By Mark Mix
Home day care providers would be forced into unions
Rapper Redfoo of LMFAO and "Heroes" actor Sendhil Ramamurthy have entered the U.S. Open national playoffs in their bids to earn berths in the final Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year.
While Hayden Panettiere is pretending to be a country music singer on TV, she's learning how to be one in real life.
Amazon.com Inc. is adding NBC shows to its roster of free videos that can be watched online by customers who pay $79 a year for unlimited free shipping on goods bought at the online retailer.

TNT’s "aliens attack Earth" television series arrives on Blu-ray with an extra to please the comic book reading viewer.
Kiefer Sutherland admits he had no intention of going back to television after the action-packed "24" ended _ but that all changed when he read the script for "Touch."
Actor Zachary Quinto says he feels a range of emotions after coming out in a recent New York magazine interview but most of all he's grateful for the kindness he's received since.
Actor Zachary Quinto says he feels a range of emotions after coming out in a recent New York magazine interview but most of all he's grateful for the kindness he's received since.
Actress Hayden Panettiere was born and raised in upstate New York, lives in Los Angeles and has no roots in the nation's capital. But she's passionate about securing full representation in Congress for District of Columbia residents.
Actress Hayden Panettiere is being honored by District of Columbia officials for her commitment to making the district a state.

Lawyers for U.S. student Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend, who were found guilty of killing Knox's British roommate in Italy, have formally demanded that U.S. television channel Lifetime scrap a planned film about their trial.

The father of slain British student Meredith Kercher on Friday harshly criticized a U.S. television movie that shows a re-enactment of his daughter's murder.
"Heroes" actor Greg Grunberg says his acting bug started when he starred in the home movies of his childhood friend, director J.J. Abrams.
'Bury' tops Emmy bids
'Bury' tops Emmy bids
LOS ANGELES - "The Sopranos," the mob series that went to its grave with a shockingly inconclusive finale, found a happy ending today with 15 Emmy nominations including best drama.