Whitney Houston candid on ‘Oprah’

In an emotional interview, Whitney Houston opened up to talk-show host Oprah Winfrey about a pivotal role her mother played in getting the singer back on track. The sit-down interview, set to air when “The Oprah Winfrey Show” returns for its 24th season Monday, offers a rare glimpse into the life of Houston who is in the midst of a much anticipated return to the spotlight.

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Jennifer Aniston ready to reveal her singing voice

Jennifer Aniston will be singing and playing the guitar in an upcoming film, and she makes one guarantee about her big-screen musical debut: “I can carry a tune.” Aniston is both starring in and producing “The Goree Girls” — the story of a real-life 1940s-era country music group comprised of all-female prison inmates — and is currently honing her singing skills as the production prepares to roll in January.

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Obama tells UK of Lockerbie disappointment

President Barack Obama told British Prime Minister Gordon Brown he was disappointed that the Lockerbie bomber had been released from jail, the White House said Thursday in a statement. “The president expressed his disappointment over the Scottish Executive’s decision to release convicted Pan Am 103 bomber (Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed) al Megrahi back to Libya,” the White House said.

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Police: Yale student, a bride-to-be, disappears

Police are searching for a Yale University graduate student and bride-to-be who disappeared and was last seen outside a school of medicine building. Co-worker Debbie Apuzzo told CNN affiliate WTNH-TV that Annie Le, 24, is scheduled to be married Sunday, and “her fiance hasn’t heard from her.” “Annie Le’s purse containing her cell phone, credit cards and money were left in her office,” a Yale University Police Department news release said, adding that friends, family members and co-workers had not heard from her since Tuesday

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