A Florida medical examiner says television pitchman Billy Mays likely died of a heart attack but further tests are needed.

A frantic woman tells emergency operators she found television pitchman Billy Mays cold and unresponsive on 911 tapes released by authorities in Florida. The boisterous, bearded Mays was known for pitching cleaning products and gadgets in commercials that aired nationwide. The 50-year-old was found dead by his wife Sunday morning.

Television viewers knew him as the OxiClean guy: the bearded, boisterous pitchman on commercials airing hundreds of times a week nationwide. “Hi. Billy Mays here,“ he would begin, before showing off his latest cleaning product or gadget. Family, friends and colleagues mourned Mays, 50, who was found unresponsive in his Tampa home Sunday, and awaited an autopsy to determine the cause of his sudden death. The coroner’s office expected to have the autopsy done by Monday afternoon.

Sarah Palin says she accepts David Letterman’s apology. The Alaska governor says she hopes the apology, made by Letterman on his CBS late-night show, will help change attitudes about men who joke about the sexual exploitation of young girls.

ABC News will present a prime-time interview with President Barack Obama on health care issues next week. The network’s special will air June 24 at 10 p.m. Eastern, on two-hour tape delay. Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer will moderate the White House discussion with a live audience, also taking questions submitted by viewers.

“The Real Housewives of New York City” cast member accused of punching her ex-boyfriend has reached an agreement in the case.

“American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert has landed the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, where he talks about sex, drugs and his “Idol” experiences.

Actor David Carradine has been found dead in Bangkok. A Thai newspaper cites unidentified police sources as saying the star of the 1970s TV series “Kung Fu” was found Thursday morning hanged in his luxury hotel room.

Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s character “Bruno” bared his backside at the MTV Movie Awards ceremony Sunday. Now, folks are wondering if the disgusted reaction from rapper who got butted was real or fake. Jeanne Moos tries to get to the bottom of “Bruno’s” bottom. Watch the story, then let us know in our web poll what you think.

A new book called ‘The Newcomer’s Guide to Georgia’ is full of tips and information for people new to the Peach State, but it’s also got some things to do and see that even native Georgians might not know about. Before penning his latest book, former ‘Atlanta Journal and Constitution’ reporter Don O’Briant helped the founder of WJBF News Channel 6, J.B. Fuqua, write his autobiography.

When it comes to Adam Lambert, the theater’s loss will be music’s gain. The “American Idol” runner-up says that he intends to focus on becoming a recording artist. Lambert, who appeared in a touring company of “Wicked” and other stage productions, says he’s not turning his back on the stage but instead going in another direction: the music world.

Clay Aiken is no fan of Adam Lambert. The “American Idol” also-ran has blasted this season’s runner-up on his Web site, mocking Lambert’s rendition of “Ring of Fire” as “contrived,“ “awful” and “slightly frightening.“

Los Angeles police say they have arrested a woman who officers saw try to attack Simon Cowell’s ex-girlfriend outside the venue where “American Idol” is taped.

Let the championship dance-off begin. Shawn Johnson and Gilles Marini come into the season finale of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” tied with 58 points. Melissa Rycroft is two points behind with 56.

The Cos doesn’t mince words when it comes to the nation’s high school dropout crisis. Actor, comedian Bill Cosby told staffers from Boys & Girls Clubs of America gathered for a conference in Atlanta on Thursday that it’s everyone’s responsibility to reach out to struggling kids. He attributed his rise above his inner-city Philadelphia roots to adults in his life pushing him to do better.

The personal doctor to a professional wrestler who killed himself, his wife and their 7-year-old son was sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally distributing prescription drugs to patients. Dr. Phil Astin was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty Jan. 29 to 175 counts, none of which included wrestler Chris Benoit, who killed his family before committing suicide in 2007 in their suburban Atlanta home.

Donald Trump has said Miss California USA, Carrie Prejean, can retain her crown. Trump, who owns the Miss USA pageant, made the announcement Tuesday at Trump Tower in New York City.

Kiefer Sutherland’s lawyer says an investigation by New York City officials into a charge he head-butted a fashion designer will show he was not an instigator.

There may not be any lizards in this virtual “lounge.“ But ABC hopes more than a few computer mice will make the scene when it opens its online “music lounge.“ The site will showcase a collection of songs and artists featured on the network’s TV shows.

Here’s the list of last week’s most popular TV shows, according to the latest Nielsen ratings.

A Kentucky Fried Chicken spokeswoman says customers at a Manhattan KFC hoping to redeem coupons for a free meal were disgruntled when the fast-food restaurant ran out of chicken, but Internet rumors of a riot were unfounded.

HBO says there’s no chance Drew Peterson will appear on “Cathouse,“ its reality television show set in a Nevada brothel. In fact, HBO spokeswoman Tobe Becker says the network would cancel the show before allowing the former suburban Chicago police officer to appear.

A New York judge has convicted a Georgia man of stalking supermodel-turned-TV host Tyra Banks. Manhattan Criminal Court Judge James Burke heard the case without a jury. He convicted 39-year-old Brady Green of Dublin, Ga., of stalking, harassment, criminal trespass and attempted aggravated harassment.

Here’s the list of last week’s most popular TV shows, according to the latest Nielsen ratings.

Paula Abdul stopped just short of declaring Adam Lambert the future winner of “American Idol.“ Instead, she compared him to a certain Olympic swimmer.

Chuck Wicks is leaving the “Dancing With the Stars” ballroom, but he’ll hang onto his pro-dancer girlfriend. The country singer and his real-life girlfriend and professional dance partner Julianne Hough were eliminated from the ABC dance-off Tuesday.

“Lost” is marking its 100th episode this week, an achievement its producers consider as surreal as the ABC TV drama’s plots.

Jay Leno bounced back from an illness, returning to “Tonight” with jokes about swine flu, the 103-degree fever that sent him to the hospital and the armed guard he said kept him company. NBC posted security outside his hospital room after a man apparently pretending to be a Jesuit priest tried to enter, Leno said during the taping of Monday’s show.

Indicted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has lost his bid to travel outside the country to appear on reality TV. U.S. District Judge James Zagel on Tuesday refused to modify the terms of Blagojevich’s bail, so the ousted Democrat governor won’t be able to go to Costa Rica to appear on a planned reality show.

Call Ashton Kutcher the king of Twitter…at least for now. The actor has won the race to be the first to reach a million followers on the microblogging site. Kutcher had been vying with CNN for the right to be the first to claim a million followers, passing the cable news site with a recent rally to raise his online profile.