‘American Idol' to hit
the streets on new tour
Kelly Clarkson will be giving her voice a workout this summer.
The Grammy-winning pop star and original “American Idol” will be on tour from July 7 to Sept. 28, visiting nearly 40 U.S. and Canadian cities, it was announced Thursday.
“This will be the biggest tour I've ever done,” Clarkson said in a statement. “It's all about the music - we're bringing extra musicians and we'll be making an arena environment intimate because I want the fans to be part of the show.”
Clarkson, whose third album is set for a summer release, will open her tour with the Live Earth concert at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The tour will end in Las Vegas in September.
Jolie wants U.S. to
spend more on orphans
Angelina Jolie, helping an orphans advocacy group establish its headquarters in the nation's capital, pushed Thursday for more U.S. aid for education in developing countries.
“This is a happy day because it is not often enough that these children are represented in this town,” Jolie said to a room crowded with cameras and reporters.
Jolie appeared with four others to open the Washington headquarters of Global Action for Children, a nonpartisan advocacy group formed in 2003.
The group, supported by a collection of charities, religious groups and nongovernmental organizations, wants the Bush administration to commit an additional $2.5 billion a year to education and to aiding orphans in developing countries.
Philbin back on set after heart bypass surgery
Regis Philbin is back on “Live With Regis and Kelly” but still not 100 percent, he says, six weeks after his triple heart bypass surgery.
Philbin, 75, returned to his syndicated daytime talk show Thursday. The audience cheered as he walked onto the set with co-host Kelly Ripa.
“Finally back after six weeks. ... Yes, it was six weeks - and one day,” said Philbin.
But in a press conference, Philbin said he continues to feel post-surgery pain.
“People keep telling me, ‘Hey, you look great.' I don't feel that great but I'm happy to be here.”
Injured news anchor gets back in the field
Bob Woodruff of ABC News is headed to Havana this weekend for his first overseas reporting trip since being severely injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq last year.
He'll be accompanied by cameraman Doug Vogt and sound technician Magnus Macedo, the team with him on the fateful Iraq trip. Woodruff, 45, suffered traumatic brain injuries in the Jan. 29, 2006, bombing. Vogt was also wounded.
- From wire reports
Kelly Clarkson will be giving her voice a workout this summer.
The Grammy-winning pop star and original “American Idol” will be on tour from July 7 to Sept. 28, visiting nearly 40 U.S. and Canadian cities, it was announced Thursday.
“This will be the biggest tour I've ever done,” Clarkson said in a statement. “It's all about the music - we're bringing extra musicians and we'll be making an arena environment intimate because I want the fans to be part of the show.”
Clarkson, whose third album is set for a summer release, will open her tour with the Live Earth concert at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The tour will end in Las Vegas in September.
Jolie wants U.S. to
spend more on orphans
Angelina Jolie, helping an orphans advocacy group establish its headquarters in the nation's capital, pushed Thursday for more U.S. aid for education in developing countries.
“This is a happy day because it is not often enough that these children are represented in this town,” Jolie said to a room crowded with cameras and reporters.
Jolie appeared with four others to open the Washington headquarters of Global Action for Children, a nonpartisan advocacy group formed in 2003.
The group, supported by a collection of charities, religious groups and nongovernmental organizations, wants the Bush administration to commit an additional $2.5 billion a year to education and to aiding orphans in developing countries.
Philbin back on set after heart bypass surgery
Regis Philbin is back on “Live With Regis and Kelly” but still not 100 percent, he says, six weeks after his triple heart bypass surgery.
Philbin, 75, returned to his syndicated daytime talk show Thursday. The audience cheered as he walked onto the set with co-host Kelly Ripa.
“Finally back after six weeks. ... Yes, it was six weeks - and one day,” said Philbin.
But in a press conference, Philbin said he continues to feel post-surgery pain.
“People keep telling me, ‘Hey, you look great.' I don't feel that great but I'm happy to be here.”
Injured news anchor gets back in the field
Bob Woodruff of ABC News is headed to Havana this weekend for his first overseas reporting trip since being severely injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq last year.
He'll be accompanied by cameraman Doug Vogt and sound technician Magnus Macedo, the team with him on the fateful Iraq trip. Woodruff, 45, suffered traumatic brain injuries in the Jan. 29, 2006, bombing. Vogt was also wounded.
- From wire reports
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