Nine Days

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck northern Italy on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people as factories, warehouses and a church collapsed in the same region still struggling to recover from another deadly tremor nine days ago. (May 29)

Journalist Barbie Nadeau updates the human toll taken by the second major earthquake to strike Italy in nine days.

Nominated for nine Academy Awards and winner of five, including the top categories of Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay. Randle Patrick McMurphy (multi-Oscar winner Jack Nicholson -- 'Something's Gotta Give,' 'As Good As It Gets') is a free-spirited, small-time convict who fakes being crazy so he can get transferred from the state penitentiary to what he thinks will be a more comfortable state mental hospital. But his contagious sense of delightful chaos clashes with the numbing routine of the hospital and the woman in charge of making sure nothing disrupts the sedate mood of the floor, Nurse Ratched (Oscar-winner Louise Fletcher -- 'Cruel Intentions,' '2 Days in the Valley'). Based on Ken Kesey's acclaimed bestseller. The superb cast also includes Emmy-winner Danny DeVito ('Big Fish,' 'L.A. Confidential'), Emmy-winner Christopher Lloyd (the 'Back to the Future' trilogy, 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit') and Brad Dourif (the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy, 'Murder in the First').

'Tis the season for making dreams true. If everything goes according to plan for one young boy, he just may be sharing this Christmas with a new dad. Ever since her husband died, Sarah Armstrong (Emmy nominee Gail O'Grady, NYPD Blue) has divided her time between working at a community center and caring for her nine-year-old son, Jesse (Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak, The Polar Express). When Jesse wins the ?All I Want for Christmas? contest sponsored by a toy company, his wish comes as no surprise?to find a new dad. When Sarah's single-mom status becomes a national news story, she's not the only one who's taken aback. Her longtime friend, Ben Grant (Robert Mailhouse, Days of Our Lives), a newspaper writer and Jesse's best buddy, finds his own feelings for Sarah finally emerging?just as they're being undone by a toy company's publicity stunt. The most frustrated one of all is Jesse. He's been rooting for Ben all along, but the only man making any headway is Roger, (Greg Germann, Ally McBeal) the contest's wealthy, but totally unworthy, dating chaperone. After every one of Sarah's bad dates and potential suitors fall by the wayside, Roger's the one who finally proposes. A stunned Sarah accepts. The public loves a happy ending. Of course, so do Ben and Jesse, who've bonded even more over their mutual dislike for Jesse's potential new father. Now, they have to work hard and fast to make that happy ending come true for them?and ultimately for Sarah, if she's willing to listen to heart. Just in time for the holidays, All I Want for Christmas is a surprise romantic treat for anyone who believes in the magic of love, friendship, and family.