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Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Larry King, the iconic TV interviewer, will step aside from hosting of his prime time CNN show later this year, he said Tuesday.

King, 76, made the announcement with a short posting to his Twitter account, citing his desire to spend more time with his wife and young children.

“I want to share some personal news with you. 25 years ago, I sat across this table from New York Governor Mario Cuomo for the first broadcast of Larry King Live.

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(CNN) — Kate Gosselin’s eight children are cleared to work on their mom’s newest reality TV show, “Kate Plus 8,” according to a spokesman for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.

“Each child is individually permitted, and they need to be renewed every six months,” said spokesman Troy Thompson.

Pennsylvania labor officials recently decided that while the Gosselins violated the state’s child labor law by not getting work permits for the kids for their original show — “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ — no charges would be filed as long as they had permits for future shows.

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CNN) — Marie Osmond’s 18-year-old son Michael Blosil has died, a family spokesman said Saturday.

“My family and I are devastated and in deep shock by the tragic loss of our dear Michael and ask that everyone respect our privacy during this difficult time,” the entertainer said in a statement through spokesman Alan Nierob.

Brian Elias of the Los Angeles Coroner’s Office said the death is under investigation.

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(CNN) — There was a time when “American Idol” was unstoppable in the ratings.

For the past several years, Tuesday and Wednesday nights have been destination television for millions as they watched and voted for their favorite contestant.

The formula was fairly simple: Take a host of hopefuls, add in a goofy, yet nurturing judge (Paula Abdul), a slang-spewing, middle-of-the-road one (Randy Jackson), a tyrant (Simon Cowell), and a pearly toothed host (Ryan Seacrest) and watch the Nielsen numbers bubble — sometimes more than 30 million viewers an episode, unheard-of numbers in these thinly sliced audience days.

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NEW YORK – For the second straight year, comedian Kathy Griffin ushered in the new year by saying something vulgar on CNN.

During the network’s live New Year’s Eve broadcast from Times Square, Griffin was joking with co-host Anderson Cooper about how to pronounce the first name of “balloon boy” Falcon Heene when she mumbled something that sounded a little like “Falcon” and a lot like the F-word.

Cooper hung his head, shook it and said “You’re terrible,” before resuming his banter.