Anna Nicole Smith

• Los Angeles prosecutors allege that Anna Nicole Smith's two psychiatrists and her companion Howard Stern were responsible for feeding her addition to prescriptions that eventually killed her. They have been arrested for conspiring to furnish her drugs before her death. — CNN
• Stocks opened with a strong start today after a good week, showing the markets are ready to rally again. — Market Watch
• China is concerned about its US Treasury holdings. — Guardian UK
• In separate cases two federal judges have ruled that employees of the federal court are entitled to health benefits for their same-sex partners. The ruling puts President Obama in the middle of the gay marriage debate. — New York Times

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• Anna Nicole Smith's daughter Dannielynn Hope has been named sole heir to her mother's estate, while her father Larry Birkhead and Howard K. Stern will serve as the co-trustees. — AP
• Congrats to John McCain, who secured the Republican presidential nomination last night. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton regained momentum after defeating Obama in three of the four states in question, leaving the Democratic nomination still up in the air. — CitizenSugar
• Matthew McConaughey is launching a line of swimwear and beach accessories called j.k. livin, which will be sold starting this Summer through his website, matthewmcconaughey.com. — Us Weekly
• Scarlett Johansson is apparently moving in with her boyfriend Ryan Reynolds, and her mom isn't too happy about it. — R&M
• Forbes has named its Top Pop Imports, a list dominated by Canadian and British pop stars like Michael Buble, Nelly Furtado, and Amy Winehouse. — SavvySugar
• In honor of International Women's Day, Diane von Furstenberg has partnered with the nonprofit Vital Voices Global Partnership for a new campaign, "Women Can." — FabSugar
• Mario Lopez will make his Broadway debut in A Chorus Line from April 15 through Sept. 7. — People
• Pete Doherty is teaming back up with his Libertines bandmate to write a musical. — BBC

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• The striking writers may be back at work on Monday, as studio heads and the Writers Guild are close to formalizing a new three-year contract. Some shows, like Grey's Anatomy and The Office, will probably return to air in the late Spring, while other more complicated production shows, like Heroes, will resume in the Fall. We can hardly contain our excitement! — The LA Times
• Scott Weiland, the singer from Velvet Revolver who was arrested on DUI charges in November, checked into rehab last night. It will be more of a surprise when someone doesn't go to rehab. — Road Runner Records
• Kanye West, who is up for eight awards at Sunday's Grammys, will perform a tribute to his late mother Donda during the ceremony. We've missed our Kanye! — People
• Today is the one-year anniversary of the tragic death of Anna Nicole Smith. Even though it took months for all of the drama around her death to quiet down, hopefully she and her son Daniel are resting in peace.
• Jennifer Lopez is apparently due to deliver her twins on Valentine's Day! She's also getting ready for her babies by outfitting three nurseries with $120,000 worth of crystal chandeliers and gold-covered furniture. Sounds like she's thought of everything. — The Scoop

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For the next 10 days, we're highlighting our most shocking stories of the year as part of our Best of 2007 coverage. We hope you enjoy this look back at some of the posts and stories that we certainly weren't expecting to see.

While the end of 2006 brought both lifetime highs — the birth of Dannielynn, her wedding to Howard K. Stern — and lows — the death of her son Daniel — to Anna Nicole Smith, everyone hoped that 2007 would finally be a time of peace. Sadly, this was never to be, as she unexpectedly passed away on February 8 in a situation that seemed scarily shady from the get go. From that moment we were thrust into a 24/7 new cycle of Anna stories from the questionable paternity of her child to a judge who was all about the showmanship. No one was shocked when Larry Birkhead turned out to be the father and, somehow, the unlikely hero of the whole mess. He seems to be living peacefully and happily with his daughter now, while Howard K. Stern remains a part of her life. Anna Nicole Smith will always be remembered as one of the biggest headlines of this year, and hopefully in 2008 she will finally rest in peace.

• Barry Bonds hit the 756th home run of his career last night, breaking the record previously held by Hank Aaron. Check out our very own KWM's blog; she was lucky enough to be in the ball park! - ESPN
• As it turns out, Usher's mother Jonetta Patton did not attend his wedding to Tameka Foster after all. Something about this whole situation has always been a bit off. - People
• A 16-year-old from France has been arrested for allegedly posting a French translation of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows on the internet before the official edition's release date. The things people will do for a teenage wizard. - BBC News
• Counting Crows and the Allman Brothers are among the new additions to the lineup for the first Farm Aid concert in NYC. The proceeds helps farmers who need it, so definitely check out the details. - MSNBC
• A restraining order has been filed against a tape that allegedly documents Anna Nicole's breast augmentation surgery in 1994. We wish this case would finally close for good. - AP

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