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Prosecutors have apparently decided not to charge senior White House adviser Karl Rove with any crimes in the CIA-leak investigation. Rove's lawyer says his client was advised of the decision Monday.

Chicago-based jazz singer Kurt Elling consistently gets the top spot in music magazine polls for Best Male Vocalist. His new album Nightmoves, is his first for the Concord Jazz label.

In today's roundup, we've got news about Louis C.K., a big debate over reality television, and the latest on how NBC has managed to vault to the top of the broadcast networks — at least by one measure.

It's taking more time to get nominees for financial watchdog jobs in Washington, D.C., through the confirmation process, according to a study by the Bipartisan Policy Center.

Leonard Pickel, a haunted house architect, has been designing fear factories for more than 40 years.

Nominated for helming The Power of the Dog, Campion joins Chloé Zhao and Kathryn Bigelow as the only women to win in the category. She had previously been nominated for The Piano.

The Food Network draws more viewers than any of the cable news channels, but Americans are actually cooking less than ever. Food-culture writer Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma) ponders the phenomenon.

In the era of organics and whole foods, there are times when carrot sticks just won't fly -- such as when you're vegging in front of the boob tube. Ellen Birkett Morris offers a few tasty ideas that aren't that bad for you.

1: Veteran TV journalist DAVID BRINKLEY will retire this week. Brinkley is host of ABC's "This Week with David Brinkley." He is also getting attention this week for calling President Clinton a "bore" and for saying the President "doesn't have a creative bone in his body." But for this archive show, we went back and found and interview with Brinkley that highlights what he'll be most remembered for and that is his half century of journalism. His book, Washington Goes to War, was a surprise best-seller in 1988. The book, based on Brinkley's personal experiences and reflections, told the story of Washington in the early 40s, and how both the government and town itself were transformed by the responsibilities thrust on them as a result of the war. Other books by him include "David Brinkley" published last year by Knopf. Also "Everyone Is Entitiled To My Opinion." also published by Knopf. Brinkley was born in 1920 and raised in Wilmington, N.C., Brinkley began writing for the local paper in high school. He soon graduated to the United Press and, by WW II, was working for NBC Radio in Washington, D.C. He slowly moved into TV and was paired with Chet Huntley at the 1956 political conventions. Their immediate chemistry led to the top-rated Huntley-Brinkley Report on the NBC Network. He left NBC and to join ABC to host This Week With DavidBrinkley. (REBROADCAST from 7

The pop star's SOUR tour sold out as fans faced long queues and site outages. A Ticketmaster feature meant to "level the playing field" failed to bar scalpers, who are reselling tickets for thousands.