Sarah Palin is joining Fox News.
Simon Cowell is leaving American Idol.
Glee has been picked up for a second season by Fox.
Google releases the Nexus One smartphone.
Avatar has now grossed 1.34bn, second only to Titanic's 1.84bn.
AOL has begun cutting 1400 jobs.
McDonald's Corp. has named Don Thompson, head of US operation, to be it's new president.
The CES concluded recently, unveiling many new advances in technology.
Spider Man 4 has been scrapped.
Jersey Shore had 3.2m viewers last week, #1 in the 12-34 age bracket.
Alcoa reported narrower Q4 earnings losses than expected.
Toyota plans to sell an electric car by 2012.
Vampire Weekend's new CD Contra released in the UK today; releases in the US tomorrow.
Pete Carroll leaves USC and becomes head coach of the Seattle Seahawks.
Derek Jeter is getting married in November to the girl at the end of 500 Days of Summer.
Mark McGwire has admitted to using steroids.
Cuban defector and current Andorra resident Aroldis Chapman signed with the Cincinnati Reds.
The Jets, Cowboys, Ravens, and Cardinals won their NFL first round games.
Tennessee upset #1 and undefeated Kansas in college basketball.
Andrew Dawson was voted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame.