Alba not flattered by attempt to look like her » Imitation is not the sincerest form of flattery for Jessica Alba. The actress said Saturday she's been distressed by Internet reports about a Chinese woman who is having a plastic surgery makeover to look like Alba in hopes of getting her lover back.

Howard Stern tapped to replace Simon Cowell on 'American Idol' » Shock jock Howard Stern has been offered Simon Cowell's seat on the "American Idol" dais, a new report says. The New York Post's Page Six claims that Stern is in negotiations to replace the critical Brit in 2011 when his Sirius XM contract expires. "It's one of the few shows that could compete with Stern's $100-million-a-year Sirius contract, and 'Idol' bosses think he'd be even nastier than Simon," an "Idol" source tells the Post.

Students May Face Charges in "sexting" Incident » Several Colorado middle school students could face serious charges after a nude photo of a 12 year old girl was sent to the cell phones of several students.

GA: Student stabbed with samurai sword » It was a scary scene Thursday on the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Authorities there said a former graduate student brought a samurai sword to the campus and stabbed a university researcher.

Banker caught ogling on TV will keep job » Macquarie Bank worker Dave Kiely was at his desk as a colleague was being interviewed about interest rates when the camera showed him apparently opening e-mail attachments of nearly nude photos of the model. The clip became a YouTube hit and other media broadcast it during prime-time Tuesday. Australia-born Kerr, 26, who is engaged to "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Orlando Bloom, had said she hoped Kiely would not lose his job.

Super Bowl TV spot brings Leno, Letterman together » Super Bowl viewers were rubbing their eyes over a TV spot pairing CBS late-night host David Letterman with longtime NBC rival Jay Leno, plus Oprah Winfrey.

'Dear John' bumps 'Avatar' from top spot with $32.4 million debut » A low-budget chick flick finally nudged record-setting blockbuster "Avatar" from its nearly two-month-long perch at the top of the box-office charts. "Avatar" became the biggest movie of all time after rocketing past director James Cameron's other mega-hit, "Titanic."

China shuts down hacker training Web site that collected $1 million in members' fees » Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday. The crackdown comes amid growing concern that China is a center for Internet crime and industrial espionage. Search giant Google said last month its e-mail accounts were hacked from China in an assault that also hit at least 20 other companies.

Pot Smoker Accused Of Trying To Bribe Urine Tester » A pot-smoking parolee in Colorado faces criminal charges for allegedly offering a cash bribe to try to pass a drug test. Police said a 34-year-old man tried Jan. 3 to bribe a state worker to allow him to use a device called a "Whizzinator" to pass a drug test he had to take while on parole.

Super Bowl wanted a big stadium show, and The Who gave one » The Who had little trouble rising to the big, televised occasion like other elite acts before them. Nothing about their 14 minutes at midfield of Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens embarrassed CBS and the NFL, which had taken some grief for picking yet another ancient rock band.

In Utah, company aims to store energy in air » A Utah company plans to dig a series of underground caverns that it hopes to one day fill with compressed air, releasing it to generate electricity by turning a turbine and solving one of the most vexing problems facing the clean-energy industry - how to store power.

Consumer Interest In iPad Drops After Unveiling » Retrevo, a website that calls itself the "ultimate electronics marketplace," has done surveys on iPad interest both before and after the nascent device's announcement. It seems less people were interested in buying one after the announcement than before, to the tune of double, in fact.

Space station nears completion » After Endeavour's 13-day mission, the space station will be 98 per cent complete. The shuttle is carrying the Italian-built Tranquility module, also called Node 3, which will provide life-support systems and living quarters to the station. It is topped with a seven-window hexagonal dome, called Cupola, which will be used to observe dockings and Canadarm 2 operations.

Life's Good: LG Manual Shows How To Watch Pirated Movies » "Life's Good" is LG's slogan, and pirates may be thinking that way, as well. Some of LG's latest TVs have USB ports, so users can plug in an external drive and play video from them.

Hubble sees Pluto changing color, ice sheet cover » Spurned Pluto is changing its looks, donning more rouge in its complexion and altering its iceball surface here and there. Color astronomers surprised.

No sequels, spinoffs for 'Lost' » When ABC's drama "Lost" ends in May, it will definitively end - don't look for any sequels or spinoffs.

Miserable at Work? You're Not Alone » The top 10 percent -- households earning more than $100,000 -- collected 48.5 percent of all reported income in 2005, up from 33 percent in the 1970s and the largest share since just before the Great Depression. The top 1 percent garnered 22 percent of all reported income -- double the share they received in 1980.

Fair & Balanced Sarah Palin to boost FOX News credibility (and audience gullibility) » In her debut tonight as a FOX News channel analyst, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin didn't waste any time in attacking her detractors, and taking issue with what she said were "lies" about her.

'Cougars,' 'cubs' unwelcome on Carnival cruises » Carnival Cruise Lines won't be sailing anymore with a boatload of "cougars" and their willing prey. The Miami-based company has turned down a request from a singles travel group to book another cruise with the cougar theme. The term refers to older women who date younger men.

Conan O'Brien Picks New Career Out of 'Deal or No Deal' Briefcase » Conan told a story with a punch line: “When I was a little boy, I remember watching the tonight show with Johnny Carson and I remember thinking, ‘One day I’m going to host that show for 7 months.’”

Simon Cowell Leaving American Idol » Simon Cowell, the acerbic Brit who has helped give "American Idol" some of its sharpest - and nastiest - moments, will leave the popular singing show after this season.

Google challenge to China over censorship » Google has thrown down the gauntlet to China by saying it is no longer willing to censor search results on its Chinese service.

Tobey Maguire, Sam Raimi Depart 'Spider-Man' Franchise » Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios announced Monday that Peter Parker is going back to high school in a new take on the Spidey series "that focuses on a teenager grappling with both contemporary human problems and amazing super-human crises." The next 'Spider-Man' movie is scheduled to hit theaters in the summer of 2012.

Townsend replaced in Marvel Comics tale `Thor' » Stuart Townsend has departed Marvel Comics' movie adaptation of "Thor" because of creative differences, according to sources close to the production.

They're Clean, They're Cute and They Cuddle » Pet micro-pigs are the latest trend in must-have companions.

DND experimenting with robotic tanks and helicopters, hoping to make them think » Don't expect them to say "Hasta la vista, baby," but the robotic armoured vehicles and pilotless aircraft being developed by Canada's military scientists may one day be able to think for themselves.