Follow us on

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 | 7:37 p.m.

Latest in Entertainment

15 items

3 Doors Down guitarist Matt Roberts leaves band

3 Doors Down says on its website that founding member and guitarist Matt Roberts has left the rock band because of health problems. The statement Wednesday says Roberts has problems with blood circulation and other health issues. It calls the split amicable. Roberts grew up with bassist Todd Harrell and ...

Anne Hathaway's ex to be released from US prison

An Italian ex-boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway is about to be released from a U.S. federal prison following a real-estate scam. Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris Burke says Raffaello Follieri is scheduled to be released Friday from a prison in Pennsylvania. Follieri pleaded guilty to cheating investors by falsely ...

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2007 file photo, Raffaello Follieri, then boyfriend of Anne Hathaway, attends a private dinner hosted by Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana in New York. Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris Burke says Follieri is scheduled to be released Friday, May 25, 2012 from a prison in Loretto, 80 miles east of Pittsburgh. Follieri pleaded guilty to cheating investors by falsely claiming he had Vatican connections that enabled him to buy church property at a discount. He was sentenced in 2008 to 4 1/2 years in prison. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

Anne Hathaway's ex to be released from Pa. prison

An Italian ex-boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway is about to be released from a Pennsylvania federal prison following a real-estate scam. Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris Burke says Raffaello Follieri is scheduled to be released Friday from a prison in Loretto, 80 miles east of Pittsburgh. Follieri pleaded guilty ...

Judge dismisses 'Soul Men' movie suit

A federal judge in Nashville has dismissed a case against two major Hollywood film studios brought by one half of the legendary soul music duo Sam and Dave. Sam Moore filed a lawsuit against the Weinstein Company and MGM studios claiming the 2008 film "Soul Men," starring the late actor ...

Fans, musicians walk Beale Street to honor Dunn

Musicians playing trumpets, saxophones and drums led a lively yet respectful funeral march down Memphis' Beale Street to honor the late soul bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn. More than 100 fans walked and danced down the Memphis drag during the New Orleans-style parade to remember Dunn, who died May 13 at ...

In this film image released by Paramount Pictures, Channing Tatum, left, and Dwayne Johnson are shown in a scene from "G.I. Joe: Retaliation." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Jaimie Trueblood)

'G.I. Joe' gets new marching orders, moves to 2013

G.I. Joe won't be going into action on the big-screen this summer, after all. The Hollywood Reporter says Paramount Pictures yanked its sequel "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" from its June 29 release date and rescheduled the movie for March 29 next year. While it's not uncommon for studios to shuffle opening ...

FILE - In this May 21, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference in Chicago. President Barack Obama and his party are redoubling their fundraising efforts. They're doing it in the wake of robust hauls by rival Mitt Romney and a slew of GOP-leaning super PACs that are raking in cash from Republicans highly motivated to topple the Democrat. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Obama, Dems redoubling money efforts to keep edge

His cash advantage threatened, President Barack Obama and his party are redoubling their fundraising efforts after robust hauls by Republican rival Mitt Romney and a slew of GOP-leaning super PACs that are raking in cash from the party faithful highly motivated to topple the Democrat. Obama still has a significant ...

Summer Interns 2012

gallery

Summer Web Interns 2012

Summer Web Interns 2012

blog

Hannah Paczkowski: Filming a documentary

Des Moines, IA is the city with the fifth lowest poverty rate in the United States. Sixteen percent are still homeless. For the families in need, the Interfaith Hospitality Network steps in. On May 20, I began filming for my documentary, “Be Our Guest."  This production is a part of ...

Rep. King: CIA, Pentagon, too close to filmmakers

A House committee chairman charged Wednesday that the CIA and Defense Department jeopardized national security by cooperating too closely with filmmakers producing a movie on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King, a Republican, first raised questions about the bin Laden movie last summer, ...

Jemel Sessoms

blog

Jemel Sessoms: My first sizzling entry

Welcome to the awesome world of me -- Jemel Sessoms, yes that is me.  I am not only an intern for WPXI-TV, but I have other affiliations as well. I am a sophomore at Robert Morris University and an aspiring and ambitious communications student who wants to get into the ...

Hannah Paczkowski

blog

Hannah Paczkowski: Greetings!

Greetings from the Hawkeye state! I am excited to be interning at WPXI this summer. Let me first have the chance to introduce myself. I’m Hannah Paczkowski (Putch-kuss-ki), and I reign from the cornfields of Des Moines, IA.  Though I was not born and raised in Steel City, I still ...

Parking Lot Pictures

gallery

Camera Test

Test Photos in WPXI parking lot.

This image provided by Google shows the Google doodle of Wednesday, May 23, 2012, a fully functioning special interactive synthesizer honoring the 78th birthday of synthesizer pioneer Robert Moog. Moog died in 2005. The Moog doodle, a replica of the Minimoog Model D, may not be a highly complex synthesizer but it explores a lot of the realms of synthesis. (AP Photo/Google)

Play on: Google posts synthesizer tribute to Moog

Bob Moog's synthesizer helped change the sound of modern music. On what would have been his 78th birthday, Google is paying tribute to the man with a virtual version of his famous Moog on their homepage — and it's completely playable. The Moog doodle, a replica of the Minimoog Model ...

Stefan Aleo

blog

Stefan Aleo: My introduction

There are three things in life I love -- My family, Pittsburgh and TV News.  Luckily for me, I get the chance to enjoy all three this summer while completing an internship for WPXI. Even though I have lived in Connecticut my entire life, Pittsburgh has always been my second ...

15 items
 

Advertisement

Ads By Google

Advertisement

Links We Like
 
 
 

View mobile site