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As Ellen departs, singer close to deal to join 'Idol,' a source says

As Ellen departs, singer close to deal to join 'Idol,' a source says

Ellen DeGeneres is dancing off “American Idol” after one season and Jennifer Lopez is poised to step in. Lopez is close to signing a deal to join Fox TV’s hit singing contest as a judge, a person...  Read Full Story

Rangel agrees to ethics plea but Republicans indicate it's too late

Rangel agrees to ethics plea but Republicans indicate it's too late

WASHINGTON — House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his four-decade political career...  Read Full Story

DC shooter to Shatner: More shootings, co-conspirators

DC shooter to Shatner: More shootings, co-conspirators

Lee Boyd Malvo, who was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the sniper attacks that terrorized the Washington, D.C. area, said during an interview with actor William Shatner set to air...  Read Full Story

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  • Obama defends education policies to critics

    Obama defends education policies to critics

    WASHINGTON -- Challenging civil rights organizations and teachers' unions that have criticized his education policies, President Barack Obama said Thursday that minority students have the most to gain from overhauling the nation's schools. "We have...  

  • Lindsay Lohan getting lots of mail in jail: report

    Lindsay Lohan has received an average of 250 letters a day at her California jail since beginning her sentence, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday...  

  • Gov't warned company about Michigan pipeline monitoring

    BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A Canadian company whose pipeline leaked hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a Michigan river was warned by government...  

  • Mia Farrow to testify about Naomi Campbell's 'blood diamond'

    Mia Farrow to testify about Naomi Campbell's 'blood diamond'

    Actress Mia Farrow and models' agent Carole White will testify next month about a "blood diamond" Naomi Campbell is said to have been given by Liberia's former president Charles Taylor, court papers showed Thursday. The two women's names are on a...  

  • Ousted USDA employee Sherrod plans to sue blogger

    Ousted USDA employee Sherrod plans to sue blogger

    SAN DIEGO — Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted a video edited in a way that made her appear racist. Sherrod was forced to resign as director of rural development in...  

  • Pfc. Manning expected to be tried in DC

    Pfc. Bradley Manning, charged by the U.S. military with illegally disseminating a classified video, is expected to be tried in the Washington, D.C....  

  • Pitino, defense attorney have testy court exchange

    Pitino, defense attorney have testy court exchange

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The trial of a woman accused of trying to extort Rick Pitino began its fourth day with a heated exchange Thursday between the Louisville basketball coach and the woman's attorney. Attorney James Earhart was questioning Pitino...  

  • Mel Gibson's baby mama wrote e-mail detailing the actor's alleged attack on her: report

    Mel Gibson's baby mama wrote e-mail detailing the actor's alleged attack on her: report

    Mel Gibson's baby mama Oksana Grigorieva wrote a secret e-mail to one of her lawyers detailing the beating "Mad Max" allegedly inflicted on her just hours before, according to a new report. The e-mail is now considered evidence in the...  

  • Gulf cleanup will change once oil stops for good

    Gulf cleanup will change once oil stops for good

    NEW ORLEANS — The government's point man for the Gulf spill plans to meet with coastal parish officials Thursday to talk about what's next now that the oil has stopped flowing. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said crews are having trouble...  

  • Obama: America needs to hear Sherrod's full story

    WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says Shirley Sherrod "deserves better than what happened last week" when the black Agriculture Department official...  

  • George Clooney's girlfriend in cocaine scandal

    George Clooney's girlfriend in cocaine scandal

    George Clooney's girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis was implicated in a sex and drugs scandal after an escort testified that she snorted cocaine at a nightclub linked to an alleged high-class prostitution ring, Sky News reported Thursday. Two Milan...  

  • Body of second missing US sailor found in Afghanistan: report

    The body of a second U.S. sailor who went missing in Afghanistan last week was recovered Thursday, the Associated Press reported, citing an unnamed...  

  • Four dead in plane crash at Alaska's Elmendorf Air Force Base

    Four dead in plane crash at Alaska's Elmendorf Air Force Base

    The Air Force said Thursday that it was investigating a cargo plane crash at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska that killed all four members of the aircrew who were on board. “Our deepest sympathy and sincerest condolences go out to the family and...  

  • Feds make boot-y call against spy

    Feds make boot-y call against spy

    The sexy Texan busted for trying to smuggle night-vision rifle scopes into Russia hid the contraband in a pair of Ugg boots, prosecutors said. Anna Fermanova, the Latvian-born, America-raised, belly-button-pierced beautician, says she was just...  

  • Strike a pose

    Strike a pose

    The Queen of Pop can’t let go. Madonna, who is debuting a new fashion line, hand picked her poster girl — “Gossip Girl” actress Taylor Momsen — and even shot her for the campaign out now. Madge’s new juniors fashion line, Material Girl, is a...  

  • Meet your Madge

    Meet your Madge

    I’m 20. Closer in age to 13-year-old Lourdes, but more into Madonna, who at 51 is nearly the same age as my mom. I grew up listening to Madonna's music, I admire her style — and when I first heard about her new clothing line, Material Girl, I was...  

  • Kanye West Twitter followers soar in space of a day: report

    Kanye West has embraced Twitter in a big way, jumping from 20,000 followers to more than 220,000 in the space of a day, the technology website Mashable...  

  • Actor Chris Klein extends rehab stay: report

    Actor Chris Klein extends rehab stay: report

    “American Pie” actor Chris Klein decided to extend his stay in rehab after spending more than 30 days in a Utah facility, People Magazine reported Wednesday. "Chris, along with his support team, has decided to extend his treatment. He is doing...  

  • Shat wants s--t

    William Shatner couldn't be less happy with the censored title of his new CBS sitcom "(Bleep) My Dad Says". “I wish they would just call it ‘S--t’,”...  

  • Timberlake's William Rast to launch at Target

    Timberlake's William Rast to launch at Target

    William Rast, the fashion line by Justin Timberlake and his childhood friend Trace Ayala, has a new partner: Target. The retailer announced Thursday that a William Rast collection, including denim, outerwear and sportswear for men and women, would...  

  • Leonardo DiCaprio deserts Mel Gibson movie: report

    Leonardo DiCaprio deserts Mel Gibson movie: report

    Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio pulled out of Mel Gibson’s next movie project following the disgraced actor’s domestic abuse scandal, RadarOnline reported Thursday. "Inception" star DiCaprio was due to star in a Gibson-directed flick about...  

  • Tiger Woods' mistress Rachel Uchitel ditches 'Celebrity Rehab'

    Tiger Woods' mistress Rachel Uchitel ditches 'Celebrity Rehab'

    Rachel Uchitel couldn't han dle Dr. Drew's drilling and went AWOL from the set of "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew." After a particularly intense day of filming, Tiger Woods' famed mistress ditched the show's Pasadena Recovery Center set and...  

  • Jessica Simpson the next 'Idol' judge?

    Jessica Simpson the next 'Idol' judge?

    Jessica Simpson could be the next "American Idol" judge. The singer and reality-TV star has been approached about filling the seat vacated by Simon Cowell on the upcoming season of the singing competition series, Simpson sources told todayshow...  

  • ‘Mad’ wrong

    ‘Mad’ wrong

    ‘Saturday Night Football” in 1964? In your dreams, Don Draper. The get-a-life fans of “Mad Men” — including “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams — have taken to the Internet to point out inaccuracies in the series that prides itself on getting...  

  • Jets-y shore

    Jets-y shore

    Jets coach Rex Ryan is ready for his close-up. Ryan and Gang Green will be front and center starting Aug. 11, when HBO kicks off the sixth season of its documentary series "Hard Knocks," which gives viewers an up-close-and-personal look at the...  

  • Granny Pelosi's big role

    Granny Pelosi's big role

    Alexandra Pelosi, the moviemaking daughter of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, needs her mother -- not for name-dropping purposes. She needs the speaker to babysit. "That's how I got the 'Homeless' movie made," says Alexandra, whose latest HBO...  

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Sumner Redstone facing harassment claim

Sumner Redstone facing harassment claim

Embattled Viacom chief Sumner Redstone is facing even more...  

Hamptons hubby-hunter Cheryl Mercuris vs. 'Millionaire Matchmaker'

Hamptons hubby-hunter Cheryl Mercuris vs. 'Millionaire Matchmaker'

"Millionaire Matchmaker" Patti Stanger is being accused of...  

Sports

Nets owner writes letter defending LeBron

Nets owner writes letter defending LeBron

The Nets were one of the teams seemingly played for fools by...  

Dickey, Mets blank Cardinals

Dickey, Mets blank Cardinals

R.A. Dickey has been up and down from the minors, bouncing from...  

Marbury agrees to return to China for three more years

Former Knicks guard Stephon Marbury has agreed to three more...  

Entertainment

Strike a pose

Strike a pose

The Queen of Pop can’t let go. Madonna, who is debuting a new...  

Tiger Woods' mistress Rachel Uchitel ditches 'Celebrity Rehab'

Tiger Woods' mistress Rachel Uchitel ditches 'Celebrity Rehab'

Rachel Uchitel couldn't han dle Dr. Drew's drilling and went...  

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Celebrating pluck of the Irish

Don't expect the 12th-century Norman invasion in "The Irish . ....  

Markets

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Business

Disney castaway

Disney castaway

ABC entertainment chief Steve McPherson decided to extend his...  

It's not personal

It's not personal

Goldman Sachs has become Uncle Sam's guilty little pleasure....  

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Real Estate

Will call

Will call

When Bethany Nagy first decided she was ready to become a...  

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Ripa torn

Is Kelly Ripa saying so long to SoHo? We hear that Ripa and...  

Opinion

Truth in testing

Truth in testing

State education bosses Merryl Tisch and David Steiner promised a...  

Kaye's unconvincing report

Kaye's unconvincing report

Independent Counsel Judith Kaye did not deem Gov. Paterson's...  

Knickerbocker: The latest from The Post's NY politics blog

From the state capitol to City Hall, The Post's reporters deliver...  

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MTA's $425M budget 'fix' a runaway train

MTA's $425M budget 'fix' a runaway train

The MTA board yesterday authorized a series of public hearings...  

'Jersey Shore' n-bomb

'Jersey Shore' n-bomb

She'll fit in perfectly! The hard-partying, foul-mouthed...  

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