NEW YORK NBC Universal and two partners said Sunday they have reached a deal to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications Inc., ending a drawn-out process that had attracted interest from several major media companies.

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Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:

DALLAS Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez says the Discovery Channel has changed plans and will not do a documentary about the jail after a judge blocked filming.

WASHINGTON Tears flowed freely when two of TV's "Army Wives" met the real-life women they portray on the Lifetime series.

Former NFL standout-turned-announcer Tiki Barber didn't have a lot of Fourth of July family traditions when he was growing up in Virginia. Neither did "Today" national correspondent Natalie Morales.

NEW YORK Rush Limbaugh will make about $38 million a year to continue his radio show over the next eight years. In addition, he says will be getting a nine-figure signing bonus from Premiere Radio Networks.

Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of June 23-29. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:

NEW YORK The prime-time "stars" of this summer are regular folks willing to humiliate themselves on national television.

Q: Explain to me why "Bones" made Eric Millegan a killer at the end of last season.

PIPERSVILLE, Pa. Who is Heathcliff?

It's a little difficult to tell the good guys from the bad guys on USA's "Burn Notice," and that's one of the things that make the character-driven thriller unique.

I really hate to bring this up, but the contract between the Screen Actors Guild and the Hollywood networks and studios just expired, and there's no agreement in sight.

LOS ANGELES The head of the Screen Actors Guild doesn't want to hear the s-word as a deadline for contract expiration looms.

NEW YORK Phil Griffin, the NBC News executive who oversees MSNBC, is a coiled mass of energy who needs little provocation to do battle. Now he's got something to fight for.

LOS ANGELES A grown man wearing a diaper is spun around until he can barely stand, then is made to try an obstacle course carrying pitchers of milk without spilling any. Another man, dressed like an insect, flings himself onto a giant-sized "windshield" with a giant-sized "splat."

Don't miss: Fourth of July specials - It's time to celebrate America's birthday and some of us never get tired of watching big, glowy things that go "ka-boom" in the sky.

LOS ANGELES Hollywood loves a good sequel, but here's one it could do without: Another union strike just months after the town got up and running again from a devastating walkout by writers.

NEW YORK NBC is making more than 2,200 hours of live competition from Beijing available online, giving Olympic junkies more action than they could ever devour in a day.