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"High School Musical" stars Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens finish kissing as they take a break from watching the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz NBA Western Conference semifinal playoff game on Sunday in Salt Lake City, Utah. The couple will star in the upcoming "High School Musical 3" film, which is being filmed in...  Read Story.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Carrie Underwood is the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. The singer joined the cast of the long-running country music show Saturday. Garth Brooks handled her formal induction and Vince...  Read Story.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Backstage meddling has caught up "American Idol" favorite David Archuleta's dad, who's been banned from rehearsals, a person working for the TV talent contest...  Read Story.

Jennie Garth returning for '90210' spinoff LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The wild kids of television's West Beverly High will have a guidance counselor familiar with the posh ZIP code's dating, drugs and drama. Jennie Garth will reprise her role as Kelly Taylor...  Read Story.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Jimmy Fallon will officially be given the keys to NBC's "Late Night" franchise following Conan O'Brien's exit. A person close to the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because the...  Read Story.

Great pizza on the grill requires some serious speed. And while that makes grilled pizza an excellent weeknight dinner candidate in summer, it also means you need to pay more attention to prep than you normally might. So...  Read Story.

Something got my 3-year-old son on a silly soup rant. He ran through all the possibilities he considered most outrageous, laughing as he suggested we make car soup, beach soup,...  Read Story.

As with all cooking styles, half the fun of grilling is getting the gear. But if that gear doesn't make the cooking easier or better, it's a waste of money. This summer, Williams-Sonoma has two new items that not only...  Read Story.

Get the dad in your life a little culinary know-how this Father's Day. Whether he's a griller or just trying to fumble his way through the kitchen, there's a new cookbook to suit him. -- For guys who just love their meat, there is...  Read Story.

When it comes to steak, conventional wisdom says the color of your wine should match the color of your meat. But if you can't bear to quaff yet another cabernet sauvignon with your beef, there are other options, including...  Read Story.

Fatal gunfire rings out on 'General Hospital' ALL MY CHILDREN Dixie assured Adam that he wasn't hallucinating and that she's a ghost. She also made it clear that she intends to haunt Adam until he tells Tad that Julia's adopted daughter Kathy is really...  Read Story.

Looking back at the best TV shows in a sad season By TIM GOODMAN San Francisco Chronicle It might seem a little early to kiss off the television season -- but it really does wrap, officially, at the end of this month. There may have been cynical mention...  Read Story.

Top Singles 1. "Bleeding Love" Leona Lewis 2. "Lollipop" Lil Wayne feat. Static Major 3. "No Air" Jordin Sparks duet with Chris Brown 4. "Love in This Club" Usher feat. Young Jeezy 5. "Sexy Can I" Ray J & Yung Berg 6. "4 Minutes" Madonna feat....  Read Story.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Timbaland and the Neptunes are so dominant as producers, they can sometimes upstage the artist they're working with ... unless that artist is Madonna. On her new album, "Hard Candy," Madonna made sure that she wasn't a guest star on her...  Read Story.

As a season seven finalist on "American Idol," Phil Stacey stood out for his upbeat personality and openly religious style. His debut as a country music singer follows suit: His songs are filled with breezy...  Read Story.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful country singers in history, died Thursday morning, days short of his 90th birthday. ...  Read Story.

Capsule reviews of films opening this week: "The Fall" This whacked-out fairy tale for grown-ups is as stunning in its beauty as it is in its lack of logic. Indian writer-director Tarsem Singh,...  Read Story.

NEW YORK (AP) -- This Mother's Day, consider skipping the flowers and the cards. Instead, go with your mother to get a mammogram, and get one yourself if you're a woman who is old enough to need one,...  Read Story.

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- A portrait of Hollywood star Heath Ledger painted weeks before his death has won an Australian art award. The painting features a bare-chested Ledger staring from the canvas...  Read Story.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Mariah Carey really did get married to Nick Cannon in the Bahamas last week -- and they have the tattoos to prove it. The 38-year-old singer and the 27-year-old actor confirmed to...  Read Story.