Current 8th season last one for Fox's 'House'

The show's producers, including Emmy-nominated star Hugh Laurie, said it was a “painful” decision but that the time had come to bring “House” to a close.

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Adele poised for Grammys coronation

No artist owned 2011 quite like Adele, and she’s poised to sweep the major awards at the Grammys this weekend (Sunday night on CBS). If she does, she would become the first performer since the Dixie Chicks in 2007 to win awards for album, song and record of the year.

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Flack’s album covers Beatles

John, Paul, George, Ringo — and Roberta?< br/> No, Roberta Flack was never a member of the Beatles, but in her new CD, “Let it Be Roberta: Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles,” the soul songstress sings classics from the legendary Fab Four and makes them her own.

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Funny how comedy category has changed

The comedy category at the Grammys is a funny thing... In the unwired, pre-cable era, comedy recordings on vinyl were a core way for comics to reach mainstream audiences. “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart” not only won a Grammy in 1961, it beat every musical release for album of the year. Two years later, Vaughn Meader’s “The First Family,” did the same.

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Stars from ‘Disney on Ice’ to visit Grand Forks library today

Stars from “Disney on Ice presents Mickey and Minnie’s Magical Journey” will be at the library at 10 a.m. today to encourage local children to read, according to a news release. Disney On Ice invites families and children from local child care groups to the library to listen to a character read Disney stories.

REEL DEAL: 'The Vow,' 'Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace 3D,' 'Journey 2: The Mysterious Island' and 'Safe House' (VIDEOS)

Get local movie times and see trailers for "The Vow," "Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace 3D," "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" and "Safe House."

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Charge against country singer Rodney Atkins retired

Attorney Rose Palermo says Rodney Atkins passed court-ordered anger management, drug and alcohol evaluations. He did not admit any guilt as part of the deal.

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CNN suspends analyst Roland Martin for 'offensive' tweet comments

CNN said today that political analyst Roland Martin's remarks on Twitter were "regrettable and offensive" and he will not be on air "for the time being."

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‘This Means War’ release moved back a few days

In an unusual move, 20th Century Fox is pushing back the official opening of the romantic action-comedy “This Means War” from Tuesday, Feb. 14, to Friday, Feb. 17. The move may be designed to let the studio avoid reporting what probably would have been weak box-office receipts on Valentine’s Day.

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Stars from “Disney on Ice’ to visit Grand Forks library Thursday

Stars from “Disney on Ice presents Mickey and Minnie’s Magical Journey” will be at Grand Forks Public Library at 10 a.m. Thursday to encourage local children to read, a news release said.

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Michelle Obama defeats TV's Fallon in White House fitness challenge

First lady Michelle Obama and Jimmy Fallon did pushups and twirled hula hoops. They competed at dodge ball and tug-of-war. And the first lady triumphed over the comedian in a climactic potato sack race.

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Indiana stage builder cited in August 2011 state fair collapse

The State Labor Department says the company that built the stage ahead of last summer's deadly Indiana State Fair collapse showed "plain indifference" to safety standards.

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N.D. native advances on 'The Voice'

North Dakota native Gwen Sebastian landed a slot on country star Blake Shelton’s team during Monday night’s episode of the NBC vocal competition “The Voice.”

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Oil Patch-based 'Boomtown Girls' could be first N.D. reality TV hit (VIDEO)

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Five sisters from a North Dakota boomtown are looking to make a bang on reality TV. A trailer for “Boomtown Girls,” featuring five Williston sisters who work alongside men in the Oil Patch, recently became an Internet sensation locally.

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Review: McGraw’s latest is bad rock, contemporary pap

No need to waste too much time here: Most of Tim McGraw’s new album “Emotional Traffic” is bad rock and adult-contemporary pap, er, pop rather than country.

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