Ellen DeGeneres , the award-winning comedian and talk show host, has been selected by the Kennedy Center to receive this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor . Ellen, as she is known to the millions who watch her syndicated talk show, had this to say about the award. Read full article > >

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Ellen DeGeneres named Mark Twain Prize recipient

Say “cheese,” and that’s often the result: A cheesy, plastered-on fake grin in a photo. Dean Fleischer-Camp, who directs the popular “ Marcel the Shell With Shoes On ” videos with former “Saturday Night Live” comedian Jenny Slate, pranks his friends by asking them to pose for photos, but taking video of them instead. Read full article > >

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‘Smile’: Video by ‘Marcel the Shell’ director examines how we say ‘cheese’

Iran said on Tuesday it had executed a man accused of being an Israeli intelligence agent responsible for the assassination of one of its nuclear scientists, Iranian state media reported.

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Iran Executes Alleged Israeli Spy

Somewhere along the way to the collapse of Western civilization, pioneer shock-jock Howard Stern became a sweet old man, perhaps staving off our multimedia Armageddon. At least that’s the story line presented along with Stern’s canny decision to join — at a reported fee of about $20 million — NBC’s goony amateur performance competition, “America’s Got Talent,” as its newest judge. Read full article > >

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TV review: On ‘America’s Got Talent,’ Howard Stern becomes a beloved uncle

NEW YORK — Fox will plant four comedies on Tuesday’s schedule, including one originally developed by NBC for its star Mindy Kaling. Her new show, “The Mindy Project,” will immediately follow “New Girl” — Fox’s most promising launch from last fall. Read full article > >

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TV Column: Fox picks fall trifecta: Britney Spears, Demi Lovato and Mindy Kaling

Judges hail his “trustworthy point of view.”

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Beast’s John Avlon Wins 2nd NSNC Award

Political deadlock in Greece on Monday stoked a renewed sense of crisis about the fate of the European economy as new data confirmed a downturn in one of the world’s major trading blocks. The immediate focus was on the inability of Greek politicians to form a new government after divided elections last week — raising the possibility that the country may yet reject a recent international bailout agreement and leave the euro currency union. Read full article > >

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Greek deadlock heightens fears of full European crisis

Fox will plant four comedies on Tuesday — including one originally developed by NBC for NBC star Mindy Kaling , which will immediately follow this season’s most promising Fox fall launch, “New Girl.” The network will protect its investment in flailing “Glee” by moving it to the safe zone, aka the post-singing show timeslot on Thursdays, where it will follow “The X Factor” in the fall and “American Idol” in the spring. Read full article > >

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Upfront Week 2012: Mindy Kaling, Demi Lovato, Britney Spears join Fox; ‘Glee’ moves to Thursday

Clarence Aaron seemed to be especially deserving of a federal commutation, an immediate release from prison granted by the president of the United States. At 24, he was sentenced to three life terms for his role in a cocaine deal, even though it was his first criminal offense and he was not the buyer, seller or supplier of the drugs. Of all those convicted in the case, Aaron received the stiffest sentence. Read full article > >

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Clarence Aaron was denied commutation, but Bush team wasn’t told all the facts

After controversy surrounding his résumé.

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Yahoo CEO to Resign: Report

Two Turkish journalists taken hostage in Syria in early March and detained for two months are on their way home, following a release mediated by Iran.

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VIDEO: Syria releases Turkish journalists

As the Jets opened their practice center to the news media Thursday, much of the huddling was done around the locker of a new arrival, Tim Tebow.

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Tim Tebow Draws Crowd as Jets Open Locker Room

North Koreans have more access than before to outside media, especially foreign and South Korean DVDs, says a US study.

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N Korea outside media access up

“The more we know, the more likely we are to do the right things.” That’s scientist and researcher Peter Gleick, speaking toward the end of “Last Call at the Oasis,” a galvanizing documentary about water and its impending urgencies — the harrowing lack of it and the deadly contamination of what remains. Read full article > >

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Essay: Participant Media invents an activist aesthetic

Microsoft is revamping its Bing search engine to include advice from Facebook and other social media platforms.

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Bing brings Facebook to searches