NBC hires news division chief from Britain

NEW YORK | NBC has gone out of the company and out of the country to find a president for its news division, naming the first woman to hold the top job at its news division on Monday.

NBC hires news division chief from Britain

This undated image released by NBC shows newly named President of NBC News, Deborah Turness. She will be based at the NBC News headquarters in New York and begin her new role on August 5. (AP Photo/NBC)

Jimmy Kimmel moves to late-night's sweet spot

LOS ANGELES (AP) — During production of his final post-midnight show, Jimmy Kimmel's studio audience waited patiently while he taped a string of promotional spots.

'Dateline NBC' series puts parental maxims to test

Correspondent Natalie Morales ended up in tears when she put herself and her 8-year-old son through the same parenting test that "Dateline NBC" is subjecting others to for a series that starts today.

Andy Rooney exiting '60 Minutes'

With 1,096 essays for "60 Minutes" under his belt, Andy Rooney will deliver his 1,097th on today's broadcast of the TV news magazine. And it will be his last as a regular contributor.

Anderson Cooper's search for honesty catches on

If Anderson Cooper were anchoring today the same 9 p.m. CNN newscast slot he inherited in 2005, executive producer Charlie Moore has no doubt what it would be like. "Obsolete," he said.

For gay youths, middle school can be toughest time

By the time she was in eighth grade, Rory Mann was so aware of the differences between her and other students that she couldn't bear to enter the cafeteria. Instead, she ate lunch alone on the cold, hard bathroom floor, propped against a wall.

Skater rises from tough neighborhood to TV star

Terry Kennedy would sometimes hide his skateboard or walk the other way to avoid neighborhood gang members, who would call him "white boy" and couldn't understand why a young black man would want to be a skater.

Cable Guy's' house is for sale at $1.5M

Anyone interested in living the life of Larry the Cable Guy can start by buying the comedian's Sanford, Fla., home, which he recently listed for sale at $1.55 million.

AC hopes 'Boardwalk Empire' brings the tourists

What "The Sopranos" did for a pork store in northern New Jersey and "Sex and the City" did for a Manhattan cupcake shop, Atlantic City is hoping "Boardwalk Empire" does for the seaside gambling resort.