In a fitting conclusion to a presidential campaign that ignited intense public interest in political debates to primary nights, conventions and even prime time infomericals, President-elect Barack Obama's historic win on Tuesday night saw 71-million television viewers riveted to their TV screens.

According to Nielsen Media Research, compared to 61.6-million people who tuned in for the 2,000 election results, this year's election had nearly a quarter of all television viewers in the US, watching the results come in over 14-networks.

Seeking the overturn of Proposition 8 - which defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman - supporters of gay rights filed three lawsuits in the California Supreme Court on Wednesday.

The American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal and the National Center for Lesbian Rights filed one suit; the counties of San Francisco, Los Angeles and Santa Clara filed a joint lawsuit; and Civil rights attorney Gloria Allred filed one suit on behalf of lesbian clients married in Los Angeles.

Washington, Nov 6 : American actor Hulk Hogan was seen taking his son Nick Hogan out in Las Vegas on November 4 to celebrate the latter’s release from jail.

Hogan and his son were spotted checking into Sin City’s Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, where they are booked until November 7, and they will also be making an appearance at SEMA, an automotive trade show.

Nick Hogan had been jailed for 166 days after he pleaded no contest to charges of reckless driving in an accident that left his close friend, John Graziano, critically injured.

LondonNew York, Nov 6 : American pop princess Britney Spears never looked better than on the cover of the December issue of Australian Cosmopolitan, thanks to a photo of hers taken five years back.

Spears, who was dressed in a slinky black strapless mini-dress in the picture, is seen tossing her tumbling blonde locks over her shoulder, the New York Daily News reported.

Photographer James White had taken the pictures four years prior to her infamous head-shaving meltdown, for an Esquire magazine cover story that ran back in 2003.

Washington, Nov 6 : American co-host on the talk show ‘The View’ Elizabeth Hasselbeck stunned viewers when she began supporting president-elect Barack Obama.

Hasselbeck, who had campaigned with John McCain''s running mate Sarah Palin, was asked on the show by executive producer Barbara Walters how she felt about McCain/Palin losing the elections.

The former reality show contestant replied that her daughter Grace, 3, had asked her who won and who lost the election.

“No one lost,” Fox News quoted Hasselbeck as telling about what was her reply to her child’s question.

Washington, Nov 6 : Jessica Biel’s first meeting with beau Justin Timberlake''s mother was quite “tricky" and “stressful,” says the actress herself.

The ‘Summer Catch’ star said that she was quite nervous when she was first introduced to Justin’s mum, Lynn Harless.

"It always is a stressful situation. You are always trying - without trying too hard - to be likeable,” Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

She added: “Y''know mothers and sons and fathers and daughters - those are very protective bonds. So anyone going into that has a tricky situation."