Reuters - British television host Piers Morgan will replace talk-show host Larry King on CNN's prime-time lineup in January, the network said on Wednesday.

Psych is planning a Twin Peaks-inspired episode that will feature stars from the cult series.

Sheryl Lee, who played both Laura and Maddy, and Sherilyn Fenn, who played Audrey, will join the previously announced Dana Ashbrook in a fall episode, according to Entertainment Weekly. The three will play residents of a Northern California town called Dual Spires that has been "rocked by the death of a high school student."

AFP - Australia's triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice made a tearful public apology Wednesday for making a homophobic comment on Twitter, saying her words were thoughtless but not meant to offend.

Reuters - Alt-metal rock band Disturbed claimed its fourth No. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart Wednesday despite a hefty drop in first-week sales.

AP - CNN says Piers Morgan of "America's Got Talent" will replace Larry King on the network's prime-time lineup in January.

AP - NBC says "Saturday Night Live" will launch its 36th season on Sept. 25 with host Amy Poehler and musical guest Katy Perry.

AP - In an age of austerity, the London Film Festival is hoping that uncertainty will be good for creativity, and that Hollywood glamour and plucky British filmmaking can be a balm for economic woes.

AP - "The Elephant's Journey" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $24), by Jose Saramago: This is a book Serious Readers should love. Consider the pedigree: a recently deceased Nobel Prize-winning author, a benevolent animal protagonist and a space on bookstore and library shelves in the hot category Historical Fiction.

Reuters - James Bond fans with deep pockets will soon have the chance to get their hands on the ultimate piece of 007 memorabilia, as the martini-sipping, daredevil spy's Aston Martin DB5 goes up for auction next month.

AP - Here's the situation: Nicole Polizzi, better known to the world as Snooki from the MTV show "Jersey Shore," faces charges of being criminally annoying.

Reuters - A dearth of big Hollywood stars, Venice's notoriously high costs, fierce competition from Toronto -- this year's film festival on the Lido is fighting to keep its place on the map as one of cinema's most prestigious events.

Reuters - In the battle of the box office assassins, A-lister George Clooney barely mustered more firepower with his new chart-topper "The American" than the relatively unknown star of "Machete," as the summer moviegoing season wrapped feebly during the Labor Day holiday weekend.

Reuters - NBC might have summer's most-watched show in "America's Got Talent," but the network's late-night ratings aren't so hot.