NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Republican congressman and father of "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi tossed his hat into the New York Senate race Tuesday in an bid to challenge Democratic U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Joseph DioGuardi, an accountant who served two terms in the House of Representatives in the 1980s, said he was running for the Republican Senate ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Former "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul is in talks to join ABC's "Star Search" revamp, sources said. Abdul would likely be a judge of some kind on the new edition of the classic TV talent contest. ABC had been hoping to make a deal with Abdul since she left "Idol," with a "Dancing With the ...

The father of "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi (KEHR'-uh dee-oh-GWAHR'-dee), former Republican congressman Joe DioGuardi, is set to announce he is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand. DioGuardi represented the suburbs north of New York City for two terms before ...

Michael "Big Mike" Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the "American Idol" judges giddy with a moving performance of "This Woman's Work." Lynche, a mountain of a guy who lives up to his nickname, performed last among the eight male ...