Steven Chu as Energy Secretary

Steven Chu a nobel prize winning physicist is appointed as Energy Secretary...

Russ Martin Fired

Top-rated radio host Russ Martin has been fired from Live 105.3 FM after the station changed its format to an all-sports station Monday afternoon, a CBS Radio general manager said.

Mr. Martin, no stranger to controversy during his seven-year tenure at the station, made headlines in July when he was arrested on three misdemeanor charges in connection with an argument with his girlfriend. Those charges are still pending, said Tim Powers, Mr. Martin’s attorney.

News about OJ Simpsons

O.J. Simpsons was sentenced Friday to as much as 33 years in prison for a hotel armed robbery after a judge rejected his apology and said, "It was much more than stupidity." The 61-year-old football Hall of Famer stood shackled and stone-faced when Judge Jackie Glass quickly rattled off his punishment soon after he made a rambling, five-minute plea for leniency, choking back tears as he told her: "I didn't want to steal anything from anyone. ... I'm sorry, sorry."

Simpson said he was simply trying to retrieve sports memorabilia and other mementos, including his first wife's wedding ring, from two dealers when he stormed a Las Vegas hotel room on Sept. 13, 2007.

But the judge emphasized that it was a violent confrontation in which at least one gun was drawn, and she said someone could have been killed. She said the evidence was overwhelming, with the planning, the confrontation itself and the aftermath all recorded on audio or videotape.

Glass, a no-nonsense judge known for her tough sentences, imposed such a complex series of consecutive and concurrent sentences that even many attorneys watching the case were confused as to how much time Simpson got.

Simpson could serve up to 33 years but could be eligible for parole after nine years, according to Elana Roberto, the judge's clerk.

The judge said several times that her sentence in the Las Vegas case had nothing to do with Simpson's 1994 acquittal in the slaying of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.

"I'm not here to try and cause any retribution or any payback for anything else," Glass said.

Simpson was immediately led away to prison after the judge refused to permit him to go free on bail while he appeals.

Simpson's co-defendant and former golfing buddy, Clarence "C.J. Stewart, also was sentenced to at least 15 years.

Outside court, Goldman's father, Fred Goldman, and sister, Kim, said they were delighted with the sentence.

"We are thrilled, and it's a bittersweet moment," Fred Goldman said. "It was satisfying seeing him in shackles like he belongs."

The Goldmans took a measure of credit for Simpson's fate, saying their relentless pursuit of his assets to satisfy a $33.5 million wrongful-death judgment "pushed him over the edge" and led him to commit the robbery to recover some of his sports memorabilia.

Simpson and Stewart were both brought to the courtroom in dark blue jail uniforms, their hands shackled to their waists with chains. Simpson, who looked weary and had not been expected to speak, delivered a somber statement to the judge.

As he spoke in a hoarse voice, the courtroom was hushed. His two sisters, Shirley Baker and Carmelita Durio, sat in the front row of the courtroom, along with his adult daughter.

Both men were convicted Oct. 3 of 12 criminal charges, including kidnapping and armed robbery.

"As stupid and as ill-conceived as it was, it wasn't something that was from this evil mind they teach us about," Simpson attorney Yale Galanter said before sentencing.

"Not bright, not smart, not well thought out, but certainly not from an evil mind," Galanter said.

Most of the 63 seats in the courtroom were taken by media, lawyers and family members of the defendants. Fifteen members of the public were also allowed.

After sentencing was over, the Goldmans left the courtroom and Kim threw her arms around her father and wept.

Simpson's sisters declined to comment, but Shirley Baker said on her way out: "It's not over."

Jurors who heard 13 days of testimony said after the verdict that they were convinced of Simpson's guilt because of audio recordings that were secretly made of the Sept. 13, 2007, robbery at the Palace Station casino hotel.

The confrontation involved sports memorabilia brokers Alfred Beardsley and Bruce Fromong. It was recorded by collectibles dealer Thomas Riccio, who was acting as middleman.

"Don't let nobody out of this room!" Simpson commands on the recordings, and instructs other men to scoop up items he insists had been stolen from him.

On Tuesday, Glass is scheduled to sentence four former co-defendants who took plea deals and testified against Simpson and Stewart.

Michael McClinton, Charles Cashmore, Walter Alexander and Charles Ehrlich could receive probation or prison time. McClinton could get up to 11 years; the others face less.

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Benedict actor of "The Jefferson" dies at the Age of 70

Benedict was found dead Monday on Martha's Vineyard and his brother, Charles, said authorities were still investigating the cause of death.

Benedict began his acting career in the 1960s in the Theatre Company of Boston, alongside such future stars as Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman and Al Pacino.

Benedict went on to appear in a number of movies, including a role as the oddball director in "The Goodbye Girl" with Richard Dreyfuss. But he was mainly known for his role as Bentley in "The Jeffersons," which ran on CBS from 1975 to '85.

Grammy Nominees Announced

Record Of The Year

Chasing Pavements
Adele

Viva La Vida
Coldplay

Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis

Paper Planes
M.I.A

Please Read The Letter
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

Album Of The Year

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Coldplay

Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne

Year Of The Gentleman
Ne-Yo

Raising Sand
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

In Rainbows
Radiohead

Song Of The Year

American Boy
William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray & Kanye West, songwriters (Estelle Featuring Kanye West)

Chasing Pavements
Adele Adkins & Eg White, songwriters (Adele)

I'm Yours
Jason Mraz, songwriter (Jason Mraz)

Love Song
Sara Bareilles, songwriter (Sara Bareilles)

Viva La Vida
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

Best New Artist

Adele

Duffy

Jonas Brothers

Lady Antebellum

Jazmine Sullivan

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

Chasing Pavements
Adele

Love Song
Sara Bareilles

Mercy
Duffy

Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis

I Kissed A Girl
Katy Perry

So What
Pink

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

All Summer Long
Kid Rock

Say
John Mayer

That Was Me
Paul McCartney

I'm Yours
Jason Mraz

Closer
Ne-Yo

Wichita Lineman
James Taylor

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Viva La Vida
Coldplay

Waiting In The Weeds
Eagles

Going On
Gnarls Barkley

Won't Go Home Without You
Maroon 5

Apologize
OneRepublic

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

Lesson Learned
Alicia Keys & John Mayer

4 Minutes
Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland

Rich Woman
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

If I Never See Your Face Again
Rihanna & Maroon 5

No Air
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown

Best Pop Instrumental Performance

Love Appetite
Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere

I Dreamed There Was No War
Eagles

Fortune Teller
Fourplay

Steppin' Out
Stanley Jordan

Blast!
Marcus Miller

Best Pop Instrumental Album

Sax For Stax
Gerald Albright

Greatest Hits Rerecorded Volume One
Larry Carlton

Jingle All The Way
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones

The Spice Of Life
Earl Klugh

A Night Before Christmas
Spyro Gyra

Best Pop Vocal Album

Detours
Sheryl Crow

Rockferry
Duffy

Long Road Out Of Eden
Eagles

Spirit
Leona Lewis

Covers
James Taylor

Best Dance Recording

Harder Better Faster Stronger
Daft Punk
Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, producers; Thomas Bangalter & Guy Manuel de Homem-Christo, mixers

Ready For The Floor
Hot Chip
Hot Chip, producers; Dan Carey, mixer

Just Dance
Lady Gaga & Colby O'Donis
RedOne, producer; Robert Orton, mixer

Give It 2 Me
Madonna
Madonna & The Neptunes, producers; Andrew Coleman & Spike Stent, mixers

Disturbia
Rihanna
Brian Kennedy, producer; Phil Tan, mixer

Black & Gold
Sam Sparro
Jesse Rogg & Sam Sparro, producers; Jeremy Wheatley, mixer

Best Electronic/Dance Album

New York City
Brazilian Girls

Alive 2007
Daft Punk

Bring Ya To The Brink
Cyndi Lauper

X
Kylie Minogue

Last Night
Moby

Robyn
Robyn

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Still Unforgettable
Natalie Cole

The Sinatra Project
Michael Feinstein

Noël
Josh Groban

In The Swing Of Christmas
Barry Manilow

Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall
Rufus Wainwright

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance

Gravity
John Mayer

I Saw Her Standing There
Paul McCartney

Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Bruce Springsteen

Rise
Eddie Vedder

No Hidden Path
Neil Young

Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Rock N Roll Train
AC/DC

Violet Hill
Coldplay

Long Road Out Of Eden
Eagles

Sex On Fire
Kings Of Leon

House Of Cards
Radiohead

Best Hard Rock Performance

Inside The Fire
Disturbed

Visions
Judas Priest

Wax Simulacra
The Mars Volta

Saints Of Los Angeles
Mötley Crüe

Lords Of Salem
Rob Zombie

Best Metal Performance

Heroes Of Our Time
DragonForce

Nostradamus
Judas Priest

My Apocalypse
Metallica

Under My Thumb
Ministry

Psychosocial
Slipknot

Best Rock Instrumental Performance

Castellorizon
David Gilmour

Suicide & Redemption
Metallica

34 Ghosts I-IV
Nine Inch Nails

Hope (Live For The Art Of Peace)
Rush

Peaches En Regalia
Zappa Plays Zappa

Best Rock Song

Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)

House Of Cards
Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway & Thom Yorke, songwriters (Radiohead)

I Will Possess Your Heart
Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters (Death Cab For Cutie)

Sex On Fire
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)

Violet Hill
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)

