Daryl Hannah and captain Paul Watson will head out today for Antarctic waters in search of Japanese whaling vessels. They're shown here in front of The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's vessel the "Steve Irwin" in Brisbane, Australia. The conservation group...

More Inauguration news: Dionne Warwick is going to preside over two balls - the Legends Ball and the Urban Ball, both at D.C.'s Mariott Wardman Park Hotel on Jan. 20. Tickets go on sale Friday at AmericanMusicInauguralBalls.com. Co-hosted by gospel...

Look for Tom Hanks at Barack Obama's Inauguration in Washington on Jan. 20, even if he isn't able to snag a coveted ticket for a seat. "I'll be in the back," he told AP at Tuesday's UCLA benefit. "I'll sit...

Looks like Fred Thompson is true to his word. The former senator and Law & Order actor said he'd be going into acting and he is. EW's Michael Ausiello reports he'll do a guest appearance as a detective on a...

Entertainment Tonight, in partnership with Jive Records, Britney Spears and her management have decided to move up the world premiere of the title video from her new album Circus from Friday to today. The move, says ET, came after a...

So now Jennifer Aniston's trashing Vogue for running her Angelina Jolie comments. "I was just surprised that Vogue would go so tabloid," she says in an Entertainment Weekly interview, insisting the quote was taken out of context. "I was bummed....

Just in: The Jolie-Pitt Foundation has given an $100,000 end-of-the-year grant to Global Action for Children. The grant will support GAC’s efforts on an Emergency Presidential Initiative for the World’s Children in the new Obama administration, ensure children are not...

Wednesday night's installment definitely had a "morning person" vibe about it. In the quickfire, Rocco DiSpirito makes his first appearance of the season, helping Padma pick the best breakfast amuse-bouche. Then it's on to the elimination challenge, where the contestants...

Celebrity designers are suffering in this lousy economy, along with everyone else. Natalie Portman's vegan line of shoes, Te Cesan, has closed up shop.

Mariah Carey (how 'bout that hair?) opened The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! Countdown to Music's Biggest Night (nominee list is here) in Los Angeles last night belting out Christmas (Baby Please Come Home). She was one of six acts singing...

Last night: Kate Winslet wowed at the premiere of her new movie The Reader in New York. ... Today: DL Hughley, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, and football player Joe Theisman will join Dick Vitale and Michael Wilbon in a town...

Whew...it's been a long week. USA TODAY's Cindy Clark here for you with some late night notes: Fashionistas will die, PETA will cry: Bravo is bananas for celeb stylist Rachel Zoe (left), and has renewed her reality show, The Rachel...

Fashion's hottest names are clamoring to be chosen as the designer for Michelle Obama's inaugural dress. Everyone from Marc Jacobs to Oscar de la Renta to Karl Lagerfeld have submitted sketches for the future First Lady's approval. Take a look...

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have sent a letter via their lawyer to the National Enquirer demanding "a full public retraction" if its front-page story saying Kelly and Mark have "split." The couple's lawyer says the tabloid printed the story...

CNN is dismantling its science, space, environment and technology unit in Atlanta, reports TV Newser, and that means longtime correspondent Miles O'Brien will be leaving the cable news channel. O'Brien joined CNN in 1992. A spokeswoman says those areas are...

Just in from USA TODAY's Gary Levin: NBC says ER will wrap up its 15-year run with a 2-hour finale March 12, and will be replaced by mid-season drama Kings the following week. Celebrity Apprentice is back in a new...

If you've been upset about gossip going around that Kim Kardashian was not posing in Playboy anymore, don't worry. She says in her blog, I’m not planning to pose for the magazine any time soon. My whole point in this...

Just in: Former New York Yankees star Bernie Williams will be putting out his second album, Moving Forward, on April 14 through Reform Records. Williams is a classically-trained musician who developed his love for playing guitar alongside baseball. He'll give...

Breaking: Mark Ruffalo's brother has been shot in the head, according to Entertainment Tonight and TMZ. Scott, a hairstylist in Beverly Hills who is in the hospital now, was apparently in his apartment Monday night when the shooting happened. Police...

Better hold on a minute before you pick out a party dress for Oprah's Inaugural Ball. “Everybody’s calling me about a party," she tells Extra. "I’m like, ‘Isn’t somebody else having a party?’...I don’t know about the party thing yet....