Emily Carlson Journalist

Livewire Auckland winger David Smith is returning to the Hurricanes next season and as tvnz.co.nz's Chris Matthews reports his transfer adds to a franchise with a lot going for it.  

On Comedy Central's "Colbert Report" last night, Chris Matthews all but announced he wants to be a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania. Watch Colbert grill Matthews on whether or not he will run in 2010: Mark Leibovich, a reporter in the Washington bureau ...  

A scene from the "CSI" TV franchise on CBS, which said it expects third-quarter earnings to be down 14% to 18% from a year earlier. ...  

With Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones potentially facing league discipline this week for fighting his team-supplied bodyguard last week, the TV ...  

An autopsy shows the boy died of a basal skull fracture. Benscoter estimates that the TV was 37 to 40 inches wide. The death has been was ruled an accident.  

The deal is one of several that the Disney company will be talking about here at the MIPCOM TV trade show, it being one of the more press-friendly Hollywood ...  

PRAGUE, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Two Czech central bankers said on Sunday next year's economic growth in the central European country is likely to lag the bank's ...  

By BILL CARTER With her three Emmy Awards, her ubiquitous American Express commercials, and especially her must-see Sarah Palin impersonations, ...  

The Chris Matthews Show. Topics: The election; the economic crisis. Guests: Howard Fineman, Newsweek; Cynthia Tucker, Atlanta Journal-Constitution; ...  

NEW YORK — Kim Chan, an actor who became a familiar face in a variety of Asian roles, notably as Jerry Lewis' butler in the Martin Scorsese film "The King ...  

But the (Belleville) News-Democrat reporter by day, novelist by night has built a national fan base and has won awards with "Nocturnal Urges" and its sequel ...  

Exactly. And was one of them "What else is on?"? E-mail Tim Goodman at tgoodman@sfchronicle.com. You can read his TV blog, the Bastard Machine, ...  

TELEVISION chef Simon Wright last night backed plans to ban junk food from schools and packed lunches. If passed, the Healthy Eating in Schools Measure ...  

By ELIZABETH JENSEN For 10 years, the BBC has largely had to itself the American market for television news that is not United States-centric, thanks to its ...  

Barack Obama is determined not to make the same mistake as John Kerry, who lost the 2004 election because he failed to respond quickly and aggressively to ...