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MLB Announces Huge Suspension for Alex Rodriguez; Players From Eight Teams Suspended in Drug Scandal

Major League Baseball announced its penalty today in the closely watched Alex Rodriguez case in the Biogenesis performance enhancing drugs scandal, while revealing the names of 12 other players who have agreed with the league to 50-game suspensions, ESPN reports….

NBC News Correspondent Dies

A longtime NBC News correspondent and anchor has died. Citing the network, TVNewser reports that John Palmer died after a "short, sudden illness." He was 77. "NBC Nightly News" anchor Lester Holt said Palmer was a "dear colleague and friend,"…

‘Star Trek’ Actor, Known for Many TV and Film Roles, Dead at 91

An actor who became a familiar face playing Native American characters — who also played a Klingon commander on the original "Star Trek" TV series and two of the show’s TV spinoffs — has died. The New York Times reports…

‘Jeopardy!’ Fans Blast Show on Social Media for What It Did to This 12-Year-Old

"Social media is still howling after last week’s perceived slight of eighth-grader Thomas Hurley III" during Kids Week on "Jeopardy!," reports CNN. The CNN story also asks whether it’s not the "saddest moment in ‘Jeopardy!’ history." As the article notes,…

High-Profile Former Judge Closing in on Deal to Return to ‘American Idol’

Fox’s "American Idol" is close to a deal with one of its former judges for a return gig. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the show is closing in on a pact that would bring superstar singer Jennifer Lopez back to…

How Leah Remini Plans to Blow the Lid Off Scientology

Actress Leah Remini, who recently broke from Scientology, has warned that she’s not about to keep quiet about her experiences with the group, and now Us Weekly is reporting that she plans to write a tell-all book about those experiences….

Actress and Producer Dies — She Produced More Than 200 Episodes of a Long-Running TV Series

An actress who made a name for herself both in front of and behind the cameras of a number of TV shows has died. The Huffington Post reports that Gail Kobe, who produced more than 200 episodes of the CBS…

CBS Will Try Again With Jim Gaffigan Comedy

CBS is reworking comedian Jim Gaffigan’s comedy for the 2014-15 television season. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the network gave a pilot order for a reworked version of the project. The semi-autobiographical comedy stars Gaffigan as a frazzled…

Actor Who Will Take Over Role of Doctor Who Is Revealed

The 12th Doctor Who has been named, with the role going to an actor known for his portrayal of a "foul-mouthed spin doctor," reports the U.K. publication The Guardian. The actor taking on the iconic role is 55-year-old Peter Capaldi,…

How Long Will It Take for the CBS-Time Warner Cable Dispute to Be Resolved?

CBS and Time Warner Cable didn’t negotiate Sunday, following TWC’s implementation of a blackout of CBS-owned stations and cable networks in some major cities, and that’s a situation that could take a while to be resolved, reports Bill Carter in…