Gossip/Celebrity News

NEW YORK - A revised DVD about the Beatles' initial appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" is like cracking open a time capsule. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Barbara Walters is feeling wonderful after heart surgery in May — and has practically no scar, she added proudly Tuesday as she returned to active duty on "The View" after taking the summer off for recovery. Full Story »

MILAN (Reuters Life!) - Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are probably the most glamorous Italian fashion designer partnership, but nothing can be sweeter for them than a chat with an old friend. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Clive Donner, the British film director whose movies helped set the tone for the swinging sixties, died Tuesday at the age of 84, his family said. Full Story »

NEW YORK - When Mike Tyson looks back on his friendship with Tupac Shakur, he thinks about the rapper's big heart, explosive anger — and the one regret he has about their relationship. Full Story »

NEW YORK - The PBS series "Independent Lens" says actress America Ferrera will host its ninth season of documentary films. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - Oprah Winfrey is giving up control over one show she'll be in this fall: the Kennedy Center Honors. Full Story »

GENEVA (AFP) - A Swiss judge said Tuesday that Switzerland is helping France in an investigation surrounding France's richest woman and heiress of the L'Oreal cosmetics empire, Liliane Bettencourt. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Billionaire George Soros said Tuesday he is giving Human Rights Watch up to 100 million dollars to help transform it into a global organization. Full Story »

JALOZAI, Pakistan - American movie star Angelina Jolie met flood victims in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday and appealed to the international community to provide aid needed to help the country recover from its worst natural disaster. Full Story »

JALLOZAI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie called on Tuesday for constant and long-term assistance for Pakistan to help it cope with its worst ever floods that have wreaked havoc on the impoverished country. Full Story »

NEW YORK - AOL is adding talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres to its family of Web properties as it looks for ways to draw more people to its sites. Full Story »

NOWSHERA, Pakistan (AFP) - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie Tuesday visited Pakistan's northwest to draw the world's attention towards the plight of 21 million people affected by the country's worst-ever floods. Full Story »

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's tabloid Sun newspaper launched its own celebrity perfume on Monday to provide readers with the scent of showbiz. Full Story »

TELLURIDE, Colo. (Hollywood Reporter) - Two years ago, Danny Boyle held the first public screening of "Slumdog Millionaire" at the Telluride Film Festival. The rest, as they say, is history. Full Story »

BUFFALO, N.Y. - John Lennon's killer is again up for parole in New York. Full Story »

LAS VEGAS - Las Vegas police are defending Paris Hilton's quick release from jail after her Aug. 27 arrest on suspicion of cocaine possession, saying they wanted to avoid disruptions in the jail's operations. Full Story »

NASSAU, Bahamas - A judge in the Bahamas dismissed charges Monday against two people accused of trying to extort money from John Travolta after the actor decided he no longer wanted to face the pain of a new trial stemming from the death of his teenage son on the island chain. Full Story »