Nearly 25 years ago, "Crocodile Dundee" brought heaps of tourists Down Under. Can a film critics call Australia's "Gone with the Wind" bring them back? "Australia," the most expensive film ever made in its ...

Faith Hill finally has that Christmas gift she's always wanted.

She performed her favorite holiday songs with a 31-piece orchestra, nine-member choir and an elaborate stage set for a new PBS special.

'It has always been a dream of mine, both as a little girl and as a performer,' Hill said in an e-mail of the performance, which was taped for an installment of the Public Broadcasting Service's popular 'Soundstage' series.

Hill taped the show, an exclusive performance of her new 'Joy to the World' CD, this fall at the Sears Centre Arena in Chicago before an audience of about 3,000.

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The country's largest trade publisher, Random House Inc., has frozen the pensions of its current employees and eliminated them for future hires, the latest cuts in an industry hit by declining sales and anticipating, at best, a difficult 2009.

'Effective Dec. 31, benefits in the Random House, Inc. Pension Plan will no longer grow _ but they will not be reduced,' spokesman Stuart Applebaum said in a statement released Thursday in response to a query from The Associated Press.

Applebaum added that, effective Jan. 1, no new employees 'will be enrolled in the Random House, Inc. Pension Plan.' The company will continue to offer matching funds, up to 6 percent, for 401k plans.

Rupert Murdoch announced today that Roger Ailes has signed a five-year contract extension to stay at News Corporation, where, in part, he oversees Fox News and the Fox Business Network.

The Nevada Gaming Commission will allow the investment arm of Dubai to acquire a bigger stake in MGM Mirage Inc.

Former newspaper mogul Conrad Black arrives at the federal building in Chicago in December 2007 for sentencing on fraud and obstruction of justice convictions.

Microsoft announced Thursday changes to the terms of its Zune Pass subscription service, allowing subscribers to keep some tracks each month as part of their permanent collections.