Oprah Winfrey was set to announce Friday that her powerhouse daytime television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire with legions of fans, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air.

Museum visitors in Washington will get the chance to step into “Meet the Press” moderator Tim Russert’s old NBC office, which has been reassembled at the Newseum.

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Movie fans are lining up for the end of the world, with the disaster tale “2012” hauling in $65 million domestically to debut at No. 1.

Sony Pictures says “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” has passed the $200 million mark at the box office worldwide

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson and a photographer are being investigated for misdemeanor battery after an airport scuffle that injured the paparazzo, police said Thursday.

John King is replacing Lou Dobbs on CNN.

Rihanna appeared on ABC’s “20/20” last weekend and threw more flames on the fire that is burning Chris Brown’s career to ashes.

Joe Barber covers entertainment in the DC area for the news & Messenger and can be heard regularly on WTOP-FM Radio.

Kenny Chesney has made the very hard work of dominating country music look easy.

Michelle Obama’s vegetable garden is about to become a culinary battlefield.

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Although we received great photos, two tied for first-place in the InsideNoVA Jack-o-Lantern contest.

Movie producer, director and actor Tyler Perry appeared on “60 Minutes” last weekend to talk about his unlikely and very successful career.

Opening this week: “Michael Jackson: This Is It” is the swan song for the King of Pop, a concert film comprised of the rehearsal footage for what was to be Jackson’s last major tour.

When I heard the movie, “Paranormal Activity” being compared to “The Blair Witch Project,” I didn’t expect much.

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The lyrics to Jay’z “Empire State of Mind” are sometimes as raw as New York, but it looks like the rapper will clean up that language when he performs his city anthem at the World Series.

“Paranormal Activity” has won a weekend battle of fright films over part six of the “Saw” franchise.

“Astro Boy” is a computer animated update of the popular 1960s syndicated cartoon series from Japan about a lifelike robot who dreams of being a real boy.

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Actress Annette Bening has canceled her upcoming appearance at the Virginia Film Festival because of “unavoidable schedule conflicts.“

The TLC network says it’s suing Jon Gosselin (GAHS’-lihn) for breaching his contract as star of the reality show “Jon & Kate Plus 8.“

Country superstar Garth Brooks announced Thursday that he’s coming out of retirement.

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Jamaal “Shyne” Barrow, one of the central figures in the infamous Sean “P. Diddy” Combs gun case back in early 2001, has just completed an eight year prison term.

“Where the Wild Things Are,“ the book, is just 339 words long. But in turning it into “Where the Wild Things Are,“ the movie, director Spike Jonze has expanded the basic story with a breathtaking visual scheme and stirring emotional impact.

The world’s biggest rock star dropped by downtown Culpeper last Thursday for an impromptu late lunch overlooking East Street.