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Ex-Miss USA appears in Mich. court on DUI charge (AP)
AP – A Michigan beauty queen who made headlines two years ago by becoming the first Arab-American crowned Miss USA will stand trial in March on a drunken-driving charge unless a plea deal is reached, a judge said Wednesday.
ABC’s Weir finds health problem on routine story (AP)
AP – A routine story may have saved ABC “Nightline” anchor Bill Weir’s life.
Nielsen: CBS dominates weekly TV ratings (AP)
AP – CBS scored big in the weekly ratings with the National Football League’s Patriots-Broncos playoff game and the network’s reliable series lineup.
Ratings king ‘American Idol’ ready for 11th season (AP)
AP – It’s been a decade since Texas native Kelly Clarkson was plucked from obscurity and turned into the nation’s first American Idol.
Paula Deen’s diabetes solution: lighter gooey butter cake (Reuters)
Reuters – She may not be able to find a way to make her famous burger on a bun of glazed donuts recipe healthy, but Paula Deen is following up her announcement about being a Type II diabetic by offering up some lighter versions of her butteriest, gooiest Southern dishes.
"New Girl’ wins ratings night for Fox (Reuters)
Reuters – Fox’s Tuesday-night comedy slate returned after a five-week time-out, nearly sweeping the board and giving the network an overall ratings win for the night, while ABC’s “Last Man Standing” bounced back from a season low, according to preliminary numbers.
Hockney close to home with Yorkshire landscape show (Reuters)
Reuters – A major new show of British artist David Hockney’s recent landscapes is a homecoming of sorts, rooting the 74-year-old in his native Yorkshire and far from the swimming pools of Los Angeles for which he is most famous.
LL Cool J to host Grammys; first host in 7 years (AP)
AP – After seven years with a no-host format, the Grammys will have an emcee — LL Cool J.
Toddler’s cuss word on ‘Modern Family’ draws ire (AP)
AP – An anti-profanity crusader on Tuesday asked ABC to pull this week’s “Modern Family” episode in which a toddler appears to use a bleeped curse word.
Newcomer being eyed for Clint Eastwood drama (Reuters)
Reuters – Warner Bros. is circling Joe Massingill, a young actor with a handful of television credits, to star with Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams in the Warner Bros. drama “Trouble With the Curve,” TheWrap has learned.
