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SAN ANGELO, Texas — A Texas Supreme Court ruling paves the way for members of a polygamist sect to get their children out of foster care, but it remains unclear when that might happen or what kind of restrictions might be imposed.
"I'm happy (when) all the children are back to their mothers and we're home," said Martha Emack, who was visiting her 1-year-old and 2-year-old in foster care in Austin when word of the ruling arrived Thursday.
The court said child welfare officials overstepped their authority and more than 400 children should be returned to their parents, a crushing blow to the state's massive seizure of children from a polygamist sect's ranch in western Texas.
LOS ANGELES — Not everyone can be Dr. Cliff Huxtable, the quick-with-a-quip dad that Bill Cosby played on TV for eight years. But for the right price, you could dress just like him this Father's Day.Cosby's daughter, Evin, said her mother and father were cleaning out a closet recently when they came across a batch of the sweaters her dad wore when he played Huxtable on NBC's "The Cosby Show" from 1984 to 1992.Now three of the sweaters are going up for sale on eBay, with the proceeds earmarked for the Hello Friend/Ennis William Cosby Foundation.The nonprofit organization, which raises money to benefit educational programs, is named for Cosby's only son, who was murdered in Los Angeles in 1997.The auction is scheduled for June 2 to 12, with minimum bids set at $5,000.
NEW YORK — David Cook's "American Idol" win is already paying dividends on the music charts.The 25-year-old singer raked in 942,000 digital downloads in just a week, according to figures released Thursday by Nielsen SoundScan. The numbers are from the week ending Sunday.Runner-up on the Fox show, David Archuleta, amassed 323,000 downloads in the same period. The next closest "Idol" contender was Jason Castro, with 64,000 downloads.Cook, from Blue Springs, Mo., last week defeated the 17-year-old Archuleta of Murray, Utah, in votes cast by viewers.Cook plans to release an album this fall.