Phish eyes bootleg ban

Phish is kicking off its reunion tour with a lawsuit against bootleggers. The Vermont-based rock band, which developed a cult following over two decades before splitting up, will perform for the first time since 2004 tomorrow night at the Hampton Coliseum in Virginia. But first the foursome will ask a judge to block the sale of bootleg T-shirts, posters, and other merchandise at its upcoming concerts. US District Judge Raymond Jackson will consider the band's request for an injunction this afternoon. (AP)

A judge in Atlanta has dismissed felony drug charges against rapper Lil Wayne. The Grammy winner, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., was arrested in August 2006 at a hotel. Atlanta police said they found unmarked bottles containing hydrocodone and a generic form of Xanax, along with a small amount of marijuana. On Tuesday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Michael Johnson granted the star's request to suppress on the basis of an illegal search. (AP)

Emmy winner Mariska Hargitay (above) is in the hospital. The star of NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victim's Unit" was hospitalized yesterday after feeling discomfort from a partially collapsed lung. She is undergoing tests. Hargitay has been ailing since at least mid-January, when producers announced that she had a partially collapsed lung. (AP)

Tobias Wolff, best known for his memoir "This Boy's Life," has been awarded a $20,000 prize for excellence in short story writing. Wolff won the Story Prize yesterday for the collection "Our Story Begins." The finalists - Jhumpa Lahiri, for "Unaccustomed Earth," and Joe Meno for "Demons in the Spring" - each received $5,000. (AP)

Elizabeth Taylor has expanded her philanthropy with a $100,000 donation to the Alliance for Christian Education. The 77-year-old Oscar-winning actress says she was inspired by President Obama's call for Americans to "reach across the aisle" of political and ideological divide. For decades, Taylor's philanthropy has focused on HIV/AIDS. (AP)

"Basically, now I've stopped being Phil Collins the singer. This has become what I do." - Phil Collins, saying his new "main thing" is the Alamo and that he has collected hundreds of cannonballs, documents, and artifacts