at 91 — You’ve Seen Her in ‘The Sopranos,’ ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ and Countless Other TV Shows and Movies

A character actress who was a familiar face on television shows including "NYPD Blue," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “The Sopranos” has died. The New York Times reports that Anna Berger died May 26 in Manhattan….

Departing Fox Chief Kevin Reilly May Have Another Job Lined Up

Kevin Reilly, who is leaving Fox Broadcasting as its entertainment chief, is said to be in the running to take on the role of president of Turner Entertainment Networks, Bloomberg reports. Reilly, 51, plans to leave Fox by the end…

Lifetime Reality Show Stirs Controversy

A new Lifetime reality show has angered critics and sparked a debate. EW.com's Inside TV reports that the network's new series “Born in the Wild” has drawn attention for showing pregnant women giving birth outdoors and without the help of…

Morning Anchor to Receive Walter Cronkite Award

One of the anchors of a broadcast morning show is set to receive the 2014 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. Citing Arizona State University, TVNewser reports that “Good Morning America” co-host Robin Roberts will receive the honor. “I’m…

Verizon and Netflix in War of Words Over Slow Streams

Netflix and Verizon are fighting over who’s at fault for slow streams, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town. Netflix has recently starting displaying a message to consumers experiencing buffering delays, noting, “The Verizon Network is crowded right now.” Verizon,…

Lara Logan Returns to ’60 Minutes’

The CBS newsmagazine “60 Minutes” has Lara Logan back, after the correspondent took a leave of absence following a story about Benghazi that included now-discredited testimony, reports Lisa de Moraes at Deadline.com. “An internal CBS report subsequently dinged Logan for…

Bryan Cranston Developing Popular Children’s Book

"Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston and his Moon Shot Entertainment have optioned the rights to the popular children's book “The Dangerous Book for Boys,” a nonfiction book that’s described as a tongue-in-cheek collection of stories about keeping the adventuring spirit…