AP - For years, Ed McMahon promised wealth, comfort and happiness as a pitchman for the American Family Publishers' sweepstakes. Now, he could use some of that cash himself.

AP - The country group Rascal Flatts will appear and perform in the upcoming Hannah Montana movie.

AP - NEW YORK (AP) — "Entertainment Tonight" aired a story about the birth of Angelina Jolie's twins despite being repeatedly told beforehand that the report was based on information from someone impersonating Jolie's assistant, according to documents and two people with knowledge of the exchange.

AFP - Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman is in Rwanda shooting a clip to promote a Jewish-funded youth village for children orphaned by the 1994 genocide, officials said.

Reuters - Yahoo Inc trumpeted a series of new advertising deals on Wednesday in a bid to alleviate shareholder pressure, even as the company continues "engaged" discussions over a deal with Microsoft Corp.

AP - A Chicago Sun-Times reporter isn't going to answer questions at R. Kelly's child pornography trial.

AP - Ed McMahon, who for decades appeared as Johnny Carson's sidekick on "The Tonight Show," is fighting to avoid foreclosure on his multimillion-dollar Beverly Hills home, according to published reports.

AP - "Master of the Delta" (Harcourt, 367 pages, $24), by Thomas H. Cook: "A man doesn't need to know everything," the genteel old Southerner tells his grown son.

AP - Daredevil prankster Steve-O has pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine.