FIRST LADY HONORED
First lady Hillary Clinton received an honorary degree from the National University of Ireland in Galway Tuesday and was to address women's groups in Belfast Wednesday.GETTING BACK TO WORK IS LIZ'S PRIMARY GOAL
Elizabeth Taylor is planning a comeback.
"I'm feeling better today than I have for years. Charity work and creating perfumes have been keeping me busy, but the positive reactions I've received from my recent public activities make me want to get back to work," the actress said in a statement Monday.
The 67-year-old Oscar winner ("Butterfield 8" in 1960 and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" in 1966) has been beset with health problems, including a broken back last year and lengthy recuperation from hip surgeries.
"We met with her recently, and she said that she wants to work," said Marion Rosenberg, who is co-managing Taylor's resurgence.
PETER ARNETT LANDS JOB WITH NET BROADCASTER
Veteran correspondent Peter Arnett, who ended his 18-year association with CNN last month, has landed a job with a new Internet broadcaster that specializes in international news.
Arnett will do interviews with major international leaders for foreigntv.com, a media service that was started by Al Primo, a television consultant who pioneered "Eyewitness News" for local TV.
He'll do about one interview per month and also advise Primo in setting up bureaus in cities around the world.
'BAD' JACKSON PLAGIARIZED SONG, ITALIAN JUDGE RULES
Michael Jackson has been ordered to face the music in Italy.
An Italian judge ruled Tuesday that the superstar plagiarized Italian songwriter Al Bano when writing the song "Will You Be There," which was featured on Jackson's 1991 album "Dangerous."
Judge Mario Frigenti fined Jackson a mere $2,200, which was immediately suspended. But he ordered Jackson to pay court costs, which could be considerable, Italian state TV reported.
Bano, a veteran songwriter and singer, claimed Jackson stole part of the musical motif of his song "I Cigni di Balaka" (The Swans of Balaka), produced in 1987.
In a hearing in Rome two years ago, Jackson told the court that there was some similarity between the two songs, "but it's completely coincidental." A lawyer for Jackson vowed to appeal the ruling.