Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith to co-host Nobel Peace Prize Concert

October 9th, 2009 Kenyans celebrate as Obama wins Nobel Peace PrizeKISUMU, Kenya — Kenyan radio shows interrupted their programming Friday and bus conductors shouted the news from the windows: President Barack Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee stunned many with its decision to award Obama the prize so early in his presidency for his initiatives to reduce nuclear arms and defuse tensions through diplomacy.

October 8th, 2009 German winners of the Nobel literature prizeHerta Mueller is the 10th German to win the Nobel Prize in literature. Here is a list of German writers who have received the award.

October 7th, 2009 AP: Anna Nicole Smith investigated in murder plotMIAMI — Files obtained exclusively by The Associated Press say the FBI investigated whether Anna Nicole Smith was part of a plot to kill her tycoon husband's son, whom she was battling for his late dad's fortune. The FBI files say prosecutors ultimately decided there wasn't enough evidence to charge the model and Playboy Playmate who died of a drug overdose in 2007.

October 6th, 2009 Nobel literature judge: award 'too Eurocentric'STOCKHOLM — The new frontman of the Nobel literature prize jury believes the secretive panel has been too "Eurocentric" in picking winners and says there are plenty of American writers who would qualify for the award. Peter Englund's comments Tuesday come two days before the prize announcement.

October 5th, 2009 NEW YORK - American screenwriter Kevin Smith has revealed that smoking marijuana has really helped him in bringing out his creative side. Smith, 39, who now sparks up at least three times a day, said that he was not really into smoking it until Canadian actor Seth Rogen talked him into it last summer.

October 4th, 2009 Stem cell pioneers among Nobel Prize candidatesSTOCKHOLM, Sweden — Two Canadian scientists whose discovery of stem cells has paved the way for controversial research could be candidates for the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine, the winners of which will be announced Monday. Ernest McCulloch and James Till won the prestigious Lasker Award in 2005 and experts say they could also be among the front-runners for a Nobel for their early 1970's identification of the regenerative cells.

October 2nd, 2009 Facts about next week's Nobel Prize announcementsThe winners of the 2009 Nobel Prizes will be announced in the next two weeks, starting with the medicine prize on Monday. Here are some brief explanations of how the award winners are picked and announced.

September 14th, 2009 Harry Smith to CBS viewers: I might have swine fluNEW YORK — "Early show" host Harry Smith has taken a sick day from work, telling viewers he thinks he has swine flu. In an interview live from his New York City apartment Monday, Smith told CBS viewers he started feeling achy and feverish over the weekend after a 25-mile bike ride in the rain and dancing all night at a birthday party.

July 28th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's fans want their idol to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Devout followers of the King of Pop have launched an online petition seeking the nomination for the late star who died aged 50 on June 25.

July 18th, 2009 Jackie Chan praises kung fu of Will Smith's son HONG KONG — Jackie Chan says "Kung Fu Kid" co-star Jaden Smith's dedication to martial arts puts his own son to shame. The 11-year-old son of Hollywood stars Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith has been training under Chan's stunt co-ordinator for his role in the China Film Group-Columbia Pictures remake of the 1984 hit "The Karate Kid," which kicked off filming in Beijing on July 11.

July 13th, 2009 Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith start 'Karate Kid' remake BEIJING — Jackie Chan will play the wise kung-fu master in a Hollywood-Chinese remake of the 1984 hit "The Karate Kid" that kicked off filming in the Chinese capital at the weekend, a movie company publicist said Monday. Chan's young disciple in "Kung Fu Kid" will be played by Jaden Smith, the son of Hollywood superstars Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, China Film Group spokesman Weng Li told The Associated Press in a phone interview.

June 17th, 2009 LONDON - Will Smith's wife Jada Pinkett has broken an 18-year vow never to return to TV. Jada, who found fame in 1980/90s show A Different World, said she decided to come back because she wanted to become "complacent" as an actress.

June 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Jada Pinkett Smith surely knows how to keep her sex life upbeat, for the actress has admitted that she and hubby Will Smith often sneak off for sex at friends' parties. In an interview with Redbook magazine, Pinkett Smith has revealed that she keeps things fresh by dragging her husband off for spontaneous romps when he least expects sex.

June 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Actor Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith are planning to got to China this summer for the filming of Karate Kid remake. The couple will be producing the film, which will feature their son Jaden and martial arts king Jackie Chan.

May 5th, 2009 White Stripes drummer Meg White to wed this yearDETROIT — A publicist for The White Stripes says drummer Meg White is engaged to musician Jackson Smith, the son of punk singer Patti Smith and late MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith. Publicist Chloe Walsh says the couple will wed this year, but couldn't confirm other details.