Best Rock Album

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
Coldplay

Rock N Roll Jesus
Kid Rock

Only By The Night
Kings Of Leon

Death Magnetic
Metallica

Consolers Of The Lonely
The Raconteurs

Best Alternative Music Album

Modern Guilt
Beck

Narrow Stairs
Death Cab For Cutie

The Odd Couple
Gnarls Barkley

Evil Urges
My Morning Jacket

In Rainbows
Radiohead

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Me, Myself And I
Beyoncé

Heaven Sent
Keyshia Cole

Spotlight
Jennifer Hudson

Superwoman
Alicia Keys

Need U Bad
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

You're The Only One
Eric Benét

Take You Down
Chris Brown

Miss Independent
Ne-Yo

Can't Help But Wait
Trey Songz

Here I Stand
Usher

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Ribbon In The Sky
Boyz II Men

Words
Anthony David Featuring India.Arie

Stay With Me (By The Sea)
Al Green Featuring John Legend

I'm His Only Woman
Jennifer Hudson Featuring Fantasia

Never Give You Up
Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ Hilton

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

A Change Is Gonna Come
Wayne Brady

You've Got The Love I Need
Al Green Featuring Anthony Hamilton

Baby I Know
(Linda Jones) With Helen Bruner & Terry Jones

Love That Girl
Raphael Saadiq

In Love With Another Man
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

Say Goodbye To Love
Kenna

Wanna Be
Maiysha

Be OK
Chrisette Michele Featuring will.i.am

Many Moons
Janelle Monae

Lovin You (Music)
Wayna Featuring Kokayi

Best R&B Song

Bust Your Windows
Salaam Remi & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Deandre Way, songwriter) (Jazmine Sullivan)

Customer
I. Barias, Raheem DeVaughn, C. Haggins, K. Oliver & J. Smith, songwriters (Raheem DeVaughn)

Heaven Sent
Keyshia Cole, Jason Farmer & Alex Francis, songwriters (Keyshia Cole)

Miss Independent
M.S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters (Ne-Yo)

Spotlight
Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen & Shaffer Smith, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)

Best R&B Album

Love & Life
Eric Benét

Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA
Boyz II Men

Lay It Down
Al Green

Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson

The Way I See It
Raphael Saadiq

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Growing Pains
Mary J. Blige

Back Of My Lac'
J. Holiday

First Love
Karina

Year Of The Gentleman
Ne-Yo

Fearless
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Rap Solo Performance

Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)...
Jay-Z

A Milli
Lil Wayne

Paris, Tokyo
Lupe Fiasco

N.i.*.*.e.r. (The Slave And The Master)
Nas

Sexual Eruption
Snoop Dogg

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

Royal Flush
Big Boi Featuring Raekwon And Andre 3000

Swagga Like Us
Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne

Mr. Carter
Lil Wayne Featuring Jay-Z

Wish You Would
Ludacris Featuring T.I.

Put On
Young Jeezy Featuring Kanye West

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

American Boy
Estelle Featuring Kanye West

Low
Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain

Green Light
John Legend & Andre 3000

Got Money
Lil Wayne Featuring T-Pain

Superstar
Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos

Best Rap Song

Lollipop
D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major)

Low
T. Dillard, M. Humphrey & T-Pain, songwriters (Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain)

Sexual Eruption
Calvin Broadus, S. Lovejoy & D. Stewart, songwriters (Snoop Dogg)

Superstar
Lupe Fiasco & Soundtrakk, songwriters (Lupe Fiasco Featuring Matthew Santos)

Swagga Like Us
D. Carter, S. Carter, Clifford Harris & Kanye West, songwriters (M. Arulpragasam, N. Headon, M. Jones, J. Mellor, T. Pentz & P. Simonon, songwriters) (Jay-Z & T.I. Featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne)

Best Rap Album

American Gangster
Jay-Z

Tha Carter III
Lil Wayne

The Cool
Lupe Fiasco

Nas
Nas

Paper Trail
T.I.

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

For These Times
Martina McBride

What I Cannot Change
LeAnn Rimes

Last Name
Carrie Underwood

Last Call
Lee Ann Womack

This Is Me You're Talking To
Trisha Yearwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

You're Gonna Miss This
Trace Adkins

In Color
Jamey Johnson

Just Got Started Lovin' You
James Otto

Letter To Me
Brad Paisley

Troubadour
George Strait

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

God Must Be Busy
Brooks & Dunn

Love Don't Live Here
Lady Antebellum

Every Day
Rascal Flatts

Blue Side Of The Mountain
The SteelDrivers

Stay
Sugarland

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

Shiftwork
Kenny Chesney & George Strait

Killing The Blues
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

House Of Cash
George Strait & Patty Loveless

Life In A Northern Town
Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town

Let The Wind Chase You
Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Sumatra
Cherryholmes

Two Small Cars In Rome
Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green

Sleigh Ride
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones

Is This America? (Katrina 2005)
Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby

Cluster Pluck
Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner

Best Country Song

Dig Two Graves
Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, songwriters (Randy Travis)

I Saw God Today
Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, songwriters (George Strait)

In Color
Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)

Stay
Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland)

You're Gonna Miss This
Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, songwriters (Trace Adkins)

Best Country Album

That Lonesome Song
Jamey Johnson

Sleepless Nights
Patty Loveless

Troubadour
George Strait

Around The Bend
Randy Travis

Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
Trisha Yearwood