Lauren Turner

After Wichita Trinity's Chesley Kilgore tapped the wall to take the state title in the 50-yard freestyle, she gave the runner-up a giant hug. Then a few moments later, she gave her another one. If it was anyone else, that reaction would have been out of...

After revealing the first five of the Top 24 on "American Idol" Wednesday night, the rest were revealed on Thursday night: Naima Adedapo Haley Reinhart Clint Jun Gamboa Paul McDonald Ashthon Jones Karen Rodriguez Robbie Rosen Julie Zorrilla Tim...

Janell reports on last night's dramatic group sing extravaganza!:Are you ready for the group sing? Flashbacks from previous seasons show us all of the crazies who, strangely enough, did not make it into the Top 12.* I think that’s a......

Here's Janell on last night's Beatles-tastic American Idol, in which we were promised a Top 24, but only got to see some of the cuts. (Uh, spoiler alert?): Do you even know how much show they packed into this show......

Recap of 'American Idol': America, meet your top 24!...

Here's Janell: Whoa, I did not know this episode would be another 2 hours. After everything they crammed in last night, tonight they’ll just stretch out the pain and agony. And, spoiler alert, you might not be happy at the end.......

It took a near breakdown from judge Jennifer Lopez and lots of crocodile tears from ousted hopefuls, but “American Idol” has finally settled on its top 24 contestants. Though the crop includes a diverse breadth of talent -- from country......

Steven Tyler urged the female competitors to shoot for the moon on "American Idol" tonight. Unfortunately, a lot of them missed the target and were lost in space....

"Ladies' night" on "American Idol" was a surprisingly low-voltage affair, paling in comparison with the overwhelmingly electric men's performances the night before. But it wasn't clear what to attribute the energy dip to: Was it just a day-two...

Janell reports on last night's Idol:Welcome to “The Night the Ladies Answer Back.” I wasn’t aware that there was a question needing an answer, but that’s what Ryan Seacrest said, so I have to believe it. In a quick pan......

"You Keep Me Hangin' On" should be the theme song of "American Idol." The Fox contest dragged out the announcement of the top singers making it into the Top 10, which was actually the Top 13. SPOILER ALERT: The judges added three wild-card performers...

On tonight's American Idol, we'll be narrowing the Top 24 to America's Top 10 plus two wildcard picks from the judges.So what I am saying is, this is going to be brutal. And drawn out. For two hours. Great. I......