NEW YORK (AP) -- Scooching in between Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson sounds intimidating, if not a little scary. But Kara DioGuardi, the newly-installed fourth judge on "American Idol," is confident she'll find her niche within the bickering, ratings-tested judges' panel where the line between love and hate is blurred with every critique. ...more

August 26, 2008

The grown-up rocker triumphed over the smooth-voiced kid as David Cook claimed the "American Idol" title Wednesday, and it wasn't as much of a surprise as it seemed. ...more

May 22, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) -- Simon Cowell once told Jason Castro that his face would save him from elimination. Not this time. The dreadlocked heartthrob was voted off "American Idol" Wednesday as the show narrowed the competition to three finalists: David Cook, David Archuleta and Syesha Mercado. ...more

May 8, 2008

Simon Cowell once told Jason Castro that his face would save him from elimination. Not this time. ...more

May 8, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) -- "American Idol" hopeful Jason Castro became at least the third contestant this season to flub lyrics to a song. The Dreadlocked One performed the Bob Dylan classic "Mr. Tambourine Man," and forgot the words to the second verse Tuesday. ...more

May 7, 2008

Paula Abdul says it's too early to pick a front-runner in "American Idol," but "the top 10 this season could be better than all the previous seasons combined." ...more

February 25, 2008

No one ever accused Simon Cowell of being compassionate - until this year. ...more

February 11, 2008

Look for "American Idol" to have its best ratings ever this season. ...more

January 15, 2008

During a telephone news conference this week, I began to feel a little of Simon Cowell's pain as he spoke about the torturous ordeal of the audition process for "American Idol." ...more

January 10, 2008

Viewers will learn tonight if Tres Bien, a rock 'n' pop band from Clearwater, makes it to the second round of Fox's 'The Next Great American Band.' ...more

November 2, 2007