Los Angeles Times Utah to get $25M from foreclosure-abuse dealSalt Lake TribuneUS states have reached a $25 billion deal with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses and Utah's share will be as much as $25 million.States Negotiate $26 Billion Agreement for HomeownersNew York TimesObama Calls Housing Settlement 'Landmark' And Vows To Continue ProbeFox [...]

BBC News Naomi Watts to star as Princess Diana in biopic film from 'Downfall' director …Washington PostLONDON — Producers say Naomi Watts will play Princess Diana in a film about the last years of the royal's life. Britain's Ecosse Films says “Caught in Flight” will focus on the two years before Diana's death in a [...]

Us Magazine American Idol Contestant Symone Black Falls from StagePeople MagazineBy Tim Nudd Whatever the case, 16-year-old American Idol contestant Symone Black took a scary-looking fall off the front of the stage on Wednesday's night show, Fox offered no update on her condition, instead using the accident as a cliffhanger for …'American Idol' producer Nigel [...]

USA TODAY Who'll Win at the Grammys? Check Out Our Predictions!The Daily Blabber from iVillageFrom Taylor Swift to Kanye West to Adele see our picks for who will take home Grammy gold on Feb. 12 (25 Photos) Next Up: Best and Worst-Dressed at the SAG Awards! No album has garnered more applause this year than [...]

The Daily Star American Idol Recap: Highlights From Night 1 Of Hollywood WeekHuffington PostAt last, after wandering for weeks in the desolate wasteland known as "American Idol's" audition rounds, we have emerged into the deafening, hyperbole-ridden circus known as "Hollywood Week.Venting: American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe has defended the show's slipping …Daily Mail'American Idol': Tension [...]

CTV.ca India Proposes Bartering Wheat for Oil From Iran, Times SaysBloombergIndia's external affairs ministry has proposed paying for Iranian crude imports with wheat exports to the Persian Gulf nation, the Economic Times reported, citing an unidentified person with knowledge of the development.US and Israel Split on Ways to Deter IranNew York TimesThe futility of attacking [...]

Globe and Mail What will Romney learn from Colorado?Dallas Morning News (subscription) (blog)1. Minnesota and Missouri were no shockers for Romney. Santorum had outworked him there. Plus, Minnesota Republicans fit the Santorum profile.Photos of the Day: Feb. 8Wall Street Journal (blog)Mitt Romney's latest humiliation will goad him to unleash hell on his foesThe Guardian (blog)Santorum [...]

CBC.ca Jeremy Lin: From novelty to Knicks starESPNBy Ian Begley He's been passed over in the NBA Draft, cut by two teams in the same preseason and sent to the D-League. Now, he's the impetus for "MVP" chants at Madison Square Garden, a trending topic on Twitter and the latest toast of the Big Apple.Knicks-Wizards [...]

Globe and Mail Winners and losers from Colorado, Minnesota and MissouriWashington Post (blog)A supposedly less-important Election Day on Tuesday got pretty interesting by the time it was all said and done. We've combed through all the results so we can lay it all out for you – as usual – in the form of winners [...]

New York Times From Ivy Halls to the Garden, Surprise Star Jolts the NBANew York TimesNew York's newest basketball sensation spends most nights on a couch in a one-bedroom apartment on the Lower East Side. The housing choice is understandable once you get to know Jeremy Lin. He is a Harvard graduate playing in the [...]