CBS aggressively trying to tout its successes for advertising gainsNEW YORK — CBS is launching an unprecedented campaign to publicize its prime-time successes weeks in advance of the year’s most important ad sales season, trying not to be dragged down by the economy and struggling rivals. US tally of confirmed swine flu at 244 as labs work through backlog; but disease ‘on upswing’NEW YORK — The tally of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States jumped Sunday to 244 in 34 states, but officials said that’s largely from catching up on a backlog of lab tests rather than a sudden spurt in new infections. ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ revival finds a home in the new Henry Miller’s TheatreNEW YORK — The first Broadway revival of “Bye Bye Birdie” has found a home. Best of this year’s offerings at Tribeca Film Festival include ‘The Eclipse,’ ‘Racing Dreams’NEW YORK — Slimmed down to 85 films, the eighth annual Tribeca Film Festival, which wrapped Sunday, nevertheless had one of its most successful years — at least in terms of the films screened. US tally of confirmed swine flu at 241 as labs work through backlog; but disease ‘on upswing’NEW YORK — The tally of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States jumped Sunday to 241 in 34 states, but officials said that’s largely from catching up on a backlog of lab tests rather than a sudden spurt in new infections. In ‘Everyday Rapture,’ Sherie Rene Scott chronicles a woman’s rise to semi-stardomNEW YORK — Thank goodness for crises of identity and faith. AP Interview: Author Roberts views Rodriguez as insecure, needing stardom to pleaseNEW YORK — Journalist Selena Roberts makes the case that Alex Rodriguez likely used steroids in high school and may have taken HGH while with the Yankees in her new biography of the MVP, a portrait of a deeply insecure man trying to cope with being abandoned by his father and obsessed with becoming a superstar. US tally of confirmed swine flu at 226 as labs work through backlog; but disease ‘on upswing’NEW YORK — The government’s tally of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States jumped Sunday to 226, but officials said that’s largely from catching up on a backlog of lab tests rather than a sudden spurt in new infections. Yankees manager Joe Girardi criticizes A-Rod book on eve of releaseNEW YORK — Yankees manager Joe Girardi lashed out Sunday at a potentially damaging biography of Alex Rodriguez, questioning why the book was written and its accelerated release date. Chuck Mangione, who lost 2 band members in NY plane crash, performs for victims’ familiesBUFFALO, N.Y. — Jazz musician Chuck Mangione has performed in upstate New York at a concert rescheduled after two of his band members died in a plane crash there in February. Other victims’ relatives attended. Yankees manager Joe Girardi criticizes A-Rod book on eve of releaseNEW YORK — Yankees manager Joe Girardi lashed out Sunday at a potentially damaging biography of Alex Rodriguez, questioning why the book was written and its accelerated release date. Should news organizations pay attention to think-tank scorecards on presidential coverage?NEW YORK — As President Barack Obama passed his 100th day in office last week, two studies judged that the news media has given him more coverage, and more positive coverage, than his two predecessors at the same point in their terms. Yankees manager Joe Girardi lashes out at A-Rod book on eve of releaseNEW YORK — Joe Girardi is already sick of an unflattering biography of Alex Rodriguez, and the book isn’t even out yet. Jack Kemp, who went from gridiron to career as politician and tax crusader, dies at age 73WASHINGTON — Jack Kemp, the former pro quarterback who turned fame on the gridiron into a career in national politics and a crusade for lower taxes, has died of cancer at age 73. |