Taylor Swift, Beyonce among Grammy performers (AP)

AP - Taylor Swift and Beyonce are among the artists set to perform next month at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, it was announced Tuesday.

Terrorist attack feared after Jackson arrest (AP)

AP - Police concerns about a terrorist attack stemming from the 2003 arrest of Michael Jackson led to a request for federal help, according to FBI files kept on the late pop star. The documents also show that the FBI helped facilitate interviews in the Philippines by California authorities investigating Jackson for the sexual abuse of boys.

Pete Doherty charged with heroin possession (Reuters)

Rage Against the Machine humbles Simon Cowell (AP)

AP - A grass-roots Facebook campaign has spoiled American Idol mogul Simon Cowell's Christmas by denying one of his new acts the prestigious "Christmas No. 1" spot in Britain.