David Magee

The Playboy cover featuring Lohan, who starred at the age of 11 in Disney's remake of The Parent Trap, was apparently leaked days ago. But now the entire spread has been leaked, according to TMZ and people can see it online. Playboy, of course, has a major vested interest since it reportedly paid Lohan $1 million for the shoot and right to publish.

I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a Christian, but you don't need to be in the pew every Sunday to know there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school, Perry says in the ad.

The total lunar eclipse will be most visible by those in the western half of the United States on Saturday, with views before dawn Pacific and Mountain Standard time. If clears skies prevail, the moon should be cast in a big shadow, appearing bright red and oversized. Beyond the U.S., those in places like Winnipeg, Guam, eastern Asia and Australia will be able to see it.

Tablet computers are already dropping in price. The Internet was buzzing this week over the anticipated arrival of the $99 Novo7 tablet set to arrive soon for sale in the U.S. There are also $99 HP TouchPads that can be purchased from eBay. But if money is an issue and you want a tablet now, than either the Kindle Fire or the Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet are excellent buys.

But those who want an Apple iPad tablet but don't want to pay top prices are in luck -- a cheaper iPad 2 is available from Apple in a 16GB, Wi-Fi model for $419 with shipping. It comes with FaceTime, 10-hour battery life, and HD video recording, just like a new iPad. But the models Apple is selling at the cheaper price are refurbished.

Now, NBC is reportedly checking the songs The Roots and Questlove will play on the Jimmy Fallon show for pre-approval. Thompson, the drummer, said in an interview that he's gotta clear a lot of the song choices with the network.

Citing several sources, Citi analyst Richard Gardner said in a note that the iPad 3 will launch in February with a screen that has double the resolution of Apple's most recent model, the iPad 2. Such a screen enhancement would improve the iPad's graphics to sharpness levels available on Apple's popular iPhone 4 and 4S, according to CNET.

Facebook was the top free app for the iPhone in Apple's store thus far in 2011, and Twitter, Skype and Groupon were also among the Top Free iPhone Apps.

The government report released Thursday reveals notable declines in initial and continued employment claims, and the news was joined by a report that wholesale inventories in October jumped the highest in five months, signaling that businesses are also in a recovery mode with higher consumer demand.

From the 2010 study, activity of people surfing the Internet, sending text messages and other mobile communication activities increased in the most recent survey to 0.9 percent of all drivers, up from 0.6 percent the previous year.

Oakland Tech athletic director James Coplan told The Oregonian that students at Thompson's former school were mourning the loss Thursday. Grief counselors are being made available, and a Fred Thompson Memorial was set up in the main lobby of the school building.

Thompson was playing a pick-up game of basketball at the Dixon Rec Center on the OSU campus when he collapsed. The 6-foot-4, 317-pound defensive tackle was from Richmond, California. He had suffered a shoulder injury in the spring and did not play this season for the Beavers, though he dressed out for games late in the season for coach Mike Riley.

Among the happiest is likely company chairman Bill Ford Jr., who made the announcement, considering he and family members who own or receive dividend benefit from many of the company's Class B shares have been the income since the dividend was dropped in 2006 as Ford struggled, teetering near bankruptcy.

A U.S. citizen was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2 years in prison for insulting the king of Thailand.

The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that NBC executives met with Seacrest earlier this week to discuss bringing him in as the program's co-host, replacing Lauer who has told the company he might leave next year. Executives who met with Seacrest include Today show executive producer Jim Bell, NBC News president Steve Capus and senior vice president for marketing and communications Lauren Kapp.

The incinerated partial remains were disposed of in what was previously a common U.S. military practice. The Washington Post reported that the dumping was hidden from families, who had given the Air Force permission to dispose of remains in a respectful and dignified manner, the newspaper said.

Yet the New York Police Department has warned all banks in the city to beef up mailroom security in light of the episode. The package in Germany was made of explosives and shrapnel, and it was discovered in the mailroom at Deutsche Bank's headquarters. The package was detected by X-ray technology, police said. It did not detonate.

Zagaria, head of the Casalesi powerful clan which controlled a large territory north of Naples, has for years been one of Italy's most wanted fugitives. He has been on the run from authorities since 1995.

The 2012 induction will be held on April 14. It will be the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 27th annual induction ceremony. HBO will broadcast the event in May.

The FDA has announced that it is evaluating post-marketing reports of serious bleeding in patients taking the drug after reports of fatal bleeding.

In a sentencing hearing, Blagojevich said he had made terrible mistakes and admitted he broke the law by trying to sell the appointment to the vacant Senate seat.

Since launching in 2010, Apple's iPad has been the global leader in tablets. But since Amazon's first table, the all-new low-priced Kindle Fire came out in November Apple's dominance may be sagging. In a new analyst note, Shaw Wu of the brokerage firm Stern Agee sees iPad sales as a little light in the current quarter.

Of paramount concern is the fact that oil prices have jumped so high with the global economy in such doldrums. That means if the economy gets moving, oil prices will only go higher. And if the U.S. economy continues to slowly and steadily improve as it has recently, demand will slowly and steadily increase.

But some see conflicting reports since Smirnoff was seen in Las Vegas last week wearing her engagement ring. Yet though a representative for Smirnoff did not respond to a request for comment, she had said earlier this year she wanted to postpone her wedding to focus on Dancing with the Starts.

The United States will began using foreign aid as a means of improving gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights abrod, according to an announcement by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Rosie is engaged. The Emmy Award winner Rose O'Donnell, host of The Rosie Show on OWN, is now engaged to the corporate headhunter Michelle Rounds, though a wedding date has not been set.

A male cross breed, Pusuke was the world's oldest living dog as recognized by the Guinness Book of Records. Pusuke died in Sakura in Tochigi prefecture at the age of 26 years and nine months. In dog years, that equivalent to a human living for 125 years.

It's not a matter of if, but when the last big project from Steve Jobs will reach the hand of consumers. The debate varies from spring to summer or even fall, but most every qualified observer agrees -- the iPhone release date is coming in 2012. Among the best bets is an early summer unveiling with release soon to follow, keeping in Apple's release tradition that was broken with the iPhone 4S because the product simply wasn't ready yet.

Not from Hershey's perspective. After hearing the news that the Bobcats got and accepted -- of course -- an invitation to play in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho in December, Hershey aired his frustrations on Twitter.