March 10, 2005

NEW YORK - In a combative interview on "Fox News Sunday," former President Clinton defended his handling of the threat posed by Osama bin Laden, saying he tried to have bin Laden killed and was attacked for his efforts by the same people who now criticize him for not doing enough.

NEW YORK - Fox News Channel's Brit Hume, the network's top political anchor, is expected to leave his daily newscast at the end of the year for a part-time role at Fox.

MEXICO CITY - Mercedes Quesada de Fox, the mother of Mexican President Vicente Fox, died Thursday, three days before elections to replace her son, the president's office said. She was 86.

NEW YORK - The bubble has burst on Michael Jackson's status as a TV ratings sensation. Either that, or people don't want to watch his home movies any more than they do anyone else's.

NEW YORK - The success of “American Idol’’ and “Joe Millionaire’’ helped make Fox the nation’s most popular network last week - the first time Fox has claimed that distinction during the traditional TV season on its entertainment programming alone.

LOS ANGELES - Fox's "American Idol" will return for its eighth season Jan. 13 while medical drama "House" is moving to a new night, the network said in announcing its midseason lineup.

The Pac-10 agreed to a 12-year television contract with Fox and ESPN on Tuesday worth about $3 billion, allowing the conference to quadruple its media rights fees and start its own network.

If Lute Olson can still get commitments from a few more McDonald's All-Americans as successfully as he has recruited the single female populace of Tucson, the Wildcats should be on their way to another Final Four appearance in no time.

NEW YORK - Still reeling from Tim Russert's death, NBC News must now contemplate replacing the man who not only dominated the Sunday morning talk shows, but served as chief political commentator and ran the Washington bureau.

NEW YORK - To prepare for a prolonged writers strike, television networks have stockpiled a gladiator battle, a lie-detector game, a remade "Password," a celebrity "Apprentice" and a competition for aspiring Pussycat Dolls.

Q. Can I still get a ticket?

Sarah Palin is lashing out at the portrayal of a character with Down syndrome on the Fox animated comedy "Family Guy."

NEW YORK - NBC routed network rivals with its first full week of Winter Olympics competition. But the Torino Games took a back seat to several customary hits in the weekly Nielsen rankings.

NEW YORK - Former NFL running back and new "Today" show correspondent Tiki Barber said his offseason work at Fox News Channel made him recognize he had a passion for a career outside of sports.

NEW YORK - The Fox network might be missing the Boston Red Sox this October as much as New England baseball fans.

LOS ANGELES - Brad Garrett is the latest celebrity to tangle with photographers. Garrett, who stars in the Fox sitcom "'Til Death," is shown slapping away a camera in a video posted online Monday.

A 20-year-old man walks into a Tacoma mall and indiscriminately starts shooting; two teens killed 13 classmates at Columbine high school before taking their own lives; a 37-year-old man killed six people on a New York commuter train.

NEW YORK - Fox News reporter Geraldo Rivera apologized Sunday for breaking military rules last week when he revealed U.S. troop movements in Iraq.

NEW YORK - Fox News reporter Geraldo Rivera apologized Sunday for breaking military rules last week when he revealed U.S. troop movements in Iraq.