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Faces of America' reveals family ties

NEW YORK — When Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. started his latest genealogical project for PBS, which used historical archives and cutting-edge genetic research to trace the ancestry of a dozen famous Americans, he already had one hoped-for outcome in mind.
Lohans back in NY court over child support

WESTBURY, N.Y. — Actress Lindsay Lohan's estranged parents are still feuding.
Minnesota friends win Super Bowl ad viewership award

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota-made Doritos commercial featuring two men attacked in a gym for stealing someone else's Doritos was seen by about 116.2 million viewers during the Super Bowl on Sunday, making it the most watched television commercial of all time, the Nielsen Co. reported Tuesday.
White House hastens concert to beat snow

WASHINGTON — Facing another wintry wallop, the White House decided to move a concert celebrating civil rights music from Wednesday to Tuesday night to beat what could be a second crippling storm in a week.
Jamie Foxx delivers music, instruments to kids

LOS ANGELES — Jamie Foxx wanted to entertain a group of musically inclined high school students with a few bars from his Grammy winning hit, "Blame It."
Father of Sarah Palin's grandson on Playgirl cover

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The teen father of Sarah Palin's grandson is featured on the cover of the upcoming print version of Playgirl magazine - sporting nothing but a sultry gaze.
`Survivor' host Probst signs deal for next season

LOS ANGELES — Jeff Probst is sticking with "Survivor" next season as host and an executive producer.
Louis Gossett Jr. diagnosed with prostate cancer

LOS ANGELES — Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. says he is being treated for prostate cancer.
Top 20 prime-time TV programs

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Feb. 1-7. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
List of DVD movie release dates for Feb. 9 and beyond

Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:
'Lost' premiere sets encouraging note for ABC

NEW YORK — Fans still found "Lost," even on a busy television week dominated by the Super Bowl.
The once and future Sims

One hundred million copies sold, 36 magazine covers and 100 game critic awards: The Sims franchise continues to thrive 10 years after its launch, basking in the uncommon flattery of having no real competition.
Sony Pictures and Lions Gate in talks for Terminator' rights with private equity fund

LOS ANGELES-The behind-the-scenes battle for rights to the "Terminator" franchise has gotten as cutthroat as the killer robots from the action movies.
'Lost' star cast in 'Hawaii 5-0'

HONOLULU — "Lost" star Daniel Dae Kim is the first actor cast for the remake of the hit cop series "Hawaii Five-0."
Marchesa caters to the high-wattage fashion crowd

NEW YORK — Marchesa is a glamorous, movie-star fashion house: Its specialty is the show-stopping red carpet dresses you're likely to see on Kate Hudson, Sienna Miller or "Annie," known to the rest of us as Anne Hathaway.
Jackson celebrity turns doctor case into spectacle

LOS ANGELES — There's no bloody glove this time, no smoking gun, no faded music icon showing up in court wearing a wig that made it look like he plugged his finger into an electrical socket.
Beyonce, Alicia Keys shoot music video in Rio slum

RIO DE JANEIRO — Grammy Award-winning singers Beyonce and Alicia Keys are filming a music video in Rio de Janeiro.
Breaking up is easy to do: 21 terrible Valentine's gifts

The saddest Facebook Group I've ever seen is dedicated to Valentine's Gifts and has only two members - both of whom founded the site. I'd like to think this represents a wholesale rejection of the commercially bogus holiday, but possibly it just reflects poor marketing or a lack of interest on the part of the founders. More likely it's the latter as a 2009 study revealed eight-million Americans send themselves Valentine's Gifts each year. As one of the millions of singletons definitely not looking forward to Valentine's Day this year, I thought it only appropriate to compile a lengthy list of gifts to give your loved one if you'd like to join the ever-expanding crowd of single Americans.
Reviews of recent and upcoming DVD releases

A Serious Man (R, 2009, Universal/Focus)
TV Tidbits: Shock jock Stern to replace Simon Cowell?

In case you missed it - the week in TV buzz